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danielleandscott
My new 71 Super Beetle
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Scott
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Kitchen floor
Danielle and I are trying decide on what type of floor to put down in the kitchen. We want something that is durable, but also something that is not so hard, in case something drops on the floor and breaks - like glasses or a plate. We used to have Laminate (Floating) floors in there and we had a leak from the sink and the floor bubbled up. Trying to stay away from that happening again.
What are our other options? Please post pics of your floors.
Thanks,
Scott
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Posted 1/14/10 10:52 AM  |
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smdl
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Re: Kitchen floor
I would stick to tile like porcelain.
Or I would go with hard wood floors.
I have seen cork floors. They look nice and supposible durable but not sure if you had leak.
I think anything other that tile for water damage will be ruined.
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| Posted 1/14/10 10:54 AM |
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JldDolphin
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Jen
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Re: Kitchen floor
we have hardwood in the whole house. And yes if you have a flood, hardwood would buckle also. So you might want to stick with some sort of tile. But tile is hard on your feet. Maybe go to a tile store and ask what options you might have. GL! 
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| Posted 1/14/10 11:22 AM |
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MrsMcNuzzi
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Lori
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Re: Kitchen floor
I was just about to ask a very similar question. My husband and I plan to redo our kitchen soon. Right now we have ceramic tiles and they are great because i don't have to worry about spills or really anything. We are considering hard wood but the location of our kitchen requires pretty much anyone who comes in the house to walk through the kitchen to get to any other room and I'm afraid with that much traffic that hard wood floors won't be durable enough (especially with little kids)
I can tell you that ceramic is wonderful no issues with it. But if some of you who have hardwood floors could give the pro's and con's that would be great.
How durable are they really?
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| Posted 1/14/10 11:52 AM |
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JldDolphin
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Jen
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Re: Kitchen floor
Hardwood con's
- if you had a flood they will be damaged and you will have to replace them.
- they scratch (but depending on the wood, so woods are harder then others, so you would have to look into that.
Hardwood Pro's
- I like the seemless look in my open floor plan, so they work for me.
- Easier on your feet.
- You can sand and restain about twice in the lifetime of the floors.
I look at it this way, get what you want. Sure things happen, but they might not happen. Be happy with your home because it's your home. This is just my opinion. But tile is beautiful too.
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| Posted 1/14/10 11:58 AM |
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MrsMcNuzzi
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Re: Kitchen floor
Posted by JldDolphin
Hardwood con's
- if you had a flood they will be damaged and you will have to replace them.
- they scratch (but depending on the wood, so woods are harder then others, so you would have to look into that.
Hardwood Pro's
- I like the seemless look in my open floor plan, so they work for me.
- Easier on your feet.
- You can sand and restain about twice in the lifetime of the floors.
I look at it this way, get what you want. Sure things happen, but they might not happen. Be happy with your home because it's your home. This is just my opinion. But tile is beautiful too.
Thanks for the input! I'm really going to have to think about this. We're going to try for an open floor plan too which is what makes me really want to try going all wood. But I know myself and once they start to look all beat up I'm going to be so upset. Thankfully I still have some time to decide.
Thanks! 
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| Posted 1/14/10 12:01 PM |
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Nifheim
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Re: Kitchen floor
my parents installed wood floors in their kitchen/dinning room and at first it looked amazing but after a year of dragged chairs, grandkids banging toys, dishes falling down, etc it is scratched. I honestly would opt for tile with area rugs. Even with the wood floors my mom put area rugs down. I just wouldn't go with a very in your face tile - maybe a stone look to it.
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| Posted 1/14/10 12:46 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Shawn
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Re: Kitchen floor
We are going to go with stranded bamboo floors. It's much stronger than the tough bamboo we already have in the office. Synergy™ with Xcora™ technology is 154 percent harder than red oak. http://teragren.com/products_flooring_synergy.html
Yes, if there is a flood, hardwood needs to be replaced, but depending on the flood, a tile floor might need to be completely ripped up and replaced if the subflooring gets badly damaged.
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| Posted 1/14/10 12:59 PM |
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Nifheim
allo
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Re: Kitchen floor
yes bamboo is excellent choice, completely forgot! Natural bamboo is stronger then std wood flooring.
