Wooden floor for bathrooms
Norren Bird
8 years ago
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Comments (7)In theory if it's a floor paint it should be able to handle the moisture. I would recommend an oil top coat just to make sure but I'm confident as long as it's a genuine floor paint moisture won't be a problem. It's a lot of work if you want to strip the floor boards etc but my real concern is the finish as it wouldn't exactly be waterproof...See MoreCan't decide what to do with the bathroom wooden floor. Lino or lamina
Comments (2)A bathroom is a humid environment - this may adversely affect a wood or laminate floor finish. The humidity or water contact could cause the floor to swell and bulge. Cushion Vinyl flooring might be a good option - having a good finish can depend on how level the floor is, often it is a good idea to overboard the existing floor boards with 15mm thick moisture resistant plywood before laying the new floor finish...See MoreVictorian House inspiration please!
Comments (229)Also, top tip, folks! If installing an island with plumbing/electrics in it, make sure you have an access panel somewhere to get to them - especially for the plumbing. I speak from bitter experience in the last house. This is a particular problem with Belfast sinks mounted, you guessed it, under a stone worktop, meaning you can't easily take the sink out. I had this in my old house - learned my lesson the hard way, A bad situation when your dishwasher or waste disposal unit are leaking or need replacing, and you find out that there are a load of connections you need to get to that are hidden behind the sink. Even worse if that Belfast sink has an Insinkerator waste disposal plumbed into it and the dishwasher is plumbed into that - the bits you need to get to are directly behind the unit, and not easily reachable from the space in the cabinet under that sink, even if you cut out the back panel. Very awkward. So that stone worktop has to come off (not realistic) or you have to cut through a cabinet back or two with a jigsaw (better option by far - but you do it very carefully). Which is what I did - replacing the hacked up back panel with an access panel held in place by magnets, for the next time. Trust me, it's easier to do this at installation stage! This island is 90cm wide, and one side is the seating area, which is behind the row of front cabinets, which include sink, fridge, dishwasher etc. The whole kickpanel in the seating area will be mounted on a stud frame which has six metal threads installed, so that the panel (plywood, as we determined above) bolts to these six screws. Need access to the plumbing and drain? Drop the panel in minutes, and everything is in front of you and easily accessed......See MoreOriginal wooden floor in the bathroom, is it possible?!
Comments (9)If you have large gaps between the boards then we did find this product in the UK (can’t remember the name though sorry!) that was a tape in a V shape you squeezed together into the gap then it expanded out to hold in place. It’s designed to stop drafts but could work at stopping water from escaping as well. Otherwise there’s the original trick of mixing sawdust from your boards with pva and pushing this between the boards. Few coats of the boat varnish as mentioned might just fill in any small gaps though so it’s only an issue for deep ones....See MoreNorren Bird
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