Cost To Put Laminate Flooring In A Kitchen V Tiles

[CW1]

Hi,

Am selling a house that has lino in the 11ft 2 x 11ft 7 kitchen / diner, and carpet in the lounge, 13ft 10 x 11ft 7. Would anyone be able to give me rough idea how much it might be to replace the lino with laminate flooring, and how it would compare to having tiles fitted. Including labour. And would it be more "saleable" with laminate flooring in the lounge too, with costs. Overall, is it worth the expense ;)

Many thanks

[ummmm]

I would rather tiles in the kitchen unless you're willing to buy top quality laminate, and that won't be cheap.

My kitchen is smaller than yours and it cost £450 for the tiles. We had them laid for free.

[Purple_Popple]

Definitely put tiles in a kitchen not laminate.

[CW1]

Thanks for the advice, guess that's the way I'll go in the kitchen.
Sounds like it'd be much cheaper to carpet the lounge then, but would I get the cost of laminate back in the selling price and / or laminate would be more appealing and would make for a quicker sale ?

[gingejbee]

Well, it wouldn't make it appealing to me...I hate laminate flooring. And I know others who feel the same! We will not be taken in by fickle fashions...especially when they are so naff.

[boxtops]

We've put laminate all through in our kitchen/diner, very pleased with it. The laminate cost about £700, the builders fitted it while they were doing other things (but it's not difficult to fit yourself if you get the click-together type).

[ummmm]

People find it hard to imagine so it's best to make it as clean and as uncluttered as possible.

[boxtops]

If you look at the selling houses progs on the TV, they all put in laminate - it's sleeker and easier to clean.

[gingejbee]

boxy: that's exactly why I don't watch any property programmes. i'm living in the house - not selling it and i hate these floors. They remind me of hospital/dentist waiting-rooms.

[ummmm]

But it might make it more saleable.

[gingejbee]

...and they make houses look more like business premises rather than homes....just my view, of course!

[gingejbee]

ummm: not if the viewers don't like it either!

[Prudie]

Personally I hate laminate in the living room. If it's just for sale and your current carpet is not showing off the room to its best then I'd lay a cheap carpet - that's the approach they take on the property programmes - remember it's just cosmetic and not to pick something expensive that you'd lay if you were staying, including the hard flooring.

[knittynora]

Depends on your target buyer. Older people may prefer carpet.

[ummmm]

When something is uncluttered and clean it's easier for buyers to see the potential.

[gingejbee]

I'm off...everyone on this thread has been brainwashed by those TV style gurus.

[ummmm]

I've viewed many houses in my time. I've always gone for builder refurbs.

[ummmm]

Actually...that's mainly because I'm lazy :-)

[CW1]

Personally, I do like the look of laminate and may well put it in my own tiny little kitchen but I don't think it's practical in the lounge. Gotta put mats down to stop slip sliding around which, to me, gets away from the look of it. And I don't my cat'd be enamored, spinning around ;)

As far as the place I'm selling goes, the target market is possibly a professional single or couple, probably a 1st time buyer. Or my mate who desperately wants a 2 bed in the area (we met when we both lived in that road !) but the prices are fast getting out of her reach :( Looks like a lot of expense if it may actually put people off, but if people DO like it, having it already done would make it more appealing. Hmmm ...

[boxtops]

I haven't been brainwashed by anybody! I resisted laminate for a long time - but when we had the rooms knocked through, we had to have the same flooring through the ground floor, it made sense. I am so pleased I did - so much easier to keep clean of pet hair etc. No more carpet!

[murraymints]

I replaced ceramic tiles in kitchen with something called amtico tiles...a vinyl / rubber mix...no more broken cups etc when something is dropped...much easier to clean..I steam....