new kitchen floor

loveGSDs

hello,

first time on this part of the forum! (never knew it existed )

im needing to replace my kitchen floor and wondered if anyone had any tips...

id like it to be black or dark grey. i currently have grey click board down but it chips easily and is a pain to clean.

i have 3 german shepherds so i need something hard wearing, easy to clean and not too slippy - any suggestions? would tiles be a good idea or laminate?

thanks

cddc

Tiles will last longer than laminate, but be more expensive/time consuming to fit. Don't go for a pure black with no colour variation in it as it will show every mark and will almost permanently look dirty, especially with 2 Dogs.
Go for something with a bit of colour variation that will be practical and hide a multitude of sins.

tiggerjj

In my kitchen I have aqua step, its plastic laminate, i have it in a grey slatey effect, i really like as it isnt cold like tiles are on my feet and i hate lino. Also as its plastic it doesnt matter how much water/wet dog/mud etc you get all over it!
Also pretty easy to fit, i fitted it with my dad,
I had a dog visiting me and he slipped less on it compared to my laminate in other parts of the house.
I think they can send samples as well for you to have a look at.....

loveGSDs

thanks for the replies

il have a wee look at that aqua stuff

il also need to get the floor re-skimmed as its concrete and not very level

the size is approx 4m by 2m, any ideas what that will cost?

tiggerjj

this is where i got mine from..... think you can work out the price, although its not just the square meters as you have to calculate how many sections you need....
http://www.decospanels.co.uk/department_9_Aqua-Step.htm

loveGSDs

anyone got any ideas what it would cost to skim the concrete floor?

i need to get it totally level before i fit a new floor

approx 4m by 2m

triggerrabbit

Buy a decent mop and hope for the best accidents do happen big hug

uncle_nick

nip to the local builder's merchant and ask about self-levelling compound - sort of cement and latex powder mixed together.
We mixed a 25kg bag of it with half a bag of building sand and it can then go on up to 5mm thick [for the big dents].... have a second bag handy in case it doesn't fill all the dents !

Of course, most floor coverings like to go on some kind of underlay, which can help with minor variations but won't mask a concrete version of a lunar landscape.

tpt

Depends on how far out of level the floor actually is. pop a long straight edge over it - anything over 10mm and its going to cost you a lot in tile adhesive\self leveller to sort it out.

Go with a riven finish tile and as other posters have said go for a non flat colour. have a look at our site - TradePriceTiles.co.uk, we are still loading products as we have just launched our site but we have been selling tiles from a bricks and mortar shop for years. i'm sure we could furnish you with a discount code :j

i'll post a couple of examples in a mo

tpt

Actually it seems i cant post pictures - sorry! you can PM me if you want more details