New house - Which flooring is suitable?

We used to have cork as well. It just eventually looks sh****, basically gets pressure marks right away from the bed, the desk, etc. but it can be replaced easily. Cork is a very temporary floor for me.

Does anyone know Ceramin, that is vinyl without PVC? Classen Neo 2.0 by name

Hi,

we are also currently in the process of choosing our floors. Tiles are being considered for hallways and bathrooms. Especially in the living/dining room area, I am unsure whether we should choose parquet or vinyl. You hear different recommendations from various sides (advisors from specialist dealers, manufacturers). Regarding parquet in the living/dining room, I simply have the fear that our little son will scratch/damage the beautiful oiled parquet if he walks with dirty shoes (from the terrace) or due to the daily wear and tear from eating. Of course, we make sure that the young sprout takes off his shoes or that they are not too dirty, and naturally we wipe away food residues and moisture, but I ask myself whether parquet is really the most sensible choice here.

After many discussions with advisors, I come to the conclusion that there are indeed many reasons for and against vinyl and parquet. Against parquet speaks also the lightfastness, which you have to accept. Under a couch that stands in the same spot for several years, the parquet will be darker than in other places.

Besides the choice of parquet or vinyl in the living/dining room, I am also wondering whether we should glue it down or lay it floating. We also have underfloor heating. As far as I can draw my conclusion, it doesn't make a huge difference to lay the parquet floating. The parquet can also be more easily replaced (one plank) if it is not glued. In addition, gluing costs us an extra 12€/m² compared to floating installation.

What is your opinion? Floating or glued?

Best regards
mading

Does anyone have vinyl in the bathroom and ONLY on the walls? Or what do you think about that? I would like to manage without tiles on the floor, I find them so hard and cold [emoji6]

Parquet or vinyl is simply a matter of weighing the pros and cons, what is more important to you. For me, it is predominantly a significantly better feel (parquet) versus "indestructible" (vinyl). We chose the better feel because we simply do not like that aspect of vinyl at all and a certain wear on parquet does not bother us.

When it comes to parquet, I am a fan of gluing it down. Sure, floating is cheaper, but try walking on glued flooring versus floating... The former feels significantly more valuable. Of course, if you have to watch costs more, then you have to go with floating installation.