Kitchen floor - vinyl or tiled?

pinkladyjune11

We were going to have vinyl on our kitchen floor for budget reasons, but now think that tiling may not be that much more expensive.

We already have vinyl in the bathroom so know the benefits of that (warm and fairly soft underfoot, easy to care for).

Can anyone tell me any advantages or disadvantages of having a tiled kitchen floor - does the grout chip/discolour at all, is it easy to clean etc?

Many thanks for your advice.

ps. by tiled I mean ceramic/stone type tiles, not vinyl tiles.

rachbc

i've given up on tiled kitchen floors after having them for 10 years of home ownership - find them cold, grub gets stuck in the grout lines, things break when you drop them as to the tiles. We've gone for amtico this time.

niklam

Hi

I personally Have cushion floor vinyl and its great. I was put off tiling du the chances (with 2 small children) that toys/dishes will get dropped and the tiles will chip and crack and be a pain to replace. If you do use a pale coloured grout it will change colour over time but you can always regrout it. It will be very easy to clean, just like vinyl.

SailorSam

We have wood laminate, which looks good and is nice and warm under your feet, but you need to be careful not to scratch it when moving the fridge etc, or even chairs. I think when the time comes, if ever, to change, i'd go for vinyl.

cattie

I prefer tiles for the look it gives & for the hardwearing qualities. It's easy to clean & always comes up like new. Should disaster strike & a washing machine flood or similar occur then tiles wouldn't be ruined by water damage.

When I've had vinyl in the past it seems to begin to look worn over a period of time, especially if there is a slight imperfectation in the level of the flooring.

I think though that it's very much down to personal choice.

00ec25

Like you I am undecided over this

I have vinyl roll flooring in a rented property but the floor is uneven where a partition wall was removed and there is a noticeable mark in the vinyl at that spot

I was afraid of chips to tiles etc and damages from stuff hitting a hard floor, so went vinyl but to be honest there are now 3 holes in the vinyl where some **** moved the fridge and tore it, also a rip near a door where it pulled up once. There is no way to repair this without relaying the entire floor, at least with tiles, it may be a job to do, but you can always replace individual tiles

We have previously has vinyl tiles which solve the repair problem but in my view always look cheap, collect dirt in the joins and will lift after a time anyway. Never again.

In my own home I also have vinyl roll and value its softness and relative warmth under foot, and of course I look after it better. However, i will be changing to tiles in due course for both properties (with underfloor heating, just like in my bathroom, for my own home)

I do not trust laminate (too easy to dent) or real wood flooring in a kitchen context as both are susceptable to the wet

lizzie_dripping

I have a tiled kitchen floor and although it still looks good after nearly 8 years I would replace it if I could

The floor is cold in the winter, slippery when it's wet and I have lost count of the number of cups/plates etc that have smashed after being dropped on it.

Given the choice again I would have a tile design Amtico.

blueflyingtonight

We have a vinyl floor and are thinking of something a bit more robust for our kitchen refurb. The vinyl ripped when we had to pull the washing machine out (despite sloshing washing up liquid all over the floor to act as a lubricant). I also managed to mark it when I dropped a hot baking tray and various other cuts & abrasions have appeared. It looks great and is easy to clean but isn't really tough enough.

Steve

Errata

Vynil for me, because when I fancy a change it's a lot easier than tiles or laminate.