ᐅ Should the hallway and the living/dining area have the same flooring?

So,
we have already had laminate, wood-look tiles, carpet, vinyl . . .
Here is my personal rating.

• current rental apartment in Solingen: vinyl – really don’t like it.
• previous rental apartment in Kaarst: wood-look tiles – I like them, my wife less so.
• shared flat in Krefeld: bare screed with loose carpet on top – just a temporary solution.
• shared flat in Nuremberg: linoleum – also only a temporary solution.
• own house near Hanover: carpet and laminate – looking back, I wouldn’t do it again, but it was popular at the time.
• various rental apartments in Hanover and Husum: carpets – wouldn’t choose it again either, but it was the standard back then.

Now we will probably prefer solid wood plank flooring or engineered wood flooring.
My wife wants it everywhere,
I prefer solid wood planks in the living rooms and wood-look tiles in the hallway.
Kitchen, utility room, and bathrooms will have tiles.

Best regards, Olli

Entrance, hallway, bathrooms, utility room: tiles (image: utility room); living and bedrooms: solid wood parquet flooring (image: living room)

Ysop*** schrieb:

Is that really the case? I read that in new buildings the underfloor heating doesn’t give off enough warmth to be felt at the feet.

Yes, they are warm. However, during transitional seasons they might still feel cold.

Connilein schrieb:

There’s also the idea to have concrete-effect tiles in the kitchen that then transition into wood-effect tiles‍♀

I wouldn’t recommend mixing different tiles in the same room.

Connilein schrieb:

We’re already browsing hardware stores to get an idea of the tiles we want.

Be aware: construction companies or tile installers rarely use hardware store products. It’s better to visit a bathroom and tile showroom to get used to the prices.

Hausbautraum20 schrieb:

Why is laminate the worst option for you?

Laminate is the cheapest category of flooring with no texture or quality feel. Plastic!

ypg schrieb:

Laminate is the cheapest type of flooring without any texture or feel. Plastic!

Well, we would choose laminate that has a textured surface, so that argument doesn’t hold for me.
Cheap would be a valid argument.
Another clear advantage is that it doesn’t get completely scratched and stained after just 2 years.
Yes, you can sand it down, but how often would you do that? We’d rather have something that doesn’t look worn so quickly in the first place.
What bothers us about vinyl is the smell and the potential health risks, especially if children spend a lot of time playing on the floor.

A hardwood floor that is well maintained is probably the best choice, but with kids, I probably wouldn’t have the patience to care for it properly anymore.

Very specific and not to everyone’s taste —> Hot asphalt. We have it everywhere.
Warm underfoot, springy, low maintenance...
But it has to be well planned from the start.

rick2018 schrieb:

Warm underfoot, resilient, easy to maintain...

How is the barefoot feel?