ceramic tiles more value or wooden floor?

I like broken marble. The square and rectangular ones looks like tiles worse than tiles.

I have yet to see one. Where can i see at any public places?

By the way, marble or tiles it affects little to the property value especially if it is high end one. New buyer with so much money they usually hack all the finishing. They just wnat that piece of land/location and the structure.

i always believe pretty/beauty need a lot of effort/time/money to maintain/obtain/lasting...

i want to choose between marble and solid wood for my single storey house, but my wife prefer tiles, reason: easy maintenance.

Tiles is easiest to maintain. Spoiled pieces can be replaced (have to keep spare tiles or colour wont match).
Marble needs special care as it is easy to scratch, porous and  get stained.
Concrete floor is prone to cracks especially big areas. The surface has to be well polished to look good. No choice of colour - dark grey.

OK, you can use coloured cement instead of natural cement. The idea of using cement render to give the natural look. Coloured cement would not look natural. Anyway, people used cement rendered floor in the old days because they cannot afford better finishes. Of course, polishing the cement to make it shine is the expensive part.

Marble is easier to maintain? How easy is it to repolish marble when a place has been occupied? You not only have to clear everything from the floor, the whole place has to be flooded with water while the work is carried out.
If you want the shiny look, polised homogenous tiles (not ceramic tiles)  is lasting.

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