I'd really be hesitant about any job that was done at that low price. Large format tile requires extensive subfloor prep, and an expert tile contractor. Just the required setting materials are 4x what standard thinset wouild be. It's not a budget product, even if the tile material itself is budget. Labor for this should be much higher than what you are being quoted.

I also would never choose such a fad product as gray wood look flooring for such a permanent installation. If you think what you have currently is dated, just wait 5 years and everyone will be ripping that out too! Go classic mid tones if you want a wood look. Or do a slate or travertine look. Something that appears to be a natural material at first glance.

Does it have to be tile? I personally don't like tile floors. Some pre finished hardwoods can be pretty cheep and have a much more desirable appeal. Or possibly a click together laminate that looks like wood. I would be very hesitant to put tile over that large of a space, it feels so hard and cold.

or is this the tile you want to use and are showing us what it looks like?

are you flipping the house you're asking about?

if this is the tile you want to use, I'd say NO. no way. not for the entire downstairs. $1.49 is super cheap for a 500K house and that gray tile looks cheap when down!

use it in a bathroom, if you must, but stick w/hardwood or leave the tile that's in the house.

There is better tile flooring on the market (than what yo uahve pictured) that has very thin grout lines. I understand the cost goes up, but seeing that gray tile all over the house would make me leave. A comparable hardwood would be better than this tile.

I think you could easily do the porcelain wood-look tile in the kitchen, and perhaps even the downstairs baths. But I think I'd go with hardwood or engineered wood for the entry and stairs, unless you've got a nice natural stone tile like marble or slate. The entry should set the tone for the house and in a traditional home, it should feel pretty luxurious. If you're going to use wood-look porcelain tile, just be aware of the transitions from room to room. I wouldn't have real hardwood right up against wood-look tile.

Thanks for the comments. The house has lingered on the market with some realtors who used it as a field office to show other houses primarily. They're bringing me in to update the look. I like the idea of wood throughout the bottom floor, but their budget will rule that out. The laminate idea is great if we had a buyer locked in since it lives so nicely with little kids, but it is essentially a flip. In AZ, cool-look and feel tile is a good thing since it's so hot here half the year, including the time period this will be on the market.

No, that grey tile above looks nice in the smaller house it's installed in, but that many grout lines in the vast openness of this house would be too much. I would love a 3x5 tile, but the floor won't allow it, as most of Phoenix is built on cracked foundations.

I appreciate the comments a ton. I have some options I'm going to show them, but first I'll get my spreadsheet together to show what the real costs will be, and then they'll have to decide to move forward or not. I'd really love to build for the end user of the house, since they'll likely be in it a decade or more raising kids. Beautiful wood floors would be awesome, especially since the entire back patio and pool surround are real travertine pavers that are really well laid. They look fantastic!

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