Durable Bathroom Flooring
DFW Kitchen and Bath
Bathroom Remodeling Contractor
of Dallas Fort Worth
You may just be stepping on a bathroom floor without minding it but it’s not as insignificant as you think it is. The bathroom floor actually requires a lot of contemplation whether to what extent you are willing to spend for it and your specific bathroom needs.
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Of course, some flooring or tiles will be pricier than others depending on the material it’s made up of. Also, certain flooring or tiles are especially made for a particular purpose so you must consider what you really want and need for your dream bathroom.
Will this bathroom of yours be the main bathroom of the household or will it only be for visitors’ use? Do you want a subfloor heating system? These are only some of the questions you need answered for your perfect bathroom floor to transpire.
Wood Flooring
A classic bathroom flooring. It has a cozy and elegant feel to it. We have Engineered Wood that is composed of actual wood that is layered with plywood. Compared to solid wood, this greatly withstands water making it a clever option for a bathroom flooring.
Laminate Flooring
The lower cost compared to other types of flooring in the market. This gives you the liberty for any design because you can customize it and have a detailed image of it as your bathroom floor. This type of flooring can remarkably combat against scrapes and discolorations.
Bamboo
Consists of highly viable measures, ecological, and budget-friendly, as it is cheaper than wood flooring. The best thing to do if you want bamboo
bathroom
flooring is to have engineered bamboo rather than solid bamboo. This is because engineered bamboo boards are hardwearing and exemplary for the moist nature of bathrooms. Bamboo bathroom flooring is easy to install and replaced when damaged.
Cork
Created from bark which makes it a very sustainable course and especially ecological. This is one of the best choices for a bathroom flooring because of how averse it is to any kind of water spoilage, may it be mildew or mold. What defends cork from these is its polyurethane overcoat. To take good care of this type of bathroom flooring, you must reclog it every couple of years to continue shielding it against water.
Vinyl or Linoleum
Another budget friendly choice of a bathroom flooring. It is also resistant to discolorations, moisture, and requires simple tidying. For this to be sustainable, you need to be wise and pick top-notch slabs that will diminish furrows where water can trickle in between. With the wet
environment of bathrooms, vinyl and linoleum is perfect because it has a texture underlay that makes it more pliant and less slippery compared to other tiles.
This option presents you with a wide array of choices like limestone, marble, granite. It is hard wearing, water resistant, colorful, and has different patterns. This is available as flooring in slabs, tiles, and mosaic. Just make sure to incorporate a textured finish because stones can have you slipping when the floor is wet. It requires a bit of maintenance with its water resistance, blockage against filth, and preserving its finish.
Ceramic or Porcelain are the most common types of tiles you will see in bathrooms. It’s very famous because of how affordable it is for a flooring with the most extensive choices of styles and colors, its water resistance, and durability. Its water resistance can withstand a spill or a large splash of water which makes it best for the main bathroom.
What to Avoid
Did you know that the bathroom is the most important room of the household? Most people consider bathrooms as a safe zone because being inside it gives you the chance to refresh and calm down. It is the place where we find ourselves in deep thoughts because everyone knows that nobody else should come inside a bathroom if somebody is using it.
When we are stuck in uncomfortable situations, we excuse ourselves to go to the bathroom. In there, we collect ourselves, breathe, or even practice a speech you’ve been dreading to tell someone. The bathroom also challenges your creativity whether you can live up to your aesthetic down to the bathroom and not just have the other rooms decorated. When you or your visitors use the bathroom alone, the attention will be solely inside the corners of the room and having interesting ornaments to look at is very impressive.
The bathroom gives people a sense of comfort so we must ensure that the comfort mentioned is maintained. With that, here are certain bathroom floorings you should avoid.
You have an abundance of designs to choose from with glass bathroom flooring and opting for it will be an eco-friendly move but it is not ideal for bathroom floors because inevitable marks will be very visible. Bathrooms are the main spot for home mishaps like slips and falls. Glass tiles without exterior textures are very dangerous and slippery considering the usual wet nature of bathrooms.
Solid Hardwood Floorings are indeed really beautiful but it’s not for bathrooms because it has zero defense against condensation. Bathrooms have a very damp domain and solid hardwood floorings are groove, tongue, or parquet floors which makes it very vulnerable with deformities, disfigurations, and splits.
But if you must, you can opt for other flooring materials and incorporate a wood design on it. Engineered Wood as bathroom flooring wouldn’t be a bad choice for a guest bathroom but it wouldn’t be ideal for the main bathroom. Engineered wood is tougher than other wood floorings but it’s still not water resistant.
