On Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:37:48 -0400, Goomba >
wrote:

>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.

I hate tile to begin with, so I'd never consider it... but we've lived
next door to our neighbors for 30 years and she did it at one time.
I'd say she was in her early 60's at the time. She took it out for
all the reasons you stated. It was hard standing on it, every little
thing she dropped broke (and IMO, it would be hard to clean too - I
HATE grout).

>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.

I'm still unclear why you're not considering bamboo.


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