On Sun 06 Jul 2008 09:20:24a, Jane told us...
> On Sun 06 Jul 2008 16:52:04, wrote:
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>> On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:37:48 -0400, Goomba >
>> wrote:
>>
>> snip to my lou
>>>
>>>I'd love to hear input from folks who have tile as to how they
>>>love or hate it? I currently have vinyl, but have had heated tile
>>>in the past. I was younger then so might have been less aware of
>>>problems, but am concerned with the "hardness" of the floor for
>>>comfort? I am getting older now (sob!) and don't want to find tile
>>>floors are ergodynamically poor choices down the road after
>>>standing in the kitchen for extended periods. I recall my mother
>>>explaining how good dance floors are wood and impact absorbing
>>>properties over hard cement floors that are more jarring to your
>>>body. Yet wood floors aren't too practical in kitchens, are they??
>>> I'm also interested in linoleum as I keep reading that it might
>>>be fairly "green" as well as good cost.
>>>
>>>The floor choice would need to be practical for the kitchen, breakfast
>>>room, mud room, laundry room and guest bathroom. The rest of the
>>>downstairs is hardwood.
>>>
>>>Thanks for any input 
>>>Goomba
>>
>> My daughter has 12" tile floors and I always need to wear shoes or
>> thick flip flops when working in her kitchen, my feet and legs get
>> too tired if I don't. I suppose you could get some nice cushy
>> floor mats in your work area though if you fine some tile you just
>> love.
>>
>
> That's an interesting point. I hadn't ever though about the
> hardness or give of a floor causing an ache but when you think about
> ti then it most probably does.
>
These mats are very comfortable over a tile floor:
http://www.clicknclean.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?
idcategory=&idproduct=102
or
http://tinyurl.com/6ms8cm
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Wayne Boatwright
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