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Anyone have brick floors?
Posted on 12/31/22 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 12/31/22 at 5:41 pm
Thinking about going that route soon.
Any reasons why they are a bad idea?
Any reasons why they are a bad idea?
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Posted on 12/31/22 at 7:15 pm to TideSaint
They are a bitch to clean
Posted on 12/31/22 at 8:12 pm to TideSaint
Small portion of the house with brick floors. Look great, hard to get clean, expensive, but if you want the look, thats the rub you're stuck with. Very nice look, but I don't go in the room that has them much. I think the install was very labor intensive if I recall. We had some very old salvage brick that the brick guy essentially cut into pavers - our brick guy is a true artisan. He also did our backyard brick courtyard which is a masterpiece.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 8:43 pm to TideSaint
Yes love them, get a maid.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 8:54 pm to TideSaint
Brick flooring uses slices of brick provided by you or bought from a company that salvages and slices like LINK . It is more expensive than tile.
Brick is very porous and must be well sealed with a polymer or it will stain badly. Even well sealed flooring brick is relatively soft and will show wear from heavy use.
Brick is very porous and must be well sealed with a polymer or it will stain badly. Even well sealed flooring brick is relatively soft and will show wear from heavy use.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 9:16 pm to TideSaint
Steal lots of sugar packets. I gotta think there’ll be plenty of issues with wobbly furniture.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 10:06 pm to TideSaint
Yes, expensive, hard to clean, but dammit, they sure look great!This post was edited on 1/1/23 at 8:45 am
Posted on 1/1/23 at 12:49 am to RichJ
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hard to clean
Mine are well-sealed and the grout doesn’t show terribly much staining/dirt (yet).
I vacuum them with a Miele c3 Marin with the hardwood floor attachment.
I mop them once a week.
The only time I use a broom is if something would be too big for the vacuum to pick up and too small to pick up by hand.
Vacuuming floors instead of sweeping felt weird at first, but a quality vacuum makes keeping them clean a breeze.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 1:05 am to TideSaint
Installed tile in the kitchen that looks like brick. Not porous, so no issues with on- going upkeep like real brick. Looks 100% like brick, and much cheaper to install.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 10:35 am to Bill Parker?
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Installed tile in the kitchen that looks like brick. Not porous, so no issues with on- going upkeep like real brick. Looks 100% like brick, and much cheaper to install.
Can you link it?
Posted on 1/1/23 at 11:54 am to TideSaint
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Installed tile in the kitchen that looks like brick. Not porous, so no issues with on- going upkeep like real brick. Looks 100% like brick, and much cheaper to install.
I have the same. Looks same as this. There are different styles though. We love it.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 8:08 pm to TideSaint
The hardest part is getting furniture level.
They do not show dirt.
They hurt your feet.
I’d get them again.
They do not show dirt.
They hurt your feet.
I’d get them again.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 9:59 pm to Bill Parker?
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Installed tile in the kitchen that looks like brick
I was going to say there’s gotta be tile these days that looks like brick. I’d also think with modern tile they could do very small grouted lines so it would stay cleaner also.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 10:06 pm to baldona
Yes, and yes. Also, they are mostly uniform so easier to get flat. Much less work, or skill needed because of it, thereby making install less expensive.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 11:05 pm to TideSaint
I don’t have them personally, but a hunting lodge that I frequent has brick floors and they look awesome. They look like old bricks with all the sharp edges sanded off. Look like they have 1/4” of polyurethane over the whole floor to smooth it out.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 12:21 am to TideSaint
I'll look for the info and post later.
Posted on 1/2/23 at 11:13 am to TideSaint
i do, living room/den and dining area (old house).
pros: look great. maintenance free, invulnerable to damage or stain. all we ever do is sweep/mop.
cons: cold in the winter, anything fragile that you drop will break
pros: look great. maintenance free, invulnerable to damage or stain. all we ever do is sweep/mop.
cons: cold in the winter, anything fragile that you drop will break
Posted on 1/4/23 at 1:20 pm to TideSaint
My grandparents did. My grandfather was an architect and built their house in 1954. He epoxied the top about 3/8" thick so it was easy to clean and level.
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