What flooring option is best for the kitchen?

The home is where to heart is, but the kitchen is certainly the heart of the home.

You and your loved ones spend a huge amount of your home time in this space and it is important that you take the time to select the best flooring to suit the space. The thing is about kitchen flooring is that whilst appearance and feel are both key to your decision making process, there are other more practical things to consider as well.

Spillages and moisture are both unavoidable, and you need a flooring types that is able to cope with both.

In this article, we are going to help you find just that, showing you that you don’t need to comprise on style, convenience, or durability when picking a new floor for your home kitchen.

What flooring options are available for your kitchen

Well, technically all of them. There is no law against installing a deep pile carpet in your kitchen if you really want to, although it is a pretty terrible idea.

The kitchen is often the busiest room in the house with a huge amount of foot traffic and activity over the years, and you need a flooring type that is capable of dealing with all of this, and a whole lot more besides.

So, what does that leave us with? Well, luckily there are still plenty of different options available to you, including laminate, vinyl, and Luxury Vinyl Tiles.

Vinyl is the most cost effective of the three, but you do see a drop off in performance as a result, whilst laminate looks fantastic when it is first installed, but can wear over time.

LVT Glasgow, on the other hand, is the perfect middle ground, providing a superb balance of looks, and performance as well as being extremely easy to maintain for many years with little more than a quick wipe here and there.

For more information on kitchen flooring options, get in touch with the team today and we will be delighted to help you out.

What about underfloor heating in the kitchen?

Underfloor heating is a wonderful addition to the modern home, but many are unaware that only certain floor types are suitable for installation over such systems. If you are looking to install underfloor heating at the same time as your new kitchen floor, or you simply want to have the option in the future, make 100% sure that the material you choose is suitable.

If you have any doubt, opt for an LVT floor from a leading manufacturer such as Amtico. Amtico products are designed specifically with underfloor heating in mind and just happen to also look absolutely great.

From a paraquet floor reminiscent of a French chateau to the very latest modern contemporary designs, choosing your new kitchen floor is a chance for you to express yourself, to add a touch of elegance and comfort to your living space, and a practical base from which you can live your life in the years and decades to come.

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