In order to have a seamless flow throughout your home, you may have considered whether you can have wooden flooring in your down stairs toilet. If wooden flooring is your choice of flooring then you need to know whether you can have it in your toilet. At JG Flooring we have been fitting wooden flooring in bathrooms, kitchens and toilets for years and as long as you look after your floors then we can’t see any reason why you shouldn’t.
If you would like wooden flooring in your toilet then let us do the research into the best type of flooring for you. If you let us know the colour and style your after we can find out what would best fit your needs and supply samples to help you decide. We will give you advice on which wood to use, how to treat it and more importantly how to maintain it to keep it in goof condition.
Like a bathroom, the toilet is a room in the home where the temperature and moisture levels will change on a regular basis. As we have mentioned many times before in our articles, there are several elements that effect hardwood flooring and these include humidity, temperature changes and moisture. Hardwood flooring can expand or contract when subjected to these conditions.
If you wish to install wooden flooring in the bathroom then it is essential to choose flooring that is more resistant to humidity and moisture. It is very important to apply a suitable finish for this environment too. A hard wax oil imperfect as it will the flooring an extra water resistant layer that will last.
You can also protect the wetter areas like around the bathroom and shower step out area, with water resistant mats. As long as you don’t leave resting water on the floor for long periods of time, you will be able to have a good quality hardwood flooring in your bathroom that will last for years
