Ron M. wrote:
My wife and I are in the process of selecting ceramic floor tile for
our kitchen. Currently it's just covered with a standard, one-piece
linoleum vinyl that the house was built with. Under that is smooth
concrete, with no plywood, etc.

We really like the glazed ceramic tiles that look smooth and shiny,
pretty much like glass. They go for $1.75 to $2.50 per sq. ft. Are
there any negatives to this type of tile, compared to the
rough-finished, natural-stone type?

Of course, it's slippery and a little colder than the vinyl, but
that's not really a consideration for us. I'm more concerned about
that glassy shine becoming dull from wear; does that happen?

Only if you track in some sort of abrasive harder than glass. If you
live in an area where there is corundum (sapphire/ruby/etc.) or diamond
dust for example

Quartz sand could scratch it if you scuffed it around but scratching
isn't likely.

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Take oil, for example. When we fry something on the stove, a few
little droplets of hot oil will inevitably spatter out onto the
floor. Would this soak into the tile and make a spot?

Into the tile, no. Into the grout, probably. Good idea to use dark
grout as regardless of what you do it is hard to keep clean looking if
it is light.

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