ᐅ Should the rigid vinyl flooring in the kitchen be installed continuously throughout the house or not?

We are about to install the flooring in our new building. We will be laying Parador Modular One Click vinyl (design flooring) throughout the entire ground floor (except for the entrance area and guest bathroom).

Parador recommends placing the kitchen directly on the screed and then installing the flooring afterwards around the kitchen base, due to the weight and the underfloor heating.

The question is whether this is just a precaution or a serious issue? Ideally, we would like to install the flooring continuously.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation?

The underfloor heating is not affected. I installed exactly that on an entire floor last year without any problems, though it was two children's rooms and a bedroom. The kitchen, of course, has a high point load, which could indent the material. In that case, there will simply be marks on the floor. You might need to realign the kitchen after some time.

The manufacturer is more concerned about the expansion of the material, which could then be affected by the kitchen.

However, you wouldn’t be allowed to place cabinets, sofas, display cabinets, or anything else on it either. There is often a point load since there are feet underneath.

goalkeeper schrieb:

The question is whether this is a precaution or a serious issue? Of course, I would prefer to lay the flooring throughout.

It’s not a problem to lay the flooring throughout if that’s your preference. I would follow the manufacturer’s recommendation – there’s no visual difference anyway.

Warping. We also did that; according to the floor installer (father-in-law), it generally doesn’t matter with vinyl, so it’s the simpler option.