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cal_rascoe

Wood-look tile or luxury vinyl?

cal_rascoe
10 years ago
We want wood...look. Three boys and a dog keep us from going to real wood. So, different sales people recommend different products. One says porcelain tile, one says vinyl. Both are good looking. My husband says he thinks the vinyl looks "fake"; I'm worried that the amount of tile we'll have is going to make our house even more noisy than usual. Anyone have an opinion either way? Thanks for the help!
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  • armygirl1987
    10 years ago
    Check out the buildersdirect.com and check out porcelanosa site, they running a special right now.

    Comments (14)

    • Caroline
      10 years ago
      Just did my dining room and kitchen in the wood look porcelain tile and we love it!!
      cal_rascoe thanked Caroline
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      Dytecture
      10 years ago
      Tiles are more durable than vinyl.
      cal_rascoe thanked Dytecture
    • schurer
      10 years ago
      The really look alike vinyl is soooo expensive. Is it more expensive than the tile? Or are they the same?
      cal_rascoe thanked schurer
    • PRO
      LM Designers
      10 years ago
      The wood look tiles certainly look like wood with many options to choose from. I personally still want the real deal. Tile is cold, hard and noisy. Area rugs will help with that but the same could be done with wood floors.
      cal_rascoe thanked LM Designers
    • PRO
      Red Door Design
      10 years ago
      Don't forget about the possibility of putting heating under tile! That would provide great warmth during colder times. Not sure you can do the heated floors with vinyl. But on the other hand grout creates areas for dirt to collect so vinyl is easier to keep clean. Also tile is harder, vinyl is more comfortable if you're standing in the kitchen for long periods. Finally, consider height. If you add tile you'll possibly need to add cement board under the tile, plus the adhesive and tile - this can create quite a height difference between the new flooring and whatever flooring it meets up with elsewhere in the house.
      cal_rascoe thanked Red Door Design
    • armygirl1987
      10 years ago
      Where are you located, I just requested some samples from Builders Direct.com and received it in the mail for free. The sales people that are recommending the differences why are they not giving you prices. I was also in Porcelanosa, Miami and they currently have some of their wood tiles on sale. I have dogs and choosing to go all tiles myself. They look really good. Wood tiles today went roughly from $2.25 to $10.95.
      cal_rascoe thanked armygirl1987
    • cal_rascoe
      Original Author
      10 years ago
      We're building new so change in flooring height won't be an issue(shouldn't be!) I thought about it being so hard to stand on in the kitchen and noisy since we're planning to use it in a large area. Pricing isn't a huge issue for us right now(but $10 would probably be a no-go). We're going to the builder with our finishes selected so we don't get those super low allowances that will kill our budget later. I have been so looking forward to building our house but now the choices are killing me!!! :-) Thanks everyone for the opinions.
    • cal_rascoe
      Original Author
      10 years ago
      And we live in Southeast Texas so heating the floor isn't really necessary. We almost welcome the cool floor! :-)
    • Jacquelyn Boyet
      10 years ago
      I'm from Texas as well, and when we build we will totally be getting the wood look tile. You can tint the grout lines to match the tile, so it blends in. I love it so much more than the stained concrete floors that EVERYBODY in Texas seems to be doing now. Home Depot actually has some good-looking choices.
      cal_rascoe thanked Jacquelyn Boyet
    • PRO
      LM Designers
      10 years ago
      Just a thought. If you want wood then using something else may leave you with regrets later. I have 3 Dobermans and our house is the hang out place for the kids. We have only wood floors on the entire first floor including the kitchen. Never had a problem. Wood floors can be refinished if necessary. Sorry but fake is fake
    • cal_rascoe
      Original Author
      10 years ago
      LM, I'm with you on the regrets. I have a feeling the regrets could go either way. :-/ Angela, I'll check out the website. Always looking for savings!
    • armygirl1987
      10 years ago
      Any updates
    • cal_rascoe
      Original Author
      10 years ago
      Nothing yet, Angela. And thanks for the Builders Direct tip! I'll update when we decide...eventually. :-)
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