who loves their porcelain 'wood' floor tile?
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Mixing ceramic/porcelain wood look-a-alike tiles with real wood?
Comments (9)I had the same dilemna. I have golden oak floors throughout the rest of the house, but I wanted a darker floor in the kitchen. I would have loved an rustic, wide plank wood floor. This floor would not have matched the floors in the rest of the house and I was warned that the transitions from one floor to the other would not look so good by the saddles. In the end, I decided to go with the wood look tile because it works better with radiant heat than wood. I am so glad we did. Between the children and dog it was a good choice for us. I still have to stain the saddles at the two doorways that lead out of the kitchen, but it will be fine. If I used any floor other than golden oak, I would have the transition issue anyway. Love my tile floor! So easy to maintain....See MoreAdvice on wood look porcelain tile for floors
Comments (13)cheri... it was really really nice. I'm not focused on fooling people that it's real wood, though it did look AWESOME. It just looks beautiful for what it is and tile makes the most sense for us. giacomo... thanks so much for the site. Looks beautiful! Do you know know of a source for samples or distributors?...See MoreWood tile floors, cork floors, porcelain floors?
Comments (32)Prior to our 07 remodel, we had cork floors in kitchen, DR, entry and adjoining powder room for 18 years. I loved this floor! We didn't treat it with much care and didn't receive care information when the cork floors were installed. So, they received a far amount of water when washed, no added finishes or refinishing. We also have a 22 pound dog who managed to scratch up a lot of woodwork around window areas. The floors held up well. If you'd look close (like eyes a foot away), you could see many scratches from a variety of sources. The excess water caused some seams to curve up a little (only noticeable with bare feet). I really wanted to put in new cork floors, but, got talked out of it by a KD who said colors/patterns weren't right for our new look. We put in porcelain tiles and standing on them hasn't yet been a problem. I probably don't stand on them for more than 90 minutes at a time. If I were to put in cork again, I'd use the floating kind and panels or planks. When replacing the old cork floor, everyone was predicting big problems if we had to deal with glued down panels. The old floor came up easy because no glue. Cork is much more forgiving on uneven subfloors than tile. It took about a days work to even out the subfloor for tile (involved replacing some plywood and a lot of sanding). One of my friends just put in a high end glued down cork tile and they now wish that they had gone with the floating option....See MorePorcelain wood like tile for floor and shower?
Comments (0)I found a porcelain wood like tile for floor that I like. Then I saw someone used it in a shower... so that has me intrigued. Also of note I plan to half tile the walls in the small 5x8 basement bathroom. My questions are 1. If I used in the shower, I would need something else for my floor?? and/or half the walls ? 2. I want to tile the entire shower including ceiling... I’m afraid the heavy 6x36 porcelain will fall in my head? Or I could just use colored subway tile for the shower and half up the walls and use the porcelain for the floor like originally planned. The porcelain is called pier white wood plank porcelain (floor and decor) and the subway tile is La Belle Air Polished tile with a hint of blue...See MoreSLAPPY07
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