Having work done on top floor flat. We're not allowed wood in lease terms due to noise. We didn't want carpet in open plan kitchen/eating/sitting room doe to (semi feral) kids trashing it, spilling food, knackering up carpet. I haven't had any carpet for over 10 years so am used to and like being able to just sweep and mop.
So when we couldn't have wood, we opted for vinyl (an expensive wood effect one)
Spoke to a couple of the workers who looked concerned about the noise and asked about special underlay.
I phone flooring man who's told me their isn't any underlay, and it will be noisy, and suggested I retrain the kids!
We stayed a while back in the flat (currently thin old manly carpets) and the kids were like bloody elephants, and I must have moaned at them 1000 times about walking more quietly, not thudding etc.
So, dilema, I don't want to be telling the kids off constantly about walking too noisily. Am concerned I will piss off my new neighbours and be constantly stressed about the noisy.
OTOH, don't want to shell out loads on new carpet just for it to be looking trashed and filthy in no time, but at least it will be quiet and dirty.
Can't see an obvious way to have vinyl just in the kitchen bit and under the table.
So WWYD, what should I do?
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urgent flooring prob - having 2nd thoughts about vinyl flooring in kitchen/eating area and hall, but carpet???? WWYD
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ErnesttheBavarian · 13/07/2011 11:13
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