rock761
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 08-10-12 09:03 PM - Post#152382
What do you have on your kitchen floor? Vinyl, tile, laminate, etc? We had a slab leak which has been repaired but now I need to replace the flooring and I'm so confused... 12 years ago we upgraded the builders grade vinyl with a high grade. Doesn't seem to be many vinyl choice out there anymore. I just liked the easy care of the vinyl...
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catlady
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08-10-12 09:14 PM - Post#152383
In response to rock761
I replace mine last year and yes, I prefer vinyl to tile. Tile is so hard on the feed standing in the kitchen. I used Rodenbaughs and they are great to work with.
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RRRquilter
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08-11-12 07:31 AM - Post#152393
In response to catlady
We have tile. I do not think there is a perfect kitchen flooring - so go with what you personally like.
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starrlac
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08-12-12 10:12 AM - Post#152419
In response to catlady
Rodenbaugh's carries a very high grade vinyl called Amtico that is very good and comes in any type of pattern you can imagine. It's not cheap but it's nearly indestructible. We can considered doing our entire house in it, but went with wood and tile instead due to cost.
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PartyOfEight
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08-13-12 10:13 AM - Post#152436
In response to starrlac
We just had Nadine's install a beautiful porcelain tile floor that look like travertine. The 18 inch tiles are beautiful and we went with 1/8 inch grout lines, so it looks like a solid travertine floor. I've never had an easier floor to maintain.
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r75002
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08-13-12 11:03 AM - Post#152440
In response to PartyOfEight
PartyOfEight,
I sent you a PM.
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Allensince1993
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05-27-13 07:59 AM - Post#161247
In response to rock761
You can't go wrong with tile, for many reasons.
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vrs
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05-27-13 07:47 PM - Post#161255
In response to rock761
Well, bummer about having to do slab work but congratulations on your updated kitchen!
I don't know a lot of things that might impact your decision - age of family, budget, general style of home, other finishes in your kitchen, etc.
There are lots of terrific options out there starting with stained concrete and going through all manner of laminates, wood, tile, and stone. If your home is 12 years old it might be good to work with an overall kitchen update design and then do the rest of it as you get money - but fit this flooring decision into the overall plan.
I have hand scraped hardwoods and porcelain tile throughout. I would not put real wood in the kitchen - but that's just me. We did invest a little extra in the tile to have it laid on the diagonal and I think that was certainly worth it.
The porcelain tile is hard but nothing a couple of lovely throw rugs can't fix.
Hope you have a little fun with this and enjoy the final result!
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denisew
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05-27-13 08:34 PM - Post#161256
In response to vrs
We put tile in our kitchen. Our boys were really hard on the vinyl flooring when they were little that the builder installed.
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Allensince1993
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05-28-13 07:59 AM - Post#161261
In response to denisew
Tile has been the best throughout the years for enjoyment, functionality, and for resale value. When we built our house we put hardwoods in the kitchen; not good with kids and a dog. Within two years we pulled it out and installed tile.
Ceramic tile is usually less expensive & not as dense as porcelian tile. The colors & sizes available in both are similiar. The color goes all the way thru on a porcelian tile where a ceramic tile the color is just on the top...meaning u will see a clay color underneath when/if the tile chips. Porcelian can be more expensive & tile setters can charge more for porcelian because it is so dense it dulls the tile saw blades & is harder to cut. Most tiles used in heavy commercial applications are porcelian. Just a matter of preference, tile or porcelian is the way to go in a kitchen.
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csquare
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05-28-13 08:19 AM - Post#161262
In response to rock761
Some of the new sheet vinyls are much heavier and nicer than the cheap-o builders' grade stuff that was installed in our house when it was new. We just looked at some at Rodenbaugh's a couple of days ago. Some look just like stone tile, and you have to bend over and touch them to tell they aren't. If you are laying rigid ceramic/porcelain/stone tiles, please consider that any foundation movement may cause them to pop loose.
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allen
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05-28-13 08:29 AM - Post#161263
In response to csquare
Never had a problem with hardwoods in our kitchen, with two kids and two dogs.
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rock761
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05-28-13 09:40 AM - Post#161264
In response to csquare
Some of the new sheet vinyls are much heavier and nicer than the cheap-o builders' grade stuff that was installed in our house when it was new. We just looked at some at Rodenbaugh's a couple of days ago. Some look just like stone tile, and you have to bend over and touch them to tell they aren't. If you are laying rigid ceramic/porcelain/stone tiles, please consider that any foundation movement may cause them to pop loose.
We ended using the vinyl from Rhodenbaughs. It looks like and almost feels like slate...just beautiful and I love it! I've gotten many compliments and it's very easy to take care of.
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Allensince1993
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05-28-13 12:34 PM - Post#161268
In response to allen
Never had a problem with hardwoods in our kitchen, with two kids and two dogs.
We had the lower quality hardwoods and five kids, the oldest being 6 at the time. You have one leak in that kitchen and you'll regret hardwoods.
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Jay J
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05-28-13 01:01 PM - Post#161269
In response to Allensince1993
We have a hardwood floor put in when the house was built 15 years ago.
In the past 6 months we have noticed several gaps appearing (and widening) between boards (on the long edges where one plank meets another) and are considering new flooring.
I'm not sure what is causing the gaps however, which is what has me worried.
It's possible our dishwasher may have a slow/small leak or maybe it's just the foundation shifting. Whatever it is, I figure that we need to have it sorted out before we look to replace the flooring.
With that in mind, would anyone have a recommendation of someone who has experience checking for leaks and the like under flooring?
Thanks in advance!
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 Debbie
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05-29-13 06:18 AM - Post#161281
In response to Jay J
A plumber can check for leaks under the flooring.
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rock761
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05-29-13 11:17 AM - Post#161285
In response to Jay J
We have had three slab leaks fixed in the last 8 months. 2 on one hot water pipe and 1 on another. The last one we did a small pipe reroute instead of busting open the slab again. We may be doing a pipe re-route soon on the longer line but in a 2 story house it would not be easy... Think we've about decided the lightning strike we took 20 years ago damaged the copper pipe. All the leaks have been small pin holes.
If you have a slow leak your water meter will be moving. Maybe ever so slowly but you can see it. If you'd like to know the plumbing company we used just PM me.
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