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[verbicide]

Quick question for you guys, as I sit day dreaming about my guest bathroom makeover (which won't happen until next year).

[Poll #790894]

And for those of you who may not know, Pergo is laminate flooring which looks like hardwood.

I think I'd like the walls to be the exact right shade of apple green, with white trim, new tile for the tub area, and possibly a new tub, painting the existing cabinets white, and possibly a new sink.

Comments

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

Why not tile?

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

No reason against tile, just exploring options.

[margotheangel.livejournal.com]

First, I love love love Pergo (wood floors in general). However, I can't really think of any place where I've seen wood flooring in a bathroom. My guess is that it's because the humidity screws up the wood. (Even if it's not that, there must be SOME reason, right?) So, while I love Pergo, you probably don't want to do that if you're just gonna have to refloor it again soon afterwards. I'd like a (non-slippery) stone, myself - but if I was really getting fancy with it, I'd put under-floor heaters in. Cause there is nothing worse than hopping out of the shower, slipping on the cold linoleum, and then falling on your butt on a cold floor. Not that it's a lot better on a warm floor, but I just hate cold floors.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I just started reading up on it--I can't wait to get Pergo installed in my foyer, dining room, and kitchen. And as I was thinking about the look I want for my bathroom, I thought the natural wood color would look nice in the bathroom, too. But you're right, there's a chance that the moisture from the bathroom would eventually warp the planks.

[margotheangel.livejournal.com]

I'm planning (and Brian is dreading) on installing Pergo in my kitchen and dining room at some point - probably after our wedding. Oh, Pergo, how I love thee.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Nice!

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

I was thinking that the water would mess up wood floors (real wood, at least).

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I am worried about warping, so I'd have to look into it. But since it's a laminate product, I'm hoping it would be okay so long as I didn't toss buckets of water at it.

But this is just an early sort of thought.

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I refrained from saying it would warp the Pergo, since I don't really grok its nature. If it's really all plastic, then water might not make much difference.

[some_other_dave]

It will warp the Pergo. We have it in our kitchen and laundry room (installed well before we bought the place), and it is starting to warp in the kitchen. It has already warped significantly in the laundry room, most likely due to a washing machine that would occasionally dump water on the floor. :(

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

That's a bummer :(

[archaica.livejournal.com]

I'm not crazy about wood floors in bathrooms. Bathrooms, to me, require slick, smooth, clean surfaces. But it's your bathroom, and you do whatever you want :)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I was just curious what you guys thought. I don't think I've seen wood much on bathroom floors, either, but was trying to think of what I'd like down there.

I think of Pergo as slick, smooth, and clean. But I am concerned about the warp-potential, and will probably go with tile.

[archaica.livejournal.com]

I have linoleum in my bathroom. I like it. It has kind of a matted appearance, so it's not quite so bright-and-shiny as tile.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I have that now, too, and I'm just not crazy about it. I will probably go with tile, but I'd like to find a more matte tile, because I don't want to be blinded by shiny, either :)

[archaica.livejournal.com]

Hehe!! I'm sure you'll find something that will make you happy :)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I'm sure, too :)

[artemis77.livejournal.com]

I think the look of wood floors in a bathroom could be nice. A warmer feel than a lot of tiles. We did our bathroom in ceramic tiles a couple of years ago and I'm not too thrilled with it and I wish we'd considered more options. I'm sure if you look around at those bathroom design magazines (I think I've seen magazines like that at Home Depot or Barnes & Noble) you'll see some have wood-like floors. I think we had wood floors in a bathroom at a nice inn we stayed at in Vermont... put down some nice non-slip rugs in the usual places and you've got a cozy place.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I'm a big fan of the bath mat, so I'm never worried about cold floors or slipping on floors. It's so mild out here, that the cold is rarely a big concern. But I think I've spotted some wood floors in Pottery Barn/Restoration Hardware mags, and it seemed like it would be a pretty, crisp, and modern look.

