ᐅ Cork or bamboo for a children's room?

Created on: 5 Jun 2017 20:06
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R.Hotzenplotz
Hi!

We are currently considering which flooring options to choose for our new build. The tendency is to mainly use tiles or natural stone. However, that doesn’t seem to be very suitable for the two children’s rooms (and possibly not for the bedroom either). I’ve done a lot of research online, and bamboo or cork appear to be good flooring choices for the children’s rooms. What do you think? Cork seems to be more affordable.

For the living room, we are thinking about treating ourselves to marble.

Bedroom? If we go with bamboo parquet for the children’s rooms, then maybe the bedroom as well.
andimann6 Jun 2017 16:10
Hello,

maybe I’m completely wrong, but:
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:

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Prefer marble in the living room. We don’t want a scratched and high-maintenance floor there.

As far as I know, marble is actually a very sensitive and high-maintenance flooring material. Setting aside its, in my opinion, unpleasant appearance—though of course it’s your taste and not mine.

If you like it, that’s fine. But marble flooring is definitely not low-maintenance!

Best regards,

Andreas
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R.Hotzenplotz
6 Jun 2017 16:24
Ok, no marble! Because ease of maintenance is important to us. That is indeed a dealbreaker.
andimann6 Jun 2017 16:30
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
Ok, no marble! Because ease of maintenance is important to us. That is definitely a deal breaker.

Wait, I said “I only know it as high maintenance.” Maybe things have changed since then and I’m mistaken. If I were you, I would carefully check exactly what kind of maintenance is required.

How about tiles for you? Porcelain stoneware is really durable and hardly ever breaks.

Best regards,

Andreas
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Bieber0815
6 Jun 2017 22:56
Low maintenance: linoleum, tiles/porcelain stoneware.
Attractive: parquet flooring (of course, this is a matter of personal taste!).
Comfortable underfoot: cork, parquet, wall-to-wall carpeting/rug.
R.Hotzenplotz schrieb:
And bedrooms? Also cork like in the children’s room?

We have cork everywhere except the entrance area, utility room, and bathroom (where we have tiles).
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R.Hotzenplotz
6 Jun 2017 23:17
andimann schrieb:

How about tiles for you? Porcelain stoneware is really durable and hardly breakable.

Yes, we are open to that. And for the upper floor, we would also prefer parquet or similar (children’s room, bedroom).
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Evolith
7 Jun 2017 06:25
In the children's room, I would avoid any expensive flooring. Just put down something cheap that can be easily replaced and is comfortable for the child to sit and play on.

Friends of mine recently installed nice hardwood flooring in their living room. Little Susie, with her ride-on car, is very happy. She scratched a road into it just two weeks after moving in, complete with a stop sign.