ᐅ The tiles need to be removed next.

Good evening dear forum,

I am reaching out to you with a topic that has probably been discussed many times before.
I have grown tired of the granite tiles in the living room and am looking for a visual change!

A few brief details about the room:

- Size: 5.1m by 4.7m (16.7 ft by 15.4 ft)
- Floor: Granite tiles including skirting boards, 8cm (3 inches) high, made of granite
- Walls: textured plaster
- A staircase leading up to the attic
- One step covered with the same granite, serving as a transition to the balcony
- Two radiators

I would like to move away from the granite; what options do I have?
I see the following potential challenges:

Should I remove the tiles or consider covering them?
If I remove the tiles, I will also have to remove the skirting boards. This will affect the walls, meaning I would have to either re-plaster them carefully enough that no visual difference is noticeable, which I have not managed successfully on my own before. Alternatively, I could sand down the entire wall, or re-plaster the textured plaster to achieve a uniform wall appearance.
The step leading to the balcony would have to be completely removed and possibly rebuilt.

It may be important to mention that my entire apartment is finished in this style with granite tiles. Also, some wall corners are not sharp but rather smoothly rounded – I hope you understand what I mean.

Maybe you will have some interesting suggestions. I am looking forward to your advice!

Best regards,
Andi

Vinyl flooring has a low profile and can be installed like laminate.

I would suggest installing nice hardwood flooring. First of all, I like hardwood anyway, and you get something high-quality and durable. There is plenty of variety to choose from.

You can have baseboards custom milled by a carpenter, made tall enough to either cover the granite skirting or to conceal the removed base tiles or damaged areas. There are options for that. This will add about 12 - 15 mm (0.5 - 0.6 inches) in thickness.

Tschitschi schrieb:

I hope you understand what I mean.

Do you have some pictures?

Do you have a granite stone floor or tiles with a granite look?
Is there underfloor heating installed beneath it?

pagoni2020 schrieb:

Do you have any pictures?

hampshire schrieb:

Do you have a granite stone floor or granite-look tiles?
Is there underfloor heating underneath?

I can’t answer the first question for sure.

No, there is no underfloor heating.