My ceramic kitchen floor tiles, laid 12 years ago onto flooring-grade chipboard over wooden joists, are cracking up. The grout also. So replacement is needed. The question is - do I substitute new ceramic tiles ( using what adhesive and what grout? ) or do I use laminate flooring in a 'tiled' pattern? And if so, how?
The kitchen is square, about 3.3 x 3.2m between unit kickboards, and one wall is an 'open plan' entrance about 1.7m x 21cm wide with a concrete block base ( on which I could fix wood or ceramic tiling ) from another room with a blown vinyl 'wood effect' surface. Part of the problem seems to be the vibration from a washing machine/spin-dryer, and there is some concern over occasional water splashes.
The B&Q people recommend their AquaLoc product, the Travis Perkins local manager would not have laminate flooring anywhere near water, other specialist flooring stores vary widely in their recomendations.
What recommendations would the forumeers on 'ere make?