Kitchen flooring issue
ctmommy
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Just moved into a brownstone with typical 1st floor layout: Living Room front of house, Kitchen in the middle, Family Room in the back. The entire lst floor is hardwood, not sure what. Front and back of the house the floor is in good shape. Kitchen is a mess. Gouges and scratches everywhere. Also, the flooring and cabinets are very close in color, there is no contrast at all. I've been seeing homes where the floorplan is broken up in the kitchen with tile flooring. Is this practicable to do with existing hardwood? Or should I tile the Kitchen and the Family Room?
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (16)
Related Discussions
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 Moregrey wood floor in kitchen
Comments (15)First before you think of putting grey on your walls take into account the light in your kitchen. Where do you live? Is it sunny most of the year? Is your sky grey 4 to 6 months of the year in the winter and spring? Grey can be very depressing when you are surrounded by it day after day. My vote is for white walls or a light color. You also have to take into account what the other rooms are painted that are open to the kitchen's sight line....See MoreKitchen Floor dilemma
Comments (0)We're in the process of planning a renovation of a 1980's bungalow and we're starting with the kitchen - how practical is it to use laminate flooring with spillage etc. Our kitchen worktops will be painted mussel and the island airforce blue with a white quartz worktop and we thought a wooden floor would be a nice contrast. Would appreciate any advice particularly from anyone who has a wooden floor. Thanks!...See MoreKitchen window design issue
Comments (1)3d shot...See More
PROWonder Woods Flooring and Carpentry
5 years agoctmommy thanked Wonder Woods Flooring and Carpentry
ctmommy
5 years ago
PROOak & Broad
5 years agoctmommy
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agolightly sanding not an option. refinishing entire first floor also not an option at this time. :( We have a large dog who will just re-damage any refinishing.
PROJoseph Corlett, LLC
5 years ago
Marta
5 years ago
Sponsored
Reload the page to not see this specific ad anymore
Zalco/bring back Sophie!