Vinyl for floors

[Hyperfish101]

I need a new floor in front room. Don’t fancy carpet ( we have pets). Rest of downstairs is LVT flooring, like Karndean I think ( down when we moved). It’s OK. Practical. Originally thinking about getting same in front room but it’s quite expensive and tbh just looks like vinyl anyway! Would it be really naff to get wood effect vinyl in our small front room? We would have a rug over most of it anyway.

If you're happy with it then go for it. I personally am trying to avoid plastic as much as possible, even if that means engineered wood floors.

Fair point but think engineered wood is well out of my price range

Ah right. Have you totalled the cost for underlay etc as well?

If you can do the work, getting reclaimed floorboards can be a good option!

I have vinyl through my downstairs hallway and like it.

We moved in May with skirt notice (HA property) and had to floor the whole house from online stores due to lockdown - didn't want to spend a fortune for it to look shit but I'm really pleased with it.

I steered clear of wood plank effect and fully embraced the vinyl thing as i figured that would be less naff 😂

I'd easily have it in the livingroom as it's lovely down and so easy to clean! The only negative is that it marks easily with furniture sitting on it so I'm not sure how it would go if you like to rearrange a lot.

Go for thick vinyl, get the thickest wear later you can and if it's textured even better as it's less slippy than the stuff we have in bathroom/kitchen.

Thanks. I will have a look around after Xmas. It’s just the edges of the room I would see so I am keen not to spend a fortune.

We have vinyl cushion flooring throughout our downstairs (large new build, we couldn't afford karndean/amtico as the whole house needed flooring and we were quoted £22k for downstairs alone).
It's great. Warm underfoot, easy to clean, so far no tears etc. We had the (concrete) floor prepared - sanded down and screed applied so its all nice and even. Vinyl is glued down. Its a decent quality one - wood effect with a grain. Whenever we have builders/workmen in they think it's real wood flooring so it must look quite realistic.

I've found the details of the one we have- Tarkett Elegance Prestige Oak Dark Brown. It has very wide plank effect (we have very large rooms so thought that would look better). 15yr warranty apparently.

thanks. Will have a look.

We’ve just bought ‘Sintra 583’ , was £16 a metre in Carpetright but it’s £8 a metre online, It’s not the thickest but it looks lovely with a gorgeous matt finish, it’s not down yet but laid out flat in a room ready for cutting , they do it in a few colourways and I’m now thinking of getting the ‘586’ greyish one for our conservatory.
We’ve had a wood plank effect vinyl down in our hall for at least 15 years and the top layer is still fine.
The LVT down in DD’s house is 4 years old and is scuffed and lifting in places already.

Thanks. I’m not a huge fan of the LVT planks. Vinyl sheets will be cheaper. And not look much different tbh.

Vinyl can get really marked/damaged with heavy furniture being in place like sofas, tables etc since it's quite soft.

The weight of the furniture causes it to almost burrow into the flooring making a hole. That might not be an issue depending on your style if furniture/if you move layouts etc