Pollutant load vinyl/laminate flooring

Hello,

we are building a single-family house Kfw 70 with underfloor heating for hot water and controlled residential ventilation.

We want to do the floors in the children's/bedrooms plus office ourselves. We have thought everything through: For a while we considered laminate, then prefinished parquet, then we came to vinyl because of better hygiene and greater water resistance. Now I have read in Ökotest that vinyl is not exactly free of pollutants like plasticizers.

Does anyone have an idea which coverings could be as low in pollutants as possible with the same good properties? It should be available in a good wood look and make a good impression. What do you think of PVC-free vinyl or what is it made of?

Linoleum (made from linseed oil)
But the adhesive underneath...?
Tiles.

Hello "AndresaPlü". The whole topic of "Innenraumgifte" was played up in the past just as much as it is today. Everything, without exception, has a vapor pressure at temperatures above 0K (that is -273°C). Even metals. In organic building materials such as PVC, for example, this material is naturally very hard and therefore very brittle. Completely unsuitable as flooring. But this is also the case with car dashboards, seats, and other installed parts. Even cabinets made of solid wood emit. About 15 years ago, the specter of "Formaldehyd" was still looming and was immediately transferred to all laminate floors. Today, no one talks about it anymore, although a cigarette emits more formaldehyde per exhaled puff into the room air than a chipboard cabinet can emit in 2 years. I have personally measured the exposure from cigarette smoke with suitable technology. No building material, and thus no flooring, may be used indoors if emitting ingredients cause a health hazard to humans and animals. PVC coverings, as you mentioned, are also installed under much higher requirements for emission behavior in public buildings such as schools. The requirements according to the AggB principle are higher than the requirements for usual living spaces in private households. Nevertheless, the requirements for emission behavior are met. So, to conclude, there is no justified concern about emitters from floor coverings. -------------------- Regards: KlaRa