Comments on: what is the best floor covering to use for a kitchen remodel. http://design4kitchen.com/2010/02/19/what-is-the-best-floor-covering-to-use-for-a-kitchen-remodel/ New design ideas for your kitchen Tue, 22 May 2012 01:56:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: pickmefirstplz http://design4kitchen.com/2010/02/19/what-is-the-best-floor-covering-to-use-for-a-kitchen-remodel/#comment-3064 pickmefirstplz Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100218114313AATNw9Y#comment-3064 slate slate

]]> By: GuitarGeorge http://design4kitchen.com/2010/02/19/what-is-the-best-floor-covering-to-use-for-a-kitchen-remodel/#comment-3065 GuitarGeorge Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100218114313AATNw9Y#comment-3065 IF you’re putting your house on the market and want it to sell quickly, tile is the way to go. You can buy decent tile for $2 sq ft. Do it yourself and save $. Since you are remodeling the kitchen, go with a tile backsplash, as well. Important: talk to your selling agent about what buyers in your area are looking for in terms of style, color, etc. IF you don’t have an agent, now is the time to hook up with one. Don’t wait until you are done remodeling to find out what you did wrong. IF you’re putting your house on the market and want it to sell quickly, tile is the way to go. You can buy decent tile for $2 sq ft. Do it yourself and save $. Since you are remodeling the kitchen, go with a tile backsplash, as well. Important: talk to your selling agent about what buyers in your area are looking for in terms of style, color, etc. IF you don’t have an agent, now is the time to hook up with one. Don’t wait until you are done remodeling to find out what you did wrong.

]]> By: c_kayak_fun http://design4kitchen.com/2010/02/19/what-is-the-best-floor-covering-to-use-for-a-kitchen-remodel/#comment-3066 c_kayak_fun Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20100218114313AATNw9Y#comment-3066 I redid my kitchen floor last year with 12″ square porcelain tiles that look like light reddish tan sandstone with a tan grout — it was stock tile from Lowe’s. Here’s a photo of the kitchen: http://www.flickr.com/photos/snapdoodlekid/3738737135/in/set-72157621745978608/ The tiles were only about $1.39 each and I think installation cost me around $2.50 per square foot, including the underlayment over the old vinyl floor. Intead of just laying it out in a plain straight grid we staggered it like brick. It looks really high-end and classy and I know it will outlast any wood or laminate floor. It has proved to be very easy to keep clean. I think any buyer with kids and/or pets would be very happy with it plus it would suit any change in cabinets or decor, from country to modern. I had oak hardwood in my last kitchen and didn’t care for it — several family members have tried laminate or bamboo and been really unhappy with the poor durability and lack of resistance to moisture — I like knowing I could wash my kitchen floor down with a hose if I had to. The tile has a matte, textured surface so it is not at all slippery and the slightly mottled coloring means it doesn’t show crumbs and dirt as readily as solid color tile. The only drawback I can think of is that if you drop a dish or glass it is more likely to break than on vinyl flooring. I redid my kitchen floor last year with 12″ square porcelain tiles that look like light reddish tan sandstone with a tan grout — it was stock tile from Lowe’s. Here’s a photo of the kitchen:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/snapdoodlekid/3738737135/in/set-72157621745978608/

The tiles were only about $1.39 each and I think installation cost me around $2.50 per square foot, including the underlayment over the old vinyl floor. Intead of just laying it out in a plain straight grid we staggered it like brick. It looks really high-end and classy and I know it will outlast any wood or laminate floor. It has proved to be very easy to keep clean. I think any buyer with kids and/or pets would be very happy with it plus it would suit any change in cabinets or decor, from country to modern. I had oak hardwood in my last kitchen and didn’t care for it — several family members have tried laminate or bamboo and been really unhappy with the poor durability and lack of resistance to moisture — I like knowing I could wash my kitchen floor down with a hose if I had to. The tile has a matte, textured surface so it is not at all slippery and the slightly mottled coloring means it doesn’t show crumbs and dirt as readily as solid color tile. The only drawback I can think of is that if you drop a dish or glass it is more likely to break than on vinyl flooring.

]]>