HELP! Flooring dilemma!

[Blink183]

We have white engineered wood in our kitchen/diner which has been down for 4 years. We’re building an extension so want continuation throughout.

I quite like the look of the white floor we have but it’s a pain in the arse to clean and the coating id wearing off in places. Our choices are:

A. Use the same white floor, although the ration floor will look newer (same issues with having a white floor…)

B. Sand of the existing floor and try to find a matching ‘untreated’ wood floor for the extension (time consuming)

C. Rip up existing floor and put down natural coloured wood throughout (expensive)

D. Rip up existing floor and put down expensive wood effect laminate (cheap option but really want natural wood!)

Sitting here looking at the floor and although it looks brighter in the room it’s also looks a tad stark. Plus the fact it’s coated means you can’t tell if it’s real wood or laminate anyway.

A bit of wear is inevitable after 4 years. You can get pads for the bottom of your chair legs so they don't scuff as much when moved.

Why isn't repainting the existing floor an option? Unless you really don't want white flooring in the extension as well?

pain in the arse to clean and the coating id wearing off

Would flooring would be:

1. Easier to clean, and,
2. have a coating that doesn't wear of so easily?

@HouseyHouse21

A bit of wear is inevitable after 4 years. You can get pads for the bottom of your chair legs so they don't scuff as much when moved.

Why isn't repainting the existing floor an option? Unless you really don't want white flooring in the extension as well?

The manufacturer said it’s very difficult to re coat the existing floor as it’s lacquered in a factory. We have since changed our chairs.

Don’t mind a bit of wear as I think it looks better than a pristine plasticky looking floor.

@RedMarauder

pain in the arse to clean and the coating id wearing off

Would flooring would be:

1. Easier to clean, and,
2. have a coating that doesn't wear of so easily?

This is what I’m thinking. It’s not difficult to clean per se, just looks grubby very quickly as white.