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not sure if it will be tons cheaper
This is the thing. I probably need to revisit all the options, but whenever I've compared stuff in the past, other than shit laminate or shit vinyl, everything else ends up being pretty similar.
The micro concrete looks interesting. I was pricing it up last night and although it'd still be >€6k (I didn't check VAT and P&P) for the whole ground, doing the hall and kitchen would be nearer £2k, then we'd just refinish the dining room parquet but with better products.
Also I think diy is an option with micro concrete. My only concern is that the wood tiles are stuck with some sort of bitumen and the wood floor guy said the reason they use self levelling is because the bitumen is almost impossible to remove.... However, it'd just be the hall that we'd have to deal with as the kitchen tiles will be on normal adhesive.
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I think @Dammit did a DIY bitumen adhesive removal job on his flat
Forbo/marmoleum would work well for hallway and kitchen imo - not sure if it will be tons cheaper (but I have no basis for that).
Other idea would be to use a product like Kabric floor - I now have two friends who have done it themselves and it looks great. The how well it holds up vs kids would be an unknown