ᐅ Do vinyl floors contain harmful substances?

We are considering installing vinyl flooring in the kitchen, but we’re not completely sure yet. We plan to have children who would also be walking on the vinyl in the kitchen and dining area.

There is now a "bio floor" from Wineo called Purline, which is said to be made with more natural materials. But we're not sure if that is really the case.

At our local specialist store, concerns about this have usually been dismissed—so far, everyone has said that there’s "no problem with the plasticizers."

They have also always advised against click-lock flooring for this reason, recommending that during the house construction the floor should always be glued down to achieve a “proper” finish.

In our specialist stores, concerns are usually addressed, and so far everyone has said, “no problem with the plasticizers.”

I would say the same if I had something to sell.

Go to a tile retailer, and they’ll tell you that vinyl is out of the question because of all the harmful substances, and you should rather choose tiles.

Öko-Test tested PVC flooring in a recent review. Even floors priced above 60€ (about $65) performed poorly, which I wouldn’t categorize as

karismasen schrieb:
generic plastic floors

and were certainly also sold in specialist stores.

However, I agree with @karismasen that if you push this to the extreme, you wouldn’t be allowed to eat or breathe either.