White Shiny Laminate Flooring

[PilgrimSoul]

I'm renovating a small Victorian terraced house on a very tight budget, and I am considering putting white gloss floors throughout. Has anyone any experience of this or know where to source it? I was originally thinking about walnut, but I really need something to reflect light.

[SeasonsGripings]

It will be an absolute nightmare to keep clean - don't do it, you will see every hair, every speck of dust. How about a limed wood effect?

[FriedSprout]

I have white tiles in the kitchen and have to mop EVERY DAY in order to keep them looking even half decent. Needless to say I don't mop every day and they look crap most of the time. For your own sanity don't do it

[wildstrawberryplace]

Agree, don't do it, you'll spend half your life cleaning it and the other half frowning at the dirt on it.

How about a very light maple wood colour?

If you need to reflect light, how about using Dulux light and space paint on all the walls?

[Kewcumber]

I painted the floorboards in my bedroom white (ran out of money renovating) and they look lovely and bright. But they do look "weathered" rather than glossy white and a bedroom presumably gets a lot less wear and tear than downstairs rooms. Gloss would be a nightmare to keep looking good I would think.

[Beanbagz]

We have white Amtico throughout the ground floor of our house and i find it really easy to keep clean because we have a huge doormat. We just sweep up any bits and use a damp mop once a week.

You can find some great Amtico bargains on Ebay as there's often leftovers from big commercial projects. We have just bought some pale grey for a house which we're planning on renting out too.

[PilgrimSoul]

Hmm, thanks, a rethink needed. I'm definitely going with the light and space paint. I will have a look at maple and other light woods.

[betterwhenthesunshines]

In a Victorian house I would go for painted floorboards if you want something light. It won't matter if they age a bit and get a bit scuffed. If you put down a pale laminate it will only deteriorate over time. Also with laminiate you need a really good underlay to make it look (and sound) good which is expensive.

[petitdonkey]

My friend has shiny white and they are stunningly beautiful..... about once a month!! They show up EVERYTHING! We have walnut in our kitchen and I love it as it hides a multitude. I have it with pale cream gloss units and a cream composite stone work surface and still love it 5 years after installing it.