We are having an extension built which will be a family room. It will be open plan to the kitchen and lead into the garden. As its open plan, the kitchen flooring which is currently tiled needs to be removed and replaced with the same flooring we use in the new room.
We've got a good flooring shop near us and I had a chat with the co-owner and she recommended engineered wood over amtico/karndean because she said it would wear better, and it could be easily repaired if you got scrapes in it, whereas amtico is much harder to repair because its in a larger sheet. She also said that amtico does need maintenance/treatment which I wasn't aware of. She has a similar room in her house and has wood in hers as does her co-owner. She said that she knew friends who had used amtico and it does have a wear/fade mark in it after a while.
However, I've also read things that suggest that amtico is the perfect thing to have in that type of room. So I'm confused. I don't think there will be a massive difference in price as the wood isn't cheap either. We would be going for a wood effect amtico if we chose it.
There will be a table in there and we've got 3 DSs who make a lot of mess at mealtimes. I know that there will be mud trailed in from the garden on a frequent basis. Can anyone who has amtico or wood please tell me how its worn in their house?
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Loueytb3 · 17/06/2012 21:24
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