How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

My guy is ready to do everything else but we haven't chosen the floor yet

And we are having a baby in a month.

No tiles on the floor - or at least no real tiles. May be LVT or rubber (sheet or tiles) or maybe Marmoleum Click.

Advantage of lvt/click stuff over sheets is they - I believe - don't need any sort of super flat screed and can just be laid on top of ply. We are having sheet marmoleum fitted today in the kitchen but it has taken a team of 3 guys the best part of two days to do.

So the one I just had...
Floor tiles were fitted towards the end before the wall tiles so the later could be brought down on top of the former.
Toilet pan was pretty much last thing to be fitted on ours though.

Flooring- Im having new flooring throughout my house as part of wider works. Current floorboards are not in the best condition. I've had quotes for engineered wood that come in around £12.5k for supply and fit of 115sqm of flooring . materials cost at around £45-50 per sqm.

Do i have any other options that will shave some cost off? I don't want carpet

That's reassuring

Karndean, Amtico etc? Not my sort of thing as I'm not into things that aren't wood but try to look like it, but they can be had cheaper than £50 per sqm

Not really my sort of thing either TBH, but budget may dictate they have to be

the £5o per sqm includes glue, thresholds, DPC for ground floor etc, so not just the flooring itself

I would fit everything and then remove the WC just before fitting and refit when floor is down. Depends if your fitting a wet floor or just rubber vinyl. Fitting floor under a shower and bath imo is pointless.

What do you mean by a wet floor?

Shower will be in a shower tray. No bath.

Removing and refitting the toilet seems like the way to go, cheers

How much would restoring the old floorboards cost?

I've not got costings for that. Id imagine the boards would need to be totally replaced given the state of them , i cant see that replacing some and restoring others would leave me with a consistent look and finish .There are an unholy amount of squeaks and creaks to the existing boards, plenty of gaps between them, some replacement boards made of different wood to the originals etc. Anyone have ideas for a per sqm cost for this?

@Cornish_Bike had Amtico flooring (maybe something else?) fitted at his place and has given solid reviews for it.

I fitted Birch ply as flooring in my old house - it was cheap and looked ok but in an old victorian semi the wonkiness of the floors and walls were an issue. Don't think that's what you're after. A friend has had good success using Mapei floor screed sealed with a resin or concrete sealant as a poured concrete floor - because its latex but has fibres its super strong and can be poured pretty thick (up to 100mm). I've seen that he's also added pigment to other floors he's done but you could get a room done for £200 with that tekkers. Not for everyone mind

I seem to remember a post from him saying his floor worked out around £100 an sqm, so too rich fort me. Though i'M SURE Amtico do less expensive products too .

looking at T&G floorboards they seem to com in from £20 a sqm, but i have no idea of install costs, and finish will of course differ from an engineered wood or similar .

though with the boards I'd also have to sand down and varnish/ oil - adding more labour costs

There are much cheaper versions of LVT than Amtico. Karndean is a bit cheaper, and we had LG Hausys laid for £15pqm fitted...

any pics of it laid?

bamboo? Personally, I like the warm honey colour and am planning on using it throughout the ground floor in my rebuild. Its cheaper, more environmentally friendly and harder wearing than engineered oak (so I read anyway)

Check out Simply Bamboo or Bamboo Flooring Company. I've just received free samples from both and will probably go with the cheapest option from simply bamboo at £24sqm for a solid 10mm thick uniclic board.

Has anyone mentioned cork tiles yet?

Thanks, I've ordered some samples

While we are on the subject of floors - what do I go for in the utility corridor between the new bathroom and the landing? Vinyl? Rubber?

Cork obvs 🙄

Wet floor, stuck down and no shower tray, usually up the walls a bit too. Not a fan personally.

Get the cork ;)

I like those rubber tiles with the dots but my wife disagrees. They are very utility

Cheers, yeah we're not doing that

Yeah good shout.
I defo should have gone cork for the bathroom, one of the greys.