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Porcelain tile that looks most similar to white oak hardwood floors?

3 years ago

My wife and I are remodeling our home in Houston, TX and with the heat, humidity, and one day children and dogs we have decided on porcelain tile that resembles hardwood floor on our first floor. My wife really wants the look of white oak hardwood but we are having a hard time finding porcelain tile to match. Does anyone have any experience or help with this? Thanks in advance! I have attached 2 photos that we are trying to match,

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SJ McCarthy
3 years ago
Try searching for European Oak. The colour you are showing is more commonly seen with European Oak. You will need to search the internet for photos then find the maker of the tiles AND THEN you find the closest retailer who carries the manufacturer. They probably won't carry the EXACT tiles but if they carry the brand you can special order the product.

Right now the pale wheat colour is not very popular in wood-look tiles. It might come in...but it might not. Be aware that if you find a manufacturer you are most likely looking at a special order and special orders carry special price tags. They cost more and they rarely have the option to cancel or back out of the order.

A quick Bing search for European Oak wood look tiles shows this:

https://www.wayfair.ca/home-improvement/pdp/supreme-tile-birch-glazed-6-x-36-porcelain-field-tile-mxem1395.html

It is very close to what you want. With that price tag, that is going to be a VERY expensive installation. But it looks very close to the COLOUR you want.

Remember: the colour is more important than the 'wood species' the tile is trying to mimic.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
3 years ago
IMO the whole wood look tile thing is done and honestly hate tile floors they are hard on knees , backs and feet and IMO a nive LVP that looks like white oak and when the first child falls maybe they would crack their head open
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There are wood look tiles that do look like the white oak. I've seen them in new construction homes in my area which is not far from Houston. Go to some flooring stores, not the big box stores, and they should be able to help you. That's about all that is being used here in high end homes so I don't think it's a thing of the past here. If you decide to go with LVP go to Republic flooring in Houston and look at their SPC Great Oregon Oak Collection.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
3 years ago
"... they are hard on knees , backs and feet ..."

Is there any science to substantiate this claim? Not carpet and pad industry articles, but real science?
Jennifer Svensson
3 years ago
You have plenty of showrooms in Houston- daltile, emser, interceramics, marazzi, porcelanosa are just a few with good selections.

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