Anyone have brick floors?

They are a bitch to clean

Small portion of the house with brick floors. Look great, hard to get clean, expensive, but if you want the look, thats the rub you're stuck with. Very nice look, but I don't go in the room that has them much. I think the install was very labor intensive if I recall. We had some very old salvage brick that the brick guy essentially cut into pavers - our brick guy is a true artisan. He also did our backyard brick courtyard which is a masterpiece.

Brick flooring uses slices of brick provided by you or bought from a company that salvages and slices like LINK . It is more expensive than tile.

Brick is very porous and must be well sealed with a polymer or it will stain badly. Even well sealed flooring brick is relatively soft and will show wear from heavy use.

Yes, expensive, hard to clean, but dammit, they sure look great!

Installed tile in the kitchen that looks like brick. Not porous, so no issues with on- going upkeep like real brick. Looks 100% like brick, and much cheaper to install.

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Installed tile in the kitchen that looks like brick. Not porous, so no issues with on- going upkeep like real brick. Looks 100% like brick, and much cheaper to install.

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Can you link it?

The hardest part is getting furniture level.

They do not show dirt.

They hurt your feet.

I’d get them again.

Yes, and yes. Also, they are mostly uniform so easier to get flat. Much less work, or skill needed because of it, thereby making install less expensive.

I'll look for the info and post later.

LINK

This appears to be the brand that we installed. Listed on the invioce as ICTC Chicago Old Chicago Brick look tile.