flooring for a kid's room

[puntloos]

Designing room for our currently 6yo kid. Question is which floor type, or combination of floor types, is best for him? The two options

 

 

1/ Amtico - (83 GBP per sqm for Spacia, inc install, inc VAT, inc underlay)

- Indestructible, almost

- Looks modern, solid

- Super easy to clean

 

2/ Carpet - (59.50 GBP per sqm for good quality, inc install, vat, underlay)

- Best foot feel (and we don't wear shoes in our house)

- Harder to clear

- Dies quicker especially if rolling a desk chair over it all the time

 

Because we have a large room for him, we are considering doing carpet in his sleeping section (top) and amtico in his play/work section with desk, desk chair(rollers!) 

 

opinions? Do kids even like carpet? Other than price any hidden/unknown upsides downsides?

 

 

Edited May 4, 2023 by puntloos

[dpmiller]

what age is this "kid"?

[puntloos]

2 minutes ago, dpmiller said:

what age is this "kid"?

currently 6 (also updated in main post thx)

Edited May 4, 2023 by puntloos

[puntloos]

Anyone? I sense that carpets are nicer but harder to maintain in a good state (impromptu impressionistic painting sessions..) - do kids hate amtico?

Edited May 5, 2023 by puntloos

[Carrerahill]

Just now, puntloos said:

Anyone? I sense that carpets are nicer but harder to maintain - do kids hate amtico?

Our 4 year old regularly, i.e all the time, plays on either engineered oak / Amtico depending where he is in the house, we only have carpet upstairs. No complaints from the little scone. A nice rug helps too and if something is spilt can be machine washed.

[Big Jimbo]

I did engineered oak in the last house in all the bedrooms. 3 girls, and despite the, no shoes on in the house rule, the youngest One put hundred of dents in hers, trying on lots of shoes in order to pick which ones she wanted to wear going out. If i was doing it again i would go LVT. I'm a big fan of LVT, and i'm prob going to use it all over the ground floor in my new house, and in all the bathrooms. I'm just not a fan of tiles. LVT and a rug would be my choice.

[SteamyTea]

6 year old boy?

[Carrerahill]

6 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

6 year old boy?

Hmm, might put concrete in my sons bedroom when we do it up then, with a channel drain in the middle. 

[SteamyTea]

Just now, Carrerahill said:

Hmm, might put concrete in my sons bedroom when we do it up then, with a channel drain in the middle. 

A large wetroom then.

[puntloos]

On 05/05/2023 at 13:01, SteamyTea said:

A large wetroom then.

Sounds great for the bleaching sessions every week. 

(boys are nasty)

 

[SteamyTea]

30 minutes ago, puntloos said:

boys are nasty

Evan old ones.