Flooring continuous or with thresholds

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Sorry this might be a stupid question. We're likely getting new flooring through your flat - we'll be selling it or renting it out over the next few years. Looking at replacing the knackered cheap laminate in the living room and hall, and carpet in bedrooms, with slightly nicer waterproof laminate throughout.

It's a flat all on one level - should the laminate flow continuously through the whole flat? Or should it stop and start again at bedroom doors? I'm guessing the convention is to flow? For some reason thats giving me thoughts of a flat pack house or a dolls house - as though the walls are just popped on top. Maybe just because I'm not used to it? Anyway, because it's not for me, I'd just like to know what the best / usual thing would be, including for international norms (we're in London, so high chance of overseas tenants). Thanks for input!

If it was mine, I would have it as continuous flooring, I can't see a need to have a threshold at the doorway. It would probably add the the cost for fitting to do that too.

In our flat it's continuous, apart from bedrooms which have carpet. And actually we don't have doors on kitchen or living room.

We have amtico throughout our hall and two reception rooms. It is the same colour, but laid in different patterns in each room. It is completely flat but there are thresholds within the amtico, so the patterns look distinct. Does that make sense?

It should flow where it can. You may however need expansion strips if you are changing what the flooring is layed over as materials (even laminate or LVT) will expand and contract at different rates and it’s also possible all your floors are not on the same level - most likely if you’ve ever extended.

I have continuous.

Side note - if one of your floors becomes damaged, say by a water leak, if there are no thresholds your insurance company should replace the whole lot. If there are thresholds, they will only replace that room. You would be surprised how many policy holders didn’t know this when they had to make a claim and the original flooring was discontinued and couldn’t be matched.

Flowing looks much better, it will make the flat look more spacious. I believe it usually isn’t possible though because you need expansion gaps in large areas of laminate flooring so having them in the doorway with a transition strip is the usual solution.

Thanks everyone, that's really helpful. Continuous it is then ideally, but I see about the need for expansion strips.

@ThinkingAgainAndAgain what you've said makes total sense - I think it's the delineation of different zones that appeals to me. I won't bother for this tiny flat, but will think again about that for our next home.
And @DrunkenElephant , the current laminate does flow from the living room to the hall, and it's all getting replaced as part of an insurance issue, so it would be definitely worth not having them for this reason if possible! (We will be paying to have the bedrooms done too).