flooring choice dilemma

12 years ago

We are looking to do a kitchen remodel in the near future and are trying to decide on flooring. Our layout is such that the kitchen flows right in to the family room and they would, thus, need to be the same flooring (right now it's a very strange divide of white tile that turns oddly into carpet). I like the idea of hardwood over tile in the family room (seems warmer), but have concerns of it being durable enough (2 dogs, 2 kids) and a safe choice for the kitchen (water, etc). We're looking at the new vinyl "wood" flooring and it looks great, but feels "plastic-like" under my bare feet. Thoughts on hardwood in the kitchen? Vinyl wood opinions? The "wood-like" tile would still be too cold in the family room....

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Wallace Remodeling, Inc.
12 years ago
Consider engineered wood. It is very durable to heat and moisture. You could extend it all the way into the kitchen if you really want the consistency of having the same flooring material. You could also use tile in the kitchen and have your contractor build the transition from the wood to be flush. Another thing to consider in maintaining a smooth transition between the two flooring materials is color selection. A flush level transition ensures no tripping, but only goes so far aesthetically. If you choose tile and wood that are of similar color you will have the two materials you want with a minimal visual transition as well.
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User
12 years ago
We used engineered wood in our showroom when we remodeled. Bruce Frontier Hickory in 3 different colors. Almost every single display in our showroom got moved back and forth across it as we did all new flooring in sections. It was like musical chairs! For the really heavy displays, we had two pallet jacks underneath them. All on this hard as nails floor. Then we had several parties, with designers in some pretty scary stilettos! It's survived it all and looks great.

Sahara Sand color
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User
12 years ago
Golden Brown color