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If you were building a new home, what type of flooring would you choose to go with, in kitchen, dining rom & baths? We'd want to tile our shower in master bath. Please give examples of what you have or don't have... likes or dislikes... We really are at odds which way to turn. Can we change out after we tile? TIA!!!

[PamB226]

Ceramic tile that looks like wood

[PamB226]

We have Travertine in the master bath

[Love_to_read]

So this is easy to clean and retains a nice finish? What do you use to clean?

[PamB226]

For the ceramic tile floor, just any cleaner....even windex! If I had any idea how easy it would be to take care of, I would have had it put in the entire downstairs instead of regular hardwood!

The Travertine, we clean with a stone cleaner once a month. Be sure whoever installs it seals it, then it's a snap to take care of!

[Love_to_read]

I'm sorry I am so new to this.....do you just use a microfiber mop, or what is best? Way better than linoleum?

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Love your travertine bath, by the way.....gorgeous!

[PamB226]

On 3/3/2014 Love_to_read said: Love your travertine bath, by the way.....gorgeous!

Thanks you. I should take a picture of it completed. We use Bona Floor care products. You can find all you need on Amazon.

[PamB226]

Oh....and SuperCloths for everything. I swear by them, especially for glass, windows and appliances. Also on Amazon and eBay

[151949]

I am not a fan of hard tile floors. We have ceramic tile here in our kitchen, baths and entrances and I don't like it at all. If you drop anything it gets shattered because the floor is so hard or if the item is actually harder than the floor it chips the tile. It is also hard to stand on for very long.It's just like walking on concrete. I have never been a fan of carpet due to the issues of having to clean it. Though carpet does make a home quieter as it absorbs noise. In our camper we have vinyl wood plank flooring. I absolutely love it. It looks exactly (and I mean EXACTLY) like wood but has all the ease of care and lack of being terribly expensive of a vinyl floor. it is a softer surface and absorbs noise. Looks beautiful. I would love to rip up the carpet in my house and replace it with vinyl wood plank , but my DH has neuropathy and he wants carpet.