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

Edited August 2, 2018 by Some guy

[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.