Parent’s house has a ceramic tile floor – seemed like a nice idea 20-30 years ago, but it’s hard, cold and is a nightmare when the dogs piss on it 🙁

Our own kitchen floor has a cheap and dirty B&Q laminate that looks ok(ish), is warm(ish) and has been pretty hard-wearing.

So what other options are out there?

Vinyl. Karndean or Amtico. Warm, hardwearing, non slip and a little bit of give so you don’t smash everything you drop.

Karndean Looselay.
Just done ours and it looks and feels great.

How much did the Karndean cost, and for what area? Did you lay it yourself?

Another vote for Karndean here – looks better than laminate, more hard-wearing than real wood and quite warm to the touch too.

And ours has survived puppy claws, roller skates, Heelys etc without any apparent damage so far.

Polished concrete with underfloor heating.

And another for Karndean, we’ve just got it and it’s very nice indeed. Cost less than we expected too.

We’ve got the same dilemma, need flooring for a new kitchen and dining room. Mrs TGA wanted vinyl but the builder was wary due to the risk of it ripping when appliances are slid into place. Does this Karndean stuff cope ok with that?

I like my tiled floor, but white was maybe not a great idea!

I say get rid of the dogs.

Does this Karndean stuff cope ok with that?

I am not going to guarantee it wouldn’t damage it, but it isn’t a vinyl so it won’t rip. Our cooker has been pulled out a couple of times and it has been fine.