Hallway and living/dining area same flooring?

So, we have had laminate, wood-look tiles, carpet, vinyl . . . Here is my personal evaluation.

[*]current rental apartment in Solingen: vinyl - don’t like it at all. [*]previous rental apartment in Kaarst: wood-look tiles - I like it, my wife less so. [*]shared flat in Krefeld: bare screed with loose carpet on top - was just a makeshift solution. [*]shared flat in Nuremberg: linoleum - also just a makeshift solution [*]own house near Hannover: carpet and laminate - in hindsight, I wouldn’t do it again, it was trendy back then. [*]various rental apartments in Hannover and Husum: carpets - wouldn’t do that anymore either, it was just the normal standard back then.

Now we will probably prefer solid wood country house planks or engineered parquet. My wife everywhere, me solid wood country house planks in the living rooms and wood-look tiles in the hallway. Kitchen, utility room and bathrooms tiles. Regards Olli

Entrance, hallway, bathrooms, utility room: tiles (picture: utility room); living and sleeping areas: real wood parquet (picture: living room)

Is that so? I have read that in new buildings the underfloor heating does not radiate enough to feel warm on the feet.

Yes, they are warm. However, they could still be cold during the transitional season.

Although there is still the consideration in the kitchen of concrete-look tiles that then transition into wood-look tiles‍♀

I would not mix tiles in one room

Also browsing hardware stores to get an idea of the tiles we want.

Caution: Construction companies/tilers rarely offer hardware store goods. Therefore, it is better to visit a bathroom and tile showroom to get used to the prices.

Why is laminate the worst for you?

Laminate is the cheapest category of flooring without any texture or anything. Plastic!

Laminate is the cheapest category of flooring without any texture or anything. Plastic!

So we would take a laminate with texture, so that argument doesn’t count for me. Cheap would be an argument for it. And the further clear advantage is that it’s not already completely scratched and stained after 2 years. Yes, you can sand it, but how often do you do that then again. We’d rather have something that doesn’t look like that quickly in the first place. What bothers us about vinyl is the smell and that it could possibly be harmful, for example, if the children play on the floor a lot. A parquet floor that gets a lot of care is probably the best, but with kids, I probably wouldn’t have enough patience for that anymore.

Very special and not to everyone's taste —> Hot asphalt. We have it everywhere.
Foot-warm, cushions, low-maintenance...
But it must be well planned from the start.

Foot warm, cushioned, easy to care for...

So, how is the barefoot feeling?