A Remodeled Bath Is Not Complete Until You've Installed New Bathroom Flooring

Over the last few years, you've added new bathroom shelves, fresh coat of paint and new curtains to your bath, but now it seems to need a little more.

But right now, you know that you don't have the money or time for a complete bathroom makeover. However, if you analyze what dissatisfies you most about the appearance, creating a fresh look may be far simpler than you'd imagine.

Don't You Think It's Time For New Bathroom Floors?

I't's probably been at least ten years since that vinyl bathroom flooring was installed. No matter how perfect the design seemed a decade ago, today it just doesn't hold your favor in quite the same way.

Even if you're not an avid follower of interior design, color preferences and decorating schemes still change from year to year

You'll be glad to know that installing new bathroom flooring is one of the least expensive and attractive ways to update a bathroom, without doing an entire, costly makeover.

If you have an older home, it's possible you have original linoleum bathroom floors, which has chips and cracks and has yellowed. Up to now, you may have hidden the poor condition with bright, modern throw rugs.

Bathroom Flooring Options

However, washing linoleum floors is a pain, tearing up your mop, while never getting really clean. Scraping up that linoleum and replacing it with new vinyl bathroom flooring is probably the most inexpensive ways to give your bathroom a fresh and attractive look.

Vinyl sheeting comes in hundreds of designs and colors and is a quick job. When you've removed the linoleum, use a power sander to give the base flooring a smooth surface and apply self-adhesive vinyl flooring.

Planked, tongue-in-groove wood flooring is another inexpensive option, sold in boxes of 15-25 square feet. It takes little to cover the average bathroom.

Ask your home improvement clerk about types which stand up to bathroom moisture, or, alternatively, a finish which you can apply after installation that will protect your new bathroom flooring. This type of flooring is exceptionally easy to clean and gives you a rich and contemporary look.

You may think that bathroom floor tiles are out of the question, due to the expense and level of skill required to install them. Even if you choose hand painted tiles, placed in an alternating pattern of plain and decorated tiles, the square footage involved keeps the cost down, while creating a low-maintenance floor that remains beautiful for many years.

 Do Your Bathroom Flooring Research

Get a book on bathroom floor tile installation from the library, or pick one up at the DIY center. Although tile installation requires a bit more patience and attention to detail, it's certainly a doable project. This may be a two-weekend project: one to reinforce the sub-flooring and the next to cut, fit and grout the tiles.

Choosing Bathroom Flooring Wisely

Eventhough, many people do not think bathroom carpeting is a good idea, if you love stepping out onto a nice warm floor after taking a shower, you'll love the feeling of this soft, plush flooring.

Whether you want full or partial carpeting on your bathroom floor, this easy, quick and inexpensive bathroom flooring option can be installed over the entire floor or partial carpeting by you.

Now that you have new bathroom flooring to go with your new paint job, new shelves and new curtains, I'd say you have a brand new bathroom that you can be proud of.