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Home bar. Decor advice requested.

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Hmmm. I never even considered it. I knew that wood or laminate was out, because we're often back and forth between the pool/spa and the bar, so drippy wet feet are a danger pretty much all year long.

Two concerns/questions with vinyl. First is height. It'd be bumping up against a already tiled walkway that I'm essentially stuck with (there's a spot where that walkway merges with two others, and it's not square. It's in a funky pattern, kinda, so scrapping it all and reflooring just that room isn't really an option. I even asked three floor guys here giving my estimates on carpeting all the other rooms of the house for suggestions, and they had no good ideas that didn't including ripping out and replacing ALL that tile. So, yeah, anyway, there would be a small height discrepancy.

The other concern is the stripper pole mounted in the middle of the room. It's anchored to ceiling joists, but on the bottom it's just held in place by compression. I'm thinking that would visibly squish the vinyl tiles at least noticeably when installed. Plus, it's easy to patch and paint the ceiling if/when I take it down, but repairing the floor is a different animal. Could you replace one or several tiles in the middle of the room without ripping up half the room to access those specific tiles?
 
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Eric Perry said:
Hmmm. I never even considered it. I knew that wood or laminate was out, because we're often back and forth between the pool/spa and the bar, so drippy wet feet are a danger pretty much all year long.

Two concerns/questions with vinyl. First is height. It'd be bumping up against a already tiled walkway that I'm essentially stuck with (there's a spot where that walkway merges with two others, and it's not square. It's in a funky pattern, kinda, so scrapping it all and reflooring just that room isn't really an option. I even asked three floor guys here giving my estimates on carpeting all the other rooms of the house for suggestions, and they had no good ideas that didn't including ripping out and replacing ALL that tile. So, yeah, anyway, there would be a small height discrepancy.

The other concern is the stripper pole mounted in the middle of the room. It's anchored to ceiling joists, but on the bottom it's just held in place by compression. I'm thinking that would visibly squish the vinyl tiles at least noticeably when installed. Plus, it's easy to patch and paint the ceiling if/when I take it down, but repairing the floor is a different animal. Could you replace one or several tiles in the middle of the room without ripping up half the room to access those specific tiles?
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As far as the height issue, is the tile over a second layer of plywood? So you’re up 3/4”, or are you on a concrete slab there, so maybe 3/8”?
If it’s plywood, then you can build it up, if it’s in concrete, you may be close enough that a transition molding will be enough.
As far as indentation, it’s possible. If the bottom of the plate is flat, I would think that it would spread the pressure out enough that wouldn’t be an issue, the compressive strength of some these floors is pretty phenomenal.
And yes, a plank could be replaced relatively easy if needed.

There’s lots of vinyl planks out there these days. The types I’m referring to are called WPC, SPC, Coretec.

They basically install floating click, like a laminate.
 
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Vinyl flooring is what we put down in the bar/restaurant I posted pics of. It's not as rich looking as a wood floor, but, it's pretty much maintenance free. We butted up to tile behind the bar and it was about a 1/4" height difference. Transitioned it there. I would have preferred to build it up, but time and budget wouldn't allow it. And, as stated before, I wouldn't worry about compression. Vinyl is pretty strong and unless there is a void between it and the slab, you will not see it.
 
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I'm off to San Antonio tomorrow for the remainder of the week. When I get back, I'm going to go check out the planks. It definitely sounds like a possibility.

Maybe I'm stuck in the "old days", but my first thought of vinyl planks sounded like linoleum in a big roll. Lol. Clearly I was wrong, at least to a degree. I'm looking forward to checking them out first hand.

I love the look of hardwood. My biggest (only?) issue with ceramic/porcelain is the grout lines. That's a non-issue with vinyl, so I'm definitely interested.
 
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There are a LOT of options with vinyl. I started researching yesterday. Styles, options, and thicknesses all over the map. Many different manufacturers too. I'm still not sold on vinyl over porcelain wood tile, but I'd definitely considering it. I have a lot of parties, which means dropped bottles and glasses on occasion. No surviving a drop with porcelain. At least there's a chance with vinyl. Also, as I mentioned I'm not fond of the grout lines with tile.

I grabbed some samples from Home Depot, and they are very nice. I'm going to hit Lowes shortly as well. It seems some of the higher rated ones aren't sold at either, so for now I'll be researching. Thanks again for the tip!
 
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Eric Perry said:
which means dropped bottles and glasses on occasion. No surviving a drop with porcelain.
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Foam bottle cozies, plastic "glasses" (or just pour the bottle into a "glass" ala "pool rules" to avoid broken glass.)

Mind you, for a truly well designed bar, you'd have the tile floor, gently sloping to the floor drain(s) and nozzles all around the walls to rinse the floor down into the drains :thumbsup:
 

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