kitchen/diner - what type of floor?

Boba_Fett

I hear what you are all saying i just thought tiles all through might be a bit cold for a main room, i cant afford heating underneath and certainly don't want carpet up to my kitchen units, thought a split would the best way, warmth and practicality.

tpt

It depends! it can be a bit of a myth that tiles are cold. they are basically as cold as the substrate and the ambient temp of the surroundings. if your in a new, well insulated house with a modern DPM'd screed and adequate insulation then tiles wont be especially cold - if however your in a 1920 house with a samp cold screed then yes thy will be, but UFH wont cure that - electric UFH is imo a bit of a waste of time :-)

Karins

I had the same problem and used quick step Arte tiles, they are 60cm x 60cm so still get the big tile effect but are warmer under foot.
I then added a rug in the dining area to soften the look.

jammy_dodger

i have flotex carpet down in my kitchen it is warm under foot and cleans up a treat you can vacuum it and liquid spills just sit on the surface

..i should know my washing machine leaked over it once..its been down over 10 years and still comes up good as new with no signs of wear

loracan1

CKdesigner wrote: »

Hi

No question keep the same flooring throughout and ideally all the way down the hall to the front door!

Having 2 different flooring materials / colours in the same room is a big no no from a current interior design perspective.

My thoughts exactly - down to having the same floor (dark oak effect laminate) in the hall going to the front door.

partan

Boba_Fett wrote: »

hi all, i have knocked my kitchen into the rear living room to create a kitchen diner, what type of floor would you recommend/have fitted yourselves??

did you go for tiles where the kitchen area is then carpet for the rest of the room??

thanks in advance

we're in the process of doing the same thing just now, we've decided on tiles for durability, not going for underfloor heating but if the tiles do feel excessively cold i could fit a couple of plinth heaters, one blowing into the kitchen, one into the dining room