Laminate or tiles in kitchen?

FtbEmz

Hello. My husband and I picked up the keys to our first home. It needs gutting and starting over. Kitchen order, electrician and plasterer booked but we’re struggling with the floor. It’s back to it’s cement base at the moment with some areas of adhesive of some type from the tile that were there before (they had to come up as a lot we’re damaged). The floor is pretty flat as far as my eye can tell. My question is what’s better a kitchen, laminate or tile? My concern with laminate is water spills, durability and longevity etc, and concern with tiles is grouting looking dirty? As first time buyers this is all new to us! Any advice much appreciated. Thanks 

flashg67

Tiles every time for me, having had laminate lift in the past with mopping, spills etc, although you can get waterproof laminate.
Grout will always get dirty, although Ive found grey looks the least discoloured. I've just had some limestone tiles fitted which have to be sealed, but this also seals the grout making it much less likely to get ingrained dirt in

EssexExile

Tiles, then a great big mat to cover most of it!

Rosa_Damascena

Tiles. You know laminate is going to blow with the first WM disaster!! I'd rather go with vinyl, that's how much I hate laminate.

Congratulations on your new home btw

neilmcl

Neither, I'd go for LVT.

Emmia

LVT here as well, feels warmer underfoot than tiles, waterproof and easy to clean... loads of colours and patterns available too. We replaced our tiled floor with black/grey slate effect LVT as part of a kitchen refurbishment last year.

grumbler

Tiles, but only with UFH.

Otherwise LVF.

Slinky

Sheet vinyl.

Tiles are unforgiving if you drop things on them, and can be prone to being broken by whatever it is you drop.

Rosa_Damascena

grumbler said:

Tiles, but only with UFH.

Otherwise LVF.

Affirmation! Phew, I got something right

onomatopoeia99

Tiles.  When I gutted my kitchen I installed 3/8" (or 10mm) slate tiles with white grout.  Six years on and the grout isn't dirty and I haven't broken any plates, or tiles.  I put retro-fit wet UFH under them but even without it, it's fine to walk on in bare feet.

scottishblondie

LVT all the way.