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Wood plank-looking porcelain tile
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:35 am
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:35 am
Anybody have it installed?
I'm thinking about redoing my entire house in such, but I'm afraid that it will lay like ordinary tile, where the installation has to be precise or there will be low points and ridges and the possibility of being somewhat uncomfortable to bare feet.
Do you like it, and who was your supplier and manufacturer?
I'm thinking about redoing my entire house in such, but I'm afraid that it will lay like ordinary tile, where the installation has to be precise or there will be low points and ridges and the possibility of being somewhat uncomfortable to bare feet.
Do you like it, and who was your supplier and manufacturer?
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Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:35 am to Rex
I like the look of it... will be looking into it more when my place need new flooring.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:37 am to LSUBoo
I messed up my hardwood floor with a giant scratch, and tried to redo it myself which turned out to be a disaster.
I don't like hardwood floors any more. And I don't like carpet.
I don't like hardwood floors any more. And I don't like carpet.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:41 am to Rex
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Do you like it, and who was your supplier and manufacturer?
We put these in our bathroom, and it looks and feels great. Our contractor turned out to be pretty shitty and lazy, so there are definitely some low points/ridges; however, I have never once thought that it was uncomfortable to stand on.
We got ours from prosource, but don't have a clue about the actual manufacturer.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:49 am to Rex
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thinking about redoing my entire house in such
Easy. It's great looking stuff, but I wouldn't go all out.
We have tile in the kitchen, living and dining rooms and wood in the halls and bedrooms. No carpet. All of one type of flooring throughout would be weird...
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Rex
Ohhhh....
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:50 am to Rex
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Wood plank-looking porcelain tile
I think it is great that they can do this now that we are all out of trees.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 10:54 am to Rex
I've seen it in a few houses and really like the look of it..
Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:00 am to Rex
Just make sure you use the proper grout and the thinnest gap as possible....or it will look like rectangle tile not wood floors. If done right it looks pretty good.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:04 am to Rex
I did a bathroom with it. It turned out really well and matched my hardwood in my house very well. I'll upload a picture later on.
ETA: I don't remember the name of the tile company, it was stuff that was readily available at Home Depot.
ETA: I don't remember the name of the tile company, it was stuff that was readily available at Home Depot.
This post was edited on 5/4/16 at 11:05 am
Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:07 am to Rex
Much more time consuming than typical tile, due to narrower width. The overall difficulty isn't much greater though.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:15 am to NOLAGT
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Just make sure you use the proper grout and the thinnest gap as possible....
yeah, the contractor had a hell of a time because we made him use super dark grout and apparently he hates using it. I've seen some that used light grout and it really does not create the illusion of wood.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:30 am to LSUjefe
If you do it, make sure to get a dark grout and you will want to go as thin as possible (probably smaller than what the manufacturer recommends) to make it look like wood, rather than tile.
After talking with a friend who is in the flooring business, we actually went with a luxury vinyl tile (google it) instead of the porcelain. It looks like wood...no grout lines...easy install...it's waterproof...it has a cork underlayment so it is not as hard as porcelain. We've had them almost a year and love them.
After talking with a friend who is in the flooring business, we actually went with a luxury vinyl tile (google it) instead of the porcelain. It looks like wood...no grout lines...easy install...it's waterproof...it has a cork underlayment so it is not as hard as porcelain. We've had them almost a year and love them.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:31 am to Rex
The key with a proper installation is your contractor's skill and level of give a shite. Proper subfloor preparation is key too. Get mutliple bids. Address your concerns fully prior to picking the installer. Ask to look at their previous work. My builders used a lot of Dal Tile but there are numerous manufacture. Do your homework.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:39 am to NOLAGT
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use the proper grout and the thinnest gap as possible
This. I've been looking at this style for a while now. That is the best way to do it.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:42 am to TheWiz
Trashy.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:48 am to Rex
"Never use a material that is supposed to look like the material it is supposed to replace".
It never really does.
It never really does.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:53 am to MyNameIsInigoMontoya
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we actually went with a luxury vinyl tile
Just had this installed in our house as well. We were also looking at wood-like porcelain. It was just so hard and expensive. The "luxury vinyl" looks just like wood. We've had it for around 8 months and love it.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 11:59 am to Rex
Great if you have a cheaper house that you are not planning on keeping for a long time. If you are planning on staying in the house I would maybe go with pre finish since it looks a little better imo. My neighbor has the tile fwiw.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 12:00 pm to Rex
I have it installed in my office and laundry room. Looks great and durable .
Posted on 5/4/16 at 12:02 pm to meeple
I've heard that wood-look vinyl planks scratch easily. Is that incorrect?
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