What flooring do you have in your bathroom? Is tile then only real option?

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I've had 'vinyl roll' in the past and I'd like something nicer really. It was rather wet and mouldy when we pulled it up too.

I can't imagine laminate doing well inna bathroom.

Is tile the only way?

Our downstairs shower room will be tiled. I made sure the tiles are suitable for a bathroom so have some grip to them, but not so much they'll be a nightmare to clean. I do have rugs with non slip backing so they will be outside of the shower just in case.
Another option is cork, either in a roll or tiles. I used them, just cheap ones from £1 land many years ago in our downstairs loo and they were amazing. Warm to walk in, non slip and just comfortable to walk on. Planning on putting them in our conservatory, using tiles so we can replace tiles that wear out.

Ours is LVT and seems to be holding up fine (7 years in). My husband gets water everywhere after a shower and no issues.

I love tile, but I don’t like dark tiles and light grout is a nightmare on a floor. Plus it’s so hard to remove if there’s an issue (we just had to replace 56sqm of tiles downstairs and it was so expensive and dusty).

Lvt here.

LVT in one and tiles in the other. I much prefer the LVT. The tiles have been cracked over the years with things being dropped in them and are cold…LVT is so easy to clean and is waterproof.

Tiles with UFH in all of our bathrooms. They're perfect.

Waterproof laminate in a tile pattern. Looks very real, everyone commented on it. Loved it for about 5 years but then started to expand at the joints if it was splashed, and the area round the loo started to yellow so I scrub like hell so now it's being worn way.

I'll be having cushioned vinyl.

Dds bathroom had hard vinyl click tiles, they were excellent fit like laminate but warmer under foot and more forgiving when you drop something. Had to rip up for a plumbing issue but I'd get them again.

Hardwood floor here. Very durable and waterproof (have to reapply wax occasionally). Looks lovely.

We have rubber! It’s lovely

Real, matte surface, marble.

I have tiles. I like them and I've especially loved walking on cool tiles in the hot weather 🛀

Ours is non slip vinyl roll, nothing fancy but it does the job. No issues with damp or mould and it's a fair few years old now.

When I bought my house the previous owner had put down ceramic floor tiles with a heated floor underneath it. Unfortunately she chose tiles so thick that they never warm up.

She also put ceramic tiles down in the kitchen, this time with no heating below.

Both rooms are lovely and cool in summer but in the winter they're unbearable. I've had to put rugs down which looks bloody odd and we need to wear slippers.

I would NEVER have ceramic floor tiles again.

You can buy bathroom grade laminate flooring. We had it in our previous house - a wood effect with a lovely grain that you could feel underfoot and always warm/cool when you needed it.

Agree that anything dropped smashes to smithereens and we have cracked the tiles dropping a bottle in the bathroom.

I had a fully tiled bathroom in a rental once, and the tiled floor was bitterly cold over winter, a real pain to keep clean (white tiles!) and had a few with big cracks.

We have SPC. It’s basically posh plastic tiles (a limestone polymer apparently) and is hard-wearing and waterproof, looks nice, easy to clean, hasn’t lifted or shifted despite plenty of spills and things dropped, and is comfortable underfoot. You can drop a glass and it won’t necessarily break.

Our neighbour bought their flooring from the builder (new builds, think it was Amtico or similar but can’t remember) and despite having no destructive kids, so presumably less spills and mess and wear, their flooring is starting to curl at the seams.

Click-fit glossy cork tiles. Look good, and feel warm-ish underfoot.

Where did you buy these from as I can't seem to find any?

We have Amtico. It's nice.

Me too!

I have Altro Aquarius. It's contract flooring and perfect for bathrooms and kitchens. Non slip and hard wearing. It needs specialist fitting as the seams are welded, but it is waterproof and looks great. I have it in both bathrooms and the kitchen and utility.

We have some fancy vinyl that looks just like tiles (it was leftover from my friends renovation but as we don’t have a huge bathroom there was enough left for our bathroom and downstairs toilet) - it’s been down about 3 years and we love it

Just the floorboards sanded in one and cork tiles in another. I'm a big fan of cork. It's sustainable, easy to fit, warmer than ceramic tiles and I like the 70s vibe.

@longtompot sadly I can't tell you exactly where they came from. I bought them about 14 years ago off the internet. It was a huge tile website, but I'll have a search for you.

I think it might have come from Cork Flooring - Cork Floating Floors & Cork Wall and Cork Floor Tiles – Cork Tree Ltd, or at least a previous incarnation of the company. It looks very similar in style. Hope this is helpful.

Lvt is main bathroom & different lvt in downstairs toilet.