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Old 07-18-2011, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by cappyjon431 View Post
My wife and I have always preferred tile, primarily for ease of maintenance. We currently have a beautiful hardwood floor, it looks great when it is swept and mopped, but the dark floor combined with our white haired dog makes upkeep very difficult.

We are closing on a resale home next month and while the current owner has just put in brand new caprpeting, my wife decided it has to go so she has already made arrangements to have tile installed post-closing and prior to the moving truck's arrival.

As an aside (and not meaning to hijack this thread), does anyone know who we can donate the to once we have it removed? My immediate thought is Habitat For Hummanity, but I wasn't sure if they had a Habitat group near TV
Thank you for your insights.........yes, the hardwood is always beautiful.
I think our problem up here is we never had the tile grout sealed. In the bathrooms it still looks good after three years.....but the kitchen it seems to show all the spots near the frig and near the sink and dishwasher, stove, etc.
That about says it all. It's a light sand color with matching grout. I'm sure in Florida the tile would feel nice and cool also.