Cork flooring - Which manufacturer?

and what was your initial question again?

As I said, the differences are hard to spot – even for the "salespeople" on the phone... In the end, they have no clue about all the products either... Some of them work for several manufacturers, totally crazy.

I just wanted to know if anyone has experience with either of the two manufacturers and maybe faced a similar decision or if there is someone who generally advises against buying something like this?

For me, the advantage of this "combo floor" is hard to see. For me rather a combination of the disadvantages from all worlds: - contains PVC - expensive - can soak up water - poorly conducts underfloor heating - You walk on plastic (probably PU, but I only read protective layer?) - Appearance only printed The "pure" products often have only half the disadvantages?!

For me, the advantage of this "combo floor" is hard to recognize. For me, rather a combination of the disadvantages from all worlds: - contains PVC - expensive - can soak up water - poorly transmits underfloor heating - you walk on plastic (probably PU, but I only read protective layer?) - appearance only printed

The "pure" products often have only half the disadvantages?!

Well, in principle, it combines the advantages of vinyl with the advantages of a natural product.

If you want a robust, scratch-resistant floor that contains very little "unnatural" material, is PVC-free, and combines that with a pleasant feel underfoot, good impact sound insulation, and naturalness – I definitely find the floor quite good in terms of price/performance.

A decent vinyl costs at least as much. I can't get parquet for less than 45€. Everything else is out of the question anyway.

With parquet, I have the only advantage that it is made entirely of natural material and is somewhat warmer/pleasant underfoot. So, if you're not necessarily a fan of wood or parquet, in my opinion, you don't really have a massively noticeable advantage.

Well, in principle, it combines the advantages of vinyl with the advantages of a natural product.

Can you somehow clarify this using my or your own list?

If you want a robust, scratch-resistant floor

That usually means a PU top layer. I wouldn't know why you would want to combine that with both vinyl AND cork?!
Either one is enough for a soft feel underfoot.
Although Corklife doesn't seem to contain any vinyl at all?

Can you somehow clarify that using my list or your own?

That usually means PU top layer. I wouldn't know why you should combine that with both vinyl AND cork?!
For a soft feel underfoot, either one is enough.
Although Corklife doesn't seem to contain any vinyl at all?

Yes, it is a PU top layer. In principle, that is not the same as vinyl, that’s true. It is a component of a vinyl floor. However, this layer is significantly more durable and scratch-resistant than pure cork or pure parquet. That’s why I would like to combine this with a cork floor.

Basically, I would also take PURE cork – however, a pure cork floor simply looks ****** visually, which is why we decided on such a variant.

Visually, the floor is a dream for us – making it not inferior to parquet in terms of appearance for US.

Then you have found the right ground for you. ;)