A floor covering that suits all needs

Lux­ury vinyl tiles or planks (short LVTs) are made of mod­ern vinyl and there­fore par­tic­u­larly hard-wear­ing. This means they can also be used without prob­lems in rooms sub­ject to high wear and tear such as bath­rooms and hobby rooms. In this art­icle, our expert explains the vari­ous bene­fits of vinyl floor­ing and what you should pay atten­tion to when installing it.

Tip 1: A sound basis for every room

Bath­rooms have become a “well­ness oas­is” where people like to spend quite some time – much more than in the past. Accord­ingly, the floor must not only be par­tic­u­larly robust and easy to main­tain but should also look good. Vinyl floor­ing is such an all-round­er and is just as water-repel­lent as clas­sic ceram­ic tiles. But beware: Even vinyl floor­ing requires expert seal­ing when used in wet rooms! In hobby rooms, there’s always the danger of tools or oth­er utensils drop­ping and dam­aging the floor. Thanks to its smooth and hard-wear­ing sur­face, vinyl floor­ing is able to with­stand every­day wear and tear. No scratches, no dents, and the dirt is wiped off in no time. Unlike stone floors, vinyl floor­ing is soft, elast­ic and there­fore offers high­er walk­ing com­fort (easi­er on the joints). This also makes it the per­fect choice for home gyms.

Tip 2: Bonded flooring lasts longer

Wheth­er in the bath­room or hobby room: loose lay is not a good idea for vinyl floor­ing. It can shift or buckle, quickly becom­ing a trip haz­ard. Right from the start, it’s there­fore advis­able to bond the vinyl floor­ing over the entire sur­face of the room to pro­duce a firm bond with the sub­floor. This also min­im­izes the noise caused by walk­ing on the floor, where­as float­ing install­a­tion tends to pro­duce a crack­ling or smack­ing sound. Before apply­ing the adhes­ive, how­ever, the sub­floor must be dry and com­pletely level. Oth­er­wise, mois­ture will later col­lect under the floor­ing and cause the devel­op­ment of mold.