Vinyl in a conservatory...what type?

[specialbeat]

Hi there. We have just had a conservatory built and are looking at getting vinyl. My questions are these.
What type of vinyl should we consider as...
1, We have a manhole cover!
2, Wife is worried that the vinyl will puncture from any point bearing furniture, ie a stool, chairs, tables etc.
3,Any heat or cold issues?

Really not interested in Laminate flooring so would like vinyl but am worried about the puncture likelyhood, I understand there are different wear layers and overall thickness's.
We were originally looking for a nice thick vinyl then someone reminded us that it could rip/tear/pierce under furniture etc.

Any answers would be gratefully accepted.
Thanks in advance.

 

[OwainDIYer]

for the manhole you need a double sealed manhole cover that has a recess for fitting a matching flooring panel

Vinyl will only tear under furniture if your furniture has rough leg ends or it's badly laid. Commercial vinyl floors take very hard wear.

 

[dazlight]

What type of vinyl are you looking at.
Amtico and Karndean which are luxury vinyl tiles are very hard wearing and look the part.
Is the man hole in concrete? Couldn't of it been moved to the garden or was that a big job.

 

[crazydaze]

Sheet vinyl would be the cheapest option, the thickness does'nt always equate to how hard wearing it is, it will be susceptable to denting and also fading.

Luxury Vinyl like Amtico/Karndean will be harder wearing but is not bullet proof, it will be a little colder than a thicker sheet vinyl, and it needs fitting with the correct adhesives to cope with temperature, it too would be susceptable to fading.

There are some LVT's coming out that require less expensive, or no floor prep, depending on the subfloor, have a look at Imprezzo for eaxmple. This will still be susceptable to fading.

A Laminate would be very hard wearing, need the minimum of prep and a good one like Pergo would be resistant to fading too.

 

[OwainDIYer]

Or you could have ceramic tiles.

some of them look quite like tile-effect vinyl.

 

[coolevilangel]

Luxury Vinyl like Amtico/Karndean will be harder wearing but is not bullet proof, it will be a little colder than a thicker sheet vinyl, and it needs fitting with the correct adhesives to cope with temperature, it too would be susceptable to fading.

There are some LVT's coming out that require less expensive, or no floor prep, depending on the subfloor, have a look at Imprezzo for eaxmple. This will still be susceptable to fading.

Dave, have you fitted much of the clicks? how'd you get on with them?
This is prob for another conversation lol
But in no way would i advise a floating click LVT anywhere where there is direct sunlight or high temp.
No way in the world....

 

[coolevilangel]

If you get a lighter colour of LVT then the fading of direct sunlight wont appear to be affected as badly as a darker coloured one etc
Nearly every LVT manufacturered today has a PU (polyurathane coating) to it wihich helps protect from uv rays from fading (doesnt stop it) and also helps protect against scuffs etc to boot..
I wouldnt have any prob putting a karndean/amtico floor down at all in a conservatory, but as mentioned above, correct floor prep & the correct adhesive (high temp or epoxy) will have to be used..

 

[crazydaze]

Luxury Vinyl like Amtico/Karndean will be harder wearing but is not bullet proof, it will be a little colder than a thicker sheet vinyl, and it needs fitting with the correct adhesives to cope with temperature, it too would be susceptable to fading.

There are some LVT's coming out that require less expensive, or no floor prep, depending on the subfloor, have a look at Imprezzo for eaxmple. This will still be susceptable to fading.

Dave, have you fitted much of the clicks? how'd you get on with them?
This is prob for another conversation lol
But in no way would i advise a floating click LVT anywhere where there is direct sunlight or high temp.
No way in the world....

We have done a bit of the Imprezzo with no issues yet, but the fitters have been allowing plenty of expansion where ever possible (clicks into the inbuilt underlay and is double sided stuck to the underlay too)