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Anyone have any experience laying it or experience with its durability?
Or any other opinions
Or any other opinions
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Just built a home, didn't go with ceramic, we looked at and liked it but the work involved in installing it seemed hefty. We wanted something durable and water proof, so after many months of trying to find what we thought was right, we chose the laminate wood planks. Total water proof, you can run a key across them to try and scratch and it does not scratch. Was a little more pricey then everything else we looked at $2.99 sq/ft, plus $1.50 a sq/ft for installation. Five months in and we are still happy and feel we made the right choice.
Would you buy a pizza that looks like a hamburger?
You're damn right I wood.
We recently had porcelain wood-look tiles installed throughout the living areas, kitchen, and halls.
I'm far from an expert but a couple of considerations that I picked up on in the process:
Read about porcelain and ceramic and see if the difference matters to you. Seemed like the consensus was porcelain is more durable but I'm not sure how significant the practical difference is. We went with builder-grade 24" planks from Lowes so not high-end, anyway.
Research plank tiles (if that is the style you are going with) and installation patterns, for instance: Porcelain wood plank tile floors -tips for buying and installing
Since you are doing smaller areas, probably not as much of a consideration for you, but for bigger projects, it's good to remember that complete tile removal can be labor intensive and costly vs some other flooring choices.
We recently had porcelain wood-look tiles installed throughout the living areas, kitchen, and halls.
I'm far from an expert but a couple of considerations that I picked up on in the process:
Read about porcelain and ceramic and see if the difference matters to you. Seemed like the consensus was porcelain is more durable but I'm not sure how significant the practical difference is. We went with builder-grade 24" planks from Lowes so not high-end, anyway.
Research plank tiles (if that is the style you are going with) and installation patterns, for instance: Porcelain wood plank tile floors -tips for buying and installing
Since you are doing smaller areas, probably not as much of a consideration for you, but for bigger projects, it's good to remember that complete tile removal can be labor intensive and costly vs some other flooring choices.
I think it's cheesy. If you want wood, get wood. If you want tile, get tile. Would you buy a pizza that looks like a hamburger? Or a car that looks like a motorcycle?