8mm laminate any good?

[Thorfun]

Looking at floor coverings for our basement but we don’t have a lot of thickness to play with (max 15mm). 
 

For laminate our choices then would be 8mm laminate with 5mm wood fibre underlay or 12mm laminate and 1.8mm foam underlay. 
 

this is being laid on a Cemfloor screed so it’s pretty level with wet ufh below. 
 

anyone used 8mm laminate? How does it perform? Anyone got both 8mm and 12mm and notice a difference?

[Thorfun]

I guess another question is would the 1.8mm underlay be suitable for under laminate on the screed. With regards to it being enough to even out any small imperfections in the screed. 

[Thorfun]

38 minutes ago, Thorfun said:

For laminate our choices then would be 8mm laminate with 5mm wood fibre underlay or 12mm laminate and 1.8mm foam underlay. 

Another question while I think about it. Which solution would you choose?!

[Nickfromwales]

46 minutes ago, Thorfun said:

Looking at floor coverings for our basement but we don’t have a lot of thickness to play with (max 15mm). 
 

For laminate our choices then would be 8mm laminate with 5mm wood fibre underlay or 12mm laminate and 1.8mm foam underlay. 
 

this is being laid on a Cemfloor screed so it’s pretty level with wet ufh below. 
 

anyone used 8mm laminate? How does it perform? Anyone got both 8mm and 12mm and notice a difference?

Why not wood effect LVT? 

[Thorfun]

6 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said:

Why not wood effect LVT? 

I’m not convinced I can diy that. We’re pretty good at wood/laminate so was thinking about what we know we can install. 

[Thorfun]

9 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said:

Why not wood effect LVT? 

And is lvt ok with ufh?

[Nickfromwales]

https://www.floordepot.co.uk/vinyl-click-lvt-spc?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAACv8UoDj6eSo8V8Ljqjd1SJLPRJIl&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiLLABhCEARIsAJYS6ukAPmOwf0mPbFG3-N-xmZMktlcB2oSSNBQllBUJfu9qQCEqwqyTyrMaAszKEALw_wcB

[Nickfromwales]

2 minutes ago, Thorfun said:

And is lvt ok with ufh?

Cant see why not. You’ll not be running at very high temps down there? 

[Thorfun]

5 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said:

https://www.floordepot.co.uk/vinyl-click-lvt-spc?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAACv8UoDj6eSo8V8Ljqjd1SJLPRJIl&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiLLABhCEARIsAJYS6ukAPmOwf0mPbFG3-N-xmZMktlcB2oSSNBQllBUJfu9qQCEqwqyTyrMaAszKEALw_wcB

Yeah, nice. I also did a quick google and found a click system! https://www.ukflooringdirect.co.uk/products/spectra-luxury-rigid-core-click-vinyl-flooring-select-oak-plank
 

also says it’s suitable for UFH

[Thorfun]

5 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said:

Cant see why not. You’ll not be running at very high temps down there? 

Nope and it’s hardly used down there as it’s a pretty constant temperature but need something suitable in case we do want to run the ufh. 

[MPH243]

I have 12mm laminate with 2mm foam on screed with ufh, I have also fitted something like what @Nickfromwales linked to in a customers house with ufh.

I would probably go with the lvt as it is waterproof and seemed a bit more robust than our laminate. Your floor should be good for flatness which is important.

[Nickfromwales]

21 minutes ago, Thorfun said:

Nope and it’s hardly used down there as it’s a pretty constant temperature but need something suitable in case we do want to run the ufh. 

Then don’t fit a thin laminate as it’ll likely be dogshit and won’t go the distance. Everywhere where I’ve seen cheap laminate the corners have come away, where they have already started their death roll by the boxes being moved and edges bumped which fractures the laminate, or they start to show their age early in high traffic areas. 
 

Consider ribbons or other thresholds so a room can be ‘fixed’ without pulling up other areas to facilitate this. 

[BotusBuild]

We have just ordered 6mm thick click fit LVT with integrated underlay. We are going to put this directly on a Cemfloor screed on one floor and on top of 6mm plywood on the other floor.

 

Comes from a company called Invictus. This is one of the chosen "patterns" - https://invictus.co.uk/lvt-maximusclick-newenglandoak-sand?sc_trk={254AF85D-8A2B-4925-8DD4-DCC0EB1A71FC}

Edited April 26 by BotusBuild

[nod]

If I was restricted for thickness 

Id go for the thinner laminate and more underneath it 

[Gone West]

We're aiming to fit LVT Loose Lay. It's easier to lift a section if it gets damaged.

 

https://www.bestatflooring.co.uk/luxury-vinyl-tiles/looselay-vinyl-flooring/

 

 

[Thorfun]

1 hour ago, Gone West said:

We're aiming to fit LVT Loose Lay. It's easier to lift a section if it gets damaged.

 

https://www.bestatflooring.co.uk/luxury-vinyl-tiles/looselay-vinyl-flooring/

 

 

that does look easy to fit but it's way out of our budget.

[Hughgo12]

We used Lignum Core LVT, with the built in underlay. Picture of it being laid, very easy to work with but you need a very level floor. Went for it due to its advantages with UFH and that its scratch, impact proof, waterproof etc. 

Get yourself to a flooring store as they nearly always give a bit of a discount

[Nickfromwales]

You can use a one of these to knock off high points,

 

 
 

and feathering compound to fill divots.