ᐅ What type of flooring do you have or are you planning to install?

Sorry, I made a mistake. I meant PVC... It’s a softer kind of "studded flooring" that is glued down. For example, "Noppflex" or whatever they are all called.

We installed tiles and laminate flooring in our home and have been quite satisfied with them so far (for 1.5 years):

Tiles: entrance hall, corridor, utility room, storage room, living room, kitchen, bathrooms
Laminate: bedrooms and office/guest room with wear rating class 3, and two children’s rooms with wear rating class 4

In the children’s rooms, there is currently a small children’s rug (2 x 3.50 m (6.6 x 11.5 ft)) placed on top of the laminate.

How we came to our decision:
With linoleum, I immediately had a strong negative reaction. I kept imagining those ugly linoleum floors from the former East Germany era. Yes—I know it’s not comparable to today’s products at all. But if the thought makes you uncomfortable, there’s no need to force yourself.
We had good experiences with cork flooring before (in a rental apartment), but some acquaintances had bad experiences with persistent mold smells. Also, in the rental, there were lasting impressions of wardrobe feet visible on the cork when moving out.
Parquet flooring was simply too expensive for us.
We didn’t want carpet because, despite regular vacuuming, it eventually gets dirty and sometimes even professional cleaning can’t fully restore it (based on our experience in an old apartment). In our view, smooth floors are easier to clean.

I ordered the floors for our future home yesterday (finally finished with that ):

• Tiles in the hallways on the basement and ground floor, kitchen, bathroom, and guest toilet
• Inexpensive DIY store tiles in the utility room and cellar
• Kährs hardwood flooring in the living area
• Vinyl on high-density fiberboard (HDF) underlayment in the bedrooms and hallway on the upper floor (Yes, Neige, you were the one who got us thinking about this ).

The last point was particularly difficult. We initially considered laminate flooring as well, but after taking a closer look, we decided on vinyl for a very simple reason: impact sound insulation. I’m curious to see if we made the right choice.

Uwe82 schrieb:

The last point was especially challenging. We initially wanted laminate flooring, but after taking a closer look, we decided on vinyl for a very simple reason: impact sound insulation. I'm curious if we made the right choice.

We had also considered this. Since our bedrooms are on the ground floor, it didn’t really matter there. The only room that might be affected is the office/guest room—but in our case, it wasn’t.
We occasionally noticed that impact noise often depends on the type of shoes worn. Usually, slippers, Crocs, or similar footwear aren’t noticeable. However, we once heard from friends that their tenant upstairs wore high heels, which was quite annoying.
BUT – who really wears high heels in the bedroom?

Hmm – if I think about it as a man: high heels in the bedroom could have their moments in certain situations.

f-pNo schrieb:
BUT – who wears high heels in the bedroom anyway.

I’ve heard exactly that argument somewhere in my circle of acquaintances before.

In our case, the bedrooms are on the upper floor, and we have an open wooden beam ceiling. So, playing children in their rooms are more likely to be heard, and we had to put in a bit more effort on soundproofing. I’m curious to see how much we’ll actually hear them.

But as long as it’s only within the family, it wouldn’t be a problem either way.

Hey,
here’s how it looks on my side:
Kitchen = tiles
Bathroom = tiles
Living room = parquet
Children’s room = parquet
Storage room = vinyl

I find the vinyl floor quite comfortable and it’s also easy to clean. I prefer parquet and vinyl the most in living areas.