https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:13:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680742 Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:44:31 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2680742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: that's a byproduct of the species of wood and the finishing products. Walnut for example is soft and will scratch easily, iron wood is impenetrable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680722 Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:04:09 +0000 ShootingStar 2680722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: That's interesting about the wood floors. I had engineered hardwood in my last house but it was really susceptible to denting. We had to move the fridge for something and it caused huge indentations from the wheels. But in my current house we have solid wood floors and they don't have that issue. Had to move the fridge in this house too and no indentations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680633 Mon, 16 Jan 2017 08:55:58 +0000 Pancakes 2680633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Thanks for sharing that! We have some carpeted areas that I'd like to replace with hardwood at some point, so I'll keep that in mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680629 Mon, 16 Jan 2017 08:48:41 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2680629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pancakes: you can refinish engineered hardwood a few times. With higher end engineered hardwood the top solid wood layer extends to the tongue and you can refinish to that point. Interestingly that's the same point you can refinish solid hardwood before the floor system fails. The wood below the tongue cannot be refinished because the floor comes apart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680614 Mon, 16 Jan 2017 08:23:45 +0000 honeybear 2680614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Southerner here. Tile is the way to go in the main living areas if you have children. I have found that what is desirable as far as flooring goes is regional (I'm old enough to have house-hunted and lived in a bunch of places in a more temperate climate, but I've been here quite a while and house-hunted/lived in a bunch of places here, too). Think back to the other houses you saw when house-hunting. I bet the high-end ones had fancy stone floors or wood-look tile and nearly no wood. Because that's what you do here. Tile is easy to maintain, stays relatively cool, doesn't warp, and is far less susceptible to growing mold. </p> <p>That said, I have a formal living room and bedrooms with wood and that has largely been fine (it's been here over 20 years and still looks good), but these are not especially high-traffic areas and as far as I know, no one has worn shoes on them or spilled any water or food in those rooms. (I strictly forbid eating and drinking anywhere that is not the kitchen table because I live in a humid climate with a bazillion bugs that I do not want in my house.) I would not put wood floors in a kitchen here, ever. </p> <p>I would look into wood-look tile if you want that look. I did briefly when we were house-hunting, and it is indeed about on par price-wise with more expensive wood. </p> <p>Tile is not that hard to maintain. My grout is a medium gray-brown and it hasn't discolored. I vacuum daily and steam mop or mop with a microfiber mop + water once every couple of weeks or so. If something liquid-y spills, I clean the tile and surrounding grout well, but otherwise it's pretty hassle-free. The wood floors are a bit more of a pain to care for. You can't steam mop them, and I think it would be nuts to wet mop them regularly here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680587 Mon, 16 Jan 2017 07:15:53 +0000 Pancakes 2680587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: @oliviaoblivia: Me too! I thought people prefer solid hardwood because you can't refinish engineered hardwood. Good to know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680566 Mon, 16 Jan 2017 02:03:54 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2680566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Oh I didn't know it was considered more high end/higher quality than solid wood! I knew it was more stable and sturdy, but was under the impression that people still preferred solid hardwood over engineered wood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680542 Sun, 15 Jan 2017 22:24:43 +0000 travellingbee 2680542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have woods in all main open areas of the house. Tile only in the bathrooms and laundry. Carpet in bedrooms. I don't love tile especially in open areas. Resale with wood is higher too. But it also may depend on what area you live in. (Also, side note, if you have slab foundations, you shouldn't do solid wood. Only engineered. Something I found out after moving to an area with slab foundations!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680540 Sun, 15 Jan 2017 22:22:18 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2680540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: it's usually pricier than finished in place hardwoods but cheaper than engineered. The install costs are expensive.</p> <p>@Mrs. High Heels: Engineered hardwood is real wood, it's hardwood on a substrate of plywood that makes it more stable than solid hardwoods. We use it exclusively in our most expensive projects. It's usually much higher quality than the solid wood flooring in the market now.</p> <p>To the OP I only do tile in baths and entry/ mudroom spaces. But I'm in a cold climate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680514 Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:13:45 +0000 winniebee 2680514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have wood throughout except in bathrooms and mud room. Love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680489 Sun, 15 Jan 2017 20:23:46 +0000 matador84 2680489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have both. Original oak peg floor from 1958 and wood look-tile. We love both! I'm annoyed because some of the grout is coming off the wood tile, but we get so many compliments on the original wood. It's a nice mix if you can pull off both! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2680484 Sun, 15 Jan 2017 20:03:09 +0000 cabbagerose 2680484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>kitchen and Bath tile, Wood everywhere </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors/page/2#post-2678661 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:41:24 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2678661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: We really like it! I didn't do a price compare, but I think they are cheaper than real hardwood, and on par with engineered hardwood.</p> <p>@chibee: We have carpet upstairs and I would love to switch it out to wood or engineered wood someday! We replaced our carpet early last year, and it's already getting gross. :/ </p> <p>OP, engineered hardwood is another alternative you can look into! Looks just like real wood! