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Domestic LVT Flooring Installation
Luxury vinyl tile and plank by Amtico and Karndean — fitted by accredited installers, with the subfloor preparation and detailing a premium floor demands.
About LVT flooring
Luxury vinyl tile and plank by Amtico and Karndean — fitted by accredited installers, with the subfloor preparation and detailing a premium floor demands.
Where it works best
- Open-plan kitchen-diners
- Ground-floor hallways and living spaces
- Bathrooms, en-suites and utility rooms
- Basements and cellar conversions
- Garden rooms and extensions
How we fit it
- Home visit and subfloor survey — LVT needs a flat, dry, stable subfloor. We check moisture content, levelness and substrate and specify any preparation honestly — cutting this corner is where most LVT failures start.
- Design consultation — For patterned installations (herringbone, Amtico Signature laying patterns, borders) we sketch the layout so you can see how the pattern will sit in the room.
- Written quote — Covers LVT, adhesive, subfloor prep (latex screed, ply or primer), any patterning labour, trims and fitting.
- Subfloor preparation — Latex self-levelling compound, moisture-proof membrane or plywood overlay — whatever the substrate needs to give the LVT a thirty-year life.
- Acclimatisation and layout — Boxes acclimatise on site, we dry-lay the pattern to balance the tile, and batch-mix tiles so natural variation is distributed evenly.
- Installation and handover — Tiles or planks are fully bonded with the manufacturer's specified adhesive, rolled in, and the perimeter is trimmed cleanly. We hand over care instructions and offcuts.
Why LVT
What you get.
Waterproof, quiet, and warm underfoot — ideal for kitchens, utilities and whole ground floors
Convincing wood, stone and herringbone visuals with real surface texture
Compatible with underfloor heating up to 27°C
Hard-wearing commercial-grade wear layers even on domestic ranges
Lifetime residential warranties with approved installers
Recent LVT work
Seen on the floor.
FAQs
LVT questions, answered.
What makes LVT worth the extra cost over laminate?
Three things: it's properly waterproof, it's warmer and quieter underfoot, and the printed-and-embossed surface looks and feels markedly more like the material it's imitating. On a whole ground floor you notice the difference every day.
Click-fit or glue-down?
For rigid-core click LVT on top of a sound subfloor, click is quick and cleaner. For a premium ground-floor installation — especially over UFH, or with patterned laying — we glue-down. Bonded LVT has no hollow sound and deals with thermal movement better.
How long does LVT last in a family home?
With a 0.55mm or thicker wear layer and a proper installation, twenty years is realistic in a busy ground floor. The wear layer is what matters most — ignore "thickness" in the total sense and ask us about wear-layer microns.
Is LVT OK around dogs?
Yes — better than engineered wood or laminate. The wear layer copes with claws, the surface is easy to wipe, and any spills (or accidents) don't damage the core. We'd still put down runners in the busiest traffic lanes.
Can LVT be fitted on top of floorboards?
Only with a plywood overlay — 6mm ply minimum, screwed (not nailed) at close centres, with joints filled. Laying LVT straight onto floorboards is one of the most common installation failures we're called in to fix.
What's the difference between Amtico and Karndean?
Both are excellent. Amtico tends to be specified more in commercial and high-end residential, with sharper embossing on stones; Karndean's Knight Tile offers strong value at the entry level, and Korlok is a superb rigid-core option. We fit both and can advise on which range suits your project.
Planning a LVT floor?
Tell us the room and how it's used and we'll recommend the right product — and price it honestly.