Vinyl flooring - Any regrets?

[eisley]

My parents keep telling me not to get vinyl flooring since they're not lasting and there might be water seepage and will get smelly if the water manages to seep through the get to the glue. I'm keen to hack and replace with tiles but costs are crazy unless I overlay.. and I'm not sure about overlaying either.

That said, we're not sure about the newer types of vinyl flooring and how good they are. Has anyone had long term experience with them?

Please state your reviews and how many years you've had it for! TIA!

 

[petetherock]

I think you need to visit a showroom and talk to someone about the new LVT options....

 

[eisley]

Thanks! I will, but I'm guessing they will likely tell me that times have changed and the quality and technology is a lot better now etc. I'd like some actual reviews if you guys have had them for a couple of years now?

 

[JuniorLion]

Interested to find out as well.

 

[sellun]

There was some discussion on vinyl in the Reno thread on EDMW recently.

I used vinyl for all my bedrooms & tiles for living & kitchen. Honestly the vinyl these days is really different from the past. Alot of brands claim that their vinyl have alot of features like waterproof & etc.
Just go for reputable brand with at least 5mm thick it will be good. Good thing about vinyl is you can easily replace a few pieces years later when the floor needs maintenance.

Btw you can't simply just overlay tiles on tiles. Tiles need rough surface to bite on so you'll likely need to hack the existing tiles.

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[advocado]

My parents keep telling me not to get vinyl flooring since they're not lasting and there might be water seepage and will get smelly if the water manages to seep through the get to the glue. I'm keen to hack and replace with tiles but costs are crazy unless I overlay.. and I'm not sure about overlaying either.

That said, we're not sure about the newer types of vinyl flooring and how good they are. Has anyone had long term experience with them?

Please state your reviews and how many years you've had it for! TIA!

just lay it on top of the original tiles, and use those that doesn't require glue so you can remove them easier and change the design when you feel outdated.


trust your senses, if you like vinyl tiles, get them, but i would suggest not to destroy your existing tiles coz after doing that you have to resurface the floor before putting up the new vinyls.

 

[eisley]

There was some discussion on vinyl in the Reno thread on EDMW recently.

I used vinyl for all my bedrooms & tiles for living & kitchen. Honestly the vinyl these days is really different from the past. Alot of brands claim that their vinyl have alot of features like waterproof & etc.
Just go for reputable brand with at least 5mm thick it will be good. Good thing about vinyl is you can easily replace a few pieces years later when the floor needs maintenance.

Btw you can't simply just overlay tiles on tiles. Tiles need rough surface to bite on so you'll likely need to hack the existing tiles.

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just lay it on top of the original tiles, and use those that doesn't require glue so you can remove them easier and change the design when you feel outdated.


trust your senses, if you like vinyl tiles, get them, but i would suggest not to destroy your existing tiles coz after doing that you have to resurface the floor before putting up the new vinyls.

Thank you both for sharing your exp and advice!

 

[ruster]

vinyl flooring easy to get scratch and harder to clean, need to use a lot of force when mopping, of course that is from my experience, not sure of the others..

 

[kindaichi83]

vinyl flooring easy to get scratch and harder to clean, need to use a lot of force when mopping, of course that is from my experience, not sure of the others..

yeah


my experience also

 

[PunggolLRT]

I think it’s quite easy to clean.

Vacuum is a breeze and mopping not exactly difficult, just need to get a good floor cleaner for vinyl/laminates and will be squeaking clean.

Scratch resistance is fairly good. My 2.5 years vinyl still good except one part which I did not realise a screw from the sofa leg was exposed and the screw cause some faint scratches. Hence, pasted those rubber protectors on furniture legs to prevent scratches.

vinyl flooring easy to get scratch and harder to clean, need to use a lot of force when mopping, of course that is from my experience, not sure of the others..

 

[alamak]

Actually depends on the texture of the vinyl.

Those with texture will be harder to vacuum and mop. Also harder to slide furnitures around,higher chances of scratches.

I think it’s quite easy to clean.

Vacuum is a breeze and mopping not exactly difficult, just need to get a good floor cleaner for vinyl/laminates and will be squeaking clean.

Scratch resistance is fairly good. My 2.5 years vinyl still good except one part which I did not realise a screw from the sofa leg was exposed and the screw cause some faint scratches. Hence, pasted those rubber protectors on furniture legs to prevent scratches.

 

[InfinityBoy]

My vinyl flooring for all rooms so far so good. 3.5 years liao still going strong.

Got it changed when one of my room's floor swelled up. Hacked whole floor, cement over and then vinyl flooring.

For the other rooms, just layered the vinyl over the tiles.

Used water to mop, vacuum and sweep floor so far no problem.

My parents keep telling me not to get vinyl flooring since they're not lasting and there might be water seepage and will get smelly if the water manages to seep through the get to the glue. I'm keen to hack and replace with tiles but costs are crazy unless I overlay.. and I'm not sure about overlaying either.

That said, we're not sure about the newer types of vinyl flooring and how good they are. Has anyone had long term experience with them?

Please state your reviews and how many years you've had it for! TIA!

 

[faraday123]

My parents keep telling me not to get vinyl flooring since they're not lasting and there might be water seepage and will get smelly if the water manages to seep through the get to the glue. I'm keen to hack and replace with tiles but costs are crazy unless I overlay.. and I'm not sure about overlaying either.

That said, we're not sure about the newer types of vinyl flooring and how good they are. Has anyone had long term experience with them?

Please state your reviews and how many years you've had it for! TIA!

The advancement in vinyl flooring has improved quite a lot in the past few years. It is widely popular and is considered long-lasting (value for money) compared to other types like parquet or wood. Tho wood flooring got more home feels