Alva LVT Flooring

About Alva LVT Flooring

Alva sits in the mid-range of the UK luxury vinyl market: positioned below premium specification brands like Amtico and Karndean, but well above entry-level LVT, with a 0.55mm wear layer on the glue-down collection and a 25-year residential warranty across the range. The brand’s focus is on offering the visual quality of a much more expensive floor — realistic embossed wood grains, micro-bevelled edges, and a broad palette of on-trend oak and stone designs — at price points that make Alva a practical choice for landlords, developers, renovation projects and value-conscious homeowners.

Every Alva design is available in three formats (plank, herringbone parquet and stone tile) and in two installation types (glue-down LVT and click SPC), which means you can pick a look first and then choose the construction that suits your subfloor, timeline and budget. The glue-down LVT is 2.5mm thick with a 0.55mm wear layer — the standard specification for heavy domestic and light commercial use. The click SPC is 5.2mm thick with a rigid core, an integrated acoustic backing and a locking click system that does not require adhesive, making it the right choice for renovations, tenanted properties and quick-turnaround fits.

As an approved Alva retailer, Grosvenor Flooring holds the full range, validates the manufacturer’s warranty and provides installation through our in-house fitting teams for customers in the North West. For customers elsewhere in the UK, we supply on a nationwide basis with free delivery and can recommend installation best practice so that your warranty remains valid.

The Alva Range: An Overview

Alva is a single brand with a coherent design library — the same 20+ oak and stone designs are carried across every format and construction. Rather than distinct sub-collections with different visuals (as with Amtico First, Spacia, Form and Signature), Alva offers the same look in the format and installation that fits your project. This makes it unusually easy to mix formats within a single home: a plank Alva floor in the lounge with the same design as a herringbone parquet in the hallway, or the same stone effect as click SPC in the utility where adhesive is impractical.

Alva Plank is the flagship format — a 1,220mm x 187mm wood-effect plank, available across the full design range from Antigua Charcoal Oak to Natural Oak and Pewter Light Oak. Supplied as either glue-down LVT (2.5mm) or click SPC (5.2mm). Plank is the most versatile format and suits everything from open-plan kitchens to bedrooms and lounges.

Alva Parquet (Herringbone) is a smaller-format plank at 613mm x 138mm, laid in a traditional herringbone pattern. Available in the same design library as the plank range. Herringbone is a popular choice for period properties, statement hallways and kitchens, and for any room where an added layer of visual interest is wanted without moving to a different material.

Alva Stone is the stone-effect tile format at 607mm x 307mm, with designs including Arabescato (white marble), Crystal, Quartz Grey and Dark Slate. Suitable for bathrooms, utility rooms, entrance halls and commercial hospitality settings — wherever a stone look is wanted but porcelain or natural stone would be too cold, too expensive or too slow to install.

The click SPC versions — sometimes supplied under the Allora SPC sub-brand name — share the same design library as the LVT glue-down products and install using a click-lock system over an integrated acoustic underlay, which means no adhesive and no specialist tools required on site.

Alva Flooring Formats and Installation Options

Why Buy Alva Through an Approved Retailer?

Alva’s warranty is conditional on installation following the manufacturer’s guidelines — which includes correct subfloor preparation, the right adhesive for glue-down LVT, and proper expansion allowance for click SPC. Buying from an approved retailer ensures you get the correct installation advice, the right ancillary products, and a documented purchase record that validates your warranty claim if you ever need to use it. It also means you are buying a verified-genuine product — there is a growing amount of grey-import Alva stock circulating in the UK market, and approved retailers are the only reliable route to guaranteed genuine product.

Grosvenor Flooring has been fitting luxury vinyl flooring for many years. Our in-house teams in the North West are experienced across the Alva range and can install glue-down LVT, click SPC or both within the same home. For customers outside the North West, we supply nationwide with free delivery and can recommend installation guidance so your warranty remains valid.

How Alva Compares With Other LVT Brands

If you are weighing Alva against other LVT brands we stock, the short version is this: Alva sits in the value-to-mid-range tier, offering a 0.55mm wear layer and 25-year residential warranty at a price point well below premium brands. Amtico and Karndean are the UK’s premium specification LVT brands, with UK manufacturing, broader design ranges, bespoke layout options and warranties up to lifetime. Nordikka, Textures and Elements sit in the same value-to-mid tier as Alva, each with a distinct design library and some slightly different specifications. If your priority is the widest choice of on-trend oak designs at a realistic price, with the flexibility of both glue-down and click formats, Alva is a strong choice. If you need a thicker wear layer, a longer warranty or a specific premium brand specification for an insurance-backed or commercial project, an Amtico or Karndean product may suit better.

Explore Related LVT Categories

Alva sits within our wider luxury vinyl flooring collection. If you are shopping by specification, format or room rather than by brand, these related categories may help narrow your shortlist:

• By format: glue-down LVT, click LVT, wood-effect herringbone, wood-effect parquet, wood-effect plank or stone-effect tile LVT.
• By wear layer: Alva glue-down LVT sits in the 0.55mm wear layer category; Alva click SPC sits in the 0.3mm wear layer category.
• By room: kitchen, bathroom, hallway, lounge, bedroom, dining room or utility room LVT.
• By colour: light, natural, grey or dark LVT.

Alva Flooring and Underfloor Heating

Alva is compatible with both wet and electric underfloor heating systems, subject to a maximum surface temperature of 27°C. Glue-down LVT and click SPC products both perform well over underfloor heating, provided the system is commissioned correctly and brought up to temperature gradually before the floor is installed. Always follow the manufacturer’s installation guidelines to maintain warranty cover, and use a certified underfloor heating underlay where specified. If you are installing over underfloor heating, let us know when you enquire and we will confirm compatibility and recommend the correct ancillary products for your specific system.

Ordering Alva and How to Get a Sample

Live pricing for every Alva design is shown on the individual product pages below. Minimum orders are six packs per product (22.02m² for plank, 22.38m² for stone tile, 8.28m² for parquet) — a volume that suits whole rooms rather than small patches. Every order ships with free UK delivery.

To order a sample, click the Request a Sample button on the individual product page for the design you would like to see — samples are sent directly to your door. For customers local to Altrincham, Manchester or Cheshire, you can also visit our Altrincham showroom to see Alva designs alongside other LVT brands.