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I have the same dining table!
Mine is green.
I have the same dining table!
How to clean kitchen floor?
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I would go lighter and bigger and it'll make the kitchen feel bigger. If you get tile similar to Halo's with the shine, it'll be easier to clean than the tile without (like mine) although both are MUCH easier than vinyl. I would also definitely go with the darker grout and seal it - great advice there.
With the tile, you really can just vaccuum and then use the swiffer. Spot clean any tough spots but other than that, it's care free. I do use a scrub bucket and brush a few times a year but other than that, it's that simple. I don't have heavy traffic or pets anymore though - that would probably require more frequent cleaning. Oh - and another handy tool is the Hoover floor scrubber. I love mine. The brushes are worn after years of use but I use it to suck up the water after I scrub.
I would go lighter and bigger and it'll make the kitchen feel bigger. If you get tile similar to Halo's with the shine, it'll be easier to clean than the tile without (like mine) although both are MUCH easier than vinyl. I would also definitely go with the darker grout and seal it - great advice there.
With the tile, you really can just vaccuum and then use the swiffer. Spot clean any tough spots but other than that, it's care free. I do use a scrub bucket and brush a few times a year but other than that, it's that simple. I don't have heavy traffic or pets anymore though - that would probably require more frequent cleaning. Oh - and another handy tool is the Hoover floor scrubber. I love mine. The brushes are worn after years of use but I use it to suck up the water after I scrub.
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Habitat for Humanity store...........hey, that is a GREAT idea! That would save ALOT of moolah!
My parents installed a new bathroom downstairs in the basement and they used tile and I loved it! However it was not budget friendly either!
My parents installed a new bathroom downstairs in the basement and they used tile and I loved it! However it was not budget friendly either!
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Hoover scrubber, now that would be something for birthday gift!
We re-did our vinyl floor with vinyl. Armstrong makes a cleaner with the title "new floor" which can really make it look new. We used that first to prep. the surface. We couldn't rip out the old because it "probably" had asbestos in it. Then we spread this goop stuff over the floor designed to keep the texture from coming through. That was a pain.
My folks have tile floor and I really prefer the vinyl because it is so much easier on my feet and knees. I am over-weight and the hard floors are hard to stand on for long periods of work. If you go for tile, I highly recomend an anti-fatigue mat for in front of the kitchen sink. Waxing vinyl floors will help them wear better.
My folks have tile floor and I really prefer the vinyl because it is so much easier on my feet and knees. I am over-weight and the hard floors are hard to stand on for long periods of work. If you go for tile, I highly recomend an anti-fatigue mat for in front of the kitchen sink. Waxing vinyl floors will help them wear better.
Tile with a natural stone, slate, or terra cotta look would all work for your country kitchen. Don't worry about darker colors... I don't think it'll significantly reduce the visual size of your space. Dark colors have such a bad reputation for "making a room look smaller", and as a designer, I think that's BS. Far more important than color is the wet/dry slippery factor (COF) of the surface. READ THIS PAGE ( http://www.daltileproducts.com/factors.cfm?factor=2 ), particularly about glazed tiles and water spillage. If you go to Habitat or another used building supply warehouse, be VERY CONSCIOUS of what the tile finish is, because you won't have the mfr's information available to you.
Definitely go with darker grout.
And make sure your installer actually knows what they're doing. My old landlords had a guy come in to do my apartment kitchen (he laid tile on hardibacker on hardwood, on the 2nd floor), and the guy was a tile layer's assistant, but he still screwed up the job, and there were spots where the tile completely released from the backing, came up, broke into pieces, etc. It's a mess.
Good luck.
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Tile floors are far more harsh on your dropped dishes and glassware than vinyl. ANYTHING you drop on a tile floor will break, whereas with vinyl you get the occasional reprieve (tho usually only with heavier coffeemugs and stoneware, but hey, it's something.)
Definitely go with darker grout.
And make sure your installer actually knows what they're doing. My old landlords had a guy come in to do my apartment kitchen (he laid tile on hardibacker on hardwood, on the 2nd floor), and the guy was a tile layer's assistant, but he still screwed up the job, and there were spots where the tile completely released from the backing, came up, broke into pieces, etc. It's a mess.
Good luck.
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Tile floors are far more harsh on your dropped dishes and glassware than vinyl. ANYTHING you drop on a tile floor will break, whereas with vinyl you get the occasional reprieve (tho usually only with heavier coffeemugs and stoneware, but hey, it's something.)
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We are a bunch of DIYers and my father's family is more experienced in installing tile than me.
As for the tile surfaces, I know it would be more slick when it has a glaze to it but all boils down to the ease of cleaning and non porous for Kool Aid and juice and greast splatters. Is there such a thing as semi-glaze?
As for the tile color, I would like to have it in the same color or nearby different shades of grey like my countertop.
Oh I know about breakablity of dishes on tile LOL! I have broken dishes, along with DD and it left dents and cuts on the vinyl floor. I know there is a chance for a tile block to chip or break and it can be easily replaced. I have to remember to BUY MORE than I need for the kitchen space.
As for the tile surfaces, I know it would be more slick when it has a glaze to it but all boils down to the ease of cleaning and non porous for Kool Aid and juice and greast splatters. Is there such a thing as semi-glaze?
As for the tile color, I would like to have it in the same color or nearby different shades of grey like my countertop.
Oh I know about breakablity of dishes on tile LOL! I have broken dishes, along with DD and it left dents and cuts on the vinyl floor. I know there is a chance for a tile block to chip or break and it can be easily replaced. I have to remember to BUY MORE than I need for the kitchen space.
At our old house, tile was placed over the vinyl in the kitchen, but for some reason (I can't remember why), not the bathroom. I remember there were two layers of vinyl in the bathroom and we had to take some samples to someone, to make sure there wasn't asbestos in the original vinyl, before they would rip it all up. Just something to consider if you have older vinyl.
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The vinyl we got in the kitchen is about five years old. The one in the bathroom is four years old. Both of them look pitiful lOL! You would need alot of magic erasers and plenty of elbow grease to do a 12 x 16 room! (rough guess)
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