PITTSBURGH (KDKA) With a wide variety of colors and finishes, wood tiles are giving real wood floors a run for their money.

The high definition that the manufacturers have been printing on these tiles give the grain a natural look. And then, like I said, the feel. You can feel the grain in it so it seems real, said flooring expert Cory Steenbergen.

So real, even savvy homeowners are usually fooled.

When they look at them, they actually dont believe that theyre actual tiles, said Steenbergen.

In addition to their realistic look, you dont have to worry about the wear and tear that frustrates many homeowners with solid hardwood flooring.

This is way more durable, said Steenbergen. You will never have fading, scratches, chips, nicks, the fading of the finish, doesnt need to be sealed. Its super easy to clean. Theres no warpage, so you dont have to worry about water being on it.

Wood-look tile is one of the latest trends these days for anywhere you might have a chance in getting water in your home, said Angie Hicks of Angies List. So, your kitchen, your bathroom, laundry room, even your basement.

While these tile planks are slightly more expensive than your typical tiles, flooring experts say theyre a smart investment.

They can range from $2 to $5 more than your 1212 porcelain, but the quality that you get from them and the longevity of the tile, you cant beat it and its going to give a nice warm, modern look to a remodel, said Steenbergen.

The downside? Tiles may help keep your home cooler in the summer, but they may not be so comfortable in the winter if you live in a cold climate. Installation also needs to be perfect. Angies List says flaws will show.

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When Barbara Klinkel made the decision to buy a home in July 2013, she decided that she did not want a natural wood floor.

Instead, she went with one of the hottest trends in flooring porcelain tiles that have a wood look.

I was out looking at products and fell in love with the look of it, Klinkel said during a recent interview in her elegantly decorated home situated on a cul-de-sac in the Black Hills. I picked the flooring first and then built from there.

Porcelain tiles that have a wood look have become a popular product, according to Jodie Frye of Rapid City-based Roger Fryes Paint and Supply, who worked with Klinkel on her interior dcor.

Though the tiles look like wood, they are made of porcelain, and according to Frye, require less maintenance and are more durable than wood.

Klinkel can attest to the floors durability. Shortly after she moved into her new home, she had an incident that could have resulted in water damage to a standard wood floor.

We hooked up the refrigerator and water dripped from behind for two days before it began to come out the front, Klinkel said. Had this been a wood floor, we would have had a lot more damage.

According to Randall Bren, flooring sales manager of Rapid City-based Black Hills Interiors, porcelain flooring is hard-wearing for many reasons.

Correctly installed, its very durable, highly scratch resistance and can take a lot of traffic, Bren said. You think about a soft surface like wood versus a porcelain surface, this is going to outperform for a long time. The wood can dent and scratch and water will affect it much easier than a porcelain product.

When we start talking about porcelain products, were talking about a rating of a product that allows it to be used as a floor product so its fired longer to flooring specifications, said Bren, adding that a porcelain floor, in general, is considered to be a 50-year life product.

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