"Mark" wrote in message
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Laminate wood floors eliminate the problems of minor splashes.

Mine looks like the day I installed it almost 4 years ago. Lots of spills
and
accidents in that time span. I just drop a kitchen towel/cloth on the
floor
and wipe up the incidental water with my feet.

You certainly wouldn't just leave it there if it was tile.....would you?

no, but i could. also, if the dog knocks over the water bowl in the morning,
it'll still be there in the evening. if it was wood, it would have sunk in
or under.

and i can't tell you how many times having tile underneath my sal****er
tanks saved a lot of cleanup time and expense.


On 3 Feb 2005 15:00:32 -0800, "Mike" wrote:

Water and wood don't seem to agree. You will have a small amount of
water hit the floor when doing any handwashing and when cooking there
is an amount of splatter that would be best handled by some ceramic
tile. The water will eventually get through the topcoat and raise the
grain and/or distort the wood. Unless you feel comfortable topcoating
when needed. I like a low maintenance floor like tile. I don't know
that it is any more uncomfortable to stand on than wood as someone else
mentioned but I don't stand in the kitchen long enough to find out.


wrote:
why would you advise agains wood floors in kitchen. im also
considering
ceramic tile, which might be better.