Bathroom flooring: porcelain, vinyl and waterproof panels
Walls get the attention. Floors get the water. A bathroom floor has to be waterproof, grip when it is wet, and meet the tray or the former without a spongy joint.
Three legitimate floors
- —Porcelain: the tiled-package answer, rectified, with a wet-zone finish that is not a polished rink
- —Waterproof floor panels: the panelled-package answer, warm underfoot and designed for the wet room
- —Safety vinyl: useful in some accessible specifications, when it is a commercial-grade sheet rather than a DIY tile
What we will talk you out of
Laminate, carpet, and anything whose manufacturer’s sheet says “not for bathrooms”. They fail, and they fail under a new suite, which is the most annoying time. The floor is chosen with the tray and the waste, as one detail.
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Quick answers
Can I keep carpet outside the shower?+
We will not fit a new bathroom up to a carpet that can drink. Even a “dry” side of a small bathroom gets splash. A waterproof floor across the room is the brief.
Is vinyl good enough?+
A proper safety vinyl, welded and graded for wet use, is a legitimate accessible floor. A peel-and-stick tile from a discount aisle is not the same product.
What floor comes with a panelled bathroom?+
Studio panelled rooms include a waterproof floor panel — Mottle Grey is the standard included floor. Other floors are specified when you choose them.
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