The only issue I have seen with wood in kitchens is if there is a leak and it is not fixed promptly. I know of people that have had leaks from ice maker lines and dishwashers that caused a lot of damage.
The only issue I have seen with wood in kitchens is if there is a leak and it is not fixed promptly. I know of people that have had leaks from ice maker lines and dishwashers that caused a lot of damage.
This is why I would be (and have done) doing tile in the kitchen. In most of the homes I've been in the wood stops at the kitchen, bathrooms, laundry room & mud rooms and I think it's a good idea to avoid potential liquid damage. I'm sure the odds are low but they're certainly quite a bit higher than living rooms and hallways. Plus I prefer the look of tile in the kitchen to match up with the counter tops & such. We'e got cherry cabinets so a lighter color wood in the kitchen might not look as good either.
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Light wood and dark cabinets look okay in my studio. The wood floors are reclaimed bowling lanes from "celebrity" when it was demoed.
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That does look good but the key there is the contrast. Youi've got VERY dark cabinets and VERY light floors and the contrast looks fantastic. My floors and cabinets would likely be in the same color pallet family which I'm concerned wouldn't look as good. Whereas with a tile I've got the warm colored wood and then a cool colored/textured tile so it works better. I know I'm knit picking but I've done this a few times and IMO if you can be picky you might as well. Nice kitchen BTW. I'm sure whoever does the bulk of the cooking doesn't appreciate the spaciousness between the fridge & oven/counters though. Speaking of fridge is that a Viking or Subzero?
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To be brutally honest, whomever installed that floor is an idiot. Those who know what I'm talking about will see it right off. Looks like it was installed in sheets. Unless it is supposed to look like that, then I suppose I'm the idiot.
I'm not a pro, but my Pa was and he showed me lots of things, including how to install hardwood flooring.
We once ripped up an old gymnasium and used the hardwood to redo the upstairs (pop-top) in our house. It was a long, arduous summer.
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Despite some negative reviews about the glue version, I'm planning on installing the Ultra (click-lock) in my RV. Seems the key is to ensure a proper float to avoid gap during expansion/contraction. The only thing I'm not particularly liking is the 200 lbs it will add to my tow rig, and weight=$$$ in fuel. I'm already pushing it with the change from jet-ski's to boat.
Sounds like cork flooring.
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That doesn't look too bad either. The key to that IMO is the counter tops which are close enough to the floor that they kind of tie everything together. We were looking at a granite that would be similar in color to that so maybe it would work after all.
To everyone that had Bamboo that fell apart... was it engineered or just bamboo? I keep hearing others say that Bamboo is very durable but these photos posted here suggest otherwise. I have heard that engineered hardwood or bamboo has a tendency to fall apart though so that's why I ask. I only want to do this one so whichever I decide I want to make sure it's the best and I don't feel like creating more work for myself in a few years to save a few bucks.
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