what innovative flooring option am I not thinking of? Top floor flat, wood's too noisy, cork's a bit retro, carpet's not easy enough to clean. does good vinyl exist?
Wood might be an option if you can get the subfloor rigid enough: then you can have a floating wooden floor with absorbent rubber underlay to reduce footfall noise (wish my upstairs neighbour had done this... grrr.)
what innovative flooring option am I not thinking of? Top floor flat, wood's too noisy, cork's a bit retro, carpet's not easy enough to clean. does good vinyl exist?