Laminate in the bathroom?

[Jamie_Canuck]

I have a couple boxes of laminate left over from redoing the main floor of a townhojuse we own. We're going to sell it soon.... is it a bad idea to use it in a small bathroom (with a tub/shower)? It's just regular laminate, 12 mm I think...



Thoughts?

[airmail]

Bad idea

[goofball]

Bad idea. Smarter to go with a nice vinyl floor instead of laminate.

[Maymybonneliveforever]

I've heard over and over again that two types of flooring that should never be used in the bathroom is wood and carpet based on the amount of moisture most bathrooms generate.

[yao416]

Laughing out loud

Lamanite your patio

[ssbtech]

Laminate flooring doesn't stand up to all the moisture in bathrooms or the water that splashes/drips all over the place. It will swell, the edges will curl and it will look really bad pretty quickly.

[sillysimms]

I agree with the others. If you're going to be selling, don't do it. If I, as a purchaser, walked into a place that had laminate (or carpet - I've seen that too) in the bathroom, I'd move onto the next place.

[dor79]

I would leave it in the garage just in case you need to replace pieces in the future.

[Jamie_Canuck]

thanks everybody...

[uncleal92]

is it okay to use laminate in the kitchen?.... i have always used hard wood , but have seen some nice looking laminates .... no kids just two adults

[Jimboski]

is it okay to use laminate in the kitchen?.... i have always used hard wood , but have seen some nice looking laminates .... no kids just two adults

I've never seen that before, Lol.

[uncleal92]

never seen what laminate in the kitchen? or 2 adults no kids?

[Jimboski]

never seen what laminate in the kitchen? or 2 adults no kids?

In the kitchen of course, Lol.

[canehdianman]

I've got an open kitchen/family room. It has laminate throughout. It's had water dropped on it repeatedly, a labrador who pees on it every once in a while and it hasn't swollen at all.

[uncleal92]

so it will stand up to the occasional spill.... it is an open concept kitchen dining room and living room ....didnt want to divide it up by sectioning the floors .... any particular laminate you can suggest ... thanks