Hate the cold bathroom tiles - how to make the bathroom more welcoming.

pendragon_arther

Cork tiles?

leeroy2009

carpets in bathrooms and toilets with any kids (especially male) is truly disgusting, and still just as disgusting with adult males.

eastonian

Electric underfloor heating for sure. Cheap to buy, and you can fit any floor over it. Just had our 5m2 bathroom done with Devimat and it was around £150 fitted including controls etc and now my bathroom floor (ceramic tile) is Toasty warm underfoot every morning.

Karndean or similar vinyl floor would be a good second choice but it's not going to be warm - just less cold than ceramic tile.

PlutoinCapricorn

I have rugs: they can go in the washing machine when necessary.

Horizon81

Carpets in bathrooms are just wrong, same as having them in kitchens.

OP, where is your bathroom? Upstairs over wooden floors or downstairs with concrete underneath? Assuming upstairs I wouldn't have expected the floor tiles to be freezing cold. If I were you I'd go for a thick lino. I don't think fitting ceramic tiles over wood (no matter how thick your marine ply is) is a good idea as all wood flexes somewhat. I know you can get that BAL flexible adhesive but still... lino would be my choice.

Anne_Marie_2

Have you considered wetwall rather than tiles? Have seen a few bathrooms done with this, it looks brill and looks far easier to clean, and no re-grouting.

I've got three loos which are always cold in the winter. I've installed wall heater fans which have made such a difference, and at least it's now comfortable coming out of the shower.

Head_The_Ball

benjus wrote: »

Mainly about keeping them clean. There are so many opportunities for messing up the floor in a bathroom: walking around with less-than-clean feet that just just got wet, toothpaste, stray shower sprays going everywhere, and the obvious potential for accidents around the toilet, especially if there are children around (not to mention that many men aren't all that good at aiming accurately)....

If you are incapable of training your household to pee accurately, then a regularly washed pedestal mat solves that problem.

benjus

Head_The_Ball wrote: »

If you are incapable of training your household to pee accurately, then a regularly washed pedestal mat solves that problem.

Let's agree to disagree - I don't think that anything will convince me that bathroom carpets are not rather disgusting and a bad idea.