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Wooden floor in kitchen

8 years ago

Looking for advice regarding wooden floors in kitchens? I am hoping to put down engineered wooden floors throughout downstairs, including the kitchen. I see wooden floors used in magazines and saw it used a lot in kitchens in Australia. Living in Ireland I feel like it would be Warner underfoot than tiles.

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David Lawrence Brown, AIA
8 years ago
Wood is warm and beautiful. Engineered Wood is very durable as well. If you put Runners in the areas were there is traffic, you will never need to worry. Do it.
Linda Stacey
8 years ago
Wood is always my number one. It's so beautiful, warm and inviting.
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K Sissy
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We have had a wood floor in our kitchen for 13 yrs now, and we love it. Ours was finished on site, (more durable than engineered) with 3 coats of water based poly on it. It is just now that I am getting ready to recoat it. I have had both engineered and site finished hardwood,. The engineered didn't hold up as well, and we stripped off the finish and applied a new finish. It's more durable now. Finishing on site is more disruptive to your family and home, but it is worth it, because of the durability that comes with it. You won't be sorry at all about the hardwood. It is warm in the winter, and cool in the summer. In the kitchen especially, you have to clean up water, ice cubes, etc asap, and you have to be sure that you have a good dishwasher that doesn't leak (you don't have to put it under the entire dishwasher, just a few boards under the front and in the back). If there's a little water that you don't find immediately, and do later...ice maker leak,etc, in all likelihood, the grain will be raised, but in most cases, it will go down, and be okay. We love our hardwood floors, and hope that you will too. We have it all the way through our first floor, even in our powder room. It's terrific. I would never have tile in my common areas, it's cold and hard on your joints. We only have tile in our upstairs bathrooms. It's great there.
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
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Serena Doohan
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks for all the useful information. Think that wood is a good decision now after reading your comments.

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