Which wooden flooring in bathroom?

[W66OCH]

Apologies for another flooring related question in this section

I'm turning my utility room into a bathroom, so far so good, there will only be a bath for occasional use since the main shower is upstairs, the room is about 2m square. The missus wants stripped flooring to match the rest of the house, I'm just a bit wary of water getting into the boards, can I get away with copiuos amounts of varnish or some yacht varnish? or do some woods eg. oak work better? the floor beneath is concrete allbeit a bit uneven, but I can sort that out with some self levelling cement.

I've had experiences of laminate in bathrooms before (dont ask ) which didnt work particualy well, so any ideas?

[Penny-lope]

We just has had waxed original boards...and a bath mat to stand on when we got ot the shower.

Never had any problems, but then we never had any major spillages

Edited by Penny-lope on Tuesday 26th January 10:22

[Simpo Two]

wood floor in bathroom?
bathroom = carpet

Mind you wood is slightly better than tiles...

[PPPPPP]

JacksHereR said:

wood floor in bathroom?
bathroom = tiles

amtico wood effect tiles - sorted.

http://www.amtico.com/

Edited by PPPPPP on Tuesday 26th January 10:24

[E31Shrew]

We installed oak boards about 5 years ago and besides a light 'oiling' every couple of years have had absolutely no issues.

[5pen]

PPPPPP said:

JacksHereR said:

wood floor in bathroom?
bathroom = tiles

amtico wood effect tiles - sorted.

http://www.amtico.com/

Edited by PPPPPP on Tuesday 26th January 10:24

I don't have the wood effect type, but do have Amtico and it is perfect for a bathroom.

[dirty boy]

Watching with interest. I want to put wooden flooring in my bathroom, but it's upstairs, and there are floorboards underneath the current tile effect 'lino'

I guess the danger is that it will get wet and swell moving all over the place?

[PPPPPP]

dirty boy said:

Watching with interest. I want to put wooden flooring in my bathroom, but it's upstairs, and there are floorboards underneath the current tile effect 'lino'

I guess the danger is that it will get wet and swell moving all over the place?

Accidents will happen, water & wood unfortunately do mix.

[W66OCH]

E31Shrew said:

We installed oak boards about 5 years ago and besides a light 'oiling' every couple of years have had absolutely no issues.

I thought Oak would be a because it goes black?

Think I'll probably plump for Pine and then trial fit, sand and varnish both sides/edges ie. cover all bases to avoid water getting in, I can probably get some really wide boards from the wood yard, so less gaps

I dont fancy moving a cast iron bath to relay the floor every five minutes

[.:ian:.]

We`ve got bamboo flooring in the main bathroom, survives quite happily a generous soaking by the kids, can be quite cheap and easy to fit, just use a decent waterproof pva.

[pacman1]

Bamboo is about the best. Had it in the hall in my old place where it used to regularly get soaked, despite having a door mat. It just wipes clean with a mop. Based on that I would quite happily lay it in a bathroom. It looks identical to hardwood in appearance and slat cross section, but its price (when on offer) is about the same as the dearest laminates.
Got ours from floors to go

[TVR1]

How about....

http://www.tilesporcelain.co.uk/wood-tiles.html

These look stunning if fitted correctly and aren't particularly expensive. There are lots of different styles out there. If you are worried about slipping with wet feet, they are also offered with a textured finish that replicates real wood...unless you get on your hands and knees, you wouldn't have a clue that they are not wood. Bit chilly underfoot if no UFH but if it's a bathroom you're not going to use every day,all good.

Ed

[mrmaggit]

PPPPPP said:

dirty boy said:

Watching with interest. I want to put wooden flooring in my bathroom, but it's upstairs, and there are floorboards underneath the current tile effect 'lino'

I guess the danger is that it will get wet and swell moving all over the place?

Accidents will happen, water & wood unfortunately do mix.

We had a training session at work yesterday on wood flooring, both solid and engineered, and both were a big no-no for the bathroom. Too much variation in humidity, the best solution suggested (by the flooring manufacturer) was tiles.

Don't expect any guarantee or sympathy using laminates (except for some very special and expensive ones) in wet rooms.

[Illustrious_Lou]

5pen said:

PPPPPP said:

JacksHereR said:

wood floor in bathroom?
bathroom = tiles

amtico wood effect tiles - sorted.

http://www.amtico.com/

Edited by PPPPPP on Tuesday 26th January 10:24

I don't have the wood effect type, but do have Amtico and it is perfect for a bathroom.

I have the Burnt Chestnut I think it is in my kitchen which gets a good soaking on a regular basis and it has been down over five years now and looks more like five minutes. Highly recommend the stuff, expensive but well worth it.

[cjs]

Illustrious_Lou said:

5pen said:

PPPPPP said:

JacksHereR said:

wood floor in bathroom?
bathroom = tiles

amtico wood effect tiles - sorted.

http://www.amtico.com/

Edited by PPPPPP on Tuesday 26th January 10:24

I don't have the wood effect type, but do have Amtico and it is perfect for a bathroom.

I have the Burnt Chestnut I think it is in my kitchen which gets a good soaking on a regular basis and it has been down over five years now and looks more like five minutes. Highly recommend the stuff, expensive but well worth it.

Or if it is just a utility room and you want cheaper you can buy wood effect lino strips in B&Q for around £6/m2. Have them in my second bathroom and they have been fine for 3 years so far, most people think its real wood. Plywood backing and they stick straight down, job done.

[condor]

Why not get the wood effect vinyl with the warm touch cushioning?
Much more hygienic

[AntwerpMan]

We have an old (1905) house with wooden floor in the bathroom. 2 kids and 5 years have not seen any difference to the floor at all. Just put some bath mats out for when you step out of the bath and there should be no issue. We also had a washing machine in there for a while and despite a couple of incidents where water got out nothing untoward ever happened. Having said this the room is high ceilings and never feels damp, so if you are in a small damp space with poor ventillation you may have different results, but more as a result of the lack of ventillation/humidity than from any spills from the bath itself