Ct1417, I’m thinking of how it would look having two different woods adjacent to each other. We do have a bumper thing now between the linoleum and the wood floor and also between the linoleum and our tile. I don’t know if it would be better to have two very different woods or to try to get something similar. I know that people have strong feelings about the laminate wood or other fake wood, but I’m going to look into that more. Reviews are very confusing too. Some people love the very same item that others say is the worst thing they ever bought!
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We have a friend who has a tile in her bathroom that looks wood…I mean it really looks like wood! You might want to look into that!
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@thumper1 …can you ask her what brand that is ? We’re getting ready to redo some flooring in our home, and I think that sounds great.
I’ll make a suggestion that I haven’t seen yet. Cork. We remodeled our kitchen 5 years ago. We use our kitchen a lot. The advantages, it is a bit softer underfoot, it is thermally comfortable (it is not cold), things do not break as easily when dropped, naturally water resistant, gouges don’t show per the look of cork, long lasting and so far for us carefree. Disadvantages, it will gouge of thing are dropped on it (but as I mentioned it’s largely unnoticed), it looks like cork though there are many different types. We used cork tiles, which are kind of like laminate tiles. Good luck.
We redid our kitchen a year ago, and installed porcelain tile… this is pretty close:
http://cancos.com/index.php?route=product/productline&path=83_334#ad-image-0
It’s WONDERFUL!! it doesn’t show dirt, is easy to wash, and looks like wood-- people honestly bend and feel it when we say it’s tile and not wood.
I am thrilled to death with this purchase!!! Ask the salesperson in the tile store for a recommendation as to the actual brand… sorry, I have no idea where we put that info.
This thread is timely…I am moving tomorrow into a new house and the first order of business is ripping up carpeting and deciding what to do with the various flooring surfaces. My problem (which it sounds like the OP has too) is the disconnect of so many different surfaces. I have one bland off-white tile in the foyer, which leads to a different bland off-white tile in the kitchen, and then carpeting in the sunken living room, hardwood in the dining room and going up the stairs, and linoleum in the sunroom. I’d like to at least connect the kitchen and foyer by using the same tile (or whatever) , but I am planning to rip out a wall between the kitchen and DR and then those two would be different. Flooring is so expensive and it’s hard to know what to do!
The thing to remember about wood…it can be refinished (if you get regular wood floors). Once laminate is damaged, and it does get damaged…you need to replace it…just like good vinyl.
I was in a home yesterday that had the ceramic tile which looks like hardwood. I thought it was hardwood until my friend told me it wasn’t. It looked great but her kitchen isnt open to any other room, I wouldn’t like it if, for instance, it was open to a room with real hardwood.
Just wanted to do a quick update. We went with LVT, groutable flooring my Shaw, sold through Costco. It should be installed within a month, with the job taking at most 2 1/2 days. I am quite excited!
What is LVT?
Luxury Vinyl Tile. Looks like tile, but it’s man made so softer, easy maintenance. 20 year warranty.
I’d go with tile, slate, or wood, augmented by rugs/floorcloths/comfort mats in front of stove and sink.
Seems to me that you already have a lot of floorings going on, without adding more. I’d want it to be harmonious with whatever the largest visually contiguous space is.
Consolation…who is post 50 directed to? Walkinghome just indicated her choice…And she does not have a lot of other flooring things going on…wood…and this.
Her choice was clearly made.
Please clarify.
id go with the ceramic=wood look or the manufactured wood. I have the latter, and it can be sanded 3x. i also have excess boards, so when I redid kitchen, I had more than enough planks to use as replacements.
Congrats! It is probably easier to install and replace any needed tiles than my sheet vinyl. It is a great surface underfoot and I think you’ll love it! We’ve loved our sheet vinyl since we bought the house in 1989!
@thumper1, I missed the OP’s post #47 in which s/he indicated the choice.
We are in the process of choosing materials for our small master bath remodel. We looked at LVT. A great product (we’ve chosen sheet vinyl because we were looking for a non tiled look). Good luck with your remodel.
Sheet vinyl is especially nice because there is no grout to clean or maintain at all and no seams to contend with. It is very low maintenance and ideal for baths and kitchens–hold up great to traffic, moisture and more! Our bathrooms both have sheet vinyl and look great decades after installation.
It’s funny, my neighbor came over last night while the floor guy was there and he also mentioned maintaining the grout. We both looked at each other and said how we had never done anything with our grout! I went with a dirt colored grout. Problem solved!
It’s funny, my neighbor came over last night while the floor guy was there and he also mentioned maintaining the grout. We both looked at each other and said how we had never done anything with our grout! I went with a dirt colored grout. Problem solved!