Vinyl flooring - Are health risks to be excluded?

What brand was that?

Classen Neo 2.0. We've now made a claim, maybe it's a manufacturing defect? But I rather think that these negative properties result from the omission of these substances...

Does anyone know the company KWG or whether the quality is adequate? Or the company Espenmüller, which apparently has products from KWG manufactured under its own name?

I would go to the proper wood specialist store. Or to a carpenter who installs it. The laying of parquet should be done by professionals....

I would go to the proper wood specialist store. Or to a carpenter who installs it. Laying parquet should be done by professionals....

Yes, of course. That is not the issue. The sampling takes place in the specialty store. No DIY store goods.

I think vinyl has many advantages. And I believe in this eco-fairy tale just as little as many others.

possibly a "healthier" alternative?

After reading Öko-Test, we revisited the topic..

The so-called "design floors" usually have the Blue Angel and have similar properties to vinyl. Meister and Wineo will soon offer vinyl with the Blue Angel for gluing. This would be more robust and better suited for underfloor heating compared to floating design floors.

Whether and how unhealthy vinyl is, as you noticed, is a controversial topic. There are limit values for emissions, but the measurement method seems to have been defined in favor of the manufacturers (high air exchange rate, and I believe joints may also be glued). My personal conclusion: in reality, limit values are exceeded.

One should also consider the question of how carrier materials, adhesives, etc. from other artificially produced or treated floor coverings or impact sound insulation can be harmful.

We glued vinyl on the ground floor and installed a floating design floor with very low thermal resistance upstairs/in the bedrooms. I would have preferred glued vinyl with the Blue Angel everywhere, but it was not yet available.