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alli3131
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Allison
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Re: Kitchen floor
We are re-doing our kitchen and decided to go with a tile. I was worried about wood and it being a wet area. Also not a fan of bamboo cause if you ever want to refinish it you have to make sure you get someone who really knows how to do it cause it is very easy to f'up.
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| Posted 1/14/10 1:43 PM |
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SusiBee
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Re: Kitchen floor
I'm putting in porcelain tiles next week, replacing vinyl tiles. My contractor recommended porcelain over ceramic, since the color goes all the way thru the porcelain. Ceramic only has the color on the surface.
I plan on getting a GelPro mat for in front of the sink and stove, to cushion the floor a bit. My knees are bad and it hurts after a while if I've been standing on a hard surface.
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| Posted 1/14/10 3:42 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Kitchen floor
Posted by SusiBee
I'm putting in porcelain tiles next week, replacing vinyl tiles. My contractor recommended porcelain over ceramic, since the color goes all the way thru the porcelain. Ceramic only has the color on the surface.
I plan on getting a GelPro mat for in front of the sink and stove, to cushion the floor a bit. My knees are bad and it hurts after a while if I've been standing on a hard surface.
http://www.fastfloors.com/article_102/The-Difference-between-Ceramic-and-Porcelain-Tile.htm
Recently, porcelain has experienced a surge in popularity due to a statement sometimes made by sales people. They tell consumers that porcelain tiles will not need replacement if chipped, based on a misperception that all porcelain tiles are the same color all the way through. This may have once been true, but new design creations have led to the addition of a design layer. Like glazed ceramic, the top surface of some porcelain tile is glazed to produce a specific colored finish. A chip in such a surface would reveal the tile’s different body color and thus warrant replacement.
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HeatherRose
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Re: Kitchen floor
I would go with wood floors. I love the look, they are durable yet softer then tile including on your back if you stand and cook a lot, and if you seal them properly you shouldn't have a problem with normal wear and tear, including the usual spills. A flood doesn't happen often, especially in a brand new kitchen, so I wouldn't sacrifice comfort for the fear of a flood, that may never even happen! But that's just my opinion 
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| Posted 1/14/10 4:27 PM |
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ave1024
I Took The Wrong Road
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Re: Kitchen floor
Im doing hardwood throughout my house, including my kitchen.
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| Posted 1/14/10 4:31 PM |
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smdl
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Re: Kitchen floor
Posted by GoldenRod
Recently, porcelain has experienced a surge in popularity due to a statement sometimes made by sales people. They tell consumers that porcelain tiles will not need replacement if chipped, based on a misperception that all porcelain tiles are the same color all the way through. This may have once been true, but new design creations have led to the addition of a design layer. Like glazed ceramic, the top surface of some porcelain tile is glazed to produce a specific colored finish. A chip in such a surface would reveal the tile’s different body color and thus warrant replacement.
That's true!
My new porcelain tile is glazed and the chipped pieced I have seen on the shelves at the store do prove that it's not the same color once it's chipped.
I would have to replaced a tile if damaged.
I kept extra though for "just in case".
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| Posted 1/14/10 5:00 PM |
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CurlyQ
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Re: Kitchen floor
We did tiles so that we can do radiant heat. Nothing like coming downstairs in the morning to make coffee and standing on warm floors. :) They are also so much more durable than my wood floors and handle the traffic, baby and 2 large dogs very well. My wood floors in the next room are already scratched up and we have only lived in the house since July.
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| Posted 1/14/10 5:21 PM |
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rkoenke
my little piggys
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Re: Kitchen floor
i was thinking about this too being that we are moving the burner from the kitchen to the garage... we are going to have a big trench in the floor. UGH!
anyway, i think i am going to do tile b/c we walk into our kitchen and will get lots of traffic. i intend on adopting a dog in the future and in my last house, the dog totally scratched up the wood floors...AND I did clip her nails!!
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KittyGags
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Re: Kitchen floor
I have these HUGE tiles with radiant heat under them. They're perfect because we have a splanch and the back door goes out to the pool
Thats the best pic i have of them. I am obsessed with them because they hide EVERYTHING!
