What flooring do you have in the dining room?

donnaessex

And would you rate it?

We have just moved into a new home and currently have very slippery cheap laminate in there which the kids keep falling over.

The dining room has 3 doors going off it so is accessed by the kitchen, the living room and the conservatory. The living room is to be carpeted, and the kitchen and conservatory have ceramic black tiles with underfloor heating so all the rooms are cosy on the feet.

I'm thinking of laminate tiles as if I'm right, they would be warmer than ceramic tiles? I dont want carpet (2 kids - 15 months and 2.5 years) as it would be ruined in 5 minutes.

But are laminate tiles as bad as laminate flooring on the slippy aspect? Are there any other options I havent thought of? We're going window shopping this weekend probably but wont buy until Easter (hoping for lots of sales!)

Thanks in advance.

suisidevw

I have woodblock flooring and it's brilliant! Don't fancy engineer wood etc?

donnaessex

suisidevw wrote: »

I have woodblock flooring and it's brilliant! Don't fancy engineer wood etc?

What's engineer wood? Is it like laminate? Is it slippery?

Thanks for the reply.

suisidevw

sorry *engineered* wood, nope, not laminate, its like normal wood but as a veneer I think (?!) so it won't warp etc............ Anyway, I love ours and we have some nice crucial trading rugs so it doesn't feel too 'cold'.........

cyclonebri1

suisidevw wrote: »

sorry *engineered* wood, nope, not laminate, its like normal wood but as a veneer I think (?!) so it won't warp etc............ Anyway, I love ours and we have some nice crucial trading rugs so it doesn't feel too 'cold'.........

But to answer the op, yes, it is just as slippy, probably more so. We have solid oak flooring, now my twin grandsons are 5, they run 1/2 way accross the lounge/diner and slide completly across the floor, by the time they are 6 I'm sure they'll be diving staight out of the window ;)

suisidevw

We hvae oak in our hallway, its' rediculous for the dog, he's all over the place!

rev229

we have karndean easy to clean and non-slip

tori.k

www.marmoleum.co.uk/

Its a lot nicer underfoot then ceramic tiles

cons

we have slate tile effect laminate

donnaessex

rev229 wrote: »

we have karndean easy to clean and non-slip

I've heard Karndean mentioned on this forum before but have no idea what it is! I think it is expensive though from what I remember - the room is 16m square so quite a lot of floor to cover.

I'll have a look to see how much it is and where I can see it. Thanks for the rec.

donnaessex

cons wrote: »

we have slate tile effect laminate

Do you recommend it cons? I dont know anyone who has it so I'd love your opinion. Is it slippery and does it feel warm (ish) underfoot?