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Engineered wood floors in kitchen

9 years ago

Does anyone have experience and advice with regards to engineered wood floors in the kitchen. We like the look and it's an open plan kitchen with engineered wood in the remainder of the house, but we do not want a maintenance hassle. We are thinking of tiles as then there is no stress with regards to the floors being wet. Any thoughts or advice appreciated

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Gatos Rojos
9 years ago
I would go for amtico flooring. hard wearing, maintenance free, water resistant. ceramic tiles are cold, echo every sound and you have no chance if you accidently drop a plate or cup.
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Element 7
9 years ago
Hi there, here at element7 we have been fitting floors in kitchens for 15 years (in fact we do more kitchens than any other rooms) and have never had a failed floor, partly due to how well our floors are engineered and installed (we use our own installers) as well as the finishes. All of our floors can be wet cleaned and won’t stain (unless seriously abused). Regarding maintenance our oiled floors are typically re-oiled every 4-8 years (this takes approximately 2 hours and you can use them 2 hours later) and we have yet to refinish any of our lacquered or waxed floors (partly because unlike a lot of other suppliers we apply 8 coats of coloured lacquer (industry standard is 3 coats). Here's a few examples of kitchen floors we have supplied and installed.
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