Hello,
I can hardly believe it myself, but we have been looking for tiles for the entire house for over six months and still cannot decide on one. I should mention that we have been building our small garden house since 2018, and almost everything has gone wrong. The house was originally supposed to be finished by summer/autumn 2019, but since then we have had the following issues:
- half a meter of water in the basement due to a window well being incorrectly connected
- Porotherm plan bricks installed incorrectly
- flat roof poorly constructed
- building height exceeded because the basement was raised 50cm (20 inches) too little
- construction company went bankrupt and no longer exists; legal action would have been pointless
- a second loan was necessary
- a year ago, a company installed the screed on the ground floor 8mm (0.3 inches) too high
All defects could be fixed, though some require considerable effort (e.g., re-excavating and re-flaming the basement).
For all these reasons, I’m genuinely afraid of choosing the “wrong” tiles, which would not be reversible. Maybe some can understand why this decision is so difficult for us.
We have considered everything. Originally, we wanted natural stone but couldn’t find a suitable one (light colors were too sensitive to acid, and we didn’t want to go too dark). Wood, laminate, vinyl, and cork are too delicate for us. Color-wise, we were leaning towards light gray or beige.
Since we’ve already ordered a kitchen, we are tied to the kitchen color, which is Schüller Shell White, and that often doesn’t work well with beige tiles. Now we are thinking about wood-look tiles, some of which even feel almost like real wood. We are leaning towards a light gray option that also has subtle blue tones. The tile should make a statement, but still feel cozy and, of course, be something we will like for a long time or forever.
Would you install something like this for the long term? As for color, we will coordinate the countertop later, but in the living area, we are thinking of natural shades like cognac, gray, and beige.
Both of us like such a flooring, but we are unsure if one might get tired of it after some time.
Thanks for reading and sorry for the long explanation.
I can hardly believe it myself, but we have been looking for tiles for the entire house for over six months and still cannot decide on one. I should mention that we have been building our small garden house since 2018, and almost everything has gone wrong. The house was originally supposed to be finished by summer/autumn 2019, but since then we have had the following issues:
- half a meter of water in the basement due to a window well being incorrectly connected
- Porotherm plan bricks installed incorrectly
- flat roof poorly constructed
- building height exceeded because the basement was raised 50cm (20 inches) too little
- construction company went bankrupt and no longer exists; legal action would have been pointless
- a second loan was necessary
- a year ago, a company installed the screed on the ground floor 8mm (0.3 inches) too high
All defects could be fixed, though some require considerable effort (e.g., re-excavating and re-flaming the basement).
For all these reasons, I’m genuinely afraid of choosing the “wrong” tiles, which would not be reversible. Maybe some can understand why this decision is so difficult for us.
We have considered everything. Originally, we wanted natural stone but couldn’t find a suitable one (light colors were too sensitive to acid, and we didn’t want to go too dark). Wood, laminate, vinyl, and cork are too delicate for us. Color-wise, we were leaning towards light gray or beige.
Since we’ve already ordered a kitchen, we are tied to the kitchen color, which is Schüller Shell White, and that often doesn’t work well with beige tiles. Now we are thinking about wood-look tiles, some of which even feel almost like real wood. We are leaning towards a light gray option that also has subtle blue tones. The tile should make a statement, but still feel cozy and, of course, be something we will like for a long time or forever.
Would you install something like this for the long term? As for color, we will coordinate the countertop later, but in the living area, we are thinking of natural shades like cognac, gray, and beige.
Both of us like such a flooring, but we are unsure if one might get tired of it after some time.
Thanks for reading and sorry for the long explanation.
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Laurasstern11111 May 2024 07:34ypg schrieb:
A kitchen can also be installed directly on a screed floor.
Do whatever you want, and thank goodness for the day you decide to remove that "click floor" (whatever that is). Yes, but I definitely don’t want it on the screed floor...
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Laurasstern11111 May 2024 08:07Gerddieter schrieb:
I don’t understand the whole problem – just go to a proper tile store....
You’re showing us screenshots from Hornbach or other websites – I wouldn’t find anything there either...
GD We’ve been everywhere already
Quester, CBergmann, Sochor, Felbermayer, Beinkofer, Obi, Bauhaus, Hornbach, various small tile retailers
It’s probably all in our heads because everything related to the house seems to be going wrong. I’m attaching two photos of the same tile – one taken on the terrace and one inside the house – inside it looks quite dark, and the color outside would be perfect. But it’s the same tile. And this always happens to us: it fits in the store but not on the construction site...
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nordanney11 May 2024 08:28Laurasstern111 schrieb:
But I definitely don’t want that on the screed...“I don’t want to”? Is there a real reason why you reject a good solution? Sorry, but a “I definitely don’t want to” attitude is quite unreasonable.N
Nice-Nofret11 May 2024 08:48Then choose linoleum; it is durable, natural, renewable, and long-lasting. Warmer than tiles, more water-resistant than wood, and if something falls – the floor won’t be damaged.
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chand198611 May 2024 09:07Laurasstern111 schrieb:
And this is always how it goes for us: it fits in the store but then not on the construction site... But that’s normal. And in the evening, under artificial indoor lighting, it looks DIFFERENT AGAIN. Then you have the third version of the very same tile. Like everyone who works with tiles.
That’s normal. What you want doesn’t exist.
Besides, you place too much importance on the appearance of the floor – I’ve already explained why. After all the mistakes made by others on your construction site, you’re now causing your own. That’s harmful.
Regarding your “I don’t want to” about installing the kitchen on the screed, I agree with @nordanney. That attitude is self-damaging because it goes against the simplest and cleanest transition solution. What good does it do, other than causing even more problems?
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