Purchasing Bathroom flooring can be a big piece of cake for those people who are not aware of the maintenance and price range of the available products. One should keep safety his main concern while shopping for bathroom flooring. Many people are not aware of the fact that vinyl linoleum flooring can last many decades and are easy to clean & maintain. Marble flooring also is likely easy to maintain and is more likely to continue with ages. Little research about the product can provide good amount of knowledge to those people who wish to buy bathroom flooring for their homes. Bathroom flooring should always be water resistant & non-slippery as it would avoid falls that are quite common due to soap. Stain resistant and easy to clean are the most preferred ones these days. Making a bathroom floor plan is one of the most important steps in home decoration
Many number of bathroom flooring options are available along with their advantages and disadvantages. Bathroom floor tiles should depict style and class of the bathroom area. Well furnished bathroom may have ceramic tiling or stone flooring where ceramic provides excellent flooring looks. The material of ceramic is completely natural, made from clay, water and minerals. These materials are further pressed into desired shapes.
There are many types of flooring available. Let us share some of them:-
- Carpet flooring: - Never choose carpet flooring as carpet flooring might seem soft to your feet and warm in winters but it can lead to many bacterial infections which would arise due to dust etc. It does not matter how hard to try to keep your carpet clean, you cannot the dust and bacterial infections in any case. Therefore, bathroom tiles are always preferred over carpet flooring.
- Marble or stone flooring: - It is an excellent choice for keeping growing bacteria caused by dust particles under control in your bathroom. This flooring has a disadvantage of getting slippery when made wet. When the surface of marble flooring becomes wet, one can make use of rubber backed rugs which provide an excellent resistance and avoid slipping down. Moreover, this kind of flooring can add a great value to your home if it is installed by a professional.
Wooden Flooring: - This kind of flooring is becoming quite fashionable in all the rooms. It does not matter how well protected your flooring is, water and wood don't mix with each other. Therefore, it becomes easy for dirt to hide in the creases of the planks and we get to replace the planks before the actual time comes. If you still wish to stick on wooden floorings in your bathroom, we recommend you to treat them with oil finish every 4 months as it would save them from moisture. - Vinyl Flooring: - Vinyl flooring, a long standing favourite is available in both sheet goods and tiles. This flooring is made up of very durable material and requires low maintenance. Best feature about this flooring is that it is easy to clean and simple mopping can make your flooring remain fresh. Completely inexpensive & practical, the flooring comes in a variety of colours. Higher the grade of thickness, higher is the cost. Additional benefit of vinyl flooring is that is among the least expensive flooring one can discover.
- Laminate Flooring: - Another affordable and completely inexpensive flooring option for a bathroom. This flooring consists of a plastic wear layer over a photograph of wooden or ceramic surfaces. If anytime this flooring is damaged, you may not be able to easily repair it. One should take care of not flowing water on it for a longer duration. Maintenance of such flooring is quite simple as it does not require sealing.
Companies: - kajaria tiles, H. & R. Johnson (India), Nitco, Terra ceramics, Landmark tiles, Accura, Stonex, KVR, sunshine tiles.
