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Our glue down LVT is designed to provide a seamless and durable solution for every room in your home. With our high-quality luxury vinyl flooring, you can enjoy the look of traditional flooring materials like hardwood or stone for a much lower cost and far less maintenance. Read more
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Glue down or dry back vinyl flooring is a great choice for bathrooms because it’s highly water resistant thanks to the protective top layer. Real wooden flooring in bathrooms isn’t recommended, so wood-look LVT planks are a brilliant alternative. Ceramic bathroom tiles can feel cold and hard underfoot, whereas LVT tiles are warmer and much more comfortable.
No flooring is completely waterproof, but glue down LVT flooring is very water resistant. Because it’s fully stuck down to the subfloor, there’s also less chance of water getting between the joins and underneath the planks compared to click LVT. While glue down or dry back has brilliant water resistance, it’s a good idea to clear up any spills straight away and not let standing water pool on top of the flooring.
Glue down LVT is stuck to the subfloor, so you’ll need to check your subfloor is smooth, level and in good condition before installation. You also need the right type of adhesive to stick down your LVT planks or tiles. A conservatory or room with underfloor heating will need a high temperature adhesive to ensure it stays in place when the room warms up, while a bathroom or kitchen will need a special adhesive that can cope with moisture.
We recommend hiring a professional fitter to make sure your glue down LVT is fitted perfectly – just let us know if you need us to arrange this service. However, if you’re a keen DIYer, we do have a full guide on how to lay LVT flooring.
To ensure a smooth finish, some works may be required and the fitters offer a huge choice of services to help prepare your bare flooring to ensure a worry-free finish. This is especially important when considering smooth flooring such as LVT or Vinyl as any imperfections in the subfloor may affect the appearance of your new flooring.
Our estimators and home consultants will be able to point out any potential concerns that may need to be addressed prior to fitting, as well as provide a quotation for any additional services required if they have access to confirm the condition of your subfloor.
This is a term that will come up when shopping for smooth flooring and can be quite confusing at first. To put it simply, the wear layer is a clear top surface that provides durability, stain and scratch resistance for your LVT flooring.
In order to decide which is the right wear layer for you, you will need to determine the usage of the flooring beforehand. If you have children, pets, or there is a lot of foot traffic in your home, you should consider a thicker wear layer to ensure you can enjoy your new LVT flooring for many years.
You can breathe a huge sigh of relief! Luxury vinyl tiles are very easy to clean. Thanks to their PU protection shield layer, they're totally water-resistant and have an exceptional resistance to scratches and stains. Our Tapi Floor Care Guide is full of helpful information to help you tackle any kind of spillage like a pro. You should have received this when you placed your order, but you can also download it here.
No. Real wood takes on its environment, it moves and breathes, therefore fitting LVT on top of a wooden floor will stop the air from getting to it, which will cause many issues. If you've got a wooden parquet floor, this will have to come up before a new floor can go down. You can't lay LVT on top of laminate either as laminate is a wood-based floating floor that needs room to expand and contract in different temperatures, so this would be an unstable subfloor for LVT.
Luxury vinyl doesn't require traditional underlay. With dryback LVT, you can either use HT adhesive or our LVT flexible self-adhesive 'underlay' - a sticky sheet that can be trimmed to size that's so quick and easy to install. Our flexi underlay is also compatible with click LVT; however, all our current ranges of click LVT have underlay already built in - clever!
Luxury vinyl flooring, aka LVT, combines the look and feel of a real wooden or stone floor with lots of practical benefits. Each luxury vinyl tile or plank is made up of many different layers, resulting in a smart and stylish floor with super strength and durability that’s also stain- and water-resistant. Some styles are also embossed and textured, so they feel like real wood or stone beneath your feet. Luxury vinyl floor tiles are a great choice for bathrooms and kitchens but can be laid anywhere in your home - and very easily too! Find out more about LVT or explore our full collection online.
Luxury vinyl is one of the more expensive smooth flooring options, but thanks to its durability, it’s a long-term investment - some styles have a lifetime wear guarantee!
Fitting costs start from £15 per m2 for dryback LVT and £17.50 per m2 for click LVT, and our cheapest dryback luxury vinyl is £22.99 per m2. This means it will cost just over £450 to install LVT in a 3x4 metre room, then you’d need to add on any door bars, and in the case of dryback LVT, add on glue as well. There might also be some extra costs to prepare the subfloor for a new smooth floor, depending on its condition. To get a full quote for new luxury vinyl flooring, head to your nearest Tapi store, or play around with our handy LVT flooring cost calculator (found on all of our LVT product pages).
Yes! Luxury vinyl floor tiles have a special waterproof coating, so they're the perfect flooring choice for bathrooms, utility rooms, and kitchens. However, there's a small chance moisture or water could get in the joins between each tile, so it's best to clean up any spills right away and take care when mopping your floor.
Preparing your subfloor is key to getting the best performance out of your new LVT flooring. Unlike carpet, smooth flooring will show up any imperfections in the subfloor, so you need to make sure your subfloor is dry, smooth, structurally sound, and free from debris. Our guide to preparing your subfloor will tell you all the things you need to know.
If you're not sure of the condition of your subfloor, we can assess it for you during a home visit or when we do our measurement checks. If it turns out your subfloor needs repairing or replacing, we can provide you with a quote, and arrange this additional service with independent fitters if you’re happy to go ahead.
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