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How to Choose Flooring for Your Outdoor Kitchen

Fri 22 Jun 2007 - 14:47

How to Choose Flooring for Your Outdoor Kitchen
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Mike_Lombardy] Mike Lombardy

Your choice of flooring would set the tone for your outdoor kitchen. Landscape designers have long known that textural quality and colors of flooring has a dramatic effect on how human eye perceives the surrounding.
There are three basic considerations you need to evaluate before choosing a flooring. Safety, budget and style.

The most important consideration in choosing flooring is safety. This is especially true if you have kids or elder people staying in the house. Glazed or porous tiles often cause injuries as they become slippery when wet. Good flooring should provide friction even when wet and at the same time endure weather conditions. Popular choices are concrete, brick or natural stone.

The second important consideration is your budget: Concrete is a popular choice in for flooring because of it's affordability and durability. It can be repainted to keep up with changing trends. Concrete is a cold, heat and scratch resistant floor and should be sealed to prevent staining and wear For higher budgets, try considering authentic flagstone which are available in a variety of colors and textures.

Finally what's your style ? If you want a Contemporary modern look for your outdoor kitchen try slate or cast concrete tiles . Tuscan style flooring makse use of elements of nature and features a rustic, warm, and inviting look . Try using Tumbled Pavers, unhoned travertine, deep-washed exposed aggregate or stone-texture stamped concrete for that exotic look .Traditional style of flooring makes use of Brick or darker flagstones, washed concrete or stamped cobblestone concrete.

Mike Lombardy is a freelance writer and a hopeless barbecue addict. He provides tips and advice for homeowners to [http://www.outdoor-kitchens.org] design an outdoor kitchens and [http://www.outdoor-kitchens.org/Outdoor_Kitchen_Islands.html] build outdoor kitchen islands . His numerous articles offer money saving tips and valuable insight.

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