Hello everyone,
The planning is slowly taking shape. It will probably be a Weberhaus (assuming the price fits). For the calculation, my advisor wants to have a rough idea of which flooring options are suitable for me.
We want to build with underfloor heating, which is quite important for the type of flooring. I am considering laminate, parquet, or vinyl. Since I have a sectional sofa with very narrow feet measuring 2 x 2 cm (about 0.8 x 0.8 inches), I need a floor that can withstand the couch and visitors without leaving pressure marks.
Parquet naturally fits well with a Weberhaus, a wooden house with real wood flooring. However, I have read that parquet is very maintenance-intensive and does not react well to water. Also, I am not sure if it would avoid pressure marks in my case.
Vinyl is a very interesting flooring option. It is said to be very easy to maintain, water-resistant like tiles, not too expensive, and it is supposed to feel pleasantly warm. However, it apparently has the downside of being a rebranding of the unpopular and carcinogenic material PVC. Is vinyl a health concern?
Laminate seems like a mix of both.
I am very interested in your opinions and recommendations.
Best regards,
laurooon
The planning is slowly taking shape. It will probably be a Weberhaus (assuming the price fits). For the calculation, my advisor wants to have a rough idea of which flooring options are suitable for me.
We want to build with underfloor heating, which is quite important for the type of flooring. I am considering laminate, parquet, or vinyl. Since I have a sectional sofa with very narrow feet measuring 2 x 2 cm (about 0.8 x 0.8 inches), I need a floor that can withstand the couch and visitors without leaving pressure marks.
Parquet naturally fits well with a Weberhaus, a wooden house with real wood flooring. However, I have read that parquet is very maintenance-intensive and does not react well to water. Also, I am not sure if it would avoid pressure marks in my case.
Vinyl is a very interesting flooring option. It is said to be very easy to maintain, water-resistant like tiles, not too expensive, and it is supposed to feel pleasantly warm. However, it apparently has the downside of being a rebranding of the unpopular and carcinogenic material PVC. Is vinyl a health concern?
Laminate seems like a mix of both.
I am very interested in your opinions and recommendations.
Best regards,
laurooon
When choosing the vinyl flooring, we made sure it came from a German manufacturer. Considering the price (around 35€/m² (approximately $33/sq ft)), it should be safe in terms of health. However, I didn’t investigate beyond "should + German manufacturer."
Our sofa has very wide legs, so it’s probably not comparable to yours. So far, even under a heavy solid wood dining table, the vinyl hasn’t shown any indentations, but as I said, we’ve only been living here since the end of November 2016. Since we have full vinyl flooring—not a construction with MDF boards—I don’t see how indentations could occur. Scratches, yes, but indentations?
Our sofa has very wide legs, so it’s probably not comparable to yours. So far, even under a heavy solid wood dining table, the vinyl hasn’t shown any indentations, but as I said, we’ve only been living here since the end of November 2016. Since we have full vinyl flooring—not a construction with MDF boards—I don’t see how indentations could occur. Scratches, yes, but indentations?
Hm, okay. Then one more question about the floors. Suppose you have tiles and vinyl flooring on the same level; how do you ensure that both materials have the same height? I imagine the tiles might be higher because of their thickness, which could easily create a trip hazard. Is there an effective way to avoid this?
To be honest, we didn’t have a huge range of options. We bought a newly built townhouse from the developer. The developer offered a limited selection of floor and wall tiles for the bathrooms, from which we could choose. At the same time, the contract specified that the flooring height in the other rooms should not exceed a certain maximum (height XY) to ensure compatibility with the doors. That it fits so well side by side now was honestly partly just luck. We simply knew that with the full vinyl flooring, we would stay well below the maximum floor thickness, so it would work out fine.
In the end, we chose click-lock full vinyl because it looks good, has a tactile texture, is relatively slip-resistant, provides impact sound insulation thanks to the underlay, and could be installed by our tradesperson without much effort. The price was also reasonable. Besides, neither of us are big fans of tiles (except in bathrooms), so that alternative was no longer considered.
In the end, we chose click-lock full vinyl because it looks good, has a tactile texture, is relatively slip-resistant, provides impact sound insulation thanks to the underlay, and could be installed by our tradesperson without much effort. The price was also reasonable. Besides, neither of us are big fans of tiles (except in bathrooms), so that alternative was no longer considered.
That’s true, I don’t like tiles either. Although with underfloor heating, it’s more manageable. I just dread the huge mess you get when removing tiles. I believe the fine dust lingers for days.
I’ve been told that replacing click laminate, vinyl, or parquet is much easier.
Can you think of any reasons why laminate would be preferable to vinyl in this case?
I’ve been told that replacing click laminate, vinyl, or parquet is much easier.
Can you think of any reasons why laminate would be preferable to vinyl in this case?
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