I have a house that is all tile, but several different tile colors.

Some areas are a hard white, while some rooms are and orange-pinkish. And you can see different areas that flow through into different rooms. In addition, two closets have a third color tile (gray).

The tile is ceramic "red chip", not porcelain, and there have been at least 10 that have broken during tenancies and had to be replaced at turnovers, during the last seven years.

The color scheme doesn't look good and it makes it hard to choose a new wall color. I don't want to tear up all the tile and retile with something new. I am hesitant at trying to paint any of these tiles a different color.

What would you do:

1) Run luxury vinyl plank over the house's entire flooring

2) Run a waterproof laminate over entire flooring. (I thought this might work better over the depressions created by the grout lines than the vinyl plank, but I don't know.)

3) Leave floor alone and paint all the walls a cool white that has a hint of warmth.

4) Something else.

Thanks.

I'd go with number 3.

OregonWoodsmoke and Richard,

Thanks. My concern is that I had a lot of trouble renting this place last turnover (five years ago). People weren't interested, and the ones who did apply were duds. The kitchen also has some separate issues with appearance that I don't have complete ability to change, but I am making some improvements there.

I finally rented it to some people who were right on the margin, in terms of qualifying. They turned out okay but the place was rented for under the market rent.

I'd go with laminate from Costco. To skim coat the grout lines for Allure would be a major hassle, but if you don't it WILL telegraph through.

My son has had laminate from Costco in his house for 18 years now, with kids and pets, and it still looks brand-new.

And the new version is waterproof, I think. Beautiful colors.

The property’s quality will be a direct reflection of your tenant pool’s quality.

Nobody in my circle would rent a property with multi-colored floor tile. But somebody desperate for a place won’t care. I would never rent to anybody that’s desperate.

Use an embossing leveler product to fill the grout lines & make it all level.

I agree with Jason. And you did say had a rd time renting last time.

And I would go with LVP like the lifeproof. I use a different brand that is similar.

Would not even consider waterproof laminate. That does not mean it is waterproof. With laminate it just means it is more waterproof than the previous generation. Dont fall for the marketing. Read the warranty and specs.

At least this is true on all I have found.

With the thicker products like the lifeproof. You are less likely to need a skim coat.

I hated dealing with floor leveler / skim coats before.

But found Ardex featherfinish. Easier to work with. More like using sheet rock mud.

Can still sand it some within 20 minutes if you mess up something.

Should be very easy and quick to do those grout lines. And then blend in any unlevel areas. Hard to say if the grout lines need it without seeing it.

Alright thank you everyone. I remember reading about lines telegraphing through Allure on another thread here. Thank for this place or I might never have known about that problem until too late.

Ask yourself this:

Will a new floor give you a better tenant?

Will a new floor get you more rent? Enough to pay for the new floor,material and labor?

How much longer will the tile last and how long will the new floor last?