I did look at Amtico for my kitchen floor but it never quite
what I wanted and at £100 psm laid it was a lot of money. Plus I heard rumors that if flooded (which can happen in a kitchen) its prone to lifting as would be most types of tiles.
So what I opted for was a liquid resin pour. Light grey. And this is the result
I went for as much white as poss to "bounce" the light. Dark units and a light grey liquid floor.
Its a two day operation. Day 1 is to lay fibreglass matting, patch the cracks in the concrete. Seal it. Let it cure. Day 2 is to mix and pour the liquid latex to a depth of about 3mm. Its a self level compound. They broom it with an airator to pop the air bubbles. Walk about on shoes with nails in the bottom to raise themselves up off the floor.
It takes a week to cure. Then you can put your kitchen worktops on it. The beauty of this is that I did it right back to the edges of the floor so if there is a leak then its going nowhere.
This company do them. I wanted a much more contemporary look than Amtico could give me.
This is them
This is it prior to finishing. What you can see it the gas pipe poking up for the centre island. Plus a white chanel for the wires to my cooker. In the background a radiator pre plumbed in.
You only get "one go" with these floors. So everything has to be in place prior to pouring. That includes all first fix. Once the resin slips in over the radiator pipes then they are permanent. You cant change your mind. Ever.
For someone like me involved daily with tiles - I chose not to use them in my kitchen!