Wood Flooring for Bathrooms?

I like the feel, color, easy installation and easy maintenance of the currently popular wood flooring. There is of course the solid wood and then there is the compressed board type, the latter being cheaper. Are there any negatives in using the compressed board type flooring for the renovation of my bathrooms? Will the material absorb water and swell as in the particle board type furniture?

Reply to
PaPaPeng
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Not only will water damage it. but it will absorb the pee around the toilet. I really like wood flooring, but it will never be in my bathroom.

Reply to
Edwin Pawlowski

As you become more "grown up" you'll learn to pee IN the toilet and your family will be soooo grateful.

Reply to
Joe Fabeitz

Ha Ha. Fact is ANY male that stands at the toilet is making tiny splashes in the water. Even women can dribble over the side at times.

The person that does our cleaning at work is always lamenting at how bad the ladies room is.

Reply to
Edwin Pawlowski

We have solid wood flooring sealed with moisture cured poly in9 two bathrooms. They have been in place since 1979. They work fine.

I wouldn't use composition material. I sense it will absorb moisture.

TB

Reply to
Tom Baker

The hell with wood. Did you ever see the episode of Home Improvement where Tim builds the Perfect Guy Bathroom? Stainless steel everywhere, huge television behind glass, floor drain and a steam hose (for cleaning), and if I recall, windshield wipers for the TV's glass cover. Priceless! :-)

Reply to
Doug Kanter

Wood, by nature, absorbs moisture and swells. If you have any mold or mildew problems in the bathroom, avoid using wood.

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Phisherman

Reply to
Blue

Laminate, especially cheap laminate, frequently handles water (clean or contaminated) even worse than solid wood.

Reply to
default

It seems the only choice left is either teak or slate. :-)

Reply to
Doug Kanter

Mine are Diamond. Never scratch, don't stain, and reflect light. They are a little more expensive than the granite ones, tho. The worst thing about it is that people are always trying to chip off pieces of it. :-)

Reply to
willshak

Smooth diamond, or the powdered stuff used on some sharpening stones? If the latter, the entire floor is a tool for getting continuous removal of dead skin and callouses!

Reply to
Doug Kanter

One continuous piece of smooth diamond from South Africa, cut by a Hasidic diamond cutter in the back of a Ford F-250 pickup truck, while travelling down a bumpy road.

Reply to
willshak

Reminds me of a Saturday Night Live skit - a car commercial. To prove what a smooth ride the car has, a mohel is attempting to do a circumcision while going down a bumpy road. :-)

Reply to
Doug Kanter

Unless I misremember, the imitation wood laminate sold at Costco (~$1.80) is guaranteed for many years (25?) against damage from moisture.

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Blue

Unless I misremember, the imitation wood laminate sold at Costco (~$1.80) is guaranteed for many years (25?) against damage from moisture.

Reply to
Blue

I wonder how they define moisture. High humidity? Saturation? Many of the laminates are 100% plastic and should not have a problem. I'd be more concerned about a leak past the laminate to the sub floor.

Reply to
Edwin Pawlowski

I'm going to have to check that again when I troll those aisles. I just may have said it was guaranteed against moisture "except" in a bath or kitchen.

No problem with getting under the laminate if applied over a slab though. Guess you already knew that!

Reply to
Blue

Good question, if my house is any indication. At least once a week, someone forgets how to "set up" the shower curtain and there's a dinner-plate size puddle on the floor afterward.

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Doug Kanter

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