BATHROOM FLOORING

[Belboz]

Any ideas on the best wood [or engineered stuff] flooring for use in bathrooms??

I cannot use tiles as the particular area needs to be accessible due to the myriad of pipes underneath.

Had some laminate [sorry to swear!!] down a few years back but this hasn't stayed the distance [surpise surprise!!]

Thanks

 

[JohnD]

18mm WBP ply is best

You could have it in panels, say 4'x4' depending on the spacing of your joists and the placing of your sanitary fittings.

You want square-edged not T&G so you can lift it easily.

You can get it with hardwood veneer facings that you can stain and varnish if you feel like it.

My bathroom is panelled in 4' x 14" but I think bigger would have been better, bearing on at least three joists each. Small ones squeak more.

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[WoodYouLike]

If you use wood-engineered flooring (don't go for solid floorboards!) make sure you glue all T&G's even if the boards come with a click-system

 

[JohnD]

... the particular area needs to be accessible due to the myriad of pipes underneath...

not glued T&G, then.

 

[WoodYouLike]

No wood flooring then

 

[Belboz]

Thanks for the replies thus far.

Seems I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. The veneer faced plywood is a good idea but the gaps [no matter how tightly fitted together] would be an issue.

Pity about the WEF. Click-lock so it would come back up would have been nice but glue means no chance of using it.

WYL - nice site - very informative. Looking at some of the stuff for the hallway as per your previous advice.

Thanks for all your help - both of you.

Back to the drawing board...........

 

[WoodYouLike]

How many times do you have to access the pipes now?
Mostly it's a worry that hardly ever materialises.

 

[Belboz]

Never thus far BUT....

That part of the bathroom has all the cylinder pipework from the back boiler as well as the feeds for the bathroom radiator.

Sod's Law says that I fit EWF glued as suggested then, down the line, something goes awry and it has to be ripped up.

I probably am just being over-cautious but better safe than sorry....

 

[WoodYouLike]

Isn't it possible for those pipes you have to access in case of trouble to box them in?

 

[Belboz]

No because they are under the floorboards notched into the joists.