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Honest Opinions on Floating Plank or Vinyl Flooring for Bathrooms


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Old 03-13-23, 06:14 AM
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Honest Opinions on Floating Plank or Vinyl Flooring for Bathrooms

I'm in the process of re-tiling my master bathroom. I will do the same with the guest bathroom but I'm thinking of using that vinyl plank or floating tile that you can just snap together over plywood subflooring as it seems like an easier and cleaner job than re-tiling with grout, ditra, etc. Can I use this for bathroom flooring, as I thought you could as I see it advertised on the hardware store sites as waterproof and does show up as an option for bathroom flooring when I do a search on their site. Thanks.
 

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03-13-23, 06:22 AM
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Its fine to use. To be truly waterproof you need to caulk the perimeters with silicone.
 
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Its fine to use. To be truly waterproof you need to caulk the perimeters with silicone.
 
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Most is just "water resistant". Make sure it is "water proof".
 
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Most is just "water resistant". Make sure it is "water proof".
I always assumed the material was "water resistant/proof" but the installation was not "flood proof"!
 
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