ᐅ Installing Vinyl Flooring Yourself

The more wood content or other natural "ingredients" you include, the more likely you will face the same issues we have, especially with a new build.
For underfloor heating, I wouldn’t recommend the option you chose. How is the heat supposed to come through the floor if you insulate from underneath?

tomtom79 schrieb:
what’s so recommendable about that?

let’s sum it up!

- harder to install
- came loose in less than a year
- it already has scratches

so, there are better options.

True. There are better options. But with what? Tiles? If a pot falls, you have broken tiles. Hardwood? Do you have pets? Hardwood in the kitchen... well. Whether the floor is too sensitive or not can be debated.
Hard to install? Who said that? Vinyl is installed like hardwood or laminate, if it’s supposed to be a floating floor.
Scratches... show me a floor, other than carpet, that doesn’t get scratched over time.
By the way, our vinyl is from the first generation of vinyl flooring containing natural ingredients.
Things not going as planned can happen.

What floor did you install?

We installed Meister vinyl flooring floating over tiles in the kitchen and are very satisfied with it. Upstairs in the children's rooms, there is cork flooring – in my opinion, vinyl is more durable. Both are warm underfoot. Almost the entire new house will have this vinyl flooring, except for the bathrooms, kitchen, and hallway.

We also chose vinyl click flooring throughout the entire house from a specialized retailer at a very good price per square meter (sq m).
We initially considered cork flooring, but it is not as durable and robust as vinyl click flooring!

Especially with two dogs, vinyl flooring is simply better than cork.

I have now ordered Cortex vinyl (referred to as vinylite) on HDF and cork for a 100 m² (1,076 sq ft) retail space (children’s shoe store). I will be installing it myself in January. I’m curious to see how the installation will go.

trc schrieb:
I have now ordered Cortex vinyl (referred to as vinylite) on HDF and cork

Do you have underfloor heating?