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Kitchen flooring?

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kittylester Tue 21-Feb-23 20:09:06

We are having our kitchen refitted shortly and are wondering what to have on the floor. The kitchen is very echoey (aren't they all?)

We had thought of Amtico but I worry about spills on it. What do you have and would you recommend it?

Georgesgran Wed 22-Feb-23 19:34:25

As an aside - Marmoleum is the proper name for Lino(leum).
It’s a 100% natural product and the pattern is throughout, so even if it’s damaged and has to be repaired, the design won’t be lost.
It’s possible to be DIY laid, but not really advisable as it’s floated, rather than fixed and again the subfloor must be levelled and smoothed by whatever means for good results.

Forsythia Wed 22-Feb-23 19:54:00

We are having wood effect laminate laid in our dining room and breakfast area that looks very like wood. We chose it because it’s warm underfoot. Next job for us is a bathroom refurb which currently has ceramic floor tiles. They’re very cold so I’m having laminate which is suitable for bathrooms. Or possibly a vinyl. I dropped a lovely glass jar today that smashed to pieces so that made me more in favour of something softer underfoot.

SunshineSally Wed 22-Feb-23 20:32:47

Another one for Amtico - we went for the wood floors look and it’s brilliant. We have it in the kitchen diner and hallway.

NotSpaghetti Wed 22-Feb-23 23:23:39

If you do go for Marmoleum yes, make sure floor is properly leveled and get a well-practiced fitter.

They do both sheet and tiles.
Lots of colours/patterns
It gets tougher with use.