I have a kitchen floor that I want to re-tile, and I am looking at the different options.
A few years ago, I put down luan and then used peel-and-stick tiles. Once the luan was down, the job was easy. But it's a house with lots of kids in it, and it gets a lot of wear and tear. So, the floor tiles are wearing and look bad. None of them are peeling up, etc., and the floor is otherwise in good shape.
It appears that I can peel up the old tiles fairly easily -- as long as I am careful about it -- and the luan seems to stay intact and in good shape. So, one option is to just peel up the old tiles and put down new peel-and-stick tiles. I'm guessing that's what I'll end up doing.
But, are there other options that would make more sense? For example, are there other tiles that will wear and last longer, other than the peel-and-stick type? If so, what are they and would I be better off using those and applying them with and adhesive of some type? Someone I know mentioned "commercial" tiles such as those that are used in supermarkets, etc. But I don't know if he knew what he was talking about.
Of course, another option might be ceramic tiles. I like the look of those and I assume they wear better. But, I have a feeling that applying ceramic tile over a luan sub-surface is a problem.
Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions?
Thanks.