Hi Guys,
I am trying to decide between:
Costco's Golden Selection 15mm (13m+2m underlay) - $28sqm
IKEA Tundra - 7mm - $15sqm
Bunnings
Pros, Cons of each option, your experience, all appreciated. Also could you please share your experience regarding 7mm or 8mm laminated flooring?
Second this. We have them layed on top of chipboard so it's nice and soft to walk on. Easy to clean and maintain. Fantastic product
Vinyl planks are quite thin. At my place, some parts are on concrete. Not sure how Vinyl planks feel if they are on top of concrete.
Use a quality underlay
My planks are on top of the concrete slab.
No issues.
mine too > no issues
I was thinking of getting Vinyl planks as well but I also got a concrete subfloor. I don't think it is nice and level. Would that be a problem? Is there a underlay for Vinyl planks?
@dealspider: You can get stuff to pour over the floor to even it out. I'm not sure how easy it is to use. Knowing me I'd probably just make it worse.
Ours wasn't completely flat, though not really noticeably wonky, and we've had no issues. Looks and feels great to me. The guy who installed the planks did do some evening outas part of his prep, but not exact leveling.
I used Bunnings 7mm and it's cheap but very ordinary quality
Is the laminate going into your kitchen?
I did alot of research and chose vinyl planks like stewardo/slinky.
You can get ones that have the wood look.
They are durable, waterproof (laminate isnt and if your kitchen floods then it'll be a major hassle), and scratch resistant particularly if you have pets or kids.
Hi MMD,
It is for the whole house except kitchen and dinning area.
Good, laminate is ok then (avoid water whereever possible)
Sure are :) the planks are in hall way, kitchen and dining.
You can loose lay them, however when mine was installed they had to lay a screwy first because the glue will not stick to the yellowtongue flooring (wax layer on top) and then glued them down.
If you damage one somehow, you can pull it up and replace.
They are perfect for wet areas as opposed to the laminate click together flooring, as laminate you can't get wet or barely even mop.
Found a review of the IKEA Tundra laminate.
https://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/ikea-tundra-laminate-floor-r…
Where is everyone buyig their PVC planking and what did you have put down under it?
Depends on what surface you are laying them on. See my above comment for what I did. Ho to any flooring store and they will have samples and will sell it to you without installation. I had great service through flooring xtra
I have concrete slab, then ply, then carpet. Ideally these would go on the existing ply, but not sure whats best.
Existing ply if perfect. The fly will make it a little bit softer than the concrete.
Go have a chat to carpet call/flooring xtra and ask what they think.
Can just loose lay the planks. But they do shrink and swell a tiny bit with the change of seasons. To install all you need is a stanley knife
Local store n straight onto concrete.
My tip would be to get the highest wear layer u can afford. But it also depends on your circumstances i.e how long are you going to live there etc
https://floorcritics.com/vinyl-plank-thickness/
At Costco in Canberra. I need enough stock for 300sqm but ikea staff is saying ikea is discontinued flooring. Ikea option is gone. Alternatively going with Costco at the moment. Any other options guys? Wife don't like vinyl.
300 sqm is a lot, you are buying like 100 boxes and $4000. Habe you done it before? It is not an easy job.
Costco’s is decent quality. Have you checked the length? If I am not mistaken, its ahort planks. Nothing wrong just not look nice as 2.2 mm
I recently hired people to repair some floorboards in a unit and they put in laminate floorboards: Just 2 months in and it's noticeably scratched from minimal traffic. In my other place, I used bamboo floorboards: I have a big dog with big nails who can run in the house and I haven't noticed much scratching. Just a suggestion :)
Has anybody used vinyl laminates with cork underlay? Can you comment on the quality and the price when compared to wood laminates?
Do ikea still sell these floor boards? I can’t seem them anywhere online
Hey friends, I’m moving in to a rental place where there are carpets on three rooms. Due to a medical condition, I can’t live with carpets. I offered more rent (almost entire cost) if the owner is happy to replace it with floating timber or vinyl, but he rejected. Do you have any experience in covering carpets? Can I place floating timber on top of carpets? Thanks in advance.
Better off with vinyl planks