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Anyone have experience with wood look tile, basically porcelain tile that looks like hard wood flooring. Main floor is open concept currently with hardwood flooring, not a great choice for kitchen area. So, we're looking into alternatives.
 

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Jampy00 said:
Anyone have experience with wood look tile, basically porcelain tile that looks like hard wood flooring. Main floor is open concept currently with hardwood flooring, not a great choice for kitchen area. So, we're looking into alternatives.
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I am not an interior designer but sometimes I play one on the Internet...

As for the material it will have most (near all) of the advantages and disadvantages of porcelain tile. How it feels underfoot (hardness, coldness), durability, installation, etc. It is/was trendy and due to that you run the risk of it feeling dated in the next 10+ years, but at the same time if you really like it maybe that part matters less.

For the area, being open concept:
-Doing just the kitchen may look sort of dumb if it is a different material but you are trying to match the colour and look of the rest of the floor (the hardwood). Trying to match a colour/look that is somewhat close but in the ends sticks out worse as a failure to match... You are better off picking something for the kitchen that contrasts but compliment the rest of the flooring and create a natural place to transition.
-You could rip up all the hardwood and do everything with the porcelain wood look tile. If the hardwood is in decent condition this seems like a lot of money to spend to me... plus do you really want the feel of tile everywhere else? It is a trendy look in open concept, same everywhere even the kitchen (why some places have HW in the kitchen).
 
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I’ve been living with one for a week in the apartment I’m staying in , it’s nice . Because the tile are usually long pieces it needs to be installed dead nuts flat or it looks very poor , very narrow grout lines seem the norm .


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I worry about cracking due to flex. Long and skinny scares me. I'd rather really good laminate and that is a decision in the bathroom reno planned for in the not too distant future.

I was at one job and it must have had poor ceramic as the pattern was worn off at the wear point near the bottom of the stairs. It wasn't that old.
 
backmarkerducati said:
I am not an interior designer but sometimes I play one on the Internet...

As for the material it will have most (near all) of the advantages and disadvantages of porcelain tile. How it feels underfoot (hardness, coldness), durability, installation, etc. It is/was trendy and due to that you run the risk of it feeling dated in the next 10+ years, but at the same time if you really like it maybe that part matters less.

For the area, being open concept:
-Doing just the kitchen may look sort of dumb if it is a different material but you are trying to match the colour and look of the rest of the floor (the hardwood). Trying to match a colour/look that is somewhat close but in the ends sticks out worse as a failure to match... You are better off picking something for the kitchen that contrasts but compliment the rest of the flooring and create a natural place to transition.
-You could rip up all the hardwood and do everything with the porcelain wood look tile. If the hardwood is in decent condition this seems like a lot of money to spend to me... plus do you really want the feel of tile everywhere else? It is a trendy look in open concept, same everywhere even the kitchen (why some places have HW in the kitchen).
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It would be the entire floor as we dislike the current one. Area rugs in living room will help with feel etc. I imagine. At this stage we're just talking as this will be our last floor we ok taking our time with it.
 
crankcall said:
Unless I had a really good reason I would be hard pressed to do ceramic beyond a foyer or kitchen , too hard and cold for me


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He could heat the whole damn thing. I'd probably go hydronic at that point and use it for most of my heating needs with furnace for adjustments. Added height may be possible to accommodate as he's doing everything.
 
Spent the last 1.5hrs clearing snow, and will apologize to the neighbours accordingly for starting up before 7....fortunately the neighbour started his at 5am so I should be OK.

@nobbie48 that snowblower I bought off you is fantastic. Old and rusty, but trusty! Thing went through it like a champ.
 
mimico_polak said:
Spent the last 1.5hrs clearing snow, and will apologize to the neighbours accordingly for starting up before 7....fortunately the neighbour started his at 5am so I should be OK.

@nobbie48 that snowblower I bought off you is fantastic. Old and rusty, but trusty! Thing went through it like a champ.
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Between neighbours that are away and neighbours that don't have snowblowers (or at least working ones), I did four driveways in two hours this morning. I was starting to wonder how long the gas tank is good for as that was probably the longest I have worked it hard. Didn't run out. It's hard to tell how much is left in tank as it's a stupid design.
 
GreyGhost said:
Between neighbours that are away and neighbours that don't have snowblowers (or at least working ones), I did four driveways in two hours this morning. I was starting to wonder how long the gas tank is good for as that was probably the longest I have worked it hard. Didn't run out. It's hard to tell how much is left in tank as it's a stupid design.
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I was planning on doing that for neighbours...but I finished after 8am and it was time to start working.

