Would you tile the whole downstairs?

mummybearx

Or would it look daft?

We currently have a light wood style laminate flooring at the front door and the living room, a carpet in the back hall, different carpet in the downstairs bedroom, and tiles in the kitchen.

We plan to knock the wall down between the hall and bedroom to create a dining room leading to the kitchen. The plan is to tile the kitchen and new dining room with the same tiles. Now I'm thinking that rather than put down new wooden flooring in the living room, it might be nice to use the same tiles, so the whole downstairs is the same.

Maybe a tiled living room would look weird? What do you guys think?

fiscalfreckles

I think it would be a bit cold & would have the feel of a holiday apartment to it. (Makes me think of places I have stayed in Spain etc.) But I suppose it depends on the tiles you choose - and it would certainly be easy to keep clean.

andygb

zepsgal wrote: »

Or would it look daft?

We currently have a light wood style laminate flooring at the front door and the living room, a carpet in the back hall, different carpet in the downstairs bedroom, and tiles in the kitchen.

We plan to knock the wall down between the hall and bedroom to create a dining room leading to the kitchen. The plan is to tile the kitchen and new dining room with the same tiles. Now I'm thinking that rather than put down new wooden flooring in the living room, it might be nice to use the same tiles, so the whole downstairs is the same.

Maybe a tiled living room would look weird? What do you guys think?

We have a tiled hall and kitchen, and we have seriously considered doing the living room as well (we have laminate in there which does look quite nice).
I can walk on the tiles in bare feet (even in the Winter) and they are not super cold - just cool. They are easy to clean and look very smart. They were laid on floorboards with 12mm ply and a flexible adhesive. If you used them in the living room, then you could always buy a couple of nice rugs to complement them.

lostinrates

Depends on the tile. A stone tile I'd use happily without much concern.

Dunroamin

What state are the floorboards in?

PinkLipgloss

My entire apartment in Madrid was tiled and I loved it! Super easy to keep clean and didn't have to worry about any spillages.

However, it was a major cause of worry when after my son was born and became mobile - the idea of him smashing his head on them terrified me.

Depending on your exact location, you may wish to consider underfloor heating for the Winter months.

mummybearx

The floorboards are not something I would want to expose tbh. There is a hatch at the front door that gives access under the house. In the back hall part of the floorboards have been replaced with boards after water damage from the roof caused them to rot. Not pretty :rotfl:

Underfloor heating is a good idea, does that mean I can get rid of the old radiators downstairs? Does it provide enough heat to heat the room, or just take the cold off the floor?

Frith

The whole of my downstairs is tiled but then it is only 2 rooms!

Boring B and Q tiles in the kitchen (would like replaced) and nice quarry tiles in the living room.

paulsad

We have a big crawl space under our house and the bathroom d/stairs (its a dormer bungalow) floor is tiled and its a very cold floor, I think due to the ventilated space below; living rooms are floorboards with laminate on top and are fine. So if I were retiling the bathroom floor I'd definately put underfloor heating in.

Treevo

I think it would look awful.

valk_scot

Have you young children, or intend to have kids? Tiles are cold to play on and really very hard to fall on.

I personally would tile the kitchen and have laminate everywhere else, for continuity. To me tiles are for kitchens and bathrooms only.