Another flooring question - sticky tiles?

[megstoo]

How bad are sticky tiles?  Honestly.  DH and I redid the floor in our master bath and it turned out nice in our minds.  I'm just wondering if it's obvious it's sticky tiles and not you know expensive material. We are thinking of doing sticky tiles in our kitchen for a "face lift" since we have crappy linoleum now.  

Edit:  This is the "sticky tile" we put down.  www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficMASTER-Ceramica-12-in-x-12-in-Exodus-Resilient-Vinyl-Tile-30-sq-ft-case-5312/202191235?N=5yc1vZaq27Z1z11crp  

AAHHHH, I don't know how to make the picture smaller.  

[laterbloomer]

You're bathroom looks great.

The problem with sticky tile is it's reputation for lifting. That said, I have 2 friends that used it for small high traffic retail spaces and it has lasted them almost 10 years each.

[nomad100]

You bathroom looks very nice.

We have it in two of our bathrooms and I hate it. The previous owners did a shitty install and it shows. In one they installed over a painted floor, the other right over the existing tile. It is awful.

[countthestars]

We have it in our laundry room and it's held up nicely. I don't love it as a long term solution but I think that it's a good way to make a cheap update to a room.

My one question is low long you've had it in the bathroom and how it's holding up to water? We haven't really gotten ours wet so I would worry about the durability in the kitchen.

[megstoo]

Jul 30, 2014 14:25:36 GMT -5 countthestars said:

We have it in our laundry room and it's held up nicely. I don't love it as a long term solution but I think that it's a good way to make a cheap update to a room.

My one question is low long you've had it in the bathroom and how it's holding up to water? We haven't really gotten ours wet so I would worry about the durability in the kitchen.

We did that bathroom 3 years ago (Feb 2011) and DH uses that shower daily.  It's held up no problem.  After we did a grout I went over with a clear sealer.  We did rip up the old floor and I put down a layer of Kilz before we put the new floor down.  

I'm just wondering if it'll be obvious to a new owner that it's not expensive tile.  We plan on selling in a few years so I'd do the sticky tile in the kitchen (grout and seal) to save the major bucks instead of using actual tile or pulling the hardwood floor into the kitchen.  

[nomad100]

megstoo If it is done well and looks good, this type of flooring may not be an issue for resale, unless tile or hardwood are standard types of kitchen flooring in your neighborhood, but I don't think anyone will confuse it for ceramic tile. It just sounds different than tile when you walk on it.

[msmerymac]

A friend did the sticky tile in her kitchen prior to selling. I really couldn't tell. Especially if you're grouting it.

We did sticky tiles, but the laminate kind, in our kitchen as a quick fix for a horrid laminate floor (there is cement board under the tile, long story, but it's holding up fine). We plan to totally re-do it (rip out the floor, re-plumb some things/change kitchen layout, and add a half bath) in about 5 years, and doing real tile and grout now seemed like a waste of time, money and resources.

It also really depends on the house, the look you want, and the price point in the neighborhood. If all my neighbors had cultured marble floor tile, it would look out of place.

[TBM]

Jul 30, 2014 14:59:18 GMT -5 nomad100 said:

megstoo If it is done well and looks good, this type of flooring may not be an issue for resale, unless tile or hardwood are standard types of kitchen flooring in your neighborhood, but I don't think anyone will confuse it for ceramic tile. It just sounds different than tile when you walk on it.

This would be my concern.  Even in a modest home/neighborhood,  it won't bring the return that a similarly priced ceramic tile will.

Your bathroom looks nice.   My studio has peel and stick, but it was too hot out when the flooring was installed (by me, with a little help from my contractor's guys at the end), and isn't perfect.  It is fine for a place where I will spill dye and paint, suits my needs and has the right general appearance, but I think it looks cheap.  Honestly, I probably could have found tile for a similar price, but I didn't feel like installing it myself (we gave away our tile saw when we moved), and I didn't want to spend money that earmarked for my kitchen reno on installation, so peel and stick it was.

We are not planning to sell (pretty much, ever), but if we were planning to sell and if it was installed better, I would expect to either replace it or adjust the price because of it.

[dr.girlfriend]

We have them in that bathroom, and when the toilet leaked they all came unstuck. I tried to stick them back down again, but now the spaces in between look really dirty. Might have been a problem with my installation, I think I didn't let the adhesive get tacky enough before I put them down and it squished up between the tiles and then attracted grunge. Appearance-wise I don't mind them at all.

[mrsreynolds4]

I think it looks fine. It'll be obvious that it's not ceramic, especially in a kitchen, but I would consider it in different situations. If I was planning a major reno in the future, I wouldn't spend the extra time and money on a temporary fix?

[kaylie]

Jul 30, 2014 14:59:18 GMT -5 nomad100 said:

megstoo If it is done well and looks good, this type of flooring may not be an issue for resale, unless tile or hardwood are standard types of kitchen flooring in your neighborhood, but I don't think anyone will confuse it for ceramic tile. It just sounds different than tile when you walk on it.

This. I personally have never seen a vinyl that fooled me - it's very obvious that it isn't wood/tile. It doesn't matter if most houses in your neighborhood have vinyl/carpet/laminate type floors. If tile and hardwood are the norm, I would go with ceramic.

That said, the Ceramica line is the best vinyl I've seen yet and I'm thinking about using it in my mudroom. I never thought I'd consider vinyl, but I'm impressed with this one and I need a cheap/easy solution for now.