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Should I put hardwood or tile in a kitchen?

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This is a question better suited for an interior designer.

The layout of the kitchen, siting, exposure, geometry of the cabinets and fixtures - these are all essential items to consider when selecting flooring. Hardwoods will give you vertical or horizontal strips, tile can give you a wide variety of patterns; yet, it's quite possible that neither are really a good solution for your particular situation.

You might also consider how much time you spend in the kitchen; cork is easier on the feet than tile; tile takes the dishwasher overflowing better than wood.

This is not a question for which there is a general, "This is better," answer.
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If you go with tile, go  with a large format tile, something at least 16x16 or preferrably 20x20 or even rectangular, such as a 12x24 or 16x24. Make sure they're rectified, squared off after manufacturing where the edges ar at 90 degrees and the glaze and pattern go all the way to the edge. Good Italian porcelains do this. It looks more realistic since most of these tiles try and imitate a limestone or travertine. Use narrow grout joints, but at least 3/16".

If you go wood, use an engineered prefinished wood and either glue it down or nail/staple it down if your underlayment is wood. If your underlayment is particleboard, take it up and replace with a plywood before gluing or nailing your wood down.

Resale is better with tile in certain areas of the country, and not in others but both will be better than what you have.
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If you love wood put wood. If you like tile put tile. I like that I could drop a cup on the floor and it will not break on wood floors. On tile it's going to break. Wood is warmer than tile. Tile can be cold. If you're asking from a maintenance issue I feel that wood would be harder to maintain.

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This is really a matter of preference. If you are remodeling to sell, it's a toss up as to what buyers are looking for. As long as the kitchen's materials flow together, either one is desirable. Generally tile will be easier to maintain, so buyers with family or pets, will find that material more user friendly.
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Hi, PSeagul -

I think it really depends upon the cabintry and your personal preferences.  From a resale perspective, I don't think it will matter much because personal preferences really differ on the subject.  The most important thing when deciding upon flooring is how it goes with the cabintry, counters and other features of the kitchen and surrounding rooms.  Also, the quality of construction and installation is also key.  If you are considering selling soon, do it well and you should re-coop your investment.

Good Luck!  I'd love to see the before and after pictures.

--Rebecca
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