Advantages: quick and easy to use
Disadvantages: could work out expensive

...About half of my flat has hard floors - laminate in the living room, vinyl in the kitchen and vinyl strips in the bathroom - and I find cleaning it all a nightmare. I tend to vacuum before using a wet product on the floor, as my floors always tend to be quite dusty. Before I started using Wilkinsons floor wipes, I used to mop the floor, something which I found quite annoying, as it always seems to just swirl the dirt around rather than picking it up. It's also not very good for laminate floor as regularly getting it wet can cause damage. When I spotted these wipes I was intrigued. They sounded like a good idea, however I was slightly put off by the price as they cost £1.45 for 15 wipes. I decided to give them a try though as the packet states that one wipe will clean an area up to 7 metres squared. The wipes can be used... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to lay, long lasting, looks good, easy to maintain
Disadvantages: Not Water proof

...OK., before we start.. first thing to note is that Tundra Flooring is a laminate flooring and NOT real wood. Technical details: You can buy them from Ikea and they are ONLY delivered in packs. Each pack weighs 15 kgs and contains 9 planks. You can cover 2.39 sq. mts (25.8 sq.ft) with one pack. Each plank measures 138 cm x 19.3 cm; now you can make an approximate calculation of many planks or packs you would need to cover you floor. You will also get a guide sheet of how to lay the floor. Cost: When we bought the Tundra flooring there was a discount on all laminate flooring from Ikea. Hence, we got it a £15 per pack. You should always buy one pack more than what is necessary just to allow that human error. Tools and extra material needed to lay the floor: There is a Fixa laminate floor laying kit available from Ikea... Read review

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Advantages: Disposable, easy to use
Disadvantages: Expensive

...To tell you the truth, my kitchen floor is pretty gruesome even at the best of times. At some time in the past (the 1970s ?), someone decided it would be a good idea to cover it in custard yellow vinyl tiles. Thirty years on, and things are not looking good! I would love this to be a review about a wonderful new floor covering, but I’m a bit stuck at the moment. We’ve only just moved into our house, and the kitchen units were probably installed at the same time as the floor tiles, so they really have to go. But we can’t decide whether to extend the kitchen or not, and until we have decided if we are going to extend we can’t replace the kitchen units – and it really doesn’t make sense to replace the floor until we know where the units are going to be. So, the grimy puke-yellow floor remains. And then we have to throw a new problem... Read review

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Advantages: Very quick and easy to lay
Disadvantages: Experience required for a top job!

...I recently laid quick step uniclic flooring in a relatives bedroom. This is the 12th laminate floor I have laid, 6 were glued boards and 6 have been click style boards, so I'm definitely qualified to speak on the subject! Background I've listed a con as 'experience required’; this may be slightly unfair as I would say it's true of all laminate floors, especially the cheaper ones. They will only look really good if they have been fitted really well. The quick step uniclic floor is however at the higher price range of laminate floors at around 13.99 per sq metre, so I would say it is slightly more forgiving when mistakes are made. When dealing with home improvements materials I tend to stick to the old saying, "you get what you pay for". I feel I've been proved correct with laminate flooring. I've dealt with cheaper floors... Read review

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Advantages: Everything. vinyl tiles are the future
Disadvantages: none at all

...I recently went in search of Karndean flooring, as a neighbour of mine told me they were recommended it from their builder, who installed it for them after he built their conservatory. I went round to see it and it looks FANTASTIC!! like something you would see in a footballers house, as it had a border around the room and matched the colour of their furniture, i thought they had an interior designer in but they hadn't... Anyway after seeing that i knew i had to have it, so i asked how much, i nearly dropped my cup of tea when they told me how much it cost...£1000's for one room. Anyway my friend told me there was cheaper ranges out there and so on and to shop around etc. This is were my review of this flooring starts. As im an internet nerd, this was the first and only place i looked, and after reading a couple of reviews here... Read review

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Advantages: durable, practical and versatile
Disadvantages: quite expensive

...Upon moving into my house nearly a year ago my partner suggested that we get kardean flooring on our lower ground floor. I had never before heard of this brand so decided to investigate it further, I visited the brand website and from there ordered samples of the designs I liked. It took about a week for the samples to arrive and I also received a brochure explaining benefits of this product and showing the full range available. We deci