Laminate wood flooring throughout? Yes or no
jen1215
9 years ago
Yes to laminate
No to laminate
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Besnik Ligaci
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Wooden floors in the kitchen??
Comments (20)I have to join this discussion of Hardwood in the kitchen. I am a little biased in this discussion because of being a tile contractor for almost 30 years. I have seen alot of hardwood kitchen floors. I have to give you the cons of putting hardwood in. Hardwood floors look great. As far as durability I am not sold. Hardwood floors look great when they are first put in. Depending on the traffic in the kitchen I give them about 4 to 5 years is when you see significant wear. I have seen alot of hardwood floors in kitchens with water damage. Now I know you think you wont have a leak from your dishwasher, refrigerator or a general plumbing leak. Well these things do happen and when it does the hardwood needs to be totally removed. Some times this is not so easy if the hardwood goes under the base cabinets. I am not saying do not put hardwood in the kitchen I think you should look at whats going to work for you. There are plenty of porcelain tiles that will give you the look of hardwood but give you the durability of a porcelain tile. Tile installed properly will last a long time. Hardwood will last but it will look warn to the point that it would need to be refinished at a cost around $2000.00 depending on the size of the room. I don't want to upset the hardwood floor lovers I have it all over my house except the bathrooms and kitchen. The floor is 20 years old 4 kids 2 dogs and still looks great. I am sure what ever you choose it will look great....See MoreWould dark wood floor in hall leading to light oak floor kitchen work?
Comments (10)What I have always thought is, if you try to "match" an existing floor it looks like you tried and missed. When you go with something completely different, the result is yes, I wanted something different, and here it is. Especially if you lay it in a different direction. Does that make sense?...See MoreLaminate flooring throughout?
Comments (1)We put tile in our kitchen, dining room, pantry, laundry area, entry hallway and coat closet as it flows together last winter. We're very happy with it after having water damage our vinyl plank floor. The only issue we have with the tile is that it's slippery for our two older dogs, but they love lying on it in the summer. I have 2 area rugs in my L shaped dining room along with several throw rugs and and runner in the other areas to provide them with traction, and they do okay. We haven't found it to be cold unless we're having a cold spell, and then it's a bit chilly, but otherwise it's fine. We live north of Seattle. My in-laws put in laminate a few years ago, and my husband says the noise of their dogs toenails on it drives him crazy. It looks very nice though....See MorePlease help with kitchen flooring
Comments (2)I have a similar kitchen although the work tops are not dark. We have a light, white/Ivory tile on the floor. Looks lovely and bright, especially for our small kitchen....See More
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