I need a proper waterproof floor in my bathroom - old cork tiles clapped out. It's on the 2nd floor and has floorboards, so not a very even surface. Floorboards are old and have gaps in between them. I'd like some kind of tiles, but open to all ideas. What's the best way of doing this? I'm afraid rigid tiles would just crack because of the uneven boards. All suggestions welcome.

The traditional solution for vinyl tiles/sheet is to cover the floor with 3mm hardboard, stapled or pinned down, to give a flat surface. You can get some very nice, very thick vinyl sheet these days. Carpetright have a good selection. Personally, I think tiling on a wooden floor, even using the right adhesive - is a very bad idea indeed. You would need to cover it in fairly thick ply/MDF screwed down firmly to have any chance of success.

What kind of bathroom flooring to put over floor boards?

Dec 18, 2013 22 Replies

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SteveW 12 years ago

Or an equivalent.

We have wanted to lay a heated, tiled floor in there for a long time and as I am doing the rest of the bathroom, it's time for the floor too.

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John Williamson 12 years ago

Mis-targetted urine isn't the only thing that starts them stinking, splashes from the bath or shower also start a cycle of bugs growing, so unless you dry off cmpletely inside the shower cubicle or bath, you still get the problem.

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PeterC 12 years ago

Yes, I'm aware of that, but there doesn't seem to be a better option (apart from the suspended ceiling) that would be less unhygenic and allow access. I do dry off in the shower.

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