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Wood Effect or Standard Tiles for Kitchen

  • 07-09-2015 08:04PM
    #1
    kah22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 313 ✭✭


    At long last my kitchen/ diner refit is coming to an end. I'm now beginning to look at tiles and I'm trying to make up my mind whether I should go for a wood effect porcelain/ceramic tile or a traditional tile

    From a visual point of view a good wood effect tiles have more character but from what I've read difficult to put down, more costly to buy and if an accident occurs it can be costly to have repaired.

    The standard tile should work out cheaper but won't have the same visual effect but less expensive should an accident occure.

    I do appreciate that when a cup or plate meets a tile then the till will be the victor!

    Size wise my kitchen is 5.8 by 4.5 m and is in a rural area with a set of double doors looking out onto a treed area

    I'd appreciate your views

    Kevin


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  • #2
    agusta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,590 ✭✭✭agusta


    kah22 wrote: »
    At long last my kitchen/ diner refit is coming to an end. I'm now beginning to look at tiles and I'm trying to make up my mind whether I should go for a wood effect porcelain/ceramic tile or a traditional tile

    From a visual point of view a good wood effect tiles have more character but from what I've read difficult to put down, more costly to buy and if an accident occurs it can be costly to have repaired.

    The standard tile should work out cheaper but won't have the same visual effect but less expensive should an accident occure.

    I do appreciate that when a cup or plate meets a tile then the till will be the victor!

    Size wise my kitchen is 5.8 by 4.5 m and is in a rural area with a set of double doors looking out onto a treed area

    I'd appreciate your views

    Kevin
    There wouldnt be more costly to have repaired if one gets damaged.
    If your floor is really really good for flatness,fitting the tile should not cost any more.
    As with all brick design or off set brick design the floor as to be really good for flatness,if not the floor has to be leveled to a high standard.This is where the extra potential cost can come in.

    I would go with the porecelain tile.they are far superior than ceramic.I think the extra cost can be justified in a kitchen area.
    The main thing to look for when buying wood effect tiles is the degree of bowing in the tile in the batch you are going to buy


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