A hardwood floor will always have a timeless and elegant appeal, they are a great way to add a touch of class to a room, plus they look extremely stylish and add value to your home too.

However, if you are thinking about adding a hardwood floor to your bathroom, you may want to reconsider that idea – as far as a bathroom goes, adding a hardwood floor is not a practical addition to a bathroom.

Without a doubt, the bathroom can be the most humid room in the house, with all the moisture in the air that can present the biggest challenge for a hardwood floor.

Even doing simple everyday things like brushing your teeth or washing your face will add extra moisture to the air, as water evaporates into the atmosphere and since most bathrooms are fairly confined, the moisture that gets trapped in air will seep into the floor, not to mention splashing in the tub or sink, or stepping onto the floor in the shower.

A wooden floor is very absorbent, which is a problem for a room that is primarily concerned with water. This is a problem as the floors are going to absorb the water instead of repelling it, even a treated floor has cracks in the treatment and between the floor boards, if water gets in it expands and contracts with the rise and fall of temperature. in the room and this can cause wood problems and damage the floorboards.

Having damaged floorboards is not cheap or easy to replace, you will need to remove all the old floorboards and replace them with new wood, as stated this can be expensive!

Good alternatives to wood flooring are: vinyl, tile, laminate, and composite flooring.

Each of these types of flooring have their own advantages and disadvantages to each other, the only thing to keep in mind with this type of flooring is that when installed do not install with a particle board underlayment as this is also very absorbent. and it will leave you with the same problems as a wooden floor.