what type of tile would go great in all areas DIY?
Friday, December 4th, 2009 at
1:35 pm
chikistrikis asked:
we wanna go with all the same tile for the first floor, its pretty much an open area included are the living room, kitchen, 1/2, laundry room and family/dinning room… not sure what type we want something with with texture as well as something different, so any ideas??
we wanna go with all the same tile for the first floor, its pretty much an open area included are the living room, kitchen, 1/2, laundry room and family/dinning room… not sure what type we want something with with texture as well as something different, so any ideas??
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Travertine is pretty. I just put it in my bathroom by myself. I like the variety of the colors and along with a matching mosiac, it rocks. (no pun intended). But travertine may not stand the wear and tear of daily life.(pointy heels could ***** it). Marble and granite are pretty tough. All these stone tiles are beautiful and relatively easy to install. Visit a tile store and look around. It’s alot of fun. A word to the wise though, if you plan on staying in your house awhile, do the tile. If not, go with hardwood or laminate. That’s what selling now.
We did a ceramic tile on the first floor of our house. Not a shiny glazed one that you’d find on a backsplash or bathroom, but a regular floor tile. Ours is made by Daltile (one of the better brands) and is a brownish stone color. We got a darker grout than the tile to make it look more natural and we love it. Being more like stone, it is not perfectly flat. It has a slight texture.
The only thing that I would have done differently is that I would have floated the floor instead of adhering it directly to the slab. I’m in the midwest and the tile gets cold in the winter. A floating floor would have been a lot more work, but it would have prevented that.