I hate my LVT floor

I had the same with Karndean, a never ending blame game, they refused to take any responsibility for what really looked like poor manufacturing.

We have ‘Invictis’ LVT. Worked out a whooping £90 per SqM two years ago. It came with a 15 year warranty and meant to be ‘scratch resistant’ (which actually doesn’t mean anything). Originally I paid over the odds for it believing we’d be set with it. Oh how wrong, it’s about scratch resistant as my Granny’s royal dalton, really not fit for every day purpose. The warrantee is basically invalid if you don’t sweep (not vacuum) it everyday and remove any grit immediately. My 9 month old managed to cause a massive scratch from pushing her little toy box, another scratch from a friend putting down her handbag… I’m absolutely gutted as I feel scammed.

I have LVT tiles in my kitchen, glued down type though, there 5 yrs now and chosen because the previous sheet vinyl was always getting marked from gravel in runners. With this I can replace a tile easily if damaged but in those years there isn't a mark on it. I don't like hard tiles so was never going to tile. There is a slight pattern on mine though so not as easy to see a mark if there was one, a wood effect is probably less forgiving.

That's a fair point 🤣

Or some furniture is heavier and has big metal studs or metal feet on the bottom !

You can get felt pads to stick to the bottom of furniture that makes them glide over wooden floors. Much easier to move it when you need to and no scratching.

Less than two year old lvt here. Its disintegrating.
The planks move, the locking edges have ripped off.
Its bowed and buckled. Its a really really expensive mistake.
I have talked to both the fitters and the manufacturers, both of who blame each other. Im not going to get anywhere with a legal case because they'd continue to do this.
Brand "Quickstep" if anybody wants to avoid it specifically.

We pull out chairs back and forth and there is no scratching at all. I moved the couch the other day and checked and nothing. Maybe some brands scratch easier 🤔

I hate my lvt too. The crap builders didn’t level out the kitchen floor properly and so it was laid on an uneven surface and the edges of the lvt tiles are starting to snap off. That is definitely not the LVT’s fault (Amtico). However before that even started to happen the scratching was appalling. Just normal pulling back and forwards of light dining chairs was scratching it like mad. I now have DC outgrown baby socks on the feet of the dining chairs. Plus loads of unexplained scratches, more each day it feels like.

I cannot wait to get rid of the fecking LVT.

He actually recommends a top range cushioned vinyl - apparently the prep work is cheaper too. He also said avoid if you have a wooden floor rather than a solid concrete base to avoid it as when you replace LVT the uplift breaks the floor underneath. I have to admit I was quite jealous of all my friends karndean when it was new but not many look that good now.
If you want a more authentic look though, wood is the best but so pricy!

Yes we’ve had Howdens own LVT (harvest oak) laid in our two bathrooms, looks lovely. Too soon to say how it will wear, only had them done in last 6 months, but scratches in a bathroom are unlikely anyway.

I like mine, but I wish I’d not chosen such a dark colour it really shows every mark.

We have the same but the planks, We've had it in our kitchen for 4 years with no issues. There is a slight scratch where DH pulled the fridge out but that's it and it's barely noticeable

Can't help with the scratch, although I scratched ours too, dragging the very heavy electric Laz-y-boy across to hoover underneath. We got the textured version so the dogs wouldn't slip. It is an absolute twat to clean, it needs either hand scrubbing or hours with the Aircraft scrubber (recommended on here, thank you to whoever) which is not designed for a 20x10 space. Never again. I wish I'd insisted on tiles like I wanted. So easy to clean!

Our entire downstairs is LVT - Howdens own light coloured oak in Herringbone pattern. Its been down 4 years now and we are a heavy wearing household with a dog. Its practically bomb proof!

There are some slight scratches which I only notice when Im mopping it but they are from a big heavy chair being constantly moved in a small area so DH can watch tv from a different angle (he just drags it rather than lift it - ffs) but its not noticeable unless Im looking for it. I know I could get the scratches kit to get rid of them but they aren't noticeable enough to bother.

I genuinely recommend ours & love the colour and style of it.

I chose commercial LVT flooring for my hallway, this was intentional knowing how hardwearing I needed it to be. It's been pretty good tbh, I do have a small scratch due to dragging furniture but this is understandable imo.

Ooh what would your dad recommend instead? About to choose a floor for our kitchen and LVT was our top choice...

A quick cheap thing you can try for the scratch is to cut a walnut in half and rub it with the cut surface. It genuinely works.

Pretty much everything will scratch apart from maybe tiles which are very hard, but they tend to break when you drop heavy stuff on them and are a nightmare to replace.

You need to take more care of your flooring. Don't drag heavy stuff on it, either furniture or boxes that may have staples. You should put pads on the furniture feet. Also don't wear shoes inside the house as they will scratch if you get small stones caught in the treads. When you do stuff you actually have to think, will this scratch the floor and if so not do it !

Polish it regularly and then you get a build up on the surface that protects it. Rugs on high traffic areas can reduce scratches and wear.

And finally the top tip is to keep a box or so back of the original flooring. My engineered wood is easy to take up and replace bits. Although redoing a scratch that was the length of the house might be a real job.

For anyone considering it i’d thoroughly recommend it ! I’ve had mine 5 years and it’s still like new & I’ve got a big dog , can hear his claws tapping it but never marked it ( touches wood )

We have a white with sparkles in it in our shower room. Amtico. "stain resistant". Bollox. It has been ruined by our pedal bin which has a black rubber (?) bottom and has left a horrible yellow circle on it. https://www.amtico.com/products/ar0agg11/

I recommend tiles. We have porcelain tiles on the ground floor. They're very tough. They were installed in 2009 and still look the same as the day they were laid.

Cmon OP, a window is expected to last a long time, but not if you throw a brick at it

We've had amtico for 5 years and although it does get scratched I think they are not easy to notice unless you get right down next to the floor in the right light.

I doubt there is any hard floor in the world that could withstand a heavy box with a small piece of grit being dragged along it. Wood would scratch, tiles would scratch.

Grit was alway my main concern which was why I put felt feet under all furniture and got a wand type vaccum. I always imagined the damage that might be caused if a bit of grit got caught in the wheels of a heavy Henry hoover being dragged over the floor.

We hated ours and ultimately removed it. An expensive mistake.