I’ve noticed a lot of hard floors recently that have faded or discoloured badly in the sunlight. Lvt turning green and wood flooring lightening. Obviously due to the trend of everyone having bifold doors and hard floors. How many of these hardfloor are really suitable for these areas? Does anyone on here check on their estimate if the rooms are south facing or how much exposure to the sun the new floor will receive? Is this a manufacturers responsibility to state how suitable these floors are or as we are selling it will we become responsible for it? I’ve already found out the hard way LVT clic is not suitable for any direct sunlight according to the manufacturer. I don’t think there are many hardfloor out there that are suitable for these extensions with bifolds and it’s more down to luck if the colour is going to fade. What’s everyone recommending for these areas? I’m just about to start moving to a couple of spc products as we’ve been told they will not fade in the sun and can withstand much higher temperatures but time will tell if it’s true. Failing that I might have to do a tiling course lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Haha might need to. I’m starting to get asked a lot for it. Also starting to see manufacturers bringing out more and more adhesives for sunlight and underlay for sunlight but I can’t see it helping Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Most large commercial firms now offer both ceramic and lvt etc..in fact we are one of the few countries that seem to have such a split
Tbf I’ve sold mflor since the beginning of 2013 and never had a UV issue, tbf I’ve pretty much never had any issues full stop, but yes white is worse.
You working for Karndean now? That creme distinctive tile think it was rimini? That turns green. Just seen a moduleo light grey plank we did a year ago. That’s going pale. House I’m working in this week has Amtico spacia classic oak. Gone green in the doorway. Changing a floor for my mate next week. He’s Amtico spacia in a new bike conservatory. Completely changed colour and shrunk. That’s just a few. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I think you mentioned ages ago about rigid and spc being more and more popular and I think you could be right Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Don’t use spc clic in direct sunlight either. Nothing rigid about this stuff once the sun gets to it. Plastic and sun not a good combination Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Look at the product spec under light / colour fastness. Most floors score a 6. This means that after a total of 6 to 16 weeks they can start to fade. 6x (7x24) to 16 X (7x24) gives the range of hours. The UV does the damage. Burns us, causes cancer, goes without saying it is damaging materials. The angle of the sun, cloud cover, pollution, altitude, etc all affect the amount of UV that gets through. Cover yourself, put on your quote something like, UV from sunlight does fade floors and furnishings. You must shade the interior (canopy, blinds, curtains, etc) or retro fit solar control film to glass. Talk it through with the customer. Nothing every happens without a reason. Sent from my Armor 9 using Tapatalk
So legally you have a leg to stand on then. Installing a floor that you know will fade or discolour. That’s not something that can come back against the installer? Unlike giving a customer a disclaimer? I think most people have began to realise the nee trend in building doesn’t suit a lot of LVT and vinyl flooring. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
