What best material for kitchen flooring?

Carol Schwochow
by Carol Schwochow
  4 answers
  • I would seriously consider luxury vinyl planks. They are pretty easy to maintain and come in a huge variety of patterns and styles.

  • Wayne Burk Wayne Burk on Sep 20, 2017

    Self stick vinyl is easy to apply,, but needs a very smooth base.. Be sure to prime it first, and the vinyl will stick twice as good. and will fill in a bit on the embossed or scratched under flooring. I like Ceramic, if you have a good structure, and time.. It is slow, and hard on the back and knees.

  • Oberlinmom Oberlinmom on Sep 20, 2017

    Are you installing this yourself? If not, there are so many different products now a lot will depend on what you can afford and what you want to live with. There are very nice faux wood options that are completely waterproof. There is even ceramic faux wood planks! I'm not a fan of tile only because anything that drops will break, vinyl and linoleum there's a chance it will survive. Some of the very nice DIY click together flooring is beautiful. BUT there are edges and mini gaps. I put some in a bathroom downstairs and it's easy clean and pretty. It is also a room that gets very little traffic and zip spills of dusty food products. Another consideration is you might want to look at a smooth product that won't possibly snag a shoe sole like some tile and grout floors can. Plus lino and vinyl may be a softer landing if you were to fall. Honestly it hard to recommend a specific company or brand since many are very similar. You best bet in my opinion is decide what you want the floor to look like. Then shop the products that live up to your choice. See what you can afford and look at online reviews.


  • KattywhampusLOL KattywhampusLOL on Sep 20, 2017

    Hello Carol Schwochow :) I am a Senior and would like to someday afford some new flooring. I used to work as a Nurses' Aide in a Nursing Home and noted the flooring throughout because I knew one day I would need some for myself (or my mom), and I noticed there were different type of flooring used according to what the room where the flooring was at was utilized (whether they needed rubber ... as in the bathroom,,, or padded vinyl,,, as in the bedroom,,, padded linoleum ,,, as in the dining room,,, or cork .. as in the hallways). This is the first time I have researched it though (because I knew I didn't have enough money to do it right now). Here is what I found:

    https://www.thespruce.com/the-best-flooring-for-senior-citizens-1314944

    http://www.ageinplace.org/Blog/Post/3583/Best-and-Worst-Bathroom-Flooring-for-Aging-in-Place-Safety

    http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/what-floors-are-elderly-friendly-218489

    https://www.caring.com/questions/what-kind-of-floor-covering-would-be-best-for-an-alzheimers

    Thank you for asking HOMETALK for answers :) I don't know about you but I have learned a lot ;)