Flooring choices in higher end home.

[BristolCavendish]

We have the original oak hardwood floors in the living/dining room and bedrooms with porcelain in the kitchen and bathrooms.

Lessons learned: In the kitchen, a dropped utensil can chip the tiles so keep some spares handy in the event of necessary replacement. Foot traffic can mar/scuff hardwood floors so you either have to wax/polish them from time or opt to carpet over them.

As for concrete flooring. While we've never gone that route, a neighbor had concrete in a previous home and during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, it split in certain areas as the house shifted. Perhaps only a concern in potential earthquake areas.

Wood has a natural 'earthy' characteristic while tile/concrete tends to veer in the other direction (a cooler/cleaner vibe). I wouldn't ask an RE agent for an opinion as the majority of them are only concerned with selling/listing the house and they are going to embellish on the descriptions anyway.

[austinp]

Travertine and a quality engineered wood floor is the way to go.

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[BNA/LION]

Originally Posted by austinp

Travertine and a quality engineered wood floor is the way to go.

X2!

The polished concrete with the metallic swirls is great in a garage with some light texture but is very slipper in the house. Looks cool but hard to keep rugs down and our doggie would have a heck of a time on it too. We looked at this product for our garage and decided not to go with it.

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[SDRider]

Originally Posted by austinp

Travertine and a quality engineered wood floor is the way to go.

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I agree with this. We have travertine in our kitchen and entry area and wood floors throughout the rest of the downstairs and on the stairs and carpet upstairs in the bedrooms with either tile in the bathrooms or travertine.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by JasoninDenver

That is exactly what we are planning on doing with our main living areas. Your home looks great with the vaulting.

We already have the mechanicals for in-floor radiant, so it is actually very cost effective to go this route.

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[Lordofrolex]

Originally Posted by locutus49

We are going to have our floors re-done in all wood.

We are going with a 8" wide light wood (I forgot which, maybe birch). This is a high end store (Cut and Dried) and almost all the flooring they sell is engineered, but with a thick top layer of wood. It is more stable in temperature changes, etc.

Not cheap, our 900 Square Foot condo will cost 30K to do the floor in the product we selected.

$33 a square foot installed or just for the wood itself?

The problem with wood that expensive is its usually very special that once its sold out you cant get more. My family member got a very special bamboo flooring put in and it was somewhere around $30 a square foot. They only did the living room and kitchen. When they wanted to remodel the rest of the house they could not find the same wood anywhere.