Thoughts on counter/flooring idea?

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

Due to a flood, I have to replace the flooring and counters in my kitchen (the subfloor was compromised, so the floor had to come up and the cabinets had to come out and the granite was broken in the process). The cabinets are going back. I will be painting - not sure what color yet.

I'm thinking that I want to do silver cloud granite for the new counter and go with a dark grey, rectangular, porcelain tile for the floor (like this or this).

It seems like black granite counters are out, but I do think black looks good in there, which is why I'm thinking dark tile would look nice. Silver cloud would be a little more neutral for the counter.

A note on why tile: Originally I was going to extend hardwood in from the dining room, but my contractor advised that the condition of the framing calls for a thicker subfloor (along with blocking the joists), forcing the kitchen floor to be slightly higher if I went with hardwood. He suggested I could put in 3/8" click-in hardwood, but the planks would be wider than the existing planks, so there'd be a seam where the two floors met. I was only interested in hardwood or wood-look if it could run seamlessly between the two spaces.

Here are some pictures of the kitchen before the incident (they're also in my Upstairs Kitchen ideabook):

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houssaon
2 years ago
Think about linoleum. Much easier on the feet, it is a natural material not like vinyl. Lots of great options. It comes in sheets, tiles and click planks. Sheet or tile would be better for your situation.

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But I have to wonder why the kitchen floor is higher. Did they use a thicker plywood that was done for the hardwoods? It was laid on the same joists presumably.
anna_682
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Take a look at this thread. The quartzite the OP (Jeri) used would look amazing in your kitchen. Sort by newest posts and scroll down a little to see the finished kitchen. The cabinet and countertop combo is stunning.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5868444/help-new-cabinets-quartzite-look-terrible-together
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mxk3 z5b_MI
2 years ago
"Because of the subfloor, the kitchen floor is slightly higher than the dining room's hardwood, so I can't extend hardwood in."

Have you talked to a flooring guy about this? I have an area in my house that is higher and they ran a transition piece between the two rooms. So it is do-able, depending on the particulars of the situation, of course. It's a bit of a trip hazard, but so is a higher transition between tile and wood.
mcarroll16
2 years ago
If your subfloor has to come out, couldn't your new subfloor be the same thickness as whatever is under your hardwood? Unless your existing hardwood is laid directly over joists (i.e., is actually an old-timey subfloor), it should be possible to lay a subfloor that makes extending a hardwood floor possible.

If it's truly not possible to extend your hardwood, then I'm another vote for linoleum.
Jesse B
Original Author
2 years ago
For everyone who's asking about the subfloor:

Originally I was going to extend hardwood in from the dining room, but my contractor advised that the condition of the framing calls for a thicker subfloor than the existing hardwood is on, forcing the kitchen floor to be slightly higher if I went with hardwood.

He suggested I could put in 3/8" click-in hardwood, but the planks would be wider than the existing planks, so there'd be a seam where the two floors met. I was only interested in hardwood or wood-look if it could run seamlessly between the two spaces.