Tiles on upstairs landing

[Shell820810]

Just wondering if anyone has tiled their landing. Most I see are carpet or wooden floor, but in our case a large format white tile would make it brighter and more spacious looking. All personal preference I suppose?

[TheMitchells]

not tried tiling but have you considered a sun pipe?  we have one and it is really amazing how much brighter the hall is.  no one notices that there isnt a window.

[Shell820810]

7 minutes ago, TheMitchells said:

not tried tiling but have you considered a sun pipe?  we have one and it is really amazing how much brighter the hall is.  no one notices that there isnt a window.

We have a window and it's not really dark, but I just like bright and airy. Light coloured carpet is a no go with 2 preschoolers and 2 dogs.  The sun pipe looks good but we have a converted attic above and also wouldnt want to start messing with insulation and airtightness detail around it.

 

[TheMitchells]

Fair enough - good luck with the tiles, if you go for them. you'll have to give us pictures.

[Nickfromwales]

First thing that comes into my head is noise. Will people only be barefoot / socks / slippers upstairs? I've tiled a couple of bedrooms. No complaints tbh. 

Block and beam, or joists?

[Ferdinand]

Perhaps a similar tile to downstairs, but in a lighter, tone might suggest moving into the more intimate areas of the house (see Caliwg's design book or "Pattern Language").

 

UFH?

 

Or UFH in a corridor from the master bedroom and not the others?  Must reinforce the hierarchy !

 

Ours is carpet, and our former was was wooden, but we didn't build either. Could you use other tile materials?

 

Ferdinand

 

Edited August 16, 2016 by Ferdinand

[daiking]

A quality vinyl? Karndean/Amtico?

 

We have this cheaper one in a bathroom http://www.polyflor.com/jh/products.nsf/products!open&family=lux&prodcode=CamaroLocPU&shade=3452 although I'm not sure that's wise.

Edited August 16, 2016 by daiking

[Shell820810]

It's bison slab, so hopefully noise shouldn't be an issue. There is ufh heating upstairs as well.

[DeeJunFan]

My sister has tiles upstairs in the hallway as she has an "Upside Down" house - Living room/kitchen upstairs.

 

She had no issues and there is UFH upstairs also.  

 

Just getting the detail right at the top of the stairs.  

 

But it looks well