Maybe in the evening, but I'm quite sure I'm out of fuel and the canister is empty.
 
I gave my blower away when I moved here to my storage challenged town house in the banana belt . Then I discovered lake effect . Shopping now for a compact twenty four in gas blower. CTC has a Briggs for eight ninety nine. I may pick one up this afternoon. Severely allergic to shovels .


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mimico_polak said:
I was planning on doing that for neighbours...but I finished after 8am and it was time to start working.

Maybe in the evening, but I'm quite sure I'm out of fuel and the canister is empty.
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I ended up doing my driveway and some of the neighbours sidewalks.
I gave up once my driveway more mostly clear as the snow coming off the roofs was covering the driveway all over again.
I will wait a few hours and go out again.

I was using my neighbors snow blower as he already had it out and insisted on my using it. (I told him yesterday that mine was not working but I fixed it). I didn't want to be rood and say so so I went for it.
Long story short. I am used to mine and somehow mine is better/stronger. They look to be the same engine/size but somehow mine pulls better.

I wont be making that mistake again.
 
crankcall said:
I gave my blower away when I moved here to my storage challenged town house in the banana belt . Then I discovered lake effect . Shopping now for a compact twenty four in gas blower. CTC has a Briggs for eight ninety nine. I may pick one up this afternoon. Severely allergic to shovels .


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I went with a 24" to save space. It's not that much smaller (and in my case I was ****** when I realized after that although visually identical, the wider blowers had more cc and hp. wtf. Why not give them all the same. I could do with more power). If I were you I'd seriously consider the battery blowers. Much smaller footprint and most of them can fold/hang in the off season to get out of the way. A gas blower is a big turd all year.
 
GreyGhost said:
I went with a 24" to save space. It's not that much smaller. If I were you I'd seriously consider the battery blowers. Much smaller footprint and most of them can fold/hang in the off season to get out of the way. A gas blower is a big turd all year.
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Mine lives in the shed, elevated on a platform on old kitchen cabinets.
There is a picture of it somewhere on here.
 
oioioi said:
Mine lives in the shed, elevated on a platform on old kitchen cabinets.
There is a picture of it somewhere on here.
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I remember that setup. Good setup actually. I may go that route as I'm out of projects for 2025 (except a new fence).

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I went with a 24" to save space. It's not that much smaller (and in my case I was ****** when I realized after that although visually identical, the wider blowers had more cc and hp. wtf. Why not give them all the same. I could do with more power). If I were you I'd seriously consider the battery blowers. Much smaller footprint and most of them can fold/hang in the off season to get out of the way. A gas blower is a big turd all year.
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I want a 27" or 30" for our place. There's one at the cottage but it's more needed there. And I'm not buying one as this one I have right now is working like a champ.
 
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Similar to what I did when I had a shop with a mezzanine except I used a jib boom and boat winch to lift it up and swing it over. I think it was over 300 pounds. Nothing beats multistage and self propelled.

The beast, now in Mimico Polak's hands, was too big for the single car garage. I tried the first generation Ryobi but the handle was junk and the switches as bad. It went back and I found a 20" 120 plug in. I can pick up with one hand and it doesn't take away car room. I was able to lift it up and knock off the tops of the windrows. A 50' cord gets my driveway done. Not bad for $80.00 brand new.

I looked at the battery stuff and the sizes and price tags were too high. Winding cords a couple of times a winter is no biggie.

The 120 volt plug in is about 40 pounds, A battery model is about double that.
 
GreyGhost said:
I went with a 24" to save space. It's not that much smaller (and in my case I was ****** when I realized after that although visually identical, the wider blowers had more cc and hp. wtf. Why not give them all the same. I could do with more power). If I were you I'd seriously consider the battery blowers. Much smaller footprint and most of them can fold/hang in the off season to get out of the way. A gas blower is a big turd all year.
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One needs more power in Toronto and not as much width compared to Ottawa. Ottawa snow is lighter. Toronto is heavy and wet.
 
crankcall said:
I gave my blower away when I moved here to my storage challenged town house in the banana belt . Then I discovered lake effect . Shopping now for a compact twenty four in gas blower. CTC has a Briggs for eight ninety nine. I may pick one up this afternoon. Severely allergic to shovels .


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My 20" isn't a problem for my 16 foot wide driveway, just a few more passes. It's worth it to have the car space. Battery is nice, not tripping over cords, but they aren't cheap and need replacement at $400 a pop every six or seven years.
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