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

Tiles are not only visually cool but also actually cold. At least for most of the year. But even in winter, a well-designed underfloor heating system in a modern house no longer provides warm feet. The floor is only about 23 - 26 degrees. Feeling like 30 degrees warm feet still leaves it cool. Moreover, tiles are hard and therefore uncomfortable for us, even though they can convincingly imitate wood visually.

For me, tiles are the most durable and practical choice with underfloor heating.

Not for me. Today's underfloor heating systems operate at a supply temperature of around 30 °C, which means the floor will always feel cold because the difference to body temperature is too high. It used to be less of an issue because supply temperatures were higher.

We wavered between parquet and vinyl and ended up with vinyl (design flooring). Our little rascal is so active that real wood especially wouldn’t survive the next 2-3 years.

I have tiles in the hallway and otherwise wood everywhere. Everything with underfloor heating. You can feel a temperature difference between the materials. Although the wood feels noticeably cooler, I find it more comfortable than the tiles when walking.

And the better the insulation standard, the cooler the floor, as less reheating is required.

Noble indestructible granite tiles type imperial white as 2nd choice due to pattern defects 60x40 including skirting boards 35€/m2 with knife joint from Granithandel Nürtingen throughout the entire house. It was by far the best option for us.

Do you actually walk around the house all day with socks on? We wear slippers 99% of the time and it shouldn't really matter much if tiles are a bit cooler. At least that hasn't really affected us at the in-laws' - without underfloor heating.