vinyl in the bedroom?

[ggirl]

I would like a hard floor in the bedroom to reduce allergens .
Thinking of karndean or similar , has anyone got it in an upstairs bedroom.
I think we'd have to lay ply down as floor has some uneven bits.

Other option is a good quality laminate .

[wowfudge]

We have it in an upstairs room. Works well.

[Tibby2016]

I own a carpet shop and often fit vinyl flooring whether it be sheet vinyl or lvt/karndean to bedrooms. You must make sure the floor is boarded first or very level as it would eventually show through! It looks fab when it's done

[RockinHippy]

We have vinyl flooring in teen DDs bedroom & the spare room where she often sleeps - we got it for allergen reasons too, but have realised that with make up, hair dye & arts & crafts stuff frequently thrown all over it, its definitely the best choice - it looks great too

[ggirl]

oh great news thank you
is there a reason to choose vinyl over a good laminate?

[RockinHippy]

Not sure really, we chose it because it was a bit softer underfoot & the pattern & colours in it went really well with the wallpaper & furniture in the rooms

[wowfudge]

I hate laminate and it can be noisy, especially in rooms below.

[ggirl]

yeh noise is a good point

did any of you have to lay plywood over the floorboards prior to laying the vinyl?

[wowfudge]

You have to have a smooth, level surface for LVT and to stop the impression of the floorboards showing through sheet vinyl.

[RockinHippy]

As above, you do need to have the floor level first, it looks better & means it last much longer. Ours was done with sheets of board, which I think s fairly standard