Help with flooring in hallway and stairs
I'm after a bit of advice and some opinions too :) We live in an old victorian rectory and I rather optimistically ripped up our carpets and plywood hoping to find a lovely timber floor underneath. Unfortunately it is a mish mash of broken planks, several different types of wood and gaps you could get your hand through. So I need to cover them up. I was looking at timber floors which are lovely however we had them in our previous house and with 3 children and 2 dogs they were terribly scratched and dulled after a few years. I really don't want carpet again as with the kids and dogs it's also a nightmare. Tiles would be too cold (can't put underfloor heating in) so it leads me to LVT. Would it be absolute sacrilege to put them in an old house? I also am not sure how I tie that in with the stairs. If I strip the treads and paint the risers white will it look odd next to the fake wood? Thanks.
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Hilary Wilde
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Comments (16)Carrie - thank you so much for that comment. I really appreciate you resting out the temperature of your own floor for me! And for getting the noise thing, hate anything that is going to cause a racket! But I think between you and the other Houzzers on this discussion, I have had some myths busted about tiled floors. Only my own myths though I think! Thank you for the tips about the underneath of the floor too. That will really help. Thanks, I love the hallway and have been living with it as a mess for so long, it will be so nice to finally decorate it - I will try to dig out a before picture as have now had it plastered and rewired and mist coat of paint has gone on. Lots of woodwork to do now, door trims and skirting to go on and bannister to sand, then the tonne of final paint and can get to flooring after that. But we’ll get there! Thank you all so much for your kind help!...See More
PROCatherine White Interiors
4 years agoThis sounds a bit mad, but have you thought of woven vinyl flooring? It is very lovely, you can clean it easily, the one thing I would worry about is claws.. so you'll have to take a view. Might be a tad slippy too, so think about nosing. but it's another option. You can get some interesting nosing details too. Also I don't think LVT is a terrible idea, but as long as you buy one high spec enough, that it has a thick wear layer (clear bit at the top) so that scratches can be buffed out if need be. My favourite Woven Flooring Brand is Bolon. My favourite LVT brand is Amtico. Hope that 's helpful. :)
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PROWoodpecker Flooring
4 years agoHi Hilary,
We can't help but imagine a beautiful parquet floor in that hallway - we agree with colourhappy about having a durable carpet on the stairs too to add contrast. Hallways in old houses just ask for parquet, and you could go modern or traditional with the colour. Here's some inspiration:
Goodrich Salted Oak
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Goodrich Espresso Oak · More InfoYou can order free samples from our website if you'd like to take a closer look.
Best wishes,
Hannah | Woodpecker Flooring
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