A wood effect Vinyl floor covering as robust as that fitted by Housing Associations ?

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As Subject title request;

During 2007 the Housing Association fitted a gritty texture type vinyl to my kitchen and bathroom floor, which after 12 years, still looks as good as new and there’s no dents or furniture marks from the cooker, washer or fridge freezer; it feels very tough and durable and is ok to walk on in bare feet.

Do forum members know of this type of vinyl; where it can be bought and whether it’s available in a wood effect pattern ?

Currently, every vinyl floor covering fitted in my elderly Father’s kitchen, tends to suffer from deep gouges, grooves and dents; caused mainly by Kitchen furniture, fridge Freezer & cooker etc + my Father dropping things.
 
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Altro flooring , contains metal fragments which help it be very slip resistant and hard wearing .
 
Thanks for prompt replies, yeah both products/brands appear to be what I’m after and both offer a wood effect version.

It was so difficult to find online without knowing what it was called, thanks.

I can’t understand why traditional vinyl is so soft in comparison and susceptible to damage from kitchen appliances & furniture etc.

The vinyl in my kitchen and bathroom (laid by the Housing Association) is so tough and looks like it’ll last forever, yet the Carpetright vinyl in my Father’s kitchen need replacing, again.
 
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Although the Wood Effect samples I’ve received from Polyflor are much thicker and far superior to any vinyl floor covering I’ve ever come across; they’re totally different to the flooring which the Housing Association fitted in my kitchen; which is very robust and since it was fitted during 2007, many a cup, plate and pan has been dropped without leaving any marks, nor are there any dents in the flooring when the cooker or fridge freezer are pulled out; and it was installed from a roll and stuck down

The samples from Polyflor appear to be from their floor tile range or maybe inter locking planks.

Due to my Father’s age and that he’s ruining carpets due to the amount of tea he spills; I was thinking of fitting the Housing Association type vinyl floor covering through-out my Father’s house; which although the appearance of the stuff in my kitchen & Bathroom will also work in my Father’s kitchen & bathroom; it wouldn’t look so good in the living room and bedroom, hence why, looking for a Wood Effect variant and of the same properties; thus not susceptible to marks and furniture dents.


A conventional laminate floor isn’t suitable; had it previously and it causes too much noise.
 
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Yeah, I think you maybe right.
I’ll order more samples from the links you’ve provided... thanks.

Also, I’m beginning to wonder whether it maybe the concrete floors within my home which has prevented the vinyl laid by the Housing Associations from acquiring indentation from the kitchen appliances ?

The ground floors in my Father’s house are Asphalt.
 
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If they spent anything like our local HA spends on renovations then it's Karndean :)
 
Just been chatting to one of the guys who I've worked with on restaurant refurbs/builds in the past. He told he often uses Altro Walkway, Altro Stronghold and Altro Atlas (at £15, £25 and £35 per square metre) on lower cost jobs where the customer won't pay for resin flooring and high wear resistance/non-slip are a must' The joints do need to be welded, though, as cold rolled joints can sometimes fail
 
Thanks for the additional post and suggestions, much appreciated.

My primarily concern is a vinyl flooring that isn’t susceptible to dents caused by furniture, especially when fitted in the living room and bedroom.

A vinyl that requires a welded
seam/join wouldn’t look so attractive in a living but that’s the type of vinyl the HA has fitted in my kitchen and bathroom, although welds weren’t needed.

The fitter just scraped the floors smooth, filled a few cracks etc then spread the adhesive and laid the vinyl by hand, then went over it with a roller; job done and it looks as good now as it did when first laid and, both the Kitchen and bathroom, although not wood effect, are pale colours, the kitchen a light oak, the bathroom sand.

I cant understand why vinyl floor covering from the likes of Carpetright is so poor in comparison.
 
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Welding is normally only done where rolls are joined. As these rolls are 3 to 4 metres wide by maybe 30 metres run, that isn't very often.
 

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