Kitchen floor or not?

peachschnapps

Hi there,

Just wondered if anyone could share their thoughts! I have bought a 2 bed flat with a kitchen lounge. It's not the biggest room.

I just wondered what your thoughts were with whether I should have the whole room wood/laminate flooring or have some tiles to define the kitchen area and the rest wood/laminate?

Would you suggest laminate or wood as well? Thanks!

Kynthia

Whatever you have in the kitchen needs to be water resistant, as standard laminate will warp and lift over time if it gets wet. So that might be a reason to have a separate flooring material (vinyl maybe) by the kitchen, if you don't want to pay for water resistant laminate a cross the whole room.

Also what does your lease say about flooring as some insist on carpet for noise reduction? Therefore you would have a separate kitchen flooring rather than carpet the kitchen area.

benjus

Does the lease have any conditions about floor coverings? Which floor is the flat on?

Solid wood is fine for a kitchen, assuming it's been laid well.

MadelinesMum

Hi, I would go for tiles in the kitchen area as fluid is bound to be spilt at some point. Good quality tiles are quite durable. I've dropped a milk bottle, a jar of coffee (full, boohoo) and a Pyrex bowl and the tiles did not break.

Old_Git

peachschnapps wrote: »

Hi there,

Just wondered if anyone could share their thoughts! I have bought a 2 bed flat with a kitchen lounge. It's not the biggest room.

I just wondered what your thoughts were with whether I should have the whole room wood/laminate flooring or have some tiles to define the kitchen area and the rest wood/laminate?

Would you suggest laminate or wood as well? Thanks!

is it ground floor .

G_M

Go for marble flooring throughout and put an Indian rug in the living area.

martin.cat

Depends on space and layout

I would recommend kardean for the kitchen and many have this in lounges too.

dgtazzman

Nothing wrong with tiles throughout. I have my entire ground floor tiled in the same tiles, that's kitchen, hall, dining room, bathroom and 2 small storage spaces, looks nice and gives it a nice continuous feel. Would certainly not have laminate in a kitchen, it might not like fluids and doesn't renal lung and lead topping things on it very well...

tizerbelle

dgtazzman wrote: »

and doesn't renal lung and lead topping things

Please help an addled brain here - what sensible sentence were you writing before the technological gremlins scrambled it?

I figured the topping should have been dropping but am getting nowhere with "renal lung and lead"

Mind_the_Gap

Kitchen floor or not?

Yes, on balance, it is always preferable to have a kitchen floor than not.

Next question?!

robin53

I would have tiles in the kitchen area and wood/laminate in the rest.