LVT and vinyl flooring in Wigan

Supplied and fitted

LVT & vinyl, in plain English

Luxury vinyl tile is the floor we fit most in kitchens, bathrooms and utility rooms, and increasingly through whole ground floors. It is fully waterproof rather than water-resistant, it is warm and quiet underfoot in a way that tile never is, and it shrugs off the things that destroy wood — dog claws, dropped pans, a washing machine that empties itself across the room at two in the morning.

It comes as planks, tiles or herringbone, in wood and stone effects, and either as click-fit or glue-down. Glue-down is the better job wherever the sub-floor allows it: it is thinner, it does not move, the pattern work sits tighter, and there is no hollow sound underfoot. Click-fit goes down faster, can be lifted again, and suits rentals and anywhere the floor may need to come up.

What LVT will not tolerate is a poor sub-floor. It is a thin, flexible product, so every ripple, every screw head and every trowel ridge will telegraph through to the surface within a few months. That is why most of the work on an LVT job happens before any flooring appears — latex smoothing compound, a ply overlay, or both. If a quote for LVT does not mention sub-floor preparation, it is not a complete quote.

Best for: Kitchens, bathrooms, utility rooms, commercial floors, and busy households with pets or small children.