Is This Material Change An Upgrade Or A Downgrade?

[Some guy]

Hi guys,

Generally in Thailand a flooring material change
 

FROM
6” teak engineer wood, natural color, matt finish
 

TO
20mm thick, light emperador marble, non-slip surface finish, cut to size
 

In the kitchen/dinning/living would be considered an upgrade or a down grade?

Googling I can only find prices for overseas and not quite apples to apples so any sources of real specific price information would be greatly appreciated, as would your gut feelings.

Thanks

[baansgr]

Personally I like and prefer teak flooring, feels more homely. It was actually  a selling point in my condo. Pricewise, I don't know. 

[Crossy]

Engineered wood = laminate (yuk)

 

Emperador marble = real stone (nice)

 

BUT Marble can stain easily unless sealed and maintained, drop a glass of red and it will be there forever (and won't polish out).

 

I wouldn't use either in a kitchen / eating area.

 

Decent ceramic tiles or granite are easy to clean and don't stain or delaminate.

[baansgr]

6 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Engineered wood = laminate (yuk)

 

Emperador marble = real stone (nice)

 

BUT Marble can stain easily unless sealed and maintained, drop a glass of red and it will be there forever (and won't polish out).

 

I wouldn't use either in a kitchen / eating area.

 

Decent ceramic tiles or granite are easy to clean and don't stain or delaminate.

oh,  is that the technical  name for laminate flooring, I thought  the op meant real teak

[Crossy]

11 minutes ago, baansgr said:

thought  the op meant real teak

The top 3-5mm or so is teak, the rest is not teak. Re-finish once, maybe twice.

 

 

Our dry room floors are 20mm solid mai daeng (Burmese Ironwood), re-finish until it's too thin to work. It could even work out cheaper than engineered wood.