Solution for ugly, high maintenance marble floor
6 years ago
I live in a condo on the beach (scratchy sand is inevitable) that gets water intrusion with hurricanes so I need a waterproof, scratch resistant floor. I have an old marble floor that has been patched up se real times as walls have been moved with “looks almost like it”. So, i am considering covering the whole apartment with LVP only to find that LVP also has drawbacks.
So, what if tear out and replace the living-dining-kitchen rectangle, the patched up area, with new porcelain tile (Tile 1) and leave the study and den spaces, open and adjacent to it with the existing marble tile (Tile 2) and the hall with the existing tile (Tile 3)? Once the marble is restored, would that look good? Keep in mind that would still leave the bedrooms with tiles 3,4,and 5 in a rug pattern that in one bedroom is broken up by a wall that was moved? Pictures show one offending match, from the front door, living room corner, hallway.
So, what if tear out and replace the living-dining-kitchen rectangle, the patched up area, with new porcelain tile (Tile 1) and leave the study and den spaces, open and adjacent to it with the existing marble tile (Tile 2) and the hall with the existing tile (Tile 3)? Once the marble is restored, would that look good? Keep in mind that would still leave the bedrooms with tiles 3,4,and 5 in a rug pattern that in one bedroom is broken up by a wall that was moved? Pictures show one offending match, from the front door, living room corner, hallway.
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