What flooring do you have in the dining room?

suisidevw

cons wrote: »

we have slate tile effect laminate

Hi Cons, do you have a pic of this, and where did you get? Want the same for our kitchen............

ormus

we have the cheap BQ type laminate and a rug from ikea. never had a problem with it.

SOSAGES

Kahrs oak cornwall (about £42 SQM)
seems to be holding up and i plan to take it with me when i move

decsdad

Hi,
I would continue the ceramic black tiles in the dining room. Easier to clean than carpet, better than laminate in my opinion, but also because it would flow into the kitchen and conservatory it would seem more spacious etc.

donnaessex

decsdad wrote: »

Hi,
I would continue the ceramic black tiles in the dining room. Easier to clean than carpet, better than laminate in my opinion, but also because it would flow into the kitchen and conservatory it would seem more spacious etc.

Thanks decsdad. I did think about that but it would be freezing cold and we cant afford underfloor heating for them. I think it would be nice to have a floor which is similar to the living room as the living and dining room have had a wall knocked out between them so its to all intents and purposes one room with a massive doorway in the middle. So the intention is to have cream or beige slate type tiles or maybe the engineered wood mentioned earlier in this thread? Not sure yet.

OddjobKIA

you gets what you pays for...

natural stone flooring is the best but cost's well huge amounts of money..

cermaic tiles can be a cheaper alternative..

a mid range lamminate floor can be slippery when wet but otherwise its fine...

if you kids are that young i suggest lino or its ilk...you can replace it in 5 years when they have grown up and less likely to ruin it

ginvzt

what about some slippers or slipper socks for kids (the ones with small rubber dots on the sole, so wouldn't slip)? I have always used them myself and never slipped on our engineered oak floor in our previous house or on laminate in the current house (would put down the engineered wood, but this is rented).