[UpNorth]

Some of the so called "hardwood" we've seen looks fake and plastic. Nothing like the hardwood floors we were used to up north. The sales pitch is that these are "engineered" hardwoods - much like Steak-Ums are engineered steaks. No thanks. I'll take natural tile instead. At least it looks real....

[Deseylou]

I hate carpet
I can't wait to put in tile or hardwood
If you've pulled up carpet and seen what lurks beneath!!!!

[Jullie]

Love our tile, easy to take care of. Carpet you need to stretch it too often in Florida.

[MSGirl]

I actually hate granite! After having it for over 10 years in my old home, I found it to be high maintenance! My new home has laminate and it's so much better than granite for now! Will keep it until I decide if there is a better option out there! Quartz? Poored cement? I love hardwood floors over tile as well! Sand is a concern. Although we do not live at the beach, the ground is a sand mixture!

[MSGirl]

Freudian slip- poured concrete, not poored

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by perrjojo

Why tile? Because the gritty Florida sand will settle in your carpet and scratch up your hard wood. Why not tile? It's just a matter of personal preference and tile is very popular in Florida.

[janmcn]

Slipping and falling on a tile floor can be more dangerous for elderly people.

If more and more people refuse to buy these spec homes with amenities they don't like or want, perhaps TV will go back to allowing people to design their own homes.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by janmcn

Slipping and falling on a tile floor can be more dangerous for elderly people.

If more and more people refuse to buy these spec homes with amenities they don't like or want, perhaps TV will go back to allowing people to design their own homes.

but...that does not appear to be happening.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by PR1234

We've been in the process of looking for a new home. SO many of the homes have that awful ceramic tile in the entire home. WHY??? As many homes as we have looked at, I've never seen one of those houses that looks warm and inviting....even with rugs on them. I understand having it in the kitchen and baths, but the entire house...UGH!
My question....what do we have to do to put other flooring down? Does that have to be jack hammered up first?

Why??? If SO many homes have all tile, obviously it's popular here.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by UpNorth

Some of the so called "hardwood" we've seen looks fake and plastic. Nothing like the hardwood floors we were used to up north. The sales pitch is that these are "engineered" hardwoods - much like Steak-Ums are engineered steaks. No thanks. I'll take natural tile instead. At least it looks real....

Steak-Ums. That's just funny!

[Bonny]

I have carpet in my living room and bedrooms. Everything else is tile, kitchen, dining room, nook, hall and bathrooms. I like the warmth of carpet in the living room.
When we built this house 10 1/2 years ago I did choose a high quality carpet for the carpeted areas. I got Karastan and it still looks beautiful.

[George Bieniaszek]

Originally Posted by kstew43

.....theres a seat for every ass....

My neighbor up north in CT was a General Manager for a car dealership. I once asked him what do they do with "that" car that is the wrong color, wrong options, etc etc etc that just sits on the lot for a long time.

He said the exact same thing to me and it made me laugh when you posted that quote

[NYGUY]

Originally Posted by janmcn

....perhaps TV will go back to allowing people to design their own homes.

Originally Posted by graciegirl

but...that does not appear to be happening.

And doubt it will happen with only 2 or 3 years to go.

[George Bieniaszek]

Originally Posted by UpNorth

Some of the so called "hardwood" we've seen looks fake and plastic. Nothing like the hardwood floors we were used to up north. The sales pitch is that these are "engineered" hardwoods - much like Steak-Ums are engineered steaks. No thanks. I'll take natural tile instead. At least it looks real....

I agree. Just a personal preference, I don't like laminate or "engineered Hardwood" or whatever you call it. Steak-Ums HA HA, I have another one that I scratch my head on -- Imitation Seafood that you see on occasion at a salad bar!! What the heck is that???

[sunnyatlast]

When buyers think carpet holds dirt, they've probably not really hand scrubbed the tile grout lines with a brush to see what kind of dirt grinds into grout and sits in it, even with weekly, meticulous washing of the floor by hand.