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Antonio290829 Oct 2021 17:30Hello everyone,
I would like to ask for your opinion on the following "problem."
We are currently in the construction phase of our single-family house. All rooms, except the bathroom, toilet, and utility room, are planned to have vinyl flooring installed. Our general contractor recommends a vinyl floor with a thickness of at least 7 mm (0.28 inches) to avoid having to raise the screed because of the height difference compared to the tiles.
However, the flooring installer advises using vinyl with a thickness of 4 mm (0.16 inches) because starting from 4 mm and above, the vinyl gets covered with some kind of additional layer that he personally does not recommend.
I have tried to research this on Google but am still confused and unsure how to proceed. 🙁
Should we raise the screed so that the 4 mm vinyl aligns flush with the tiles?
Or should we use thicker vinyl to keep the screed at a more or less consistent height overall?
What do you think? Help!
Best regards
I would like to ask for your opinion on the following "problem."
We are currently in the construction phase of our single-family house. All rooms, except the bathroom, toilet, and utility room, are planned to have vinyl flooring installed. Our general contractor recommends a vinyl floor with a thickness of at least 7 mm (0.28 inches) to avoid having to raise the screed because of the height difference compared to the tiles.
However, the flooring installer advises using vinyl with a thickness of 4 mm (0.16 inches) because starting from 4 mm and above, the vinyl gets covered with some kind of additional layer that he personally does not recommend.
I have tried to research this on Google but am still confused and unsure how to proceed. 🙁
Should we raise the screed so that the 4 mm vinyl aligns flush with the tiles?
Or should we use thicker vinyl to keep the screed at a more or less consistent height overall?
What do you think? Help!
Best regards
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RotorMotor29 Oct 2021 17:55We are using 3mm vinyl and have the screed raised higher.
If you use vinyl and then have 6mm cardboard/cork/wood/MDF or something similar underneath, you lose the main advantage of water resistance.
Underfloor heating also becomes less effective/efficient. In addition, the click-vinyl options with MDF were significantly more expensive than simple glue-down vinyl.
For us, the only "concern" is that because of this choice, it will probably never be possible or practical to switch to real hardwood flooring.
If you use vinyl and then have 6mm cardboard/cork/wood/MDF or something similar underneath, you lose the main advantage of water resistance.
Underfloor heating also becomes less effective/efficient. In addition, the click-vinyl options with MDF were significantly more expensive than simple glue-down vinyl.
For us, the only "concern" is that because of this choice, it will probably never be possible or practical to switch to real hardwood flooring.
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Antonio290829 Oct 2021 19:33RotorMotor schrieb:
We’re using 3mm (0.12 inch) vinyl and having the screed raised.
If you use vinyl with 6mm (0.24 inch) cardboard/cork/wood/MDF or something underneath, you lose the main advantage of water resistance.
Underfloor heating also loses effectiveness/efficiency. Additionally, the click vinyl options with MDF were much more expensive than plain glue-down vinyl.
For us, the only "concern" is that with this choice, it will probably never be possible or practical to switch to real wood flooring. Thanks for your opinion and approach!
My gut feeling currently also favors 4mm (0.16 inch) vinyl for gluing (3mm (0.12 inch)), but the statements from the general contractor make me uncertain.
I think we probably won’t switch to real wood flooring anyway because of the maintenance requirements, etc.
And having the screed raised also means no tiles or similar finishes in the other rooms, but at least for the next several years, we don’t want that.
Best regards
"My general contractor recommends a vinyl floor with at least 7 mm thickness (about 0.3 inches) because otherwise the screed needs to be raised due to the height difference with the tile flooring."
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"Oh my goodness, let expertise pour down!" (I mean the general contractor here)
That’s one way to put it.
Just choose a standard vinyl floor that you like. Your floor installer will level the height difference when changing rooms or floor coverings.
That’s how it’s done in 99% of all new buildings and renovations.
Recommending flexible floor coverings with a 7 mm thickness really makes you wonder if that was serious.
That just can’t be ...
Regards, KlaRa
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"Oh my goodness, let expertise pour down!" (I mean the general contractor here)
That’s one way to put it.
Just choose a standard vinyl floor that you like. Your floor installer will level the height difference when changing rooms or floor coverings.
That’s how it’s done in 99% of all new buildings and renovations.
Recommending flexible floor coverings with a 7 mm thickness really makes you wonder if that was serious.
That just can’t be ...
Regards, KlaRa
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