Currently, anything goes concerning kitchen floors. In the old days, there were basically 2 choices, tile and linoleum. Today, we see hardwood, linoleum, cork, laminate, and many different types and style of linoleum.

Let’s start by looking at what doesn’t work well for most people’s kitchen floors.

Cork flooring is all the rage today, but it’s not a very good alternative for kitchen floors in most cases. Although its surface is treated, it is just too porous, and if you have kids or a dog rummaging through the kitchen on a regular basis, forget about it. It is not durable. In other parts of the home cork flooring is very popular and it’s very easy to install. In most cases, snapping squares together is all that is involved. More >