Parquet in the kitchen - good or bad experiences?

We have unfortunately only had bad experiences with parquet in the kitchen. It was maple parquet in a rented house and did not look so great between the stove and the sink.

Carpet in the kitchen, especially in front of the stove, really does not fit my idea of an appropriate floor covering.

Unfortunately, we have only had bad experiences with parquet in the kitchen. It was maple parquet in a rented house and didn’t look so great between the stove and the sink.

Carpet in the kitchen, especially in front of the stove, really doesn’t fit my idea of an appropriate flooring.

Lack of imagination is really purely subjective now.

Sorry, I did not write about a lack of strength

Parquet is absolutely no problem. In my old apartment, I had oiled parquet (which I find nicer), now we have laminate. In our house, there will be a natural wood floor, also in the kitchen.

However, if you can't handle the fact that a wooden floor will eventually show signs of wear, then you should rather lay tiles. But not only in the kitchen...

Just think about how it used to be, for example, in old inns: they had untreated wooden floors. For centuries. Of course, you can see that it's used, that one or another beer has landed on it or even the roast pork.
It just gets scrubbed occasionally with curd soap and that's fine.

We don't mind if the wooden floor gets "life marks." Anyone sensitive to that should choose a different flooring.

Lacquered wooden floors (including parquet) are only seemingly easier to care for. Scratches appear very quickly and guess where dirt then preferentially deposits (and without a real chance of getting it out again, unless you sand the floor completely down).

Oil, blood, or water does not penetrate tiles, but it does penetrate wood. Tiles have relatively dense joints that are easy to clean or even replace. Any liquid seeps into the joints or seams of wooden floors. At the latest when you have had the first water damage, you will realize that wooden flooring in the kitchen is a bad idea. I know quite a few old mansions; there, too, ceramic is laid in the kitchen.

If you have water damage in the kitchen, you also have to knock out the tiles to dry the screed. Moisture does not penetrate into the joints of subsequently surface-treated wood either.