ot-kitchen flooring

[Nick m]

We're in the middle of remodeling our kitchen and dining
room in our old farm house. Most of the rest of the house is
hard wood, don't want more of that. Ceramic tile is cold and
brittle, not too interested in that. We have been looking at this
new cortec stuff. They claim it's tough, not as cold and easy
installation(floating/snaps together). What do you fellers
recommend? Like the floating idea but not necessary.
Staying away from a wood look.

 

[Mark-Ia]

We had carpet for 20 years on concrete floors. Went with vinyl a couple of years ago. Much better than the carpet.

 

[SCUBAInstr]

I work for a flooring manufacturing company and without a doubt, look at Luxury Vinyl Tile! (aka "LVT"). Get any pattern you want (tile, wood, rock, etc) and VERY durable and waterproof! Goes over almost any existing flooring (not carpet, sorry) with ease.
I have used it a couple times and love it!

My 2 cents...

Tommy D.

 

[glennster]

i have been using a floating vinyl floor in my rentals property kitchens for a while now. there is an insulation pad that goes down first, then the sheet vinyl is cut in. the shoe molding keeps it in place. when it does wear out, simply pull the shoe molding and roll up the old floor. easy to replace.

 

[bradley martin]

We installed Pergo laminate flooring about 16 years ago in our century home and have been extremely pleased with it. We went with a "black marble look" rather than the more common wood grain. We also used the commercial grade ( at that time they had a lower priced option. It has taken a real lickin' with kids, pets, mud and everything else tracked, spilled or dumped on it and still looks really good. I would avoid the cheaper laminates.

 

[Dick2]

I put Pergo in our whole house, including the kitchen and bathrooms. Wife says that is the easyist floor we've had to clean.

You can use the snap-together laminate if you want, but it won't be waterproof unless you glue every seam and end connection with waterproof glue. You don't have to buy the flooring manufacturer's high priced glue; Titebond II or Titebond III will work very well. Titebond III doesn't set up as fast as II, so you have more time to get the panels just right.

We've had laminate now for 16 years; wouldn't even consider anything else. You can buy it in wood finish or a finish that looks like tile.

 

[Athol Carr]

Cork tiles are warm, easy to clean and dropped stuff (crockery etc) bounces!

 

[Athol Carr]

Nice and light

 

[01gentdc]

gonna look at that cortec stuff ,, imho , I like pergo or equals ,, my brother installed pergo style floor in kitchen that has a slate tile look ;; impressive ,,. all these floors are very good about glass drop survival ,, aint no way I wouldever put in ceramic tile ever again , too much work , too much cleaning woes , and the only time that cold floor feels good to me is in the summertime , I like hardwood floors if .... my ancesters feet tread all over that floor ,,m ,other than that ,, same story as ceramic tile.. 30 yrs ago I installed anso4 carpet overheavy pad on the steps and bedroom suite upstairs ,, very good investment ,,. I sleep on that floor when my backflares up ,, sure has worn nicely,,.1st wife and tried to wearit out and wegot was a little rugburn from time to time , but other than that it rode good .

 

[Bret4207]

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A couple thoughts- We put in a "floating" laminate floor in our 1880's farm house. The nice thing is is it tends to follow the twists and uneven sections of the ancient flooring. That's also it's downside! There is no way to keep moisture from dogs and kids and boots out of the cracks that open and close throughout the season. It's been a complete waste of money for us. So, whatever you put down, do what you can to provide a smooth, level, solid subfloor. We did it it like the company said and we'll be ripping it all up soon. Go overboard on prep and don't cheap out on getting GOOD flooring.

 

[Hobo,NC]

(quoted from post at 22:02:26 03/05/15) I work for a flooring manufacturing company and without a doubt, look at Luxury Vinyl Tile! (aka "LVT"). Get any pattern you want (tile, wood, rock, etc) and VERY durable and waterproof! Goes over almost any existing flooring (not carpet, sorry) with ease.
I have used it a couple times and love it!

My 2 cents...

Tommy D.

