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7 years ago

We are putting floors into a new build house. Most of the downstairs rooms and the entrance hall are being done with engineered oak. The kitchen is being tiled. Off the kitchen through double doors at the far side of the house is a large sunroom. I was going to revert back to wooden floor for this room but some people are suggesting it flows/looks better to put tiles on it.....any advice?

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headers13
7 years ago
I think keeping a flow from room to room looks better. However in my downstairs I have used engineered wood for all the floors & for the kitchen & conservatory used these tiles that look like wood & it's quite a good match so still has a good flow.

http://www.tilegiant.co.uk/sequoia-light-oak-beige-wood-effect-tile.html
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Stone & Marble Diretto Ltd.
7 years ago
These are nice wood effect tiles!
Wooden effect porcellain Italian tiles · More Info

Wooden effect porcellain Italian tiles · More Info
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Michael Nicholas Design
7 years ago
If you were our client, we would first ask whether the sun room is intended as an alternative living room. If so; a different look and feel to the other living space in the house is preferable. Given that this is a sunroom - its connection to the garden would be emphasised by a tiled floor resulting in a "cleaner" look and will unify the room with the kitchen and potentially the garden if you continue the tiling externally.

Attached is an example where despite the change in levels - the same floor surface connects this sun room to the garden.
Helen Ferguson
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you all for the advice...
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Cambium Floors
7 years ago
If you do decide to put a wooden floor in the sunroom then be mindful that most timbers will change colour over time when exposed to sunlight (usually darken).

To ensure that the floor colours with some degree of uniformity it is a good idea to move the furniture/rugs etc with some level of frequency.

This is most commonly seen where a rug has been in the same position for an extended period and is then removed.

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