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Why Vinyl Tiling Flooring Can Improve the Look of Your Bathroom

If you are considering a bathroom overhaul you’ve likely been weighing up the options for a stunning new bath, a luxurious shower with a rainfall shower head or a stylish sink. The flooring might come quite far down the list of priorities but it’s in fact one of the areas you need to give the most thought.

Of course, you should spend time researching the bath, shower or sink but these are fundamentally, hard-wearing items that maintain their look for a long time as well as continue to provide optimal performance and functionality for some time. The flooring on the other hand can very quickly become tarnished, and soon see your bathroom looking aged, in need of repair and not quite as stylish as you first hoped.

With the high levels of footfall and how wet it gets, you need to source a durable, waterproof flooring type that aligns with your style goals, fits your budget and is ideally easy to maintain.

Your best option is likely to be LVT bathroom flooring, and in this blog, we’ll cover why it could be the best choice for your new bathroom floor.

What is LVT bathroom flooring?

LVT bathroom flooring is a flooring type made of vinyl tiles. Made to replicate wood, stone or abstract patterns, it provides those choosing to use it with a high-quality flooring product that can complement a host of room styles. Made of multiple layers, it offers a host of advantages that other flooring types cannot be guaranteed to offer. 

Why choose LVT for your bathroom?

You can spend time looking at natural wood flooring, laminate flooring and in some cases, carpet (we highly advise against carpet in a bathroom!) and each may offer some degree of what you are looking for but unfortunately, for every positive, there is a negative. Natural wood flooring for example looks great, especially if you are going for a more classic aesthetic. It’s just not the easiest to maintain, can get damaged through the level of water it encounters, and could even present health issues should mould, and mildew start to emerge.

It is fairly similar to the laminate floors too. They can provide a great look for your bathroom but are not waterproof, and this can lead to warping, splitting and, similar to wood, the emergence of mould or mildew. As a result, it becomes a high-maintenance floor type that you always need to be on top of the moment it gets wet.

This leaves us with LVT. You could of course go for stone or porcelain tile, but these are extremely expensive options and not as safe, especially if you have small children who may be prone to slipping.

So, let’s show you why LVT will tick all the boxes for your bathroom flooring.

Water-resistant

Perhaps one of the key features you look for in bathroom flooring is its ability to handle water. LVT is the perfect choice based on this alone. It’s a water-resistant surface meaning those splashes from the kids at bathtime or your overfilling of the sink won’t cause any damage to it.

Stain resistant

Not as big a deal as the water-resistant capabilities but knowing that the spillage of shampoo, hair dye or anything else won’t stain it much gives some added peace of mind that your bathroom floor will retain its look for quite some time.

Low maintenance

None of us are fans of cleaning, and thankfully LVT flooring is here to help. A damp mop is all it needs, perhaps once a week, with a deep clean only really needed once a year. Cleaning LVT flooring is not the chore you may have feared!

Easy installation

If you choose to install the flooring yourself, you’ll be pleased to know that it’s a simple process. While it would be recommended to use the skills of a professional installer, if you go it alone, you shouldn’t have any problems!

Great for underfloor heating

Not all floor types lend themselves well to underfloor heating. Some just don’t allow the heat to pass through as well as you would hope. LVT on the other hand is an excellent conductor and allows you to keep a typically wet and damp room warm. Particularly handy when you step out of the shower or climb out of the bath!

Slip-resistant

You might be concerned that a vinyl floor opens you up to the possibility of slips, which, in a bathroom, are obviously a concern with the floor getting wet. LVT caters for this risk well though and is constructed with slip resistance in mind. You, or the little ones will be able to navigate the floor without worry of slipping over, giving you much more peace of mind.

Hygienic

In the case of the Amtico LVT bathroom flooring, it is constructed with hygiene and safety in mind. Antimicrobial properties incorporated into each tile mean that you can rest assured the transmission of bacteria is practically reduced. With 99.9% reduction in bacteria, you can cast worries aside!

Variety of styles

LVT flooring allows you to craft a unique look that helps showcase your character and the style of the room. Whether it be stone effect, wood effect or abstract designs, you don’t have to conform and can really make the room your own.

Many of these benefits help you with the rest of the house too. Kitchen flooring, for example, needs many of the features that LVT possesses for it to withstand the use it gets. It is such a versatile flooring product that adopting it for use throughout the house could even see your house value rise a little!

Alex

Alex is the co-author of 100 Greatest Plays, 100 Greatest Cricketers, 100 Greatest Films and 100 Greatest Moments. He has written for a wide variety of publications including The Observer, The Sunday Times, The Daily Mail, The Guardian and The Telegraph.

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