Hello,
we will soon receive the handover of our new build and want to install vinyl flooring on the upper floors.
We plan to install the vinyl flooring ourselves and want to lay it as a floating floor (on the new screed).
We do not want to glue it down.
Unfortunately, it is not easy to find the right vinyl flooring.
What types of vinyl flooring are there and how do they differ? (I’m a bit lost here)
Rigid vinyl
Solid vinyl
Click vinyl
Rigid core vinyl
Are there any others?
(I will exclude the types that require gluing.)
Impact sound insulation:
All types of vinyl flooring are available with or without integrated impact sound insulation.
Vinyl with integrated impact sound insulation is easier to install, but what is really better?
Manufacturers:
Which manufacturers would you recommend?
In my search, I came across the following manufacturers:
HORI
Parador
Wineo
Are there other top vinyl manufacturers? What do you think of the brands mentioned? Is vinyl from these manufacturers reliable?
Please feel free to share more recommendations.
What else should be considered when buying vinyl flooring?
What should you look for in the locking system?
Thank you very much for your help.
we will soon receive the handover of our new build and want to install vinyl flooring on the upper floors.
We plan to install the vinyl flooring ourselves and want to lay it as a floating floor (on the new screed).
We do not want to glue it down.
Unfortunately, it is not easy to find the right vinyl flooring.
What types of vinyl flooring are there and how do they differ? (I’m a bit lost here)
Rigid vinyl
Solid vinyl
Click vinyl
Rigid core vinyl
Are there any others?
(I will exclude the types that require gluing.)
Impact sound insulation:
All types of vinyl flooring are available with or without integrated impact sound insulation.
Vinyl with integrated impact sound insulation is easier to install, but what is really better?
Manufacturers:
Which manufacturers would you recommend?
In my search, I came across the following manufacturers:
HORI
Parador
Wineo
Are there other top vinyl manufacturers? What do you think of the brands mentioned? Is vinyl from these manufacturers reliable?
Please feel free to share more recommendations.
What else should be considered when buying vinyl flooring?
What should you look for in the locking system?
Thank you very much for your help.
G
Gooosee1595 Feb 2023 21:25Yes, we also want to order samples.
I just want to first figure out which type of flooring is best for us.
Laminate, rigid vinyl, or luxury vinyl plank.
Can you help me again?
I’m already frustrated with choosing the flooring.
They are too similar (if everything comes from a high-quality manufacturer).
I just want to first figure out which type of flooring is best for us.
Laminate, rigid vinyl, or luxury vinyl plank.
Can you help me again?
I’m already frustrated with choosing the flooring.
They are too similar (if everything comes from a high-quality manufacturer).
G
Gooosee1599 Feb 2023 20:34What do you think about the Hori rigid vinyl with a 0.5mm (0.02 inch) wear layer including impact sound insulation?
Is the rigid vinyl good? Does anyone know it?
Or should we go for a high-quality brand, for example Gerflor, Parador, Haro, or Meister?
Is the rigid vinyl good? Does anyone know it?
Or should we go for a high-quality brand, for example Gerflor, Parador, Haro, or Meister?
T
taschenonkel13 Feb 2023 12:21Gooosee159 schrieb:
What do you think about the Hori rigid vinyl with a 0.5mm (0.02 inch) wear layer including impact sound insulation?
Is the rigid vinyl good? Does anyone know it?
Or should we go for a high-quality brand, e.g. Gerflor, Parador, Haro, or Meister? That’s all fine. Choose the flooring that looks and feels best to you.
G
Gooosee15914 Feb 2023 17:21What are your experiences with the Parador Modular One?
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Fleckenzwerg20 Feb 2023 13:04We are currently installing the Modular One Oak Pure Natural on the upper floor. The flooring has a slight texture that, in my opinion, gives a fairly good wood-like appearance. However, I have never lived with real hardwood flooring, so I cannot comment on the authenticity or whether this floor would pass a blind test against hardwood (meaning that the difference in feel to real wood is indistinguishable). The click system is quite tight, so the planks need to fit together very well. Usually, the newly added row only lies completely flat on the subfloor after the entire row has been properly tapped with a block and rubber mallet (but not too hard).
I cannot say anything about the long-term durability.
I get the impression that you have been stuck in the same place for months and haven’t been able to make a clear decision. One person says this, another says that. The problem with individual experiences is that very few people here have installed multiple rooms with flooring from various brands and then gathered years of experience with each of these floors. A direct comparison like "flooring x from brand a is better/worse than flooring y from brand b" is therefore difficult to impossible.
Manufacturers include all kinds of promises in their brochures and catalogs. It is not easy—or perhaps even objectively possible—to determine which of these claims are true.
I believe you can’t go wrong with a well-known “brand” manufacturer, preferably one that produces regionally. If I go to the home improvement store and buy a no-name laminate for 8 €/m² (about $7.50 per sq ft), I shouldn’t expect much. But if a well-known manufacturer charges three or four times that price and has been successfully in the market at that price level for a long time, then it can’t be all bad; otherwise, their flooring would be a slow seller.
I cannot say anything about the long-term durability.
I get the impression that you have been stuck in the same place for months and haven’t been able to make a clear decision. One person says this, another says that. The problem with individual experiences is that very few people here have installed multiple rooms with flooring from various brands and then gathered years of experience with each of these floors. A direct comparison like "flooring x from brand a is better/worse than flooring y from brand b" is therefore difficult to impossible.
Manufacturers include all kinds of promises in their brochures and catalogs. It is not easy—or perhaps even objectively possible—to determine which of these claims are true.
I believe you can’t go wrong with a well-known “brand” manufacturer, preferably one that produces regionally. If I go to the home improvement store and buy a no-name laminate for 8 €/m² (about $7.50 per sq ft), I shouldn’t expect much. But if a well-known manufacturer charges three or four times that price and has been successfully in the market at that price level for a long time, then it can’t be all bad; otherwise, their flooring would be a slow seller.
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Gooosee1599 Mar 2023 07:27Hello,
we have decided on the Modular One.
We are wondering whether we should choose the wide plank flooring or the classic plank flooring.
We have the following rooms:
Upper floor: rooms of 10 m² (108 sq ft), 12 m² (129 sq ft), 15 m² (161 sq ft) and about 4 m² (43 sq ft) hallway
Attic: 35 m² (377 sq ft) room with sloping ceilings
I think we should use the wide plank flooring throughout the upper floor.
What would you do for the attic? Should we choose the classic plank flooring there since it is a very large room?
we have decided on the Modular One.
We are wondering whether we should choose the wide plank flooring or the classic plank flooring.
We have the following rooms:
Upper floor: rooms of 10 m² (108 sq ft), 12 m² (129 sq ft), 15 m² (161 sq ft) and about 4 m² (43 sq ft) hallway
Attic: 35 m² (377 sq ft) room with sloping ceilings
I think we should use the wide plank flooring throughout the upper floor.
What would you do for the attic? Should we choose the classic plank flooring there since it is a very large room?
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