to be a vinyl floor snob

[OnlyFoolsnMothers]

Pls help, I have to lay a new lounge floor (on top of a concrete floor), I previously had laminate. However I find laminate easily scratchable and slippy. Carpet right sell wood effect vinyl flooring which is quite robust but I worry people will view it as tacky. Any one had it and can let me know how they view it?

The problem with laminate is the slip factor, the vinyl tiles seems to have some texture which seems better under foot, also if it scratches, the colour is just the top layer, so the scratch is blindingly obvious.
I’d probably like to sell within 5 years.
I wonder if I could wrangle LVT from the insurers....anyone else hate these expensive, no turning back decisions, I kind of want them to lay it and then make a decision

Our wooden floors are real.

Good for you Rose, love. Thanks for sharing 😘

You’re welcome. Nothing beats natural flooring.

We have mock plank vinyl in our living room. Steam clean - cat sick dog incontinence all goes with no problem. Looks good too. It was very expensive with a foamy under layer. Pops up when squashed by furniture. I have good laminate in bedroom - noisy and sticky, never again.

I have it in my living room. 4 years down and no sign of wear and tear

I have a good quality wood effect vinyl in my living room and I love it. Miles better than the laminate it replaced. Looks great and is much warmer and less slippery than wood. Cleans like a dream . Visitors never believe it is vinyl.

I had it in my last house in my hall through to my dining room. Non slip, easy to clean and looked high end. I choose the expensive one which was still massively cheaper than laminate. I had it down for two years and it still looked great when I left.

Our whole downstairs is sheet vinyl wood effect. (Well, apart from the kitchen and utility, which is vinyl tile effect) I would have liked real wood but couldn't afford it. However, quite a few people have been fooled into thinking it is wood. I have some nice rugs down as well. The reason I had it (apart from cost) is its so easy to keep clean - just a zip round with the mop and it looks like new. I also worked as a cleaner for a long time and I still have nightmares about the cleaning and maintenance of some wood floors, and even worse, rough stone slabs in kitchens which are a total dirt magnet.
Completely agree with what people say about carpetright though. Their customer service is truly appalling. They stressed me out so much I will never forgive them. Avoid like the plague.