ᐅ Wood flooring and tiles in the same room

Hello everyone,

I would like to ask for your advice. We are currently deciding which flooring to install in our open-plan living area. It is certain that we want tiles in the kitchen and hardwood flooring in the living area. However, we are unsure where to separate these two sections.

- Idea 1: A dividing line at the recessed wall, but the problem is that by the kitchen window there would be both tiles and hardwood
- Idea 2: Tiles in an L-shape around the kitchen, extending 1.20 m (4 feet) from the wall

Which option do you think is better, or do you have any other suggestions? Changing the floor plan or similar modifications are not possible. 😉

Thanks in advance.

Do you have control joints in the screed?

How about a “tile carpet”? That means framing the tiles with wood.

fach1werk schrieb:

Do you have control joints in the screed?

The screed is still pending.

We also have two types of flooring in the open living area. For us, it made sense to separate them where control joints were already present. There are two large sections: tiles and floorboards. However, the floorboards near the patio doors are subject to a lot of wear (ground floor). In this area, a more frequent transition between flooring types might have been better—a sort of entrance zone with tile flooring.

But do I understand correctly that with option 1 there would be half tiles and half parquet flooring under the dining table? That looks odd. Do you have children? If yes, I would extend the tiled area around the entire dining table space... And just a 1.20-meter (4-foot) strip of tiles doesn’t look pleasing visually.

Have you ever been to a Vapiano? The floor there is entirely wood, and all winter long people walk around in street shoes while eating. The floor still looks good. Therefore, I would recommend wood flooring everywhere.