[larivera]

I was advised against a hardwood floor kitchen. I was told that in cases of spills and dishwasher leaks, I would have to replace the whole kitchen floor. Is this true?

I was told that tiles are best for the kitchen. But, I find tiles are very hard for our back.

What are my option for kitchen floors.

I am purchasing an Adel medium brown kitchen.

Thanks.

[angryhippie]

Our house was built in 1886 so it has original pine floors throughout the whole house. In the kitchen we had green and white linoleum tiles on top of fake brick tile from the 1950's. Originally we were going to put down slate tile in the kitchen, but when we started to pull up the tile, we decided to just refinish the hard wood. I just put 4 coats of polyurethane on it to make sure it's water tight.

[sara.m.]

Lots of kitchens have wood floors - it's actually fairly common.

I am planning to put linoleum in our new kitchen. Much softer than tile, and a bit easier to maintain than wood. I see you're in the GTA, so you may want to check out the Toryls linoleum floors, made in Toronto:
TORLYS Linoleum Collection - Linoleum best products

Linoleum is a very "green" floor made from natural materials and no off-gassing like in vinyl floors.

[larivera]

Thanks. I like the h / w floor since my kitchen opens up to the family room. What kind of wood and color go well with Adel MB?

We haven't decided on the granite as well. we're also open to suggesitons on counter top and back splash.

	W definition W is a wall cabinet designation, as in W18, can be a stand-in for Wide, or when followed by a / stands for With.

	H definition H can be a stand-in for Height or when followed by *** can have an entirely different meaning.

[Keter]

The thing you have to watch out for is "engineered" wood floors - the type that has wood veneer on the top and hardboard on the back. The hardboard backing will swell and distort badly when exposed to water, such as from spills, leaks or wet mopping, and damaged pieces must be replaced - they can't be fixed. The same warning applies to Pergo and many other click-lock floors that have hardboard backing.

100% wood, OTOH , once thoroughly sealed, should be OK in a kitchen with light or moderate traffic. Heavy traffic may require more frequent attention to maintain the sealer.

	OTOH definition OTOH means On The Other Hand