I’m replacing the carpet on our first floor with #1 common white oak T&G. The powder room and master bath have carpet (yuk – I don’t have to tell you how bad that is). I like ceramic etc. but too cold and hard on the feet. I’m pretty sure I’ll do the powder room with hardwood (its just off the front hall and would work well and look good, but what about the master bath? Should I use tile or hardwood?
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I vote for ceramic in the MB. While you have a chance put some electric radiant mats in the thinset, or, if you can stand enough build up, a run of PEX tied into your hot water supply...warm feet when you get out of the shower.
Ditto johnnyd, we use hardwood in Powder Rooms frequently, but in MB - CT.
you're right about the master. My problem is I need to get the carpet out of the toilet room in the master bath NOW. We weren't planning on a total master remodel for 2 years (kitchen first) So if I buy CT now it won't match or line up properly when we finely do remodel. Any suggestions? Maybe hardwood in toilet room and CT in the rest? I don't wanna do 2 different kinds of CT? Help!
thanks
Bob
Some nice CT can be found at good prices when you do your due diligence. you will pay between $0.80 per SF to $3.50 per SF typically.
Why not buy enough CT to do both the toilet room and the main part of the MBA? Inform your CT installer, he can provide a layout that will work for the whole MBA in cooperation with the toilet room, then just do the toilet room. Install the MBA later.
When you are ready to do the whole enchilada, you may need to remove some of the cut doorway tiles, but it could be done like this....flawlessly...no one would know it was done in two phases.
Edited 10/28/2005 8:13 pm ET by txlandlord
Do the hardwood everywhere, it'll be fine. I've done it in plenty of houses. Just make sure to have bath mats at the tub and shower toi keep bulk of water off the floor.
I think the suggestion for C.T. and warming mats or pex makes the most sense and can be done relatively cost effectively if the tile is bought right. If you do go wood, we have pulled it off by using a real liquid version of west system epoxy applied to all sides of the t&g wood prior to istalation. We had a client who insisted on wood everywhere and we warned her, but did the epoxy. It has performed well going on a decade now.
Just want some info.
Are these 3/4" boards? Are these pre-finished or site-finished? After you prime the the wood do you install them with nails? Any rosin paper or #15?
We applied our own finish, so that it was on all sides. We put it down with regular flooring nails, which is probably the weak link. I think we used 30# felt in that case, not the normal red resin we used in the rest of the house.
Thanks. We are going to do the kitchen in wood, just try to gather as much info before the venture.