Linoleum flooring? plus under floor heating

[Duvetstealer24]

Do you have lino flooring with under floor heating? Any recommendations?

We have an extension with under floor heating, but it flows into our original house which doesn't. So I need flooring that works both with UFH and traditional wood floors, which discounts tiles (too cold without UFH).

I was going to get luxury vinyl but then read that lino also works well and is more eco-friendly / more natural to have in your home. Don't want any big patterns though.

I'm wondering whether to go lino and where to source it from, which brands are good, and if the glue-down is better than click (especially with UFH).
That last part goes for vinyl as well - does glueing down work better/worse if it's going to be continually heated from the screed floor below?

Do you mean actual real linoleum or are you thinking of the rolls of wood, patterned or tile effect vinyl that you glue down? Because they're totally different materials and different advice for each. Google linoleum vs vinyl to find out the difference. You don't generally get linoleum anymore as it's higher maintenance and not properly waterproof.

If LVT, go with click fit. The glue being constantly rewarmed isn't ideal and we often found that planks would lift.

Changes of temperature like that are better suited to click flooring that has room to expand and contract.

Plus its a bastard to get up when you want to change it and usually needs rescreeding as it takes bits of the screed with it.

Thanks, I did mean traditional linoleum rather than sheets of cushioned vinyl. It definitely needs to be waterproof as it's for the kitchen. This kind of thing: https://www.ukcontractflooring.co.uk/marmoleum

Thanks for the tips on LVT, which is probably what we'll get. I wondered which would warp more - the kind with glue or the click kind. Did you get the glue kind then, and regretted it?

No I worked for a large flooring retailer so I heard ALL the complaints!

If it has to be waterproof, don't do linoleum. It has to be resealed periodically and is only water resistant rather than waterproof. So if you splash it, its fine but if your washing machine leaks it's fucked. The one in your link I'm not familiar with, not sure if it's pretreated or not.

Click lvt won't be completely waterproof unless glued down and sealed as technically water could get in from the edges but thats only really going to happen in a flood situation. With UFH you can't really do that as the glue isn't great when rewarmed and if something is wrong with the heating, you trash the flooring getting it up. The click stuff can be relaid if taken up carefully.

Oh super helpful, thanks so much!

While you're here ...would you recommend Invictus LVT flooring? We went to a local floor shop and preferred their designs to the Karndean, but Amtico was too pricey. Are there any other good brands for click LVT that we should also consider?