One of the most important rooms of a home that many people do not even think about all too much is the bathroom. If you think about it, we spend more time in the bathroom than other areas of our home on average, and it is an important room to keep looking fresh and aesthetically pleasing. One aspect of a bathroom that can change the look and feel of the area is bathroom flooring. Weeki Wachee residents might be wondering how often the bathroom flooring will last before they will need to change it? This depends on many factors, but regularly the most critical is the type of flooring material that is being used.
Common Materials Used in Bathroom Flooring
There are many types of flooring that would be a great option to have in the bathroom of your home. The major type of flooring that flooring professionals would steer homeowners away from is carpet, as it does not do well in high humidity areas. When it comes to bathroom flooring, Weeki Wachee residents should know that the two most popular options are different types of tiles, or laminate flooring. These materials can last for many years to come without requiring to be replaced.
Replacing Bathroom Flooring
When someone decides it is the right time to replace the flooring of their bathroom, typically the time frame is somewhere between ten and twenty years. This depends a lot on how well a homeowner takes care of their bathroom flooring. Weeki Wachee residents should know that carpet and hardwood flooring are two types of flooring that do not last this long. The reason for this involves the amount of moisture that is created in a bathroom, and how they affect these types of materials. Moisture can quickly get trapped in carpet fibers, which can also change the smell of the bathroom. Wood can swell when they are exposed to too much moisture.
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