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aprilmack

I'm frozen and need honest opinions about flooring

aprilmack
11 years ago

Hi friends,

When I moved into this house I imagined installing a polished porcelain tile floor in the kitchen and foyer. After feedback from you guys I realize that the polished porcelain was not a good decision. I chose the same tile in the unpolished version which has a timeless look.

As I get closer to demo day I'm feeling frozen solid. My concerns are "What if I want to change the flooring in 7 years?; the tile would go under the cabinets"? What if the tile looks hideous once installed? What about lippage?; my floor is definitely uneven, and what if the tile is just too hard under my feet?

I'm starting to think that a laminate, which can be changed out later would be a better choice. It's less expensive, it's softer on the feet, and it wouldn't put a tremendous amount of weight on the floor.

Am I making a mistake? The tile is really beautiful (at least the piece that I have.) It's timeless so there would be no need to change it.

Do you guys see the fight in my mind. What are your opinions?

Here's the tile:

Domus Imola tile

Here's the floorplan.

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