Installing a floor myself!

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We can't afford to re do the kitchen in our new house straight away. Currently it has hideous Mexican tiles which are cold and ugly. I thought I could temporary install some cheap but easy to clean and warmer laminate/lino floor?! Is that what it's called? I have done a bit of research and I am aware I will probably have to fill in the cracks and smooth out between the tiles... that's all I really know.. I'm a diy novice!

Is it hard to install yourself? It will only be for a couple of years max so I don't want to spend much. Would really appreciate any tips.

Thanks!

Ok thanks guys... so I need laminate, adhesive spray and that's about it? Does a laminate come with an underlay? Not having to grout between the tiles would be idea because this is only temporary and I'm short for time.

I’ve put lino/vinyl flooring down a fair few times, I love it! It’s pretty easy to do.

I’d pull the tiles up and scrape the grout off underneath, then vinyl over the top.

We didn’t use any adhesive on the click system floor but we did take off the skirting boards and lay them underneath them though ours was just a small en-suite and the toilet and sink unit went on top to weight it down.

Laminate isn’t glued down either though you can put wood glue on the click edging pieces. They are called floating floors. You can put matching edging around the skirting boards to finish it off and hold it down. The edging usually costs more than the laminate.