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My wife and I just closed on our first house. We are doing some work in the kitchen and wanted to replace the existing curved ceramic tile flooring. We are trying to decide if we should go with luxury vinyl plank/tile, ceramic tile, or wood.
We don't have kids yet, but we want kids (and maybe a dog) in the near future. We would like something that is waterproof and highly resistant to scratches, dents, humidity, etc.
Based on my preliminary research, it seems like luxury vinyl plank/tile is the way to go. However, our contractor recommended going with ceramic tile or wood. I'm not sure why. Ceramic tile looks nice, but apparently it's more prone to breaking if something hard falls on it. I think our contractor is going to be putting the new flooring over the existing flooring, so it would need to be leveled first.
We are already putting luxury vinyl plank in our bedroom. It is 7.5 mm (22 mil wear layer) with a cork back. The luxury vinyl plank that we liked for the kitchen is only 5 mm (12 mil wear layer) with a foam back. I don't know if that lower thickness and different material back will cause any issues in the kitchen.
What are your thoughts?
Why am I not seeing tile in kitchen remodels? Seems like it’s the option that lasts the longest.
For those of you that recommend tiles, what styles would you recommend?
I’m completely renovating the kitchen of a house I just purchased. Love the look of terracotta tile flooring but not sure if about the functionality since tile has no give if something drops on it. Any thoughts on tile kitchen floors in general or other options that look similar to the look i want ?