Open living area with kitchen: Which flooring materials?

  • Erstellt am 2021-02-28 11:11:02

Forsberg21

2021-02-28 11:11:02
  • #1
Hi,

for my new apartment (which will be rented out) I need to choose the flooring materials. The living room floor should be brushed oak, naturally oiled (roughly like in the 2nd photo).
Currently, it is trendy to have parquet throughout the entire living and dining area including the kitchen. However, since I am renting out the apartment and personally prefer tiles in the kitchen area (keyword: water), I want to have the kitchen area tiled. In the first photo you can see the kitchen plan.
Here are my questions:

1. Does something like this seem old-fashioned or are there any disadvantages?

2. What size and color would you recommend? I was thinking about 30 x 60 cm in cream color? Are square tiles (50 x 50 cm) better in this case?

3. What else should be considered? At the transition area between tiles and wooden floor, it must be ensured that no tile is still visible. That would really be ugly.

 

nordanney

2021-02-28 11:14:40
  • #2
For rentals in the normal financial range, large-format tiles are also used in living areas. In the high-price range, parquet is used in the living areas and large-format tiles in the kitchen. Large-format = from 60x60
 

icandoit

2021-02-28 11:18:36
  • #3
The version with the aluminum profile is OK. Clarify whether the parquet construction has the same height. Otherwise, leveling compound is needed. I would not prefer material changes. Either all parquet or all tiles. There are also tiles with a wood look.
 

Mycraft

2021-02-28 14:01:15
  • #4
Wood and tiles. 60x30 or 60x60. Aluminum profiles in between are absolutely common and do not pose any problems.
 

Forsberg21

2021-02-28 18:15:03
  • #5


Yes, if the kitchen were completely open, I would see it that way too. However, the kitchen has a U-shape and you don’t really see much of the tiles. And when I think about how some tenants treat apartments, I wouldn’t feel comfortable with parquet. And let’s be honest: when cooking, grease tends to splash, and when washing up or cooking, water sometimes spills. A conscientious tenant/owner will clean it up immediately if they have parquet in the kitchen, but not everyone does. After a few years, when they move out, the parquet will definitely look bad.
 

ypg

2021-02-28 23:01:19
  • #6
Tiles! Use the same type as in the bathroom, just with better abrasion resistance.
 

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