Does anyone have Karndean or Amtico flooring?

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Am considering it for my kitchen / bathroom / hallway as sounds great, but is it?!

I have Karndean in my kitchen and hallway. I like it a lot, it can be scratched but my family are very rough with it and we only have one minor scratch in the hall that you can barely see. I wouldn't use it in a bathroom though as water will damage the glue and then it won't lie flat anymore. Our old washing machine leaked, several times, and we had to replace the Karen tiles that were underneath it. It also works very well over under-floor heating.

Karndean, not Karen tiles.

Yes and I absolutely love it had horrible expensive terrazzo tiles before which where horrible to clean, only had Karndean down for 3 months, so can't comment on long term wear

I have it in both bathrooms with absolutely no problem at all (Karndean that is)

However I would not instal it myself. I paid extra for a Karndean installer to put it in. We've had it down for about 5 years now and it still looks fab. Water gets spilt on it with no problem.

I got amtico in the kitchen and have been happy with it

We have Karndean in all the upstairs bathrooms. It's been there for 7 years now and still looks like new.
I disagree about the water damage - our toilet leaked a while ago and the tiles around it are still as good as new.
Wouldn't hesitate in getting it again.

Yes I have it in the hallway and lounge, I also had it in our previous house. Its very easy to look after, just hoover and mop, although you cannot use a steam mop as that will loosen the adhesive.

thanks all! is it relatively warm compared to tiles?

Much warmer, although we have underfloor heating, but even without it, it is warm and quiet to walk on.

We have Karndean in our kitchen. I love it. It is really warm compared to the slate tiles we had before - no underfloor heating.

We have the wood-effect one and it feels so nice in bare feet!

I agree, no scratches or oil or water-damage despite it being in a kitchen.

Yes, it is warmer than tiles. It's posh lino really!

I have it all through downstairs, and have done for 7 years. The only big marks are where the dogs dropped big bones down the stairs and it took a chip out.
No issues with water, washes beautifully, warm underfoot, and no where near as noisy as the engineered wood we had in a previous house

We have amtico in kitchen, hall and bathroom. Love it. We had real engineered wood before but find that amtico is much warmer, quieter, easy to clean. I really like it.

Have Karndean in hall and Amtico in bathroom - both excellent. Must be laid properly though. Both have been down many years and look new. Would not allow sharp heels on either though.

Love my amtico. Easy to clean, warm under foot, looks smart. Wish I'd got the whole ground floor done in it - and the bathroom too. (If I could afford to, I still would)

another one with Karndean. we have a pale sort of whitewashed wood effect.
love it.
it is scratching due to kids, but it's so warm underfoot (no underfloor heating) and so forgiving when you drop something.
def recommend!
Karndean cheaper than amtico too.

We've got it. Yes, it is warmer than tiles but ours discoloured in the sun (to be fair, they paid us some compensation) so we now have a green strip in front of the patio doors. There are also some dodgy joints where the floor is not 100% flat, so I would be careful if you're not a new build.

Having said that....it cleans up lovely and does look good if you don't notice the imperfections.

(karndean by the way)

We found Karndean scratches (the core is not the same colour as the surface) so chose a medium wood colour - scratches don't show.

Amtico in bathroom, kitchen and hall.
Love it, still looks as good as new, warm underfoot, easy to keep clean. You can't use steam cleaners on it. Got ours from John Lewis, needs to be fitted by Amtico approved fitter.

The fitters spent ages levelling the floor first and laying a flat under surface, it's this and the fitting that makes it expensive, but worth getting it done properly