Flooring
LVT buying guide
Explore the benefits of Luxury Vinyl Tiles and my product recommendations for different areas of your homes.
1st February 2024
Luxury Vinyl Tiles, or LVT, are a fantastic addition to any home.
Incredibly practical and hardwearing, LVT offers a luxury touch, with natural looking finishes of wood, stone and marble without the expense.
It’s also incredibly easy to maintain, making it an ideal option for busy family homes.
With such a huge selection of LVT available, it may be hard to know where to start when shopping for new flooring.
In this guide, I’ll share my personal recommendations and tips for making the perfect choice for your home.
Why choose Luxury Vinyl Tile Flooring
Our LVT range is a very popular selection of flooring for many reasons.
Here are some of the benefits for choosing LVT flooring for your home:
● Practical, durable and hard wearing – ideal for busy family homes, pets and high traffic areas
● Low maintenance and easy to clean
● Suitable for most areas of the home
● Water resistant
● Great value for money
● Available in a huge choice of effective finishes, from wood, stone, tiles and marble
● Resistant to scuffs and scratches
● Comfortable underfoot
● Easy to install using our click system ranges
Making your style selection
LVT is a hugely versatile type of flooring.
With so many styles, colours and designs available, you’ll have plenty to choose from when it comes to finding the right one for your home.
There are a few key considerations to think about when shopping for your flooring:
● Where will your flooring be placed? Firstly, think about where in your home your flooring will be laid and how often that area is used. LVT is extremely hard wearing so is a fantastic option for high traffic areas, though it is not recommended for stairs due to its inflexibility
● What sort of style would you like to achieve? Our LVT ranges come in an excellent choice of stylish finishes, from classic wooden designs, elegant marble styles, contemporary tiles and light and dark shades. Think about the look you want to give your room and whether it will complement your colour scheme.
● Think about your budget. Designed to offer affordable luxury, we have high quality LVT ranges to suit all budgets. Some of our ranges come with integrated underlay, eliminating the need to purchase additional underlay. Take a look at my recommendations below for best value for money ranges and luxury lines
Click system or dry back?
As well as being practical and durable, luxury vinyl tile flooring is easy to install.
Click system
With no need for adhesive, our click system ranges use a flexible locking method to create a floating floor.
Click system LVT can be used on top of concrete, floorboards or existing flooring where needed.
Just remember to always pair with ScS underlay, which comes with a built-in moisture barrier, for the perfect finish.
I recommend the click system LVT for new build houses with newly laid concrete floors, due to the moisture within the floor being unsuitable for dry-back LVT.
Dry-back
It is recommend that dry back ranges are installed by our ScS approved fitters.
They’ll prepare your existing flooring then fix your chosen LVT securely on top to create a strong, hard-wearing floor that doesn’t move.
Recommendations
Luxury Vinyl Tiles come in a huge range of styles and effects.
Here are my recommendations to help you with your choice, from low budget options to luxury ranges.
1. Budget
Quartz LVT
A great all-round product, the Quartz LVT covers a lot of ground for the price.
One of our lower cost ranges, it offers a durable, waterproof option in a choice of 2 modern tile effects.
A brilliant choice for sprucing up main areas of the home.
Recommended for: larger areas such as kitchens and living rooms
2. Mid-range
Moonstone LVT
A slightly thicker LVT, the Moonstone range offers the realistic look of high-end wooden flooring, at a fraction of the price.
A solid product, the Moonstone is an extremely hard wearing product and comes in a choice of 6 beautiful finishes.
Perfect for renovations and modernising.
Recommended for: kitchens and bathrooms
3. Luxury
Kahrs Platinum
Our Kahrs Platinum range is an exquisite LVT.
Resilient and incredibly hardwearing, it is a solid and sturdy product with an effective embossed finish for the look of real tile and a durable ceramic coating.
It comes in a choice of 5 real-look tile effects.
Recommended for: main living areas and hallways
4. High-traffic areas
Onyx LVT
For an LVT that can handle a busy household and heavy footfall, the Onyx offers a fantastic option for high traffic areas.
Offering a superb 20-year stain and wear guarantee, the Onyx offers complete peace of mind and benefits from a 360 degree click system for easy installation.
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Only £ 49 .99 sqm
- 20 years stain guarantee
- Guarantee Wear: 20 years
- Thickness: 5mm
5. General use
Coral LVT
A great choice to use around the home, our Coral range is an excellent durable option and is able to withstand the demands of a busy household.
It’s also expertly finished and features an embossed design with enhanced knots for an authentic effect.
It also comes with an integrated underlay.
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Only £ 44 .99 sqm
- 7 years stain guarantee
- Guarantee Wear: 7 years
- Thickness: 5mm
Fitting
LVT is very easy to maintain.
Once you’ve chosen your LVT and it’s fitted into place, you can keep it looking in good condition with a little TLC.
Fresh and bright with our handy tips.
See our LVT care guide for care advice on looking after your LVT.
For more advice on choosing your LVT flooring, you can book an appointment with your local store, where our helpful staff will be happy to help you with your decision.
If you’re buying online, you can call our online sales team on 0800 731 0048 for advice on fitting options.
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