Stick down LVT on soild floor - warm/cold?

2 years ago

Hello,
In a a month or so I am starting having what is currently a living room converted into a kitchen.
I am quite set on stick down LVT for the flooring, but just wanted to check people's experience with regards to warmth.
The floor is solid (it was an extension in the 70s or 80s, the rest of the house is 30s and is suspended timber).
Question - does stick down LVT (which cannot be laid with underlay) feel cold underfoot / cause much heat loss when laid on a soild base floor?
I know I could go for UFH to remove all concerns but it's just a lot of extra expense and the cost is already spiraling!
Cheers,
Lewis

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Frank
2 years ago
LVT itself isn't particularly well-insulating, nor is it heat-conducting the same way as concrete would be. I've not laid it on a solid ground floor, only on suspended wood floors (intermediate floors - 1st and 2nd floor flats). And also ... I used hard vinyl planks (waterproof click vinyl, ~5mm thick), not stick-down flexible LVT (which is slightly thinner).

To me at least, it feels slightly warmer than HDF-backed laminate or engineered wood (as laid in the same flats / same subfloor), but that may be because it is softer to the touch than those. I wouldn't expect wonders. Could you get a sample plank to try - put it down overnight and get an idea how it feels underfoot ?
Daisy England
2 years ago
I have it and it’s on a concrete floor. It’s not like walking on carpet for warmth but it’s far warmer than floor tiles. I often walk on it in bare feet.
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Woodfloors4u
2 years ago
Hi Lewis

If you haven't made your LVT purchase yet we would highly recommend you consider a engineered wood floor. It's warmed under feet and natural product ensuring no two floors are ever completely identical.

We have a huge selection of bespoke engineered wood flooring products on the floor in the UK, available for next day delivery to most postcodes within the UK.

Please check our website www.woodfloors4u.co.uk if you have any questions please feel free to drop us a line.

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