I did a hole house in LVT... Its expensive if you add up the prep my recommendation is not to use a dark color like I did... I could have used laminate for around haft the price BUT I have some laminate in another house and have had issues... No way would I ever use laminate were water could find its way to it...

 

[jwal10]

We put down sheet vinyl in sons cabin. It has been there for 12 years and he has a very rambunctious Lab. It has the insulated underlayment as cabin only has bubble foil over joists and under the sub-floor, with skirting (warm crawl space). Still looks new and so easy to clean.last fall. We did the same on both our new cabins over concrete slabs. We love it. He has 1 400 watt electric ceramic ECO convection heater in the great room. He has allergies to dust so no fan to blow dust around. It feels warm like a wood floor. We have a propane stove, looks like a wood stove and we can cook on it....James

 

[Mule Meat]

Is it possible to lay the floating floor under the kitchen cabinets?

New or remodel construction it's easy. But in a kitchen with existing base cabinets its not an easy task for the cabinets need to be raised. You should have enough room to put the flooring down far enough under the cabinets that the kick board hides the edges.
One thing to watch for. If you have appliances such as a dish washer under the counter tops. It can be hard to get them out if repairs or a replacement is ever needed. Especially when using thicker flooring.

 

[TerryfromSWIowa]

Another bot post!

 

[flying belgian]

We went with Pergo.

 

[Mule Meat]

Another bot post!

Brought up from 2015.

Looks a lot like an old post from that Garden Web site that is owned by houzz.

 

[bc]

Another bot post!

Yep. Maybe he is getting paid for bringing up stuff for consumer surveys or I finally found someone with more unfinished projects on their to do list. Either way it doesn't make sense to revive a 9 year old post because of all the new improved stuff that has been made since then. People can't read through all that old stuff so he only gets a few answers to his questions.

Sooooo Adam, next time just post a new thread if you really are a live person who has questions. That is basic forum courtesy for some of us.

 

[INCase]

We're in the middle of remodeling our kitchen and dining
room in our old farm house. Most of the rest of the house is
hard wood, don't want more of that. Ceramic tile is cold and
brittle, not too interested in that. We have been looking at this
new cortec stuff. They claim it's tough, not as cold and easy
installation(floating/snaps together). What do you fellers
recommend? Like the floating idea but not necessary.
Staying away from a wood look.

if the Cortec is vinyl plank type i would not use vinyl planks again in the kitchen. I know different brands and quality matter but what we put in (from Menards don't know the brand off hand but they don't sell it now) did not hold up much more than 1 year and the tongue/groove started to crack and break off and another 2 years later we have sharp edges to walk on and have been putting throw rugs down until we can figure out what to replace it with. I've heard others complain about their vinyl plank floors not holding up. Maybe ok in the bathroom where its low traffic but not our kitchen anyway.

 

[Vito]

I’m getting a new kitchen installed in a few months and plan to lay a floating timber floor in my kitchen, lounge, and dining room. However, I’m concerned about how to finish the edges of the floor at the base of the kitchen cabinets. The kitchen company, which uses a plinth base for the cupboards, suggested using beading, but I think that would look unattractive with an aluminum kickboard. I’m planning to remove all the skirting boards in the other rooms before laying the flooring, so I can achieve a neat finish without beading. I have a few questions: Is it possible to lay the floating floor under the kitchen cabinets? I don’t think that’s wise, but I’m open to being corrected. Can anyone suggest a good way to conceal the edges of the floor where it meets the kickboards? I was considering asking for shorter kickboards, a few centimeters shorter than the plinth, to allow enough room to slip the floating floor underneath. How difficult is it to install solid timber floors on my own?

I did a new construction kitchen install and the cabinets couldn't sit on it per manufacturer. Make sure you don't have this issue.

Vito

 

[moresmoke]

For the record if someone wants an opinion on CorTec flooring it is awesome stuff in my opinion. Expensive and a little harder to work with than some others, but very durable. I put tile look alike CorTec in my mud room several years ago. My only complaint is the pattern repeats too often, and there are a few very distinct marking that make layout challenging.