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Originally Posted by Laura We have wood (not laminate) 1/2 way up the stairs, the rest is still carpet. I would probably say laminate might be too slippery for stairs. The wood is very slippery when polished. We are trying to decide wether to carpet down or wood up. The kids choose carpet, they are the ones using it most. We may finish the wood and use a carpet runner.
I have ceramic tile in all my downstairs except my bedroom and bath which have wood and laminate. Also upstairs hall is laminate. I much prefer the ceramic tile to laminate for cleaning and LOOKING clean. The laminate always shows puppy prints and footprints. We are starting a repair two strips wide by the tub and shower this week (still planning) as the floor has seperated. It is also much noisier than the tile. The grout lines between tiles are sealed and clean beautifully (but pee flows through them like a river). My living room grout is a light pink color and when clean is light pink. I do not find the ceramic tile to be colder than laminate or vinyl flooring (kitchen). It is louder than carpeting (talking and tv noises are not absorbed.) I love to clean my ceramic tile floors as they look clean; I hate to clean carpets and pergo - they never keep a clean look for more than the time it takes to back out of the room. |
Okay, i just went and picked out ceramic tile this morning. The guy is coming on Wednesday to give me an estimate on cost. he said my grout would be very narrow and not like the usual wide grout. I also told him the reason i want it is because of the dogs pee. he said they will put a sealant over the grout which will make any water just bead up. So when you say it flows like a river are you saying it still goes under the tile or just flows down the little 'ditch". Thanks