ᐅ Flooring in the Hallway – Vinyl, Tiles, or Granite?

Hello everyone,

We are now reaching the stage of the build involving the flooring, or at least it’s time to start thinking about it. For the living area, bedroom, and office, we have chosen wood-look vinyl, but we’re still unsure about the hallway.

My partner would like a stone-look floor in the hallway, but none of the vinyl or laminate options we’ve seen so far really appealed to either of us. Now I’m considering whether we should go with real tiles or granite instead. The problem there is the difficulty of making changes or repairs later on if something gets damaged.

Has anyone faced the same dilemma, and what decision did you make? Who has a stone-look vinyl floor in their home and hasn’t regretted it?

Best regards,
Michael

I also looked at a lot of vinyl flooring and found that only the wood-look options are really appealing. All the other patterns just don’t feel quite right.

Do you have underfloor heating?

If so, I would choose tile or stone without hesitation.

If you don’t have underfloor heating, there is also electric underfloor heating. Before anyone objects with concerns about high electricity consumption and so on:

These heating mats are not meant to serve as the main heating system but only to keep the floor warm. That’s why the electricity usage is low. I’ve had an initial discussion, and about 10m² (108 sq ft) would cost around €3 (about $3) per month, and since it’s usually only used for half the year, the annual electricity cost would be less than €20 (about $20).

So you might want to consider this option before ruling out tile because of cold floors.

We have tiles everywhere.

In the hallway, I would always prefer using ceramic tiles. You should really dismiss the idea of laminate flooring, as it tends to be more vulnerable, especially in this area.

From my observations, the hallway is usually cleaned with a mop more often than other rooms, simply because it gets more wear and tear.

Why are there tiles throughout the entire ground floor except in the study? And we are completely satisfied with this.

What reasons do you see against using tiles?

Cold underfoot – I wouldn’t want it everywhere, so we only have it in the bathrooms, throughout the basement, the utility room on the ground floor, the ground floor hallway, the kitchen, and all bathrooms.

The rest is vinyl…