We are in planning stage of our "forever" house, at this stage unsure of whether it will be slab or stumps and timber floor. I have a few questions regarding flooring options for all rooms except the bedrooms (they will have carpet).
We currently have laminate floating floors which we put down to cover the awful existing floor. We chose laminate for price as we will be knocking down this house. Problems I find with the laminate is it marks easily (foot prints etc) but does wash well with metho/water. Some bits are lifting in the kitchen - they have probably had too much water on them.
If we go with timber floating floors will they show marks as easily as laminate? Are they easy to clean and will they lift with water?
I presume proper timber floorboards are a totally different kettle of fish to a floating floor in so far as ability to handle water on the surface? Timber of course scratches, does a non-gloss surface make the scratches less obvious? If we use timber floorboards on a house with stumps do we still have the usual floor under the floorboards or do the floorboards form the floor?
Has anyone had sandstone flooring? I've heard you have to add something to the water when washing every 3 months or so to keep the sealed coat sealed. Is this correct?
Any advice is most appreciated.
Thanks.
Susan