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I like it. Easy to clean, durable, suitable for wet service. Personally I rely on my shoes for padding rather than the floor; the truth is that you're not going to notice a dime's worth of difference in the "hardness" between tile/brick vs. wood and wood substitutes. I bet a double blind test would show that people can't actually tell the difference. The difference in actual hardness of flooring materials is many orders of magnitude less than the difference between the insole and midsole of a good pair of shoes vs. any flooring material you would care to consider.
Only thing is that I think it would be mainly suitable for a large space; I think it would seem overkill for a small kitchen.
I like it. Easy to clean, durable, suitable for wet service. Personally I rely on my shoes for padding rather than the floor; the truth is that you're not going to notice a dime's worth of difference in the "hardness" between tile/brick vs. wood and wood substitutes. I bet a double blind test would show that people can't actually tell the difference. The difference in actual hardness of flooring materials is many orders of magnitude less than the difference between the insole and midsole of a good pair of shoes vs. any flooring material you would care to consider.
Only thing is that I think it would be mainly suitable for a large space; I think it would seem overkill for a small kitchen.
I was quite young when I lived in a house built on a concrete slab. Kitchen had vinyl or asbestos tile—I don’t remember which. That was the worst floor to stand on! Standing on it hurt my feet and my legs. I disagree that padded shoes are the answer for a brick floor. Not only do you have a hard floor, you have more unevenness than with tile, especially as the brick looks like used brick.
And hard floors have another disadvantage in a kitchen. Whatever you drop, unless it is plastic, not only breaks, it breaks into a zillion pieces. Imagine trying to sweep glass shards up out of all those indentations and crevices after a glass shatters on that brick floor.
My wife and i are both barefoot in the house except for the dead of winter. We both prefer wood floors everywhere in the living and kitchen areas. The feeling is extremely different vs any hard surface. But it's just a personal preference.
My grandmother had a brick-floor kitchen, and it was no worse than ceramic tile for standing. Nowadays you could simply put a padded mat in any work area like the sink or stove.
It's incredibly durable and doesn't show wear. It's easy to clean with a scrub brush mop, and doesn't "show" dirt like other surfaces. Like tile, it's unforgiving when you drop a dish. That's the only negative I can think of.
Except for the texture, that brick floor looks exactly like the vintage vinyl floor in my kitchen and adjacent nook. At least mine is easy to stand on and clean.
I love the brick and I don't see the issue with keeping it clean. I am not a professional chef and do not spend hours standing in the kitchen, so hardness on my feet is not an issue. The only thing is that dropped items are likely to shatter, but the same is true for tile. My kitchen has wood floors. I like them and think wood looks good in any kitchen..
And hard floors have another disadvantage in a kitchen. Whatever you drop, unless it is plastic, not only breaks, it breaks into a zillion pieces.
Yikes, I didn't think of that. As a collector of antique dishes and glassware, I'll stick to vinyl or genuine linoleum. My Fiestaware has bounced right off the vinyl floor.
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