Kitchens flooring

Zelda247

Can anyone recommend something durable but not tiles as I find them too cold. I like a wood effect but as it's the kitchen waterproofing is essential.

MightyMunster

I have laminate in the kitchen, no problems so far (2.5 years). Have 2 dogs and a toddler so getting plenty of use.

Don't have the washing machine in the kitchen,were told not to use laminate if it was.

Cyrus

Zelda247 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend something durable but not tiles as I find them too cold. I like a wood effect but as it's the kitchen waterproofing is essential.

We just put down oak parquet

Apparently you can get wood effect tiles

drunkmonkey

Zelda247 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend something durable but not tiles as I find them too cold. I like a wood effect but as it's the kitchen waterproofing is essential.

Use wood just clean up spilt liquids. Your still going to have to clean up spills on tiles or anything similar anyway.
We've a wide plank engineered one down over 5yrs, no kids with bruised heads, cleans easy and feels great under foot.

jlm29

I have amtico in my hall, in wood effect, and I really like it. Mine is dark, so it marks quite easily, but the marks do wash off really easily. If it was a lighter wood effect like oak, I don’t think the marks would be visible at all though

Zelda247

I can't consider tiles, too cold and would worry about wood. Maybe Amtico would be best, is it very expensive?

jlm29

There’s a couple of different ranges. There’s also karndean, another brand. I can’t remember exactly, but I think they went from around 60€ per sq m up to 90€ per m.

blackbox

You can get waterproof laminates suitable for bathrooms and kitchens.

Zelda247

blackbox wrote: »

You can get waterproof laminates suitable for bathrooms and kitchens.

Thanks I didn't realise that, are there any particular ones to look out for?

Amtico seems massively expensive?

drunkmonkey

Zelda247 wrote: »

I can't consider tiles, too cold and would worry about wood. Maybe Amtico would be best, is it very expensive?

Why would you worry about wood? It looks/feels the best and will still be around long after all of us are gone. Your only worry is if you leave a load of water on it over night which nobody would do anyway. You can still mop, brush, hoover it like any other floor.
Wouldn't have any concerns about using engineered wood, you don't need 100% wood(it's very expensive), 12ml engineered would be fine and still gives you room to sand it down in 10/20yrs to give you a new surface if needed.

Cyrus

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Why would you worry about wood? It looks/feels the best and will still be around long after all of us are gone. Your only worry is if you leave a load of water on it over night which nobody would do anyway. You can still mop, brush, hoover it like any other floor.
Wouldn't have any concerns about using engineered wood, you don't need 100% wood(it's very expensive), 12ml engineered would be fine and still gives you room to sand it down in 10/20yrs to give you a new surface if needed.

Too much scare mongering about wood, there’s wooden floors in church’s and cathedrals 100s of years old, much better than laminates

Zelda247

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Why would you worry about wood? It looks/feels the best and will still be around long after all of us are gone. Your only worry is if you leave a load of water on it over night which nobody would do anyway. You can still mop, brush, hoover it like any other floor.
Wouldn't have any concerns about using engineered wood, you don't need 100% wood(it's very expensive), 12ml engineered would be fine and still gives you room to sand it down in 10/20yrs to give you a new surface if needed.

Can you recommend any type of engineered wood? Sorry to be such a dope but I usually relied on my late husband for advice first time I have had to buy stuff by myself.

drunkmonkey

He'd probably say don't listen to those clowns and put down a bit of laminate himself. It's the cheapest and quickest after vinyl.

It's down to what ever you like the look of short/wide plank/parquetry, light oak/mahogany, they'll have different finishes pick one most suitable for a kitchen. Get a quote from an experienced carpenter to lay as it needs someone who's used to wood floors, they'll recommend what size you can buy up to as in 12mm/20mm etc. You'll also want some underlay get a good one for moisture control and to keep it nice and cosy.

It's can be the most expensive option. Worth getting the costs together first. If you know how much you need when shopping around can be a big advantage as you can get some great discount if a store only has around that much left of it.

It will mark it's wood in a busy room. Choose something forgiving, the planks you can really feel and see the grain show up marks a lot less than the super smooth ones. You have to look for the marks but there will be plenty.

jlm29

Just to note, amtico and karmdean seem expensive, but those prices are inclusive of fitting, and with a long guarantee, so I found it wasn’t that dear- even the cost of laminate can rise quite quickly if you’re paying a professional to fit it

curiousb

We put down LVT, Luxury Vinyl Tiling, last year in the kitchen, dining area and we really like it. It is as warm underfoot as wood, and it is fully waterproof.

Moduleo was the brand we got: https://www.moduleo.com/
and I think you can get it in Des Kellys now.

Zelda247

curiousb wrote: »

We put down LVT, Luxury Vinyl Tiling, last year in the kitchen, dining area and we really like it. It is as warm underfoot as wood, and it is fully waterproof.

Moduleo was the brand we got: https://www.moduleo.com/
and I think you can get it in Des Kellys now.

j

I can't see any mention of it on Des Kelly website and I was in their store in coo lock today and did not see it, where did you get it from please?

Cyrus

curiousb wrote: »

We put down LVT, Luxury Vinyl Tiling, last year in the kitchen, dining area and we really like it. It is as warm underfoot as wood, and it is fully waterproof.

Moduleo was the brand we got: https://www.moduleo.com/
and I think you can get it in Des Kellys now.

is it not just a decent laminate?

drunkmonkey

Engineered is pretty water proof it won't split or curl like full wood if water left on, it has a waterproof layer.

drunkmonkey

Cyrus wrote: »

is it not just a decent laminate?

Looks like vinyl at first glance.

curiousb

Zelda247 wrote: »

j

I can't see any mention of it on Des Kelly website and I was in their store in coo lock today and did not see it, where did you get it from please?

Sorry, it was M Kelly Interiors in Sallynoggin. Related to Des Kelly! They don't seem to have it listed on their website but it is available form their showrooms (at least it was!).

curiousb

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Looks like vinyl at first glance.

Yes, high quality vinyl. But very authentic wood look in some of the styles. We went for a concrete style stone tile.

willmc83

Hi, I have a lino in my kitchen at the moment and will be doing it up shortly. I have young children so will probably go with laminate floor rather than tiles as I'd be concerned the tiles will be too cold for children. Grateful for any advice.

frash

Forbo

drunkmonkey

willmc83 wrote: »

Hi, I have a lino in my kitchen at the moment and will be doing it up shortly. I have young children so will probably go with laminate floor rather than tiles as I'd be concerned the tiles will be too cold for children. Grateful for any advice.

Engineered wood, we've a 6mts old, 3yr and 5yr old and all their cousins, plenty of falling and bumping but no injuries or marks, sister has all tiles and the kids get opened on them. Laminate isn't great for high traffic you'll probably be ripping it up again in a few years, it doesn't age well it's just printed cardboard.

Zelda247

Looked at Quick Step laminate in Des Kelly today and the guy said its waterproof and hard wearing?

fits

We put in engineered wood in our open plan kitchen living area. Just bought what was on offer with heiton Buckley. It wil Mark and scratch but we don’t mind that. Have twin toddler boys...

This is what we put down. About 30 euro per square metre to buy. http://www.heitonbuckley.ie/doors-and-floors/product/whiteriver-canyon-rustic-oak