Which floors are suitable for single-family homes? What does the home-building elite recommend?

I don't want to create a separate post for this, so I'll just add it here: We are considering what type of flooring to use for our new construction project with underfloor heating. I thought I would just lay some click vinyl & laminate and that would be that. But now I keep reading that the heating performance decreases when you lay a "floating" floor over underfloor heating... is it really that significant? I don't even want to take part in the discussion about wood or plastic, as seen on the first pages. I'm more concerned about whether to lay it floating or rather glue it down. Unfortunately, due to Corona, it's not possible to get advice from specialist retailers :/ We only want tiles in the bathroom, kitchen, and similar areas, but not in the living rooms.

Well, when you choose between vinyl and laminate, you either have wood with a bit of plastic or plastic with a bit of wood or just plastic. Regarding floating vs glued, it is said that floating installation of laminate has more impact sound and a "hollow" walking feeling. I had that in an old building apartment and it was because the floor was just totally uneven. That shouldn't be the case in a new building. Floating does not couple as well to the screed, so possibly worse heating efficiency. But glued, you can hardly replace it easily. I personally decided to lay the cheapest laminate in the upper floor, i.e. bedroom and children's room, that still looks acceptable to my wife (floating). When it is worn out after 10 years, it will be removed and either tiles or high-quality linoleum will be installed (possibly also cork if there are nice decors available by then). Maybe my taste will change and I'll put in bamboo.

I have personally decided to lay the cheapest laminate in the upstairs, meaning the bedroom and children's room, that still looks acceptable to my wife (floating). When that is worn out after 10 years, it will be removed and either tiles or high-quality linoleum will be installed (possibly also cork, if there are nice designs available by then). Maybe my taste will also change and I'll go for bamboo.

and you also have underfloor heating? That's exactly how I thought about it too, because at the end of building a house there is always so much house left for the money :rolleyes: maybe there is one or the other expert here who can give a rough estimate of how floating installation affects heating efficiency.

and you also have underfloor heating? that's exactly what I was thinking too because at the end of building a house, there is still so much house left for the money :rolleyes:

maybe there is one or the other expert here who can give a rough estimate of how floating installation affects heating efficiency.

I am not an expert. I installed layer parquet floating on underfloor heating. Yes, you lose a little bit of heating warmth. But in my opinion not so much that I would give up a nice floor covering. I have tiles on underfloor heating in the hallway. When I go barefoot from the living room into the hallway, I notice that the tiles are just a little bit warmer. On socks I no longer notice the difference.

Since I am just beginning to deal with house construction, and haven’t found much about exposed concrete screed here in the thread and through the search function, I wanted to ask how it stands? Is there anyone here who has experience with it? Or could mention the main pros and cons compared to the floor coverings already frequently mentioned here?

A somewhat older question but since there was no answer yet:
We have exposed concrete screed in the "public area" (hall, living room/kitchen/hallway) and tiles in the rest. Looking back, I would have preferred to do everything with exposed concrete screed. Very pleasant to walk barefoot on and, in my opinion, simply beautiful to look at. We chose it in "white."

Advantages:
- Durable and lasts forever
- Easy to maintain
- Optimal for underfloor heating due to high thermal conductivity
- Individually designable
- "Modern" look
- Hardly any joints and the few that exist disappear with silicone in the matching color

Disadvantages:
- Not necessarily cheap
- Seamless repairs/touches only possible to a limited extent
- The final look can only be seen once it’s finished; you cannot define an exact color tone or grain. The installer’s skill makes a big difference, especially when sanding/polishing.
- Reverberation can be an issue if there is only little sound-absorbing furniture, etc.

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Unfortunately, I cannot share long-term experiences, we are just about to move in.

... we have in the “public area” (hallway, living room/kitchen/hall) visible screed and the rest tiled. Now in ...

Is the floor open-pored? What about the bottle of wine that falls on the floor?