ᐅ Requesting advice on flooring options, specifically tile versus hardwood flooring
Created on: 24 Feb 2016 11:00
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sirhc
Hello everyone,
we are currently considering options for floor coverings.
Especially on the ground floor, we are undecided and torn between tiles and hardwood flooring.
Hardwood flooring seems to be a more complex topic for me than tiles.
There appear to be types suitable for underfloor heating and others that are not. Until now, I have only had laminate flooring, and I always thought of hardwood flooring as "real wood." However, my research has mostly led me to products with a 3 mm (1/8 inch) wear layer of real wood. Basically, we really like wide plank floors. Is it common to have a thin wear layer, while the majority of the plank consists of something other than solid wood?
A large open-plan living and kitchen area is planned on the ground floor. With hardwood flooring, the issue of transitions arises. We don’t find hardwood flooring very fitting in the kitchen area. Tiles would have the advantage of being able to be laid throughout (hallway, bathroom, living and kitchen area). Also, the stove in the living room wouldn’t need to be placed on a glass plate.
How have you solved this with an open kitchen area when you still want hardwood flooring?
How thick can or should planks be that are compatible with underfloor heating?
Thanks and best regards
we are currently considering options for floor coverings.
Especially on the ground floor, we are undecided and torn between tiles and hardwood flooring.
Hardwood flooring seems to be a more complex topic for me than tiles.
There appear to be types suitable for underfloor heating and others that are not. Until now, I have only had laminate flooring, and I always thought of hardwood flooring as "real wood." However, my research has mostly led me to products with a 3 mm (1/8 inch) wear layer of real wood. Basically, we really like wide plank floors. Is it common to have a thin wear layer, while the majority of the plank consists of something other than solid wood?
A large open-plan living and kitchen area is planned on the ground floor. With hardwood flooring, the issue of transitions arises. We don’t find hardwood flooring very fitting in the kitchen area. Tiles would have the advantage of being able to be laid throughout (hallway, bathroom, living and kitchen area). Also, the stove in the living room wouldn’t need to be placed on a glass plate.
How have you solved this with an open kitchen area when you still want hardwood flooring?
How thick can or should planks be that are compatible with underfloor heating?
Thanks and best regards
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Sebastian7924 Feb 2016 13:52The appearance was the deciding factor – everything else didn’t matter to me. It doesn’t have a standard tongue and groove joint, but a proprietary system from Kährs, which I really liked.
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Bieber081524 Feb 2016 20:14sirhc schrieb:
How did you handle an open kitchen area when parquet flooring is still desired? In our open living-dining-kitchen area, cork flooring is installed continuously. In the same situation, I would simply lay parquet flooring continuously as well.sirhc schrieb:
My search mostly led to products with only a 3 mm protective layer of real wood. There is also what I would call solid wood as a layperson. In the market, this is commonly known as strip parquet, for example 22 mm (7/8 inch) thick (top layer 10 mm (3/8 inch); tongue and groove 5 mm (3/16 inch); bottom layer 7 mm (1/4 inch)). It is glued down and suitable for underfloor heating.In my opinion, sanding is overrated. Most people probably won’t do it more than once. The effort is considerable, so replacing the floor when needed might be a better option.
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Sebastian7924 Feb 2016 20:53A new floor is therefore more cost-effective and less labor-intensive than sanding? Sorry, but may I have a laugh?
Optionally, a wood-look tile could also be considered. We are planning to use such tiles (1.20 m x 0.20 m (4 ft x 8 inches)) on the ground floor in the open living/kitchen/dining area, and country-style plank flooring upstairs. Both have almost exactly the same color tone.
Bieber0815 schrieb:
..... listed as strip parquet, for example 22 mm thick (top lamella 10 mm; tongue/groove 5 mm; bottom lamella 7 mm)..... Sorry for following up. Do you know what strip parquet is?
Help me understand—ok, 10 + 5 + 7 equals 22, but what exactly are the top lamella and bottom lamella?
Is there something here I haven’t heard about yet?
Best regards,
Sigi
We have tiles throughout the entire house... I'm not sure if that was the best choice. I'm not completely unhappy, but maybe in hindsight I would have chosen a different material. Everything surely has its pros and cons... Tiles are durable, so spilled drinks from guests and careless movers don’t really matter – but on the other hand, they seem to absorb very little sound, for example.
It’s also possible that you just get used to everything over time and that, in the end, it doesn’t really matter anyway.
It’s also possible that you just get used to everything over time and that, in the end, it doesn’t really matter anyway.
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