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Post by peajays on Jun 27, 2014 17:51:17 GMT
I want to replace main areas of flooring, we currently have carpet LR/DR and vinyl hallway and kitchen. I was originally going to do hardwood in the LR/DR and vinyl again in the hall and kitchen. When I went back to the store today, the lady showed me a new engineered hardwood in a 5" plank, and I LOVE it! I am seriously thinking of doing the whole main floor in it! I might just do a 6x6 area at the main entryway in the vinyl I like just to take the wear and tear of slush/snow and general dirt from shoes (high traffic entryway)
the price point is right in between the price of hardwood and vinyl, so I think cost wise it would be about the same.
so,what say the refugees? Would I regret it?
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Pinky Zebra
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Post by Pinky Zebra on Jun 27, 2014 18:04:36 GMT
I don't think you're supposed to get engineered hardwood wet. That's why we stuck with tile in our kitchen and bathrooms.
ETA: I do think it's gorgeous though.
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Jun 27, 2014 20:51:43 GMT
When we renovated our first floor my first thought was all hardwood. The longer I thought about it I thought it might be better to put tile in the hall entrance, back door entrance and the kitchen and powder room as I felt tile would stand up better to water.
I am glad I made that decision because it also added architectural interest to our home.
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 27, 2014 20:55:00 GMT
Nope, but I don't like the idea of wood in any wet areas.
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Post by mochi on Jun 27, 2014 21:23:04 GMT
We have had it in our kitchen for 3 years now. No issues or problems and we don't use any floor mats or rugs in the kitchen.
We wanted the first floor to have the same flooring thru out (except for the bathroom). When we bought the house there was 4-5 different floorings on just the first floor! It made the house seem much smaller & choppy.
I would definitely do it again.
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Post by melissak on Jun 28, 2014 1:03:45 GMT
I am not sure it is meant to get wet like you might expect a kitchen floor too. I prefer tile in wet areas because of the durability.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2014 1:08:37 GMT
Engineered wood was created to be *more* moisture resistant than regular hardwood. It's a better choice for a kitchen than traditional hardwood.
That said, neither is going to tolerate water sitting on it for extended periods, but if you clean up drips/spills/splashes in a timely fashion, you'll be fine.
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Post by Judy26 on Jun 28, 2014 1:43:44 GMT
We were looking into this and with the help of our flooring expert we ended up going with rubber floor tiles in a woodlike finish from Flexco. I LOVE it! You cannot damage this stuff and it really does look like wood. I highly recommend it.
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