Hello everyone,
Since we have now decided on a vinyl flooring, the next step is to choose which type.
Can anyone advise what kind of vinyl flooring is recommended for a new build with underfloor heating? I haven’t been able to find a clear answer.
(It will be installed in the hallway, kitchen, living room, and guest room.)
The options are all click systems:
Vinyl with HDF (high-density fiberboard) core → thickness 9.6mm (0.38 inches)
Vinyl full vinyl (solid vinyl) → thickness 5mm (0.2 inches)
Design vinyl with CERAMIN® core material → thickness 4.5mm (0.18 inches)
I need to decide as soon as possible since the screed will be poured soon and I have to fix the finished floor level.
Thanks for any help.
Since we have now decided on a vinyl flooring, the next step is to choose which type.
Can anyone advise what kind of vinyl flooring is recommended for a new build with underfloor heating? I haven’t been able to find a clear answer.
(It will be installed in the hallway, kitchen, living room, and guest room.)
The options are all click systems:
Vinyl with HDF (high-density fiberboard) core → thickness 9.6mm (0.38 inches)
Vinyl full vinyl (solid vinyl) → thickness 5mm (0.2 inches)
Design vinyl with CERAMIN® core material → thickness 4.5mm (0.18 inches)
I need to decide as soon as possible since the screed will be poured soon and I have to fix the finished floor level.
Thanks for any help.
Nafetsm schrieb:
Links are not allowed here. Just check yourself. For example, Ökotest. ...I just looked up the latest test from Ökotest on various prefinished floors. None of the floors showed any contamination; only one prefinished parquet had slightly elevated levels. Thanks for the tip.
That really stirred up some discussion.
But thanks already for all the many responses.
I find it quite confusing: in the 2015 test, many of the flooring options are rated "very good" to "good," but at the same time, they link to their own 2014 article where PVC/vinyl is categorically rejected as harmful to health.
If you look at the same article under "tile flooring," you first read: "Whether radioactive pigments in colored glazes of tiles from low-wage countries are still an issue is disputed."
So tiles can also be problematic. It’s probably like everywhere else: there are good versions (usually more expensive) and bad ones (cheaply produced).
Only – that’s what I had already thought before. I had hoped there would be detailed, up-to-date tests and recommendations. :/
But thanks already for all the many responses.
I find it quite confusing: in the 2015 test, many of the flooring options are rated "very good" to "good," but at the same time, they link to their own 2014 article where PVC/vinyl is categorically rejected as harmful to health.
If you look at the same article under "tile flooring," you first read: "Whether radioactive pigments in colored glazes of tiles from low-wage countries are still an issue is disputed."
So tiles can also be problematic. It’s probably like everywhere else: there are good versions (usually more expensive) and bad ones (cheaply produced).
Only – that’s what I had already thought before. I had hoped there would be detailed, up-to-date tests and recommendations. :/
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