What is the best flooring for a bathroom

WLM21

First floor bathroom, so timber joists and floorboards underneath.

Previously my wife (against my wishes) decided upon ceramic tiles, which were laid on plywood. These were OK, but a few have cracked .. no doubt caused by the slight movement of the timber floor.

I think lino, or whatever it is called nowadays is the best option. Am I right ?

What is the material they put in wet room floors, which is totally waterproof. I know it is stuck down, but that isn't a problem. I assume this is much better than normal 'lino'

thanks for any advice provided.

ps .. with grandchildren splashing in the bath (and me too sometimes) a waterproof material would be better than tiles

withabix

The wet room floors you describe are just heavy duty vinyl, stuck down and with welded joints and skirtings. They often have anti-slip pattern or grit embedded in the surface, becuase vinyl is slippery stuff when wet.

tpt

just to point out, that ceramic\porcelain\natural tiles can be laid on a wooden floor if done correctly. if they are cracking then they haven't been laid correctly.

ed110220

Vinyl or lino has the advantage that it's impervious to water and so inevitable spills won't go through and spoil your ceilings etc downstairs.

bear1969

you get flexible tile adhesive from b&q for laying tiles on timber flooring

cyclonebri1

bear1969 wrote: »

you get flexible tile adhesive from b&q for laying tiles on timber flooring

You can but you still need a suitable sub floor, ie, plywood with tile backer board or similar laid on top, then flexible tile adhesive. B&Q do sell this but it's the better latex 2 pack mix that will prove more reliable.

The combination of ply and tile board can actually stiffen up the floor if it's a little "borderline". All glued and screwed of course.

And yes the cost does mount up, and this is MSE, but the OP has seen the effects of an 1/2 assed job.

The saving is in doing it correctly and only once;);)

premkit

if you want a tiled looking floor with out all the drawbacks, karndean, or amtico a dearer option but any pattern you can think of any colour wood or tile. and it will outlast the bathroom you have. karndean is slightly cheaper than amtico.

fluffpot

correctly tiled floor with underfloor heating is the way to go....

daggy

We've just had the non slip type flooring put in our wetroom, the one we went with is Polyfloor Hydro... they also do Hydro Evolve which is the same floor, but different colours...

It's the non slip type with raised bubbles and stuff in it... works well.

The guy who fitted it said that he often fits mosaic floors in wet rooms as they provide a higher level of grip than normal tiles.

cyclonebri1

daggy wrote: »

We've just had the non slip type flooring put in our wetroom, the one we went with is Polyfloor Hydro... they also do Hydro Evolve which is the same floor, but different colours...

It's the non slip type with raised bubbles and stuff in it... works well.

The guy who fitted it said that he often fits mosaic floors in wet rooms as they provide a higher level of grip than normal tiles.

Guess you can dig your toenails into the grout lines :D :rotfl:

WLM21

Thank you for all the interesting replies