I recently had a contractor come in and straighten out the living room floor of my little old house in upstate NY, where the piers often move up and down when the ground gets cold in winter. We talked a bit about putting new flooring on the now-straight floor, and what material to use. I was thinking of large ceramic or stone tiles because the area is a high-traffic one. The contractor suggested maybe using laminate instead because of the possibility of the piers moving around again in winter/spring.
My question is: Would this moving around affect tiles that much? Would laminate be that much better? How about hardwood? The floor has gotten crooked enough in past years that it's impossible to lock the door once it's closed. The shift can be seen as a gap of about half an inch between door bottom and frame on one side and no gap on the other, if that's any help. Thanks--
My question is: Would this moving around affect tiles that much? Would laminate be that much better? How about hardwood? The floor has gotten crooked enough in past years that it's impossible to lock the door once it's closed. The shift can be seen as a gap of about half an inch between door bottom and frame on one side and no gap on the other, if that's any help. Thanks--
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