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Hardwood floor in kitchen?
I'm contemplating doing this, but wondered if anyone could speak from experience if they like it or not? I like the idea of how it will look, but it just seems weird to have that kind of flooring in the kitchen--I'm so used to tile or vinyl.
Re: Hardwood floor in kitchen?
I have had hardwood in my kitchen for the past 6 years and love it.
I have a 2 year old and 2 cats, it is not damaged, looks great, and is easy to clean.
I did it because tehre was no way to stop the flooring from the dining room and living room and I did not want tile throughout.
I do like tile in a kitchen, but I hate vinyl.
If you like hardwood, as long as you get one that is relatively hard you will be fine!
A lot of people on here either have it or their parents/inlaws/grandparents have had it for many years with no problems.
After doing the demo and replacement tiling for our neighbors, after an undetected leak undermined their gorgeous hardwood floor in their kitchen, we will never put wood floors in rooms where water can be an issue. We actually know several people who have had a major water issue, but only one other person had hardwoods (with similar result to our neighbor)...the others had tile and damage was minimal to none.
Even if the chances are slim that the same thing would happen to us, it just makes more sense to us to avoid the risk, since kitchens do have water and spills. We've decided that if we were to have hardwoods adjacent to the kitchen, we would either get a tile floor that blends color-wise or get one of the new tiles or vinyl plank tiles that mimic wood to blend.
Raeleigh Elizabeth http://theturnerpage.blogspot.com/
I don't know why it would be weird. We have had it in the past 2 homes. Pretty normal around here. No issues whatsoever. Tile is really hard to stand on for long periods of time , like you do in the kitchen.
We have hardwoods in our current house (almost 4 years) and I haven't had any issues with them. Any hard flooring (tile, vinyl or hw) is hard on my feet/knees, so I wear slippers and have a couple gel mats out, but I love the look of hw. Especially since we have an open floor plan and all the connecting spaces have hardwood.
I also have a dog and a toddler so there are some scratches here and there, but it doesn't bother me at all.
can't speak for water damage as we haven't had any water leaking issues.
For those with hardwood, what are your thoughts on having a dog in the house in regard to wear and clean-up? DH wants tile, but I like the idea of wood.
This is especially the case, as we are going to have an open L with the Kitchen in the short part, and then dining and living rooms in the long part.
My dog only weighs 13 pounds so we haven't had any claw damage, but he's a messy drinker and I often have water sitting on the floor under his water bowl (I wipe it when I see it, but sometimes it sits for while) and I haven't had any wood damage.
I had hardwood in my last house with a dog and there were no issues with scratches. Just make sure you keep their nails short.
My dog is a slobberer and I did have some very minor issues with water stains from his water bowl, but that was my fault for not being careful about wiping up under his bowl.
After I realized what was happening I bought a plastic tray and his dishes went on top of that.
I would do hardwood in the kitchen again. I think its much easier to clean than tile.
Depends on what type of wood you spring for. We have Brazilian cherry and it's a very hard wood. Softer woods dent easier.
As for having a dog, we have medium sized dog and it's not been an issue. If the dog slops when he drinks, just put a large mat under the water and food bowls or move them to an area that is not wood.
I hate having hardwoods in the kitchen. I'm paranoid about spills and water damage. I have to clean it way more often because spills show up on it more than tile. I don't feel like it's ever really that clean and sanitized.
I wish we had porcelain tile in the kitchen like we did in our old house. I don't think it's ever an option because of how open our floor plan is.
Our floors are only a year old and already our dog has scratched them up all to hell.
Sad, but good to know. I think I might have us look at ceramic wood tiles. Or maybe I'll see another option I like when we good shopping.
We have a big dog (70-lb rottweiler/lab) and he hasn't damaged our hardwoods.
We don't play with him on the wood floors, mostly because his paws slip around too much that it just doesn't work for him. We take him to the basement to play where there are carpeted floors.
Cleaning the wood floors is easy, we just use a vinegar/water solution and a mop like this.
I live in MN, and because of the cold winters, the only way I'd do tile floors is if they're heated. We have heated tile floors in our bathrooms which is nice, but without using the in-floor heat, those floors are COLD in the winter. I wouldn't want cold floors in my kitchen.
Mr. Sammy Dog
We have hardwood in our kitchen and I love love love love them!!! We have two dogs that are 50 pounds each AND two cats. The floor does get scratched from those monsters but I am not overly obsessed with them looking perfect.
My friend ran her HW through her kitchen/DR/Family room and LVG room. It is beautiful. She went with Tigerwood because it is hard. She keeps a mat by the refrigerator and sink and a runner by the island.
She is o.k. with the fact it going to scratch with wear and tear and YES it does ding if you drop a pot or knife- such as life.
I agree with other posters, you can not obsess about how they are going to look.