New Home - Flooring ideas?

iwilldoitthistime

Hi

I have just bought a new home which will be ready in approx 10 weeks. My problem is - what to put on the floor??

I currently live in a house which was also new build, and we have laminated floors through the entire ground floor (the same pattern right through). The part I hate is the trim which had to be put around it to hide the edge where it hits the skirting board.

My new builder has said we cannot leave the skirting boards off to allow us to lay the floor under the skirting because it wont pass the NHBC inspection. This means if i want laminate again, I either have the trim again (noooooooooo) or we take the skirting off. So is it easy to take skirting off, or will it make a mess of the walls?

Another possibility is Karndean - the builder is getting me a quote for this which I think will be around the £2500 mark. Does anyone have experience of Karndean in living rooms? I would like to get the same surface right through the ground floor if possible!

Any ideas / suggestions would be welcomed!:beer:

matty_hunt

If the skirting hasnt yet been put on ask the builder to attach it in a way that passes building inspection yet is easy for you to remove after.