Advice on flooring

Wibbles
Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,994 Trailblazing
edited July 23 in Housing and independent living
We are getting a downstairs wetroom built in the near future and have to make a decision on flooring - obviously, it needs to be non slip -  but what do we choose ?
Poured resin, ceramic tiles or vinyl sheeting ?
I have no idea as to advantages of any ?
Advice please ...

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  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,906 Championing
    Hello @Wibbles

    I have had a look on a few different flooring websites and found most suggest commercial safety flooring such as Altro or Polyflor or Anti-slip vinyl.

    Websites like Assisted Living have an email to contact to discuss options in more detail. I also wonder, would it be worth emailing a few local care homes or even your MP? to see what they use when installing bathrooms? 
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 2,966 Championing
    Ceramic tiles can be sharp at the edges and move slightly as the grout wears away over time.  I wouldn't go for those nowadays.

    Poured resin looks the best but is expensive and if you ever need access to pipework under the floor it can't be easily repaired.

    Vinyl flooring is easiest to lay, fairly cheap, hardwearing, and easy to peel up and refit if you need access below. That's what I'd go for myself.
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,994 Trailblazing
    OverlyAnxious said:
    Ceramic tiles can be sharp at the edges and move slightly as the grout wears away over time.  I wouldn't go for those nowadays.

    Poured resin looks the best but is expensive and if you ever need access to pipework under the floor it can't be easily repaired.

    Vinyl flooring is easiest to lay, fairly cheap, hardwearing, and easy to peel up and refit if you need access below. That's what I'd go for myself.

    Thanks - that's exactly what I thought - but it needs to be sealed around the corners properly -because of the shower - which is why I thought that resin could be better ?
    The walls will be tiled from the bottom to the ceiling - but the ceiling itself may need some tiled covering, otherwise damp will form
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,994 Trailblazing
    edited July 2023
    Hannah_Scope said:
    Hello @Wibbles

    I have had a look on a few different flooring websites and found most suggest commercial safety flooring such as Altro or Polyflor or Anti-slip vinyl.

    Websites like Assisted Living have an email to contact to discuss options in more detail. I also wonder, would it be worth emailing a few local care homes or even your MP? to see what they use when installing bathrooms? 

    @Hannah_Scope My MP ????
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,906 Championing
    edited July 2023
    Yes @Wibbles I wonder if they will know of who to ask, with contracts through the council for accessible bathrooms :)
  • andrewkuk
    andrewkuk Scope Member Posts: 75 Contributor
    Hi - we had a wet room put in and have Altro flooring and it's extremely good and very grippy under foot. Hope this help - Regards Andrew
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 2,966 Championing
    Wibbles said:
    OverlyAnxious said:
    Ceramic tiles can be sharp at the edges and move slightly as the grout wears away over time.  I wouldn't go for those nowadays.

    Poured resin looks the best but is expensive and if you ever need access to pipework under the floor it can't be easily repaired.

    Vinyl flooring is easiest to lay, fairly cheap, hardwearing, and easy to peel up and refit if you need access below. That's what I'd go for myself.

    Thanks - that's exactly what I thought - but it needs to be sealed around the corners properly -because of the shower - which is why I thought that resin could be better ?
    The walls will be tiled from the bottom to the ceiling - but the ceiling itself may need some tiled covering, otherwise damp will form
    Vinyl can be rolled up at the edges and sealed with silicone at the corners to create a large 'tray' effect across the room.  Though I would agree that resin definitely looks better if you can afford it.

    The ceiling shouldn't get damp.  Building regs will almost certainly require an extractor fan in a wet room which should be used when the shower is used.
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,994 Trailblazing
    edited July 2023
    OverlyAnxious said:
    Wibbles said:
    OverlyAnxious said:
    Ceramic tiles can be sharp at the edges and move slightly as the grout wears away over time.  I wouldn't go for those nowadays.

    Poured resin looks the best but is expensive and if you ever need access to pipework under the floor it can't be easily repaired.

    Vinyl flooring is easiest to lay, fairly cheap, hardwearing, and easy to peel up and refit if you need access below. That's what I'd go for myself.

    Thanks - that's exactly what I thought - but it needs to be sealed around the corners properly -because of the shower - which is why I thought that resin could be better ?
    The walls will be tiled from the bottom to the ceiling - but the ceiling itself may need some tiled covering, otherwise damp will form
    Vinyl can be rolled up at the edges and sealed with silicone at the corners to create a large 'tray' effect across the room.  Though I would agree that resin definitely looks better if you can afford it.

    The ceiling shouldn't get damp.  Building regs will almost certainly require an extractor fan in a wet room which should be used when the shower is used.

    I really want one of those heat recovery extractor fans - that (somehow) allow fresh air in but warm it up first !!
    They consume virtually zero power (3 watts average) and  run 24/7
  • andrewkuk
    andrewkuk Scope Member Posts: 75 Contributor
    We have an extractor fan in our wet room but the ceiling paint keeps pealing off even with both windows open. The steam seem to just make the paint flake off. Still trying to find a solution.
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 2,966 Championing
    andrewkuk said:
    We have an extractor fan in our wet room but the ceiling paint keeps pealing off even with both windows open. The steam seem to just make the paint flake off. Still trying to find a solution.
    That is odd.  I've had no problem at all in a small shower room and I use a lot of hot water for shower & basin every day. 

    I wouldn't keep the windows open as well as running the extractor personally.  That could be drawing cold, damp air in from outside in the cooler months.  And could also create a 'loop' of fresh air being drawn in through the window and out through the extractor, leaving the steamy air on the other side of the room, depending on the location of window and fan.

    What's above your wet-room out of interest?  I'm just wondering if it's a cold roof space without much insulation.  That would allow steam to condense on the cold ceiling instead of remaining in the air that gets drawn out through the extractor.
  • andrewkuk
    andrewkuk Scope Member Posts: 75 Contributor
    We have loft insulation above the ceiling. The fan is in the far corner of the room but just doesn't seem to clear the steam. We do have a sloping roof so there is only a small amount of insulation in places. Next it a case of getting someone to sand it all back and seal it with PVA and water then use a bathroom ceiling paint. Hopefully that will work but have to save up to get it done.

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