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Does anyone have hardwood floors in their kitchen? Pros/cons?

My husband and I are at odds with whether to put down hardwood floors in the kitchen (the rest of the house is getting them with the exception of the bathrooms). I thought that ceramic or porcelain tile would be better. I have seen pictures of kitchens with wood floors and it looks amazing. I'm just not sure about it since there maybe more spills/traffic in that room. Any thoughts?

Public Comments

1. we have them and we love them. easy to clean and easy on your legs and feet. if you spill something on them just wipe up with damp paper towel. i honestly can't think of a con with having hw floors.
2. We have hardwood floors in our kitchen -- a 30 year old house with the original wood floors. I didn't think I was going to like it either, but I do prefer it now. Looks nice and it is better for your back/feet if you spend as much time as most folk in a kitchen. It is softer versus ceramic tile. Our wood floors have also held up well as far as marks and dents and such and we have 2 young kids.
3. When you drop something on ceramic tile, it goes smash. When you drop something on a properly done hardwood floor, it often survives. Best floor I've ever worked on (for standing) was ground, compacted cork -- second best was hardwood.
4. Hardwood floor on top of subflooring will be durable & look great. My School house was built in 1930 and has complete oak flooring tongue and grove & it has lasted great. (also the entire interior walls are natural oak.) My cousin put all rubber floors in her house because they have a couple of big dogs. this is the very best floor i have ever been on. It clean up great, things dont break, etc but it was expensive to install.