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Anyone have any experience laying it or experience with its durability?
Or any other opinions
Or any other opinions
Thanks for the input i'll look into that option as well , one area is a half bath and an area where the dog sleeps and like to scratch before laying downJust 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.
You're damn right I would.Would you buy a pizza that looks like a hamburger?
Fixed.You're damn right I wood.
Ceramic tile vs porcelain tile | difference between the tilesWe 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.
The only difference you will ever detect if you install yourself is that porcelain is harder to cut with a scorer. But just rent or buy a cheap wet saw ($99 at Home Depot) and you'll never have to worry about it. Plus, I'm pretty sure that with the wood-grain tile they are all going to be porcelain. Ceramic is darker material so the color options for printing would be less.
I'll look into the differences but as stated below that porcelain is the material used for wood grain I assumed it was ceramicWe 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.
Papa John's has a cheeseburger pizza.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?
If you're really worried about cold tile, you could install floor heater tubing. I know someone who did that as they're building their house. They love it. The floor is almost too warm for me, but it was pretty cool (or hot, really).They work fine as long as your subfloor is very level. The thing about those wood plank tiles is they are as long as actual wood planks but not as flexible.
Personally I think it's weird when you expect a wood floor and then step on a cold *** tile. But a powder room/half bath is the perfect place for it.