Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Jan 10, 2009 8:18 pm Hi there,
Currently renovating 25 yr old 2 story brick. My kitchen will be installed next week and then it will be decision time for the new floors. I have an entry, kitchen and dining room, plus long hallway and laundry (leads the way to the pool) to cover. There is currently the most hideous vinyl flooring you have ever seen (honestly this stuff is nasty) covering all these areas except the dining space which has carpet. We are looking at timber type flooring however my visit to carpet store left me confused. Basically they suggested that if I use a timber laminate flooring that they could lay this on top of the existing vinyl without having to remove old vinyl. They said if instead I chose vinyl planks (Kardean etc) that all the old vinyl would need to be removed completely first.. Does this sound right? Ok to put timber laminate over the existing vinyl? How does it wear? What about the laundry? Many thanks for those in the know who can advise me. Re: Help me I am at the mercy of carpet salesmen 2Jan 10, 2009 8:24 pm Well as I understand it vinyl planking is glued down in place so yes the old stuff would need to be removed, and the timber laminate is floating so it doesn't really matter what is underneath? Personally a fan of the vinyl planking, we have it and it's quiet, cool, easy to clean, looks great. Oh and if it gets damaged all you have to do is wave a heat gun a bit lift the damaged planks and glue down some more. Unlike the timber laminate you would have to undo the whole floor to get to a damaged section..
Correct me if I'm wrong someone though.. Re: Help me I am at the mercy of carpet salesmen 4Jan 10, 2009 8:38 pm Thanks for the quick reply - I was always thinking of the vinyl planks but husband likes the timber look. I could swing either way (so to speak). Have you got photos of your floor? Re: Help me I am at the mercy of carpet salesmen 5Jan 10, 2009 9:39 pm hey gersy, the carpet store has given you decent information !
its a concrete slab floor yes ? if it is, yes it is possible to put laminate over the vinyl. But i dont reccomend it, tell them you want it pulled up. it probably wont affect anything being left under there, but pulling it up is the proper way to do it. And if you want planks (karndean highly reccomended) yes it will need to be pulled up. Also highly likley that you will need some floor preparation as planks need a really really flat and smooth floor. If the slab is good it can cost around $6 a square metre and on average about $10 for a good coat of levelling/smoothing compound. and if its really bad you dont wanna know. BUT i wouldnt reccomend laminate to anyone, for any area. the stuff is horrible in my opinion. Some of the very $$ ones are ok, but for the money they cost you could get some karndean planks. karndean planks will outlast any laminate by a mile ! planks are not affected by water. hose them off if you want. laminate is horrible in wet areas, they get wet and puff up like weet bix ! try putting some mdf in water and see how it holds up, thats what your floor will do. heres some pics i put up in another part of the forum. These have been down for around 7 to 8 years in a house with 2 adults and 4 kids. With a good clean they would still look brand new, and are the woodplank look you are talking about. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Help me I am at the mercy of carpet salesmen 6Jan 10, 2009 9:44 pm No sorry, not able to post photo's atm.. I don't have the karndean- was looking at that for a while though, would have used it but a gremlin in the planning meant we went with another brand and dang it but I cant remember what it's called
I use a microfibre mop to clean easily and it with 2 little kids it gets pretty bad. 1 16170 they can, it's a fairly standard solution when the slab isn't recessed. the falls need to be in the main floor, if it hasn't been done then you need to ask them to redo… 4 6752 Thank you. Do I use timber floorboards for stairs or do people use timber treads? Or is both the same? 6 7597 |