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LVT flooring

Zoe02
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If having Luxury Vinyl Flooring
LVT fitted and the current flooring has floorboards, will i need to get plywood?
A builder said plywood another said underlay will be enough the LVT has built in underlay of 5mm.
Also for kitchen in a tenanted house is it a good idea to have LVT fitted or go for porcelain tiles. Want something that will last, sometimes tiles get broken when something drops on it.
LVT fitted and the current flooring has floorboards, will i need to get plywood?
A builder said plywood another said underlay will be enough the LVT has built in underlay of 5mm.
Also for kitchen in a tenanted house is it a good idea to have LVT fitted or go for porcelain tiles. Want something that will last, sometimes tiles get broken when something drops on it.
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Zoe02 said:If having Luxury Vinyl Flooring
LVT fitted and the current flooring has floorboards, will i need to get plywood?
A builder said plywood another said underlay will be enough the LVT has built in underlay of 5mm.Plywood is usually recommended, but if the boards are flat and without big gaps, is IMO unnecessary, especially with underlay.Also for kitchen in a tenanted house is it a good idea to have LVT fitted or go for porcelain tiles. Want something that will last, sometimes tiles get broken when something drops on it.Tiles are more practical, but if it's timber suspended floor big tiles can crack easily. Tiled concrete floor without heating is colder, especially in older houses without floor insulation.
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My neighbour has the kitchen floor tiled with special tiles that cushion anything dropped on them......just so you know that they are available.1
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subjecttocontract said:My neighbour has the kitchen floor tiled with special tiles that cushion anything dropped on them......just so you know that they are available.0
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grumbler said:Zoe02 said:If having Luxury Vinyl Flooring
LVT fitted and the current flooring has floorboards, will i need to get plywood?
A builder said plywood another said underlay will be enough the LVT has built in underlay of 5mm.Plywood is usually recommended, but if the boards are flat and without big gaps, is IMO unnecessary, especially with underlay.Also for kitchen in a tenanted house is it a good idea to have LVT fitted or go for porcelain tiles. Want something that will last, sometimes tiles get broken when something drops on it.Tiles are more practical, but if it's timber suspended floor big tiles can crack easily. Tiled concrete floor without heating is colder, especially in older houses without floor insulation.
This are the tiles currently in the kitchen0 -
I would keep those to be honest as they will be much harder wearing than LVT. Just get that little bit repaired - you can fill it with cement and paint it to blend in more with the others1
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p.s. my kitchen floor is tiled, and I have dropped heavy pans and things on them and they have never cracked1
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For knowledge why is
LVT not a good option it's waterproof
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Zoe02 said:For knowledge why is
LVT not a good option it's waterproof
The colour layer on the top of LVT is quite thin, so any sort of scrubbing can lighten it or remove it1 -
mi-key said:Zoe02 said:For knowledge why is
LVT not a good option it's waterproof
The colour layer on the top of LVT is quite thin, so any sort of scrubbing can lighten it or remove it1
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