Ceramic Tile In Living Room?

I'm thinking about putting ceramic tile in my living room. I just want to know if anybody has strong opinions, one way or the other, as to whether or not ceramic tile is really the right flooring for a living room. Basically, I want to know if it will be good for resale. Links to home design survey results, with related questions, would be helpful.

Ceramic Tile In Living Room?
Absolutely not. You want a living room to be soft, comfortable, floors that are warm and inviting, and ceramic tile is the exact OPPOSITE. Good carpet or hard wood are good choices for living rooms. Ceramic tile can be way too cold in the winter time and it just really doesn't look right.





Let me put it to you this way... I would never buy a home with ceramic tile in the living room, and I would really wonder about the sanity of whoever decided to put it in.
Reply:no go hardwood
Reply:The weather where you live is an important consideration. No matter where you live I would install a heated flooring system (like Warmly Yours)--this is a mesh that rolls out on the sub floors %26amp; tile is laid right over it. It is really quite inexpensive as well.


Where I live, west coast, tile %26amp; stone floors through out are very "Hot". We use more unusual shapes like 24 x 24 inch tiles and the large "brick" shapes (12 x 24) etc, with minimal (no) grout line and non-rectified edges (straight edges). Think "Metropolitan Home". However, in your area this may not be a trend people like if your area is more traditional. Do not skimp on tile quality if you are going to do this throughout. Many areas traditionaly used tile (Mexico, Spain, italy etc) as carpet is a very recent invention.


Hardwood is always a good choice too, almost no one dislikes hardwood.
Reply:I think it would be a good idea but make sure to get a big rug because having all tile by itself in a living room is annoying.
Reply:I have some input on this one. I tiled my entire house with the exception being 4 of the 5 bedrooms that I carpeted. I layed my living room tile on a "45" .. 45 Degree angle to the walls. ( Looks like diamonds even though the tiles are still square). I did this because I didn't want a big square grid in the largest room of my home. I would suggest a 45 or a brick pattern or even a pattern in a pattern for a large area. The only draw back that I found was the difference in noise in other parts of the house. I never would have guessed that carpet absorbed so much sound. I wound up buying a 12x20 foot piece of carpet that was the same as the bedrooms and had it backed and hemmed ( thus making a area rug out of it) It helped out with the noise problem. I can no longer hear water from the kitchen while I'm in the back office. Tile is great and you can be as creative as you want with it. It is very easy to care for and keep clean, doesn't hold allergens, and is nice and cool in the summer. ( It's a bit cool in the winter too...) I'd do it the same way again if had too...Good luck !! Hope this helps!!
Reply:I definitely would not like ceramic tile in a living room. It isn't cozy enough for my taste. Hard wood flooring or a soft, plushy carpet would be best.
Reply:I think this depends very strongly on your geographical location, and you didn't mention your state.





In warmer climates, like Florida and southern California, ceramic tile is quite popular because it is cool and easy to clean. But if you were in a colder state it might be very unpleasant and even could hurt the resale value of your home. If in doubt, ask a good real estate agent in your community... they will know.
Reply:It depends on where you live. If you live in a warm climate (like Florida, California,Texas, Arizona etc.) I think it would be very popular. If you live in a climate where it gets cold half the year I don't think you should do it. But if you do decide to tile in a cold climate I would go for the kind of tile that looks like hardwood. I just saw some today and it is beautiful. I would also spend the extra money and heat the floor but only if you live in a place where it gets cold. I would love to know what you decide and I personally like the idea.
Reply:NOT AT ALL!





It gives the living room and uncomfortable temporary stay kind of feeling. A living room is suppose to be a warm inviting place not a place with cold hard floor. I will detract resale because it will be uncomfortable and give the room a cold feeling but it is also hard to take out





Good Luck,


-Jordan=]





Ps. tell me what you do!
Reply:carpet sucks for re-sale ! tile is user friendly. throws are easy to clean and easy to replace. tile does not hide dirt and bugs !


i used to love carpet 'till i had to deal with the attatched problems

tags