ᐅ Which Type of Flooring Is Best for a New Build with Underfloor Heating?
Created on: 28 Jun 2022 12:30
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Hello,
we are looking for suitable flooring for the upper floors.
In the basement and ground floor, the builder will install tiles throughout.
On the first and attic floors, we want to lay the flooring ourselves.
We are looking for a floor that can be installed easily without much experience (I assume it will be a floating floor).
The flooring should be compatible with underfloor heating, meaning it should absorb and distribute heat well. It should also feel pleasantly warm underfoot.
The rooms are bedrooms, a dressing room, and children’s rooms.
The floor should also be durable (not easily scratched or damaged). We don’t have children yet, but one is planned in the future, and the floor should also withstand a larger dog (around 40-50 kg (90-110 lbs)) running across with its claws.
Which type of flooring would you recommend?
Wood flooring? (expensive and sensitive)
Laminate? (with commercial wear rating)
Vinyl?
What about the new bio flooring?
It is advertised as very durable and made from natural raw materials.
Is bio flooring a new alternative to wood flooring, laminate, or vinyl? Or is it just marketing and an unnecessarily expensive product?
we are looking for suitable flooring for the upper floors.
In the basement and ground floor, the builder will install tiles throughout.
On the first and attic floors, we want to lay the flooring ourselves.
We are looking for a floor that can be installed easily without much experience (I assume it will be a floating floor).
The flooring should be compatible with underfloor heating, meaning it should absorb and distribute heat well. It should also feel pleasantly warm underfoot.
The rooms are bedrooms, a dressing room, and children’s rooms.
The floor should also be durable (not easily scratched or damaged). We don’t have children yet, but one is planned in the future, and the floor should also withstand a larger dog (around 40-50 kg (90-110 lbs)) running across with its claws.
Which type of flooring would you recommend?
Wood flooring? (expensive and sensitive)
Laminate? (with commercial wear rating)
Vinyl?
What about the new bio flooring?
It is advertised as very durable and made from natural raw materials.
Is bio flooring a new alternative to wood flooring, laminate, or vinyl? Or is it just marketing and an unnecessarily expensive product?
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WilderSueden23 Sep 2022 12:07The long version will be on the blog in a few days; here’s the short version:
We like the wood look. I probably would have stuck with vinyl as planned, but my partner just couldn’t warm up to it (happy wife, happy life 😉 ), and it didn’t help that the salespeople always said vinyl can cause issues around large windows. Tiles are durable but feel less cozy, and the wood-effect tiles are incredibly expensive. There was also a “designer flooring” option, which from what I understand was basically a printed tile, but it was too costly for that. We also considered cork, but it doesn’t really suit the living room. And we didn’t want to introduce a different flooring just for the kids’ room. Hardwood flooring was a clear choice… real wood is great, but besides the price, we were mainly concerned about dents and the need for oiling. We looked into it a bit more, and it seems that not many people oil their hardwood regularly. We still want to do it at least somewhat consistently in the first few years. Dents can apparently be quite well concealed with sandpaper and oil, and in a rustic style they’re less noticeable anyway. We’ve decided to go for it; we’re not planning any more kids, and we should be past the worst of that soon enough.
Here’s the photo. Compared to the carpet, it looks a bit lighter than it actually is.
We like the wood look. I probably would have stuck with vinyl as planned, but my partner just couldn’t warm up to it (happy wife, happy life 😉 ), and it didn’t help that the salespeople always said vinyl can cause issues around large windows. Tiles are durable but feel less cozy, and the wood-effect tiles are incredibly expensive. There was also a “designer flooring” option, which from what I understand was basically a printed tile, but it was too costly for that. We also considered cork, but it doesn’t really suit the living room. And we didn’t want to introduce a different flooring just for the kids’ room. Hardwood flooring was a clear choice… real wood is great, but besides the price, we were mainly concerned about dents and the need for oiling. We looked into it a bit more, and it seems that not many people oil their hardwood regularly. We still want to do it at least somewhat consistently in the first few years. Dents can apparently be quite well concealed with sandpaper and oil, and in a rustic style they’re less noticeable anyway. We’ve decided to go for it; we’re not planning any more kids, and we should be past the worst of that soon enough.
Here’s the photo. Compared to the carpet, it looks a bit lighter than it actually is.
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