We are pondering re-doing the floors in our new house. We are thinking
basically wood everywhere, except tile in the bathrooms. But we are
worried about using wood in the kitchen. Has anyone had problems with
wood floors in the kitchen? I'm not sure what I am afraid of exactly,
just the idea that there is lots of liquid around, just waiting to find
its way to the floor..

Bob B.

"Bob B." wrote in message
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We are pondering re-doing the floors in our new house. We are thinking
basically wood everywhere, except tile in the bathrooms. But we are
worried about using wood in the kitchen. Has anyone had problems with
wood floors in the kitchen? I'm not sure what I am afraid of exactly,
just the idea that there is lots of liquid around, just waiting to find
its way to the floor..

Bob B.

It depends. If my mother in law stops by, there will be an 8 oz sample of
every possible wet product spilled on the floor, and then walked on as if it
weren't there. Are there any slobs like that in your house? In answering
this question, don't hesitate to link the word "slob" to any teenagers, no
matter how much you like them.

"Bob B." wrote in message
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We are pondering re-doing the floors in our new house. We are thinking
basically wood everywhere, except tile in the bathrooms. But we are
worried about using wood in the kitchen. Has anyone had problems with
wood floors in the kitchen? I'm not sure what I am afraid of exactly,
just the idea that there is lots of liquid around, just waiting to find
its way to the floor..

Bob B.

I did it once. NEVER again.
No matter how careful you are there will be wet accidents. A pot of boiling
water for pasta ruined my kitchen floor. Dinner was stopped immediately and
all went to work getting the floor cleaned up. My caulking on the edges,
failed, the cover poly coat only slowed down the boiling water.
Next day I could see I was going to be replacing the floor,,,,,,,,,,, this
time with tile.


Your performance and mileage may be different.

Bob B. wrote:

We are pondering re-doing the floors in our new house. We are thinking
basically wood everywhere, except tile in the bathrooms. But we are
worried about using wood in the kitchen. Has anyone had problems with
wood floors in the kitchen? I'm not sure what I am afraid of exactly,
just the idea that there is lots of liquid around, just waiting to find
its way to the floor..

Bob B.

I'm the kind of slob who practically needs a drain in the middle of the
kitchen floor - don't do it if there's anybody like me around!

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:12:09 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


It depends. If my mother in law stops by, there will be an 8 oz sample of
every possible wet product spilled on the floor, and then walked on as if it
weren't there.

Have you ever noticed that if there are things on the passenger seat
of the car, that people outside the family will just sit on them when
they get in the car. And they'll rest their feet, practically stand,
on anything on the floor, without trying to move things around to get
to the carpet,?

And these are people who aren't slobs the rest of the time afaik.

Are there any slobs like that in your house? In answering
this question, don't hesitate to link the word "slob" to any teenagers, no
matter how much you like them.


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me know if you have posted also.

"Bob B." wrote in message
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We are pondering re-doing the floors in our new house. We are thinking
basically wood everywhere, except tile in the bathrooms. But we are
worried about using wood in the kitchen. Has anyone had problems with
wood floors in the kitchen? I'm not sure what I am afraid of exactly,
just the idea that there is lots of liquid around, just waiting to find
its way to the floor..


We are on the second house with a wood floor in the kitchen. You gotta be a
little more careful, but we are. We'll do it again if we move again.

"mm" wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:12:09 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


It depends. If my mother in law stops by, there will be an 8 oz sample of
every possible wet product spilled on the floor, and then walked on as if
it
weren't there.

Have you ever noticed that if there are things on the passenger seat
of the car, that people outside the family will just sit on them when
they get in the car. And they'll rest their feet, practically stand,
on anything on the floor, without trying to move things around to get
to the carpet,?

And these are people who aren't slobs the rest of the time afaik.

Are there any slobs like that in your house? In answering
this question, don't hesitate to link the word "slob" to any teenagers, no
matter how much you like them.


Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let
me know if you have posted also.


****ing in-laws....

I wouldnt install laminate floor in the kitchen, but a nice oak
one with lots of poly on it might due fine. I plan on doing that
in my kitchen. Its a nice look.

Ken--So how is the laminate holding up? Is it better than the wood for
"slobs"?

Thanks.

Dave

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On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:28:55 -0800, "Bob B."
wrote:

We are pondering re-doing the floors in our new house. We are thinking
basically wood everywhere, except tile in the bathrooms. But we are
worried about using wood in the kitchen. Has anyone had problems with
wood floors in the kitchen? I'm not sure what I am afraid of exactly,
just the idea that there is lots of liquid around, just waiting to find
its way to the floor..

Bob B.

If your were a client, I'd be cautioning you ... BUT we have
hardwood in one house and laminate in another. Four years, no
problems.

Ken

I have an engineered hardwood (Mannington hickory) in my kitchen and it
looks wonderful. It's been 3 years now and it is holding up OK, but I
expect it will need to be either refinished or replaced at some point
within the next 10 years. I have had no issues with water spills
harming it. It does have a couple of problems though. A dropped jar
will dent it, a chair leg can scratch it, but the biggest issue is
moving appliances. It is really sensitive to marring if you slide a
fridge or stove across it. To me that is the single biggest drawback.

I'd go hardwood, nice and warm. Tile is very hard and the legs.
Laminate won't witstand too much water damage and will need replacing much
sooner.

"Greg" wrote in message
ups.com...
I have an engineered hardwood (Mannington hickory) in my kitchen and it
looks wonderful. It's been 3 years now and it is holding up OK, but I
expect it will need to be either refinished or replaced at some point
within the next 10 years. I have had no issues with water spills
harming it. It does have a couple of problems though. A dropped jar
will dent it, a chair leg can scratch it, but the biggest issue is
moving appliances. It is really sensitive to marring if you slide a
fridge or stove across it. To me that is the single biggest drawback.