We have just replaced one sitting room's floor with carpet and momentarily toyed with laminate but decided against for the risk of trip hazards on rugs and a soft landing should we fall anyway.
I must add that I was shocked at prices - they seem to have doubled since I last checked a year or two ago, so be prepared to possibly pay more than you were expecting!
We have Amtico in our kitchen and can recommend that for an easy to clean laminate-look product. It is not noisy and is soft underfoot. My daughter has Amtico throughout almost the ground-floor of her house and is extremely pleased - not noisy at all, easy to clean and looks good.
We have stayed in apartments with laminate flooring above us and it drove us nearly crackers and that was just for a few nights. I understand that the OP is in a bungalow and that wouldn't apply.
Fruit flies - help needed please.
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Have any of you got all electric cars? Pros and cons please.