A Perfect choice for Many Families Slate Kitchen Floors are Beautiful and Functional

Slate kitchen flooring blends seamlessly with most decors because of its many shapes, colors, and styles.  Slate is a perfect material for the kitchen for many reasons among which are its durability and its natural slip resistant trait in comparison to many other materials on the market today.  If slate is sealed properly it is highly moisture and stain resistant. 

 

The most common colors for slate stone kitchen floors are black and white but it is also available in many other colors to match almost any style that you are going for in your kitchen.  If you want to go for a truly unique look you can mix and match different colors along with different shapes and sizes to create a one-of-a-kind floor.  A huge plus is that you can match slate countertops easily to the flooring which will help you blend the entire room together a little bit easier. 

 

Slate is also a great choice in colder climates because it is ideal for radiant heated homes.  The radiant heat warms the tiles and makes a very comfortable material to walk on in the cold winter months.  Slate flooring is on the softer side of the stone family which is good and bad.  Good because it is a little bit easier on the body in case you fall (plates and anything breakable will still break on it if dropped).  On the downside is the fact that it is a little more likely to dent and scratch in comparison to say granite but it is still very durable for every-day use. 

 

Pros:

-Slip and stain resistant (when properly sealed)

-Easy to match to almost any decor

-Very durable and able to withstand rough day-to-day use

Cons:

-Yearly sealing to ensure that the floors remain both stain and slip resistant

-On the more expensive side of the flooring choices that you have

 

Slate will cost between $14-35 dollars a square foot for the materials.  Just like other types of stone flooring slate is not a do-it-yourself project unless you are a very experienced handyman and also have some experience working with stone.  On top of the cost of the materials themselves figure on adding about $5-7 dollars a square foot for installation cost.  Other then the higher cost slate flooring offers many benefits along with a beautiful look that will last a long time.

 

Hello my name is Steven Tikas and I have a website that I have dedicated to helping people make an informed and educated decision when dealing with kitchen remodeling. For more specific information about slate flooring or general kitchen flooring chioices available for your kitchen check out my website.