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.
L
Laurasstern11111 May 2024 21:00ypg schrieb:
Why do you have two profiles? Apparently, you've been struggling with the decision for half a year already? That’s not usual?!
How many square meters / square feet is it about? Apparently, I forgot the password
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Laurasstern11111 May 2024 21:07hanse987 schrieb:
If you keep saying “I don’t want this” or “I don’t like that,” you will never finish. You don’t have to decide everything immediately, but at some point, a decision has to be made. Don’t forget, there is no perfect solution. That’s true – we will decide this by the middle of next week.
Here are some pictures. We like this kind of concrete/cotto look where the tile has some life and variation in color. Our current favorite is the light gray tile, where you can see a pattern similar to the kitchen front in shell white....
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Laurasstern11111 May 2024 21:19We are considering the light gray tiles in the lower left because we believe gray matches the facade better than beige.
Would you find gray or beige more suitable?
We prefer the room to feel bright. We do like the medium gray tones, but we are worried they might make the space feel too dark.
We understand this is a lot of fuss over the flooring. Of course, we know that in six months, probably no one will even notice the floor anymore...
My favorite in terms of texture would be a semi-lappato polished tile—something similar to honed stone. However, the gray is too dark, and I’m unsure about the beige...
Would you find gray or beige more suitable?
We prefer the room to feel bright. We do like the medium gray tones, but we are worried they might make the space feel too dark.
We understand this is a lot of fuss over the flooring. Of course, we know that in six months, probably no one will even notice the floor anymore...
My favorite in terms of texture would be a semi-lappato polished tile—something similar to honed stone. However, the gray is too dark, and I’m unsure about the beige...
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Laurasstern11111 May 2024 21:28This would be my favorite – the first one I posted, which appears light on the outside and dark on the inside, in gray polished/semipolished finish.
