Delima- luxury vinyl wood or porcelain wood look tile?
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Comments (17)I have to agree with the majority here and say my preference would be to avoid putting any material that is faux next to it's real counter part. Fake travertine tiles next to the real stone, laminate with a granite look next to a granite counter, and vinyl wood look next to real wood flooring. I think each has it's own place and look nice on their own, but they shouldn't be installed next each other. I also have to agree about the wood floors. We have Brazilian walnut in our kitchen and it's held up great. Our electricity went out once for 4 days, the fridge leaked water all over the floor and we thought for sure it was going to require replacing. Within a matter of a couple of days, it had dried out completely and looked good as new. I love having the wood in our kitchen and doubt I'll ever have anything else. If the only reason you are putting vinyl in your kitchen is because you don't feel it's a good fit please reconsider; I think you'll be pleasantly surprised....See MoreWood-look porcelain tile or Luxury Vinyl Plank flooring?
Comments (50)I have always had large dogs, German Shepherds, Mastiff, and now a Great Pyrenees. No problems with hardwood flooring--have some for 15 years that has never been sanded. We are also getting thick engineered flooring soon in the living and dining rooms. I've had vinyl in the kitchen which split had to be reinstalled, etc. Now we have ceramic tile in the kitchen. we've put down some mats so the Great Pyrenees doesn't slide when it's wet on the tile. It's much easier to maintain than the vinyl. In my area, vinyl is never good for resale, no matter how inexpensive the tile, people prefer tile to vinyl.. Also when we looked at more expensive vinyl and even commercial vinyl--it still came with the caveat about large pets, moving appliances, etc. that could all make holes in it. We tore out the vinyl from the kitchen and baths and are never going back to it....See MoreEngineered Hardwood, Luxury Vinyl Plank, or Luxury Vinyl Tile/Stone?
Comments (9)Installing hardwood in Florida takes extra effort. The first part of that effort is having EXCELLENT humidity control in the home. In hot, humid climates that means the A/C might not be enough. It might require an additional whole-home dehumidifier. It can also rule out an 'open window' type of home. Again, it depends on the location and the humidity levels. Hardwoods must be kept in a 'happy humidity' range between 45% - 60%. At all times. Every minute of every day. For ever and ever. And ever and ever. That means you will spend more on your HVAC system to have that type of 'push button' control (whole home humidifier/dehumidifier). And then the type of build also dictates the best practice for installation of hardwoods. A concrete slab takes extra effort to glue down wood. A high-end adhesives must be used and those add $2-$3/sf...just for the glue. The hardwood and labour are on top of that. In Florida, the most appropriate floors are stone, tile, terrazzo or concrete. All of which are hard and cold. Of course a cool floor in a hot climate is a BENEFIT...not a drawback. Part of the cold flooring is it helps keep the house feeling cool. Vinyl is then the next option. The difference between the 'wood look' or the stone/tile look is simply aesthetics. If you LIKE the look of wood, then go for it. If you LIKE the look of stone/tile, then go for it. With vinyl you will require very good UV block on your windows. Ask your builder what level you have on your windows right now. You will want to find something with UV block ABOVE 50%. I prefer to see 70% - 75%. That keeps the vinyl and the house cool. But it also makes growing indoor plants a difficulty. Plants struggle with UV blocking windows at 70% or higher....See MoreWood floors vs. Luxury Vinyl wood look
Comments (5)The ISSUE with finishes (wood or vinyl...doesn't matter) is the LOW GLOSS finish. Yep. The very look you want is the ISSUE that gets the biggest number of complaints. Sigh. A low gloss (unpolished) look is HORROR to keep LOOKING clean. Low gloss allows OIL to show. And by OIL we mean SKIN oils and PAW oils. Yessssssss....skin oil is SHINIER than the gloss on the floor. Ooooooohhhhhh dear. So...the vinyl planks out there have big complaints because of the GLOSS level. The low gloss wood floors have the same issues. So I guess you have to pick your poison. First things first: Homeowner know Thyself. Are you a 'clean-shiny' person? That is to say, do you feel GOOD when you see a newly cleaned floor look SHINY? Think about that for a minute. Imagine cleaning a low-gloss floor (wood or vinyl...don't care). Imagine you put some effort into a little damp mopping because the floor looks a little dusty or dull. While wet you feel the floor looks GREAT....but then it dries and it looks EXACTLY the same as it did before you pulled out the mop. Oh booo! Now imagine the same scenario but now imagine PAW prints on every square foot of floor. You do the mop...you follow the instructions given by the flooring producer. Your floors look great when wet....but when they dry the paw prints RETURN! Whaaaaaaaat? And to make things worse, the moment someone/dog steps foot on the floor, they leave prints once more. I'm not trying to insult anyone here. In fact these issues come up again, and again, and again on Houzz. Vinyl, tile, cork, hardwood, laminate, etc. Anyone of the that has a LOW GLOSS finish have complaints. And the complaints are almost EXCLUSIVELY about how the floors never 'stay clean looking'. Do yourself a favour and figure out if you are a 'clean-shiny' person (I am...but then again I couldn't careless if my floors look clean/dirty...I'm the worst housewife/woman in the WORLD!). If you are (nothing wrong with it...it's who you are) then STAY AWAY from low-gloss ANYTHING....See MoreCancork Floor Inc.
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