re: Pros/cons of the different types of flooring?

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I'm very intrigued by bamboo, but from what I've read, it doesn't handle moisture very well, so I'm not sure how it would hold up with young kids and the humidity/moisture of SELA

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Our house came with Morning Star bamboo flooring. I'm not sure if it is indicative of all bamboo or other types of hardwood, but this stuff scratches and scuffs very easily. It very well could be a problem with how the flooring was finished.

We did have an issue with water when the water line to the icemaker cracked. The floor buckled and caused a nearby threshold piece to pop up. We pulled out the piece between the doors that lifted up, and the remaining boards laid flat after the floor dried out.

In another part of the house, an entire room began to buckle due to some sort of expansion. The previous home owner likely did the installation and didn't leave enough of a gap under the quarter round. Pulled up the trim and cut a sliver off the final boards. Everything laid flat again.

Our previous home had faux wood laminate and we were very pleased with the look, feel, and durability of the flooring.

You as the homeowner can applicate the liquid wax finish once a year in high traffic areas with a lambswool applicator.

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Woodgrain ceramic is the way to go IMO

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This. We went with the wood-look tile and are super pleased with it. You just can't hurt it.

since we are on the subject.

recently bought a house. bit of a fixer upper, but larger than a "starter home", has good bones, built well, and the previous owner took good care of it.

we are planning on doing around a $40k kitchen remodel and put down new floors. Probably Summer 2018 or Spring 2019.

What's the consensus of the popular new style of "wood looking" tile? how does it compare price wise to wood floors. will it hold up as well? resale value won't be as good obviously.

Hey man, go hijack another thread




By all accounts in this thread, woodgrain tile is the way to go - read through this thread, there's a cool chart on the bottom of the first page of you haven't seen it already

The wood look tile is pretty much what for what pricewise compared to real wood. We priced both when we were shopping. They told us they can do most tile in the $7/sq. ft. range. That's fully installed. Obviously you can go up in price from there.

Like others said there are some great faux wood ceramic tile options out there. I'm not sure how much it would cost. We did wood plank pattern stained concrete in one of our rental properties a few years back and with two different tenants it has held up really well. You just have to put another coat of polish on every year or two in higher traffic areas. I think you'll pay around $6\sf

Wood look ceramic tile, heated in the appropriate areas.

We installed engineered hardwood in our home. Went with Montage Flooring Portofino Collection in Terrazzo finish. We paid around $6.60/sq. ft. for the wood.

After looking at all of our options, we decided an engineered floor with some thickness and a good wear layer would suit our needs the best. It's glued down and already 'distressed' with an oil finish. Any little dents/scratches will blend in with the 'distressed' look. It's been in since September of last year and we really like it.

This is a picture right after we installed it around September of last year. We obviously moved all of the furniture out of the house for the flooring to go down. Our daughter was on the way (born in December) so we set up her crib to see how it looked in her room.

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Wood look ceramic tile, heated in the appropriate areas.

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Mother Nature heats up my shite enough, but I'm sure the ol lady will want heated floors in the bathroom