bathroom floors-- is it crazy to do solid oak?
michoumonster
8 years ago
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Comments (7)Hi, For about the last 15 years, we have had a carrara marble floor in our well used powder room. There is black granite trim, as an outline of the small room. There are no stains, but there are scratches and signs of wear (patina?). Doesn't bother me at all. I think of all the marble in Europe, so very well worn. Here's a potential problem-and probably very important for those with a bit of obsession. It takes an enormously skilled, very experienced in carrara, craftsperson to install it in a pleasing fashion, assuming you are using marble squares-as opposed to a solid slab. We had the job done by a very high end, long established, artisan-like, tile and stone company-the guy spent practically a complete day in our garage, arranging the tiles in a pattern which would be pleasing- the gray lines, striations? must be in some kind of order so that lines from one tile to the next don't collide or look scrambled. Our room is perhaps 5x6 and at the time, only 12" tiles were around, around here anyway. The installers will advise you on what cleaning products to use. I'm sure my floor has been cleaned by every wrong product in the world- kind of like the first car ding. ok with me as long as I dont have to clean it. The original white grout has grayed somewhat, but again, it is ok for me and if it bothered me I'd just put on my well used psychotic cap and pretend I was in Italy and the floor was done by Big Mike. So, expect some wear, not stains, but I caution you strongly about the pattern arrangement. It could be a deal breaker, for most, and might cause you to be unhappy. Try arranging 7 or 8 tiles by yourself and see what I mean. Larger tiles are available today which helps a great deal, so th potential jumbled effect could be minimized. Interestingly, the black granite strips are still perfect. Good luck. Bev...See MoreBest Finish for Oak Hardwood floors in Bathroom
Comments (10)I'd hesitate to put wood on a bathroom floor. But if the area was small and I thought I was emotionally prepared for the possibility of a failed experiment, I might be tempted to give it a try. I'd replace any old plumbing and install one of those soft plastic toilet rings first. I would want to be sure I could contain spray from sinks, tub and shower. That said, Waterlox is very good and much easier to repair than most varnishes. Unlike polyurethane and most other varnishes, each coat fuses into the last. In contrast, once they've dried thoroughly, most varnishes must be sanded before recoating, to provide a rough surface for the next coat to make a mechanical attachment to. Plus, you really should recoat an entire surface after repairing most varnishes because the edges of overcoated areas tend to be visible. That successive coats of Waterlox merge makes this much less of a problem. Waterlox is pretty aromatic, and the smell lingers a while. I have a terrible sense of smell and I can still detect Waterlox inside a medicine cabinet I finished last spring. I like it, however, because it smells like old speedboats, but some people don't. You might consider not using Waterlox indoors if you or someone you live with has a good nose and really dislikes the smell. Red oak, which has open pores, is not very water resistant. White oak, which has closed pores and is water resistant, has been used for boatbuilding. Live oak, which is neither red nor white, has been used for battleships. But water makes nasty black stains on oak that are tedious to remove by sanding and applications of increasingly strong solutions of oxalic acid. For wet applications where appearance is important, Honduras mahogany, teak, and bald cypress come to mind, although I don't know whether these have all the qualities you'd want in a good bathroom floor. A competent flooring person should be able to advise....See MoreWhat bathroom flooring to complement golden oak trim?
Comments (10)I put it in five years ago and it's been great. It is grouted. The only damage reviews I saw were in kitchens where people were pushing chairs back and forth. That's not an issue in bathrooms. I haven't found it hard to clean but I don't wear shoes in there. I mop it with hot water now and then. Usually I just go over it with a damp terry cloth rag. I'm using the same tile in my master bath. This is one of my leftover tiles....See MoreOak floors in the bathroom
Comments (3)I bet there was linoleum there originally. You could do a cool linoleum floor. Linoleum is a natural material. It comes in a wide variety of colors and patterns, in tile and sheet form. Marmoleum is a well known manufacturer....See Moremichoumonster
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