Kitchen Floor?
Friday, August 28th, 2009 at
3:02 am
What are the pros and cons of having a hardwood floor installed in a kitchen. What about tile, is this better?
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What are the pros and cons of having a hardwood floor installed in a kitchen. What about tile, is this better?
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i’m debating that ? myself but i think i’m leaning a bit more towards tile jst b/c of the animals/spills/ water etc.. & mayb wood in the rest of the house. I’m acutally thinking of combo the wood & tile in the kitchen which i think would work.
make sure u have xtra pieces if u go w/ tile b/c if u crack a tile down the years u will have something to replace it.
If u go w/ wood, make sure it’s sealed really really well from accidents happening. Or u could go w/ Pergo. Except I have noticed w/ that, if water leaked & sat on it for a long pierod of time, then it swells also. sooo
wood floor is a very viable option for a kitchen. we install about 45% wood flooring kitchens in our main market. Although the methods are very different, both wood & tile will clean very easy and require little maintenance. tile does require more maintenance as cleaning the grout is always a challenge even if it is sealed. The downside of wood is indentation. If you are one who can get past the intitial dings and dents and see your beautiful wood floor as something that presents character after it has settled in to its worn state. It is a great choice! But if you like your floors to be shiny and free from any blemishes it is not for you. (try a premium quality laminate in this case as it is much more resistant to the dings and dents and if you get a single plank look will look every bit as nice as wood) Wood will also not do as well if “excessive” water gets on it whereas tile will go unharmed. wood is easier on the joints if you spend alot of time standing in the kitchen compared to tile. Pricing installed is about the same. Tile will “feel” cooler under foot although in many cases it really isnt if you have a full finished basement underneath for example.
in summary: the main negatives we ever hear about tile kitchens are cleaning the grout, feeling cool, and either the tile chips, or the item breaks when you drop something.
The main negatives on wood are dents and dings, opening at joints (which is resolved by proper consumer care by keeping proper moisture levels in home), and dishwasher accident fears (although this is more fear than reality, if it actually did overflow it would likely be an insurance claim)
One important tip is be sure in either case to buy quality product, if you “buy cheap” there IS A DIFFERENCE! and it wont matter which you purchase. this is likely to be a sizable investment in either case so do not skimp! Good Luck!
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Natural wood flooring as in solid wood isn’t a problem in a kitchen, usually only if you have a flood (pipe burst) or long term leak. since solid wood is usually Finished (poly coat) after install it’s sealed up pretty well.
Wood and ceramic both are problematic when it comes to dropping things on them. Scar, crack, chip and so on.
Wood is a Warm product where are Ceramic is Cold.. Take a nice day in Jan. or so and step barefoot on ceramic versus wood you will get the idea.
There are a couple of other products, Engineered wood which is basically ply-wood. Factory sealed and is not as good in a kitchen as Solid woods.
Laminates, eh. some people love’em, i think they look like cheap wood.
Bamboo, a good durable surface many times made to look alot like other wood products and stronger but not as refinishable
Cork, my personal Fav as it’s a softer compound, does not easy damage by dropping things on it. Renewable surface like solid wood, does not transfer cold like ceramic. comes in so many styles and colors any designer would have a blast
It’s the best of all worlds in flooring. Starting to catch on here in the states but very popular in Europe
if u get water on a hardwood floor it ruins it and it gets scratched easily
the pros are i guess that it would look very nice
i think u should get tile instead
good luck!