Tips on the Variety of Flooring Available for your Bathroom
Whether you are planning a full renovation project or simply looking for an elegant new floor to enhance your bathroom, choosing the appropriate flooring that will match your home involves a lot more than simply choosing a colour.
Flooring choices have evolved dramatically over recent years to such an extent that you need to consider certain factors that will help you maintain and keep its overall elegance for years to come. Due to advancement in technology and our own ideologies you can now choose from a wide range of materials for the floor, such as wood, stone, ceramic and much, much more. When trying to pick an appropriate floor you need to evaluate its durability, ease for cleaning and more importantly its overall resistance to moisture.
The bathroom even with ventilation has to withstand moisture content usually through the high humidity levels given off through the shower and bath. Another aspect worth considering is to whether it can withstand an accidental drenching. With such a large variety of flooring options readily available a few moments of your time spent on inspecting the advantages and dis-advantages will prepare you to make the wisest choice for your home. The overall aim is to choose a floor that you will adore for years to come.
The alternative option is carpet, but this is the worst possible solution for a bathroom, it is difficult at the best of times to keep clean, but situated within the confines of the bathroom will make it susceptible for water retention and mildew.
Wooden flooring is another option open to the home owner. But again the main downfall is its non-ability to work with moisture. There is no doubt wood floors look gracious and authentic and provide a warm and grandeur charm, but even with a waterproof garnish the abundance of cracks create areas where water can seep in to the floor.
If the distinctive look and feel wooden flooring offers appeals to your taste, then you can consider using textured vinyl flooring in the style of wood. Although the floor is vinyl it is manufactured to look realistically like wood. However, once installed it is extremely resilient against water penetration and your guests will never know that it is not wood.
Another less known solution for a bathroom floor is cork tiles. This type of flooring is becoming increasingly popular with home owners due to its natural ability to withstand water and moisture and being made from sustainable materials helps towards the environment.
Whatever choice you prefer for your bathroom floors the priority has to be towards your safety and secondly towards being moisture resistant or you will find yourself having to replace your floor on a regular basis.
JT Spas is a specialist company dedicated to providing bathroom design including the highest quality whirlpool baths, spa baths and steam shower baths in the UK, providing a plethora of additional accessories and everything you need to install the latest bathrooms within your home.
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