Tile or Wood floors in the kitchen? Help please :)

8 years ago

We are purchasing an older home and will be completely tearing out the kitchen. We have a hallway to the garage door and foyer close to the kitchen and are trying to determine if we should do wood floors in the kitchen and have tile in the entries, which is quite close to the kitchen space or put ceramic tile in all of it.

Thoughts, advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Linda
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
What part of the country do you live in (hot or cold) and what does the rest of the house have? It's a nice look to see fluid flooring throughout a home. You wouldn't want carpet in the living areas, hardwood in the bedrooms, ceramic in the kitchen, for example. That said, I prefer hardwood.
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Cancork Floor Inc.
8 years ago
Hard to answer. So many concerns to look at before deciding. First off: where is the home located? Is it HOT or is it COLD? Hot climates do very well with tile throughout the home. Homes in Nevada, Florida, Texas, etc enjoy their tile floors.

A home in Michigan will not be as "happy" with tile throughout...those -30 winters make tile hard to live with outside of kitchens and baths.

The TYPE of home will also dictate. Cement slabs do well with tile. Plywood subfloors have some issues with tiles. Plywood subfloors have to be specifically built (read: reinforced) to handle the massive weight of tile. If you have plywood and it is NOT ready for tile...you will find a massive chunk of your renovation budget will go to reinforcing the subfloor.

A bit more info will get a bit more direction.
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A Finished Space
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We tear out more tile floors than we see installed in the Chicago area. Among other limitations, grout lines in kitchen tile are difficult to keep clean. We prefer hardwood as well.

Tile or Wood floors in the kitchen? Help please :)

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Linda

Cancork Floor Inc.

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