Nursery flooring

antwilson

HI, Just looking for some babies nursery advice.

We are currently renting, and the room we are using as the nursery is unfortunately laminate flooring (and not very good laminate TBH)

Id like to do something about this to make it safer for baby when it comes (due in 1 day!:j ) when its crawling etc, but obviously cant carpet, and dont want to pay for carpetting even if possible.

Ive being having a look on t'internet, and have found this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FOAM-INTERLOCKIN-GYM-NURSERY-FLOORING-MATS-8PK-32-SQ-FT_W0QQitemZ300258322002QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300258322002&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
on ebay, and was just wondering what people think about putting this down. Would probably cost £40 delivered to lay it down in the entire room (is 64sq ft the size of a standard double room??

The question is, has anyone got anything like this (or any other suggestions?) and is it slip proof (due to the laminate underneath)

I like it as we can move it wherever we need to if necessary, for example downstairs for a day or move it when we move

mrcow

Would a rug not be prettier to look at, cheaper to buy and more practical as you can use it in other rooms later if required.

The foam matting looks pretty horrid for a nursery tbh.......who would want a black floor? (or do you put a rug over the top of it....in which case, why bother with it anyway?) And it's expensive.

Baybee1984

Yeh I agree with the rug idea, at least until you can afford to carpet the room. Or is it the fact that you rent that you're not allowed to carpet?

money_saving_diva

Hi Antwilson, Congrats and good luck firstly!! I haven't had any experience of this flooring but my ds is crawling and I just wanted to say we have just put laminate flooring in the living room and it is soooo practical! It is great! When he is sick, drops food, spills drink, wee's, poos etc etc on it I can just clean it up sooo easily. he doesn't seem to mind crawling around on the 'hard' floor. I have brought him a foam mat to play on - similar to the flooring you have mentioned and it is nice to sit on etc but I am not sure how well spills and mess would clean up?
We have carpet in the nursery and I do have to clean mess up and sometimes I think it would be easier if we had wooden floors in there too.
I am not sure if any of this helps but just wanted to say that I find laminate ok with a crawling baby
Hope your little one arrives soon!

shirlgirl2004

I agree that laminate is great for babies as it is so much more hygenic. Most young children don't actually spend a lot of time in their bedrooms unless asleep. Both of my daughters learnt to move around on hard cold tiled floors but although neither crawled they were both walking by about a year so no developmental delay concerns due to hard flooring.

I think a nice rug is good for them to play on though before they're moving around.

loopylass

hi
we have laminate flooring and when ours were small it was very easy to look after and they crawled around on it fine
A rug is a good idea but always put a rug grip down if your thinking of putting a rug on top of laminate flooring as the rug will slide and it can be quite dangerous and always be careful not to drop furniture polish on laminate flooring i did this when i first had mine and i ended up on the floor

Although i have mentioned a couple of issues i would still prefer laminate than carpets as its just so easy to clean up after a baby/toddler

hope that helps

Js_Other_Half

We have that foam in DS's playhouse - it's really comfy and warm to sit on. It's waterproof too.

antwilson

Hi,

Thanks for all the replies.

Re all the suggestions with laminate flooring - the floor isnt actually laminate it is more like floorboards (but isnt actual floorboards) and looks like its just wood, which has being painted? Its also not very even if you get what i mean. I dont mean its all on a slant, i mean some bits stick up more than others. Ive even spotted a few rough bits and a few nails sticking up enough to scratch a crawling baby, which is why im looking for something else.

As last poster has mentioned, the foam stuff is waterproof so should wash off very easily (says it can be used outdoors so...)

The rug, ive struggled to find a rug thats big enough to cover most of the room, for under £40/£50.

fsdss

i have this matting for my work when i have babies in.......it slips on the laminate floor......plus we bought it from maplin (going through quidco) for £9.99 per pack

its not very attractive but with a throw it does the job for us

milliebear00001

You'll find your baby spends hardly any time in the nursery. Really only for sleeping. Laminate is OK for crawlers, but you can buy little knee pads if you're worried about hard floors! I'd be wary of spending money now - why not wait til the baby is actually on the floor (say 6 months or so) before investing any money you will probably find you don't need to spend.

Paparika

can't you ask your landlord to do something about the floor, get it sanded down and even?

Congrats on impending birth