Are there some other brands for less we should try to look at, or is this really the price range for a good wood porcelain tile? We want to lay these with tight grout joints and are especially interested in the Alaska Grey or Montana Cottage color ranges.

By the way I've seen others on this board mention their kitchen designers get them discounted pricing from Porcelanoa. We're not working with a designer though so how can we get a discount if we go with them?

Unless you are below grade on concrete you can install actual wood, have a softer floor to work and stand on, then have it finished just about any color you want.

With no grout joints to seal or try and clean.

I already looked at Lowes and found nothing worth considering. I didn't check Home Depot because I expected about the same results but I guess I can give it a try.

Thanks for the suggestions so far.

I have purchased tile from Emser through my contractor. The showroom sells only wholesale, and employees wouldn't give me a price because the contractor can decide how much they want to add to the wholesale price. I just checked the price online to give me an idea if tile I was interested in was in my price range.

It was about a quarter of the price of the Porcelanosa, I ordered online from Aubrey Flooring and was very happy with them. Luckily I was able to see a sample at local showroom first though, because the color looked too brown online. Unfortunately the local dealer wouldn't price match so after confirming it was the same item # we ended up going with Aubrey.