Flooring Dilemma: wood look herringbone tile & sizing
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Kitchen flooring - wood vs wood look tile
Comments (19)We selected a high end vinyl free floating wood plank flooring, for several reasons including patio / yard access direct through the 12 foot french door in the kitchen, sloppy dogs and general durability. Great wear and scratch warranty, 20 years. We are doing the entire main living area of DR, kitchen, den, foyer and powder room in the same. Installed over concrete and in the what used to be a sunken floor in the den, now plywood. Should be completed in a week, fingers crossed. We have friends who have a Karndean vinyl wood plank floor in their sun room. 11 years of no heat, soaking wet from rain and humidity and a fun filled patio and pool and beer pong marathons and it still looks like new. I was sold....See MorePorcelain Floor that looks like wood floor- size? how to lay?
Comments (4)These large format tiles (any tile over with one side longer than 15" is ranked as large format) should have a 1/3 tile off-set. You want to work with porcelain (not ceramic) and you want to work with "rectified" tiles (more expensive). The longer/larger the tile the GREATER the chances that the tile is bowed or twisted. Again, this is where purchasing a higher priced tile comes in handy. The farther the tiles are away from being flat and square, the HARDER it is to lay them...and the less likely you are to like the look the tile setter creates (poor quality materials cannot be over come by high-quality talent...the installer is only as good as the material s/he is working with). The layout of the room/area it is in will dictate how to install. In essence, the long length of the tile should run in the same direction (parallel) to the longest length of the room/space it is being installed in. This reduces cuts and waste. Other than that, without pictures, it is hard to offer more advice than the basics....See MoreWood flooring in house, wood look tile in master bath?
Comments (12)Thanks everyone - still struggling with this. SJ thank you for the idea of the Emser tile. I like the look of the striations and the coloring that calls to mind wood. Here is a link to my inspiration - really just the first photo with the tub/shower/floor I love the artisan subway tile and simple hex shower floor. My issue is that I don't want to do a marble look because then it "fancies" it up too much and the subway won't look right. I'm also struggling with whether to use Misterio Quartz on the white shaker vanity - or this GORGEOUS iceberg calcite. I know the calcite is fancy - but damn it is SO gorgeous and comparable in price to the Quartz and I think the subway would bring it back down to earth. And everyone is telling me the master bath has to be WOW. The wood I have chosen for the rest of the house is Emilia (the first photo is the closest to what it actually looks like). Edited - Okay - but what about a parquet look tile Y'all are so generous for sharing your ideas and time with me. Thank you so much....See MoreHELP! Wood-Look Tile Dilemma
Comments (30)Very nice, high-end tiles with REALISTIC chatter/saw marks. In a mill, the saws can have some wiggle room when they cut. That play (the bands start to stretch = movement of the saw blade) causes the saw blade to jump a little bit. They are called "chatter marks". You have them on your planks but not on everyone. That is a sign of a WELL DESIGNED high-end tile. The 'authentic' look of 'barnwood' recycled wood has been 100% achieved with your tile. It is a rustic look because barnwood was created in mills 150+ years ago...and chatter marks were EVERYWHERE. Why? Because they were the only mill for 100 miles AND no one could transport that amount of wood to the next mill...because they didn't have the big horses needed to move it that far (I'm not kidding....2-4 HEAVY draft horses needed to haul logs of out the bush = very expensive). So the locals used the local mill. Your tiles mimic that BEAUTIFULLY. Remember: authenticity is EXPENSIVE to reproduce in a man-made product such as yours. Be happy/proud your tile does a magnificent job reproducing that effect. Your builder has access to some EXPENSIVE products. And your builder has done a FANTASTIC LOOKING job installing them. I know many homeowners who would give their right arm and LEFT LEG to be able to afford your tiles. Relax...you are doing just fine....See MoreG Indecisive
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