Flooring advice (newbuild)

Merlin's_Beard

I'm going to be completing on a newbuild in the next few months, and I've opted to sort out my own flooring.

The biggest area I'm really uncertain about is the kitchen - it's south facing with a French door, so anything I put down needs to be fairly UV and temperature stable, I think?

My choices seem to be:

Tiles (very expensive, would prefer to avoid)
LVT (within budget, but will it stay stable in those conditions, and then click vs glue?)
Laminate (in a kitchen? Would that work?)

Any experiences/thoughts/advice?

diystarter7

I'd go for tiles, properly fitted ones as they don't crack. Tiles will look better for longer and are easier to clean etc. You are south facing so will be not too cool. Our kitchen is north facing has tiles we had done about 10/11 yrs ago - still, look good but have a few chips where heavy knife/forks fall to the floor. Tiles are unforgiving when things fall on them.

Shop around for the right tiles and imo you won't regret it.

plumb1_2

South facing with french doors, vinyl is likely to fade.

grumbler

IMO, any laminate and a kitchen are incompatible. A small leak, and you are in big trouble.

koalakoala

Tiles every time

gwynlas

Tiles usually the best option but you should shop around and check brands on line. Sheet vinyl would work and can be replaced in the future if you are on a tight budget. Good LVT needs to be fitted by an experienced person but is quite expensive but could be used on whole of ground floor.