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| Posted 1/15/10 9:21 AM |
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Nifheim
allo
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Re: Kitchen floor
hey question about tiles and radiant heat, can you put radiant heat in a floor that isn't a cement slab? like we have a ranch and our kitchen we plan to expand slightly and make completely open leaving no room for heating in that area. I was thinking of doing radiant heat but we have a basement under us.
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| Posted 1/15/10 9:32 AM |
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Sassyz75
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Re: Kitchen floor
my mom just redid her kitchen and got hardwood- white oak- and they look beautiful.. she has an open floor plan and the white oak is throughout the entire first floor of her house.
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| Posted 1/15/10 9:47 AM |
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KittyGags
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Re: Kitchen floor
Posted by Nifheim
hey question about tiles and radiant heat, can you put radiant heat in a floor that isn't a cement slab? like we have a ranch and our kitchen we plan to expand slightly and make completely open leaving no room for heating in that area. I was thinking of doing radiant heat but we have a basement under us.
Good question. My basement doesn't go under the part where my radiant heat is...hmmmm....?
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| Posted 1/15/10 10:18 AM |
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HeatherRose
Life is Good :)
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Re: Kitchen floor
Posted by KittyGags
Posted by Nifheim
hey question about tiles and radiant heat, can you put radiant heat in a floor that isn't a cement slab? like we have a ranch and our kitchen we plan to expand slightly and make completely open leaving no room for heating in that area. I was thinking of doing radiant heat but we have a basement under us.
Good question. My basement doesn't go under the part where my radiant heat is...hmmmm....?
I believe you can, they just have to mud the floor to lay the coils
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| Posted 1/15/10 10:46 AM |
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Nifheim
allo
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Re: Kitchen floor
awesome! i will def. ask about that because i think the room woudld be cold with no heat somewhere.
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| Posted 1/15/10 11:15 AM |
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danielleandscott
My new 71 Super Beetle
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Scott
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Re: Kitchen floor
I was just at the store where we are getting our cabinets and granite from and the woman mentioned something about stage 5 Porcelin tiles. She said she dropped a hammer on the floor and it bounced off without damaging the tile....Is this true?
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| Posted 1/15/10 1:09 PM |
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smdl
I love Gary too..on a plate!
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Re: Kitchen floor
Posted by danielleandscott
I was just at the store where we are getting our cabinets and granite from and the woman mentioned something about stage 5 Porcelin tiles. She said she dropped a hammer on the floor and it bounced off without damaging the tile....Is this true?
She is talking about PEI rating.
Mine is 4.
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How is Porcelain Tile Rated for Hardness?
Most reputable lines of porcelain tiles are rated for use by the Porcelain Enamel Institute (PEI) abrasion test. This test is recommended by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The scale provided by this test determines the resistance of an enameled surface in relation to the traffic and wear the surface can endure, without any damage to its appearance.
Known as the PEI Scale, it is the standard consumers can rely on and refer to in order to determine which tiles to buy according to purpose and location. The PEI rating indicates the tile hardness, and these ratings are valuable to help in tile choices for different projects. However, the wear rating of the tile does not influence the quality or price, but only durability. Some of the most expensive and luxurious tiles in the world fall in group I or II.
The following information is based on the Porcelain Enamel Institute?s guide to rate the overall durability of ceramic tile:
Group 0: Tiles technically unsuitable for floors. These are generally used as wall tile.
Group 1 or PEI 1: Tiles suitable only for locations where softer footwear is worn or where shoes are not frequently used, for e.g., residential bathroom or other areas with light traffic. Also for interior commercial and residential walls.
Group 2 or PEI II: Tiles suited for general residential traffic. For areas that are walked on by soft soled or ?normal? footwear with very small amounts of scratching dirt. Not for kitchen, entrance halls, stairs and other areas subjected to heavy traffic.
Group 3 or PEI 3: Tiles suited for all residential and light commercial areas such as offices, reception areas, boutiques, interior walls, countertops and residential bathroom floors. Not recommended for commercial entryway.
Group 4 or PEI 4: Tiles suited for regular traffic. Recommended for medium commercial and light institutional use, such as restaurants, hotels, hospital lobbies and corridors.
Group 5 or PEI 5: Tiles suitable for areas with heavy traffic, abrasive dirt and moisture, and where safety and maximum performance are required. Examples are shopping malls, public buildings, building entrances, swimming pools, or shopping centers.
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