Let's talk hardwood flooring. Who's got them or has had them? Pros? Cons?

[Tinelement]

You shower in your kitchen? Walk in from the snow with wet boots in the kitchen?

Our kitchen is a place that is clean. We prepare food there. If the kids want a glass of water they can sit at the table in the dinning room which is tile, or have it in a spill proof sippy cup. It's not an area that is exposed to 3 hot humid showers a day. Yes things get spilled, but I clean it up right away. They are work, but worth it in my opinion. Properly taken care of they last way longer than carpet.

You said it wasn't the norm. I just bought a house built in '92 with original hardwood floors. My in laws have had their house since '72, original hardwood floors.

I originally answered your thread by saying I have hard wood floors and love them. I will do them again.

[hatidua]

My parents-in-law (not sure that is an actual term...) did bamboo floors about eight years ago, entire (large) home, cost a fortune. In hindsight, I don't think they would have chosen bamboo again for a host of reasons.

It looked great for the first month though...

[buffalobo]

You shower in your kitchen? Walk in from the snow with wet boots in the kitchen?

Our kitchen is a place that is clean. We prepare food there. If the kids want a glass of water they can sit at the table in the dinning room which is tile, or have it in a spill proof sippy cup. It's not an area that is exposed to 3 hot humid showers a day. Yes things get spilled, but I clean it up right away. They are work, but worth it in my opinion. Properly taken care of they last way longer than carpet.

You said it wasn't the norm. I just bought a house built in '92 with original hardwood floors. My in laws have had their house since '72, original hardwood floors.

I originally answered your thread by saying I have hard wood floors and love them. I will do them again.

+1.

I am in 25-30 new home kitchens or newly renovated Kitchens per month. The large majority of them are wood floors. Tile comes in second and vinyl(all types) third.

Lobbed from my electronic ball and chain.