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Originally Posted by Pugchief
Ceramic tile looks nice and is very durable. Unfortunately, it is also extremely hard on your feet, knees, hips and lower back. And when you need to replace it, removal is expensive and it's a colossal mess. YMMV
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One of our homes has ceramic tile that is 90 years old, with proper care looks better than a new floor. I don’t know why one would change ceramic unless you just didn’t like the color.
We both worked 40 plus years on concrete floors slick with blood, guts, and just plain fat. Therapist, encouraged full ceramic tile, in this build, due to strength, water sits on top, not an issue being slick. Safer later in life for motility.
If one falls in TV, carpet, or LV isn’t going to stop any serious injury, due to concrete foundation. Even a home with a basement, plywood, layered with best padding, and thick carpet a fall can have serious consequences
How do I know, 40 years of orthopedic trauma, when old people falls on carpet that foundation can still cause deep bruising, sprain, fracture, or brain bleed. In fact since carpet has a tendency to wrinkle in Florida, which creates a great environment for a fall.