Posted on 03/22/2013 11:47:14 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
My friends, may I ask for your advice? I am having my bathroom remodeled, but it's up to me to purchase the flooring. Of course, I know nothing about flooring. I'd like something easy to keep clean. I was thinking vinyl without seams or grouting, but I'm open to any and all suggestions. Thanks guys.
Ceramic tile all the way
16 inch tile or “tile look” linoleum.
Ceramic tile in the bath always.
Yes, ceramic, not vinyl, no way.
I’m doing my bathroom floor in ceramic tile right now. It’s a little more work putting them down as opposed to vinyl, but it looks much, much better and will last a lot longer.
use ceramic. great colors/cost and maintenance.
If you'd like to chat more, please post a private reply to me and I'd be happy to help you.
I recently did my upstairs bathroom and got a remnant piece of gorgeous linoleum for $47
Since it is only 5’x7’ I did not even bother to glue it down... (I have a problem committing myself to anything, I guess)
Just laid it out, cut a hole for the toilet, put base cove all around with silicone to seal up all the joints (cant be too careful around water)
I expect if I ever have a major water leak I will be able to just lift it up and let the wood dry under it
We had our house built in 2000 with standard builders grade vinyl. we’re now in the process of changing both baths to tile. Use 18x18 or 20x20 if it looks ok. Tile stores will let u borrow a tile for take home to see how it looks. Most importantly if you do tile take the extra step and the time to use a quality grout sealer. The time and effort you take will pay for itself in the long run over and over.
I have 4 x 4(roughly?) ceramic tile in the master bath and some have cracked. It needs to be replaced. 12 years oldish.
Big thing to remember. Pick a tile that doesn’t become a slip and slide when it gets water on it.
Not every tile can be used in a bathroom.
Well, you asked ...
The idiots who owned my home before I bought it put a wood floor in the master bath. Besides steam and condensation taking a toll on the wood, I had a plumbing leak in the 40-year-old copper behind the shower. Water everywhere! Do you know what happens when water sits on a wood floor for 15 minutes? It warps the wood. Ugh.
So, don’t choose wood.
We did ours in a superior grade vinyl and people can’t tell if it’s vinyl or stone until they actually touch it. We’re very pleased with it.
I continued Pergo from my bedroom into my bathroom (against others objections) and haven’t had any problems. I’m not messy and there isn’t a lot of water flying around.
Plus, Pergo (or any floating floor) is about the easiest thing in the world to install. I think I did the bathroom in about 2 hours.
If you’re contracting it out and it’s paid for, then I’d want ceramic tile - the bigger the tile the better.
I have to go with ceramic tile also, but, you didn’t say what was under the flooring. If it’s wood you’ll have to put down backer board. Also, you’ll need to look out for the height difference between the bath and the bedroom floor. You don’t want to trip every time you walk in. I bought all the tools including a water saw and did it myself for the cost of one professional job. It’s very easy.
I used the one-piece vinyl. The hard part was pre-measuring all the little corners around the doorframes and vanity. No, actually that was pretty easy for me— the hard part was dismounting and remounting the toilet. Gack.
Five years ago, and it looks new, and no crevices for nastiness to build up. Slightly cushy and not cold-feeling to bare feet.
I had my vinyl replaced and had ceramic put in.
I am glad I made that decision.
The tile looks/feels like a natural stone.
16 inch Spanish porcelain can run as low as $4 / ft. if you look at your local distributors. Find one with variable masking for a “marble look.”
We went with 8x16 in. marble in our shower and 16 in. Spanish porcelain in the rest of our master bath. It’s beautiful, functional, and easy to clean. Get the grout lines around 1/8 in., and you’ll have little issue keeping it clean.
Be sure to have the grout sealed! You’ll save yourself a LOT of headache with cleaning, and it’ll keep the grout looking new for years.
Also, invest in a Shark steam mop. They’re a God send.
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