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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the OP.  This thread has made me realize that our house doesn't really have any preserved "period" features, other than the facade and the floor, and maybe some older windows.  Everything else has been renovated over the years.  But thanks to all the posters who responded that they value the floors -- we'll definitely be keeping them for now, but will probably redo the kitchen in a few years. [/quote]

OP, we just bought an 1880s Victorian.  It has all the original wood plank floors, which we adore, EXCEPT in the kitchen, where there is white porcelain tile.  We like the tiles in the kitchen...I wouldn't say we love them, but then again the whole kitchen was renovated in 1984 so it all really needs to be redone again.  It never would have dawned on me not to like / buy the house b/c the floors had been replaced in the kitchen.  I wouldn't worry about that, if I were you, partic. if you are replacing while renovating the kitchen, which will increase value.  Now if you were talking about replacing grand old hardwoods in the living room, that's a different story.  I wouldn't ever remove them unless you HAVE to b/c they are so damaged, or have been sanded so many times that there is no life left in them.  GL.[/quote]

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