Decent quality laminate flooring

GDB2222

My budget for flooring is £10-15 psm. Can anyone recommend a supplier of decent quality laminate (or engineered wood!) flooring for that sort of budget, please?

magn8p

We got our upstairs done last month. We used 12mm Prestige Oak Laminate from Flooring Republic which was £11.99 per sq mtr - https://www.poshflooring.co.uk/trade-choice-12mm-prestige-oak-laminate-flooring

There are other shades (Smoked Oak - lighter, Walnut) in the same range.

I preferred to buy it after seeing so walked into their local store in Cambridge but the price was 25% more. Had a couple of nice words with the store manager and he was happy to match the online price.

And yeah, try to go for 12mm or higher. 8mm may be cheaper (£9 per sq mtr) but felt a bit flimsy which means not as reliable and relatively more noisy.

You can of course opt for other options like http://amzn.to/2zwm64t from Amazon or other stores like Wickes, B&Q etc.,

Also, make sure you choose a good laminate underlay. I bought http://amzn.to/2zyPBVg from Amazon it is amazing at reducing the noise from upstairs. Would you believe our upstairs are now a lot quieter compared to before when we had them carpeted. Apparently it will also act as moisture repellent when used as ground floor underlay.

All the best.

GDB2222 wrote: »

My budget for flooring is £10-15 psm. Can anyone recommend a supplier of decent quality laminate (or engineered wood!) flooring for that sort of budget, please?

J_B

Have you looked at LVT?

http://www.polyflor.com/jh/products.nsf/products!open&family=lux

or

http://www.lifestyle-designerfloors.co.uk/designerfloors

Also, a discussion here
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5716984

GDB2222

J_B wrote: »

Have you looked at LVT?

http://www.polyflor.com/jh/products.nsf/products!open&family=lux

or

http://www.lifestyle-designerfloors.co.uk/designerfloors

Also, a discussion here
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5716984

I considered LVT but it’s harder to lay.

SplanK

Dont forget to factor in the cost of underlay and any additional work/items that may need to be included within your budget! For mine, I had to include replacement skirting, and some self levelling compound to re-level a small area of concreate floor


I ended up with Quickstep. Only been down a couple of weeks but seems like a good product and has been recommended to me by several people. Managed to pick mine up when it was on offer at B&Q