Karndean LVT Cost Discrepancies -- Lifetime Guarantee?

sareenz

Hello folks,

I've recently bought a new home which requires flooring renovation. We are looking at entry level Karndean LVTs (Knight Tile) but have noticed that some sites provide it a bit cheaper (22 pounds v/s 26 pounds). But the cheaper ones don't mention any lifetime guarantee. For e.g.

https://www.flooringhut.co.uk/karndean-knight-tile-kp138-grey-limed-oak (22)
https://www.flooringsupplies.co.uk/product/17682/karndean_knight_tile_grey_limed_oak_kp138_vinyl_flooring (26)

I would really appreciate if folks could please chime in with their experience when purchasing these LVTs? In practice how much does this lifetime guarantee help?

What do you usually prefer - getting your fitter to buy these LVTs for you or getting them online?

Thanks!

Doozergirl

We bought our Amtico online and paid someone to fit.  Cost £5k instead of £8k. 

greyteam1959

You are paying over the odds for a brand name.
A good independent flooring company will be able to recommend an equivalent product a a better price.
A lifetime guarantee would not sway me one way or the other.
There will probably be an awful lot of small print involved centered around the word 'lifetime'.

sareenz

Doozergirl said:

We bought our Amtico online and paid someone to fit.  Cost £5k instead of £8k. 

That's interesting. If you don't mind answering -- what does 5K and 8K denote here? The total cost of LVT + fitting? So buying the LVT + getting it fit by someone else = 5K whereas 8K for asking Amtico fitters to fit and buy for you?

greyteam1959 said:

You are paying over the odds for a brand name.
A good independent flooring company will be able to recommend an equivalent product a a better price.
A lifetime guarantee would not sway me one way or the other.
There will probably be an awful lot of small print involved centered around the word 'lifetime'.

Fair enough. I had a chat with the flooring guy and he usually does Polyfor but did recommend Karndean as a premium brand.

Doozergirl

sareenz said:

Doozergirl said:

We bought our Amtico online and paid someone to fit.  Cost £5k instead of £8k. 

That's interesting. If you don't mind answering -- what does 5K and 8K denote here? The total cost of LVT + fitting? So buying the LVT + getting it fit by someone else = 5K whereas 8K for asking Amtico fitters to fit and buy for you?

greyteam1959 said:

You are paying over the odds for a brand name.
A good independent flooring company will be able to recommend an equivalent product a a better price.
A lifetime guarantee would not sway me one way or the other.
There will probably be an awful lot of small print involved centered around the word 'lifetime'.

Fair enough. I had a chat with the flooring guy and he usually does Polyfor but did recommend Karndean as a premium brand.

Yes.   

I had Polyflor in our last house for about 5 years and it's perfectly good.  I used Amtico this time because they were the only ones that had the style and colour I specifically wanted.