Wood Flooring in Kitchen: good idea?
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Adding an inset border to a floor - good idea or not?
Comments (4)As floorguy has mentioned the sky is the limit. Personally I like a log cabin type border design in the corners rather than the mitered one shown in the picture. Nifty designs in the center? Sure, I've even found some custom stuff can be manufacured for a reasonable price. Here is a link that might be useful: hardwood design ideas...See MoreWood floor in kitchen not matching adjacent wood floors?
Comments (16)wow, thanks for all the help! I can see that the different adjacent woods look good in your posted pictures only because they are quite differentn from each other, not sure that I want to go too light on the new wood because it would be to "blendy" with the white cabinets. A border is an interesting idea but my kitchen might be too small to be able to pull that off, I have an approx 10 x 13 U shaped kitchen with an adjacent 10 x 8 breakfast area. I appreciate the comments to consider that the lighting in the kitchen might be quite different from the hallway. That is true but I did not think of the hallway as being dark until we had the flooring changed and it surprised me how much darker it was after the flooring change. I'm going to find some dark brown tarps to put on the kitchen floor and see what that feels like. thank you!...See MoreWood vs. tile floor in kitchen
Comments (12)I only know one person in real life who has wood. It looks really nice, but I still hate it. I think there are parts of the country where people ordinarily have wood, and parts where they have tile. Where I'm from everyone has tile, linoleum or vinyl. I have very lovely wood in 3/4 of the house, but tile in the bathrooms, kitchen, and entry hall. The wood isn't any easier to stand on than the tile because even upstairs there's a good, solid underfloor, and there isn't any give. It's very solid! And while I do believe that other people have had good luck with flooding, and agree that flood-stop devices are worthwhile, I also know that not everyone has good outcomes from water on wood. We've had members here who have had to have new wood floors replaced. The condensation from my airconditioning drains in my dressing table sink line. The weld didn't react well with something and broke. My beautiful plank floor warped. There's no way I'd ever, ever put a wood floor in a kitchen, given a choice. AKChicago makes a good point about the underlayment. Tile has to be installed right to perform well. It's not always practical on a raised floor. I agree with Marcia B to pick what YOU like best. Just be aware of the pros and cons....See MoreGood dog-friendly kitchen flooring? (Wood, others?)
Comments (9)I think you're right about the height difference. When our tile floor was put down in the Kitchen, PR, and Foyer (b/c of our dogs, btw), the tile installer put down a layer of hardi-backer b/f laying the tile. When my DH removed the carpet and installed an engineered Brazilian Cherry floor in the DR, he had to lay down a layer of plywood to raise the floor so the DR's finished floor height would match the kitchen's finished floor height. We have two standard poodles (40 & 55 pounds). They are very active (especially the female) and are always scrabbling around corners, etc. In less than a year, they had badly scratched our vinyl kitchen & foyer floors. The vinyl was installed in 1995 and was the "top of the line" for wear & tear at the time (but, that was almost 15 years ago!) When we remodeled, we discussed many flooring types but decided on tile for the area the dogs seemed to use/scratch up the most. We were also considering putting hardwood in the rest of the first floor...but that was eliminated due to budget. However, since our DR is now are main eating area, we knew the carpet could not stay...so we installed the engineered wood for the DR until such time as we could afford the 10K or more it would cost for the entire first floor (minus the Kitchen, Foyer, & PR). Results? The tile floor has held up very well...no scratches whatsoever! Yes, I'm starting to find that it is hard to stand on for hours at a time, but it's wonderfully cool in the summer! The engineered wood floor, OTOH, is already pretty badly scratched b/c of the dogs careening around the corner from the LR or Library/Office into the DR & then kitchen. But, as others have mentioned, the scratches aren't that noticeable unless there's bright sunlight and you're looking at the floor from the right angle. One thing...it seems to me that I read somewhere that often scratches in hardwood floors are actually scratches in the finish, not the wood. So, maybe you should be asking what hardwood finishes seem to hold up the best......See Morenancyvh
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