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678654 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:37:30 +0000 snowjewelz 2678654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wood throughout, tile in the kitchen/bathrooms, and our basement has the wood looking tiles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678615 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 09:39:15 +0000 looch 2678615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Floor heated tile, no question. If floor heating is not an option, then wide plank hardwood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678587 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:47:33 +0000 lawbee11 2678587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: Ooh I love that! I prefer the look of wood but don't like the idea of actual wood in the kitchen, so this seems like the best of both worlds. I assume it's also cheaper than real hardwoods? We want to redo all our flooring downstairs at some point so this seems like a good option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678580 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:31:53 +0000 chibee 2678580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: I have the same! almost the same exact color as well, throughout my entire house including bedrooms. I hate carpet and when we moved in we had carpet throughout and some lame tile in the kitchen so we just changed the whole house. it looks great, however, it is pretty cold in the winter. I live in NJ so we do have cold winters here, and honestly if I could do it over, I would probably go with wood! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678578 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:29:42 +0000 nana87 2678578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wood for sure. My house growing up had wood in all the rooms besides bathrooms and basement and it was gorgeous. I guess I don't really know any better, but I don't think it was particularly hard to maintain. I've lived in rentals my whole adult life and we have an open concept living room/kitchen now with wood throughout and it looks great </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678574 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:14:09 +0000 Smurfette 2678574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: looks similar to what we put in our basement. People always think it is wood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678528 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 01:12:46 +0000 Ginabean3 2678528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wood all the way! We live in a house with original (real) wood floors everywhere except for in the bathrooms and I love it. No issues having it in the kitchen! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678526 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 01:04:07 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2678526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would also choose to do just all one or all the other with an open concept floor plan like the one you described.</p> <p>We redid our floors a few months ago and went with wood look tiles because our entire downstairs is an open floor plan where kitchen flowed into dining and living room spaces. I didn't like the idea of breaking up the flooring, didn't want wood in the kitchen, wanted the durability of tile, and we live in a warm climate (SoCal), so we went with tile. </p> <p>Dark grout with wood look tile is the way to go because it mimics wood floors better, so grout hasn't been an issue. Here are our wood look tile floors... people can hardly believe it's tile!</p> <p>[attach=85/17/ojnkuv.450x600.IMG_9156.JPG] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678395 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:46:47 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2678395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our old townhouse was tile entryway leading up to open floor plan living room/dining/ kitchen which was all wood. Our current house is bigger and slightly less open plan because there is some room division on the main level, but there is tile in the entryway, kitchen, and dining room, and hardwood in the living room and formal dining room/den. </p> <p>If it's all one big room then it makes sense to have the same flooring throughout. If I had to have a choice I would choose wood because of children, temperature on feet, and it's a bit more forgiving when you drop things on it (in the sense that those items may not break) even though the floor might get dinged up. I don't even like the tile in my kitchen. It's so hard. But I didn't love having wood in my kitchen because I felt it shouldn't get wet. So if I had to have split I would have the tile in the kitchen. I agree with pp about tile floor getting dirty in the grout as another annoyance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678376 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:13:23 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 2678376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally like it all to be the same in an open floor plan. Whether thats all wood or tile. I think it looks choppy having some tile and some wood but some homes can make it work. I would rather have wood over tile. My last rental was all tile and it was so hard and cold. Wood just seems more warm and inviting to me. Our new home has all wood downstairs except tile in the guest bath and then carpet upstairs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678365 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:06:34 +0000 winter_wonder 2678365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love wood floors. I dislike tile, but I might do it for the kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678332 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:53:01 +0000 Mrs. Washi Tape 2678332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the look of seamless wood floors. We have wood throughout our living area including the kitchen and it flows so well. And we have had no problems with wood floors in the kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678327 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:36:51 +0000 Smurfette 2678327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wood. Tile grout gets so dirty. We did just do the tile that looks like wood in our basement since DH will be coming in from outsides and did a darker grout with it to hide the dirt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678311 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:14:28 +0000 Boogs 2678311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: @Mrsbells: We are talking about a full remodel and I have so many pins of dream bathrooms and kitchen, it's so pretty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678305 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:05:50 +0000 cat620 2678305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have wood all throughout our downstairs, so it's in the kitchen and half bathroom too, and I prefer that look. It flows nicely with our open floorplan, and I think it looks warmer and feels warmer too. There's something about wood floors that I think is beautiful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678296 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:56:06 +0000 Mrsbells 2678296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: @Boogs: yeah that wood tile is just beautiful and the ones I've seen have no gaps for grout to show through. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-have-tile-or-wood-floors#post-2678275 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:14:27 +0000 yoursilverlining 2678275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: yeah, that's the only kind of tile I'm a fan of. A friend of mine just did the wood tile in her bathroom and OMGOMGOMG it is so freaking beautiful!!!!! </p>