Mostly I'm worried about it warping from moisture.

Do you not like the look of the tiles, or how cold they are on your feet?

[artemis77.livejournal.com]

I like the look of tiles, but the ones we installed are kind of annoying to clean. They're textured and look like stone, which is nice, but when you have pets who aren't always 100% on the housetraining - cleaning a textured surface with grout isn't always ideal. Silly Buddy was trained to use papers in the bathroom by his former owner, and the habit kind of stuck with him despite anything we've tried. Gross.

Anyways, they're REALLY COLD on my feet, year round.

P and I were interested in Marmoleum because it's supposed to be earth-friendly, but we never really pursued it for some reason.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I hate the tiles on my kitchen counters. All the grout makes it ridiculous because the food gets trapped in it. Hiss.

[artemis77.livejournal.com]

OMG it would drive me nuts having tile on my countertops! I feel for you!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

It suuuuuuuuucks. Can't wait to get rid of 'em!

I like the stone pergo, personally..

[hippybngstockng.livejournal.com]

I have often thought about using stone pergo in a bathroom because it's nigh indestructible, but a lot cheaper than actual stone tile. So I don't see a reason you couldn't use the wood too! Whatever you like best! :) Either would look great with green and white.

Re: I like the stone pergo, personally..

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Oh nice. I didn't even know there was such a thing as stone Pergo.

Very cool!

Re: I like the stone pergo, personally..

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

And to add to this, I wonder if I could use stone Pergo on my deck. The floor on my deck is this horrid, feet-torturing, gravel thing. A stone-look would be great out there.

[lietya.livejournal.com]

It sounds lovely; I seem to recall Pergo being waterproof, which means it's as useful in a bathroom as tile. I bet it would be very pretty.

My only warning - bathroom remodeling will cost about 3X what you think it will, no matter WHAT you think it will. :) (We had an unexpected remodel when the plumber discovered the tub was rusted through and about to crash to the floor. 2 weeks and $4K later, we had a gorgeous new oversized tub, tiled shower and white-and-blue linoleum floor, and had repainted light purple from the Pepto Bismol pink. I'll admit, three years later, that I'm glad we did it.... but man, was I cranky at the time.) It's worth it, though.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Thanks--I think it is waterproof, so I'm hoping that it wouldn't easily warp, but this is just early musing on my part.

And yup, I know any remodeling project will take a lot longer and cost a lot more than expected --but I'm glad you don't regret it now! I hear horror stories about remodeling day/night from everyone who does it. Such a pain to go through!

[artemis77.livejournal.com]

We remodeled our bathroom (everything but the tub) and the whole kitchen ourselves with IKEA stuff. We needed an electrician and a plumber at one point, but other than that it was all us... and it took MONTHS!!!!! It was a nightmare, and I'd be wary of doing anything on that scale again. :)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Happily, I know I completely lack the skill to do something of that magnitude by myself --I'm gonna hire out for the job :)

[mage67.livejournal.com]

The only thing I worry about is if it's bathroom friendly. How will the mold and water from a bathroom affect it? Will it start peeling up or such?

Otherwise it's fine :)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I'm going to research that carefully, as that's my biggest concern, too!

[trtle.livejournal.com]

I would be worried it would get too slippery. Ours is a bit treacherous on the walk from the bathroom in the hall to our room after a shower.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I think because I'm hyper conscious of getting tons of cat hair stuck to the bottom of my feet, I always dry my feet/legs before leaving the tub/mat area. So I never have wet feet on the bathroom floor. And it's a pretty short walk to the carpeted hallway so I don't think it'd be a big issue.

[euphrasie.livejournal.com]

We have hardwood in the downstairs bathroom and I really like the look of it. Granted, we don't have a tub or shower in that room but do you really spray water all over the place when you shower? A good bathmat should really suffice :) Also, since it's a guest bathroom, I think Pergo would be a perfectly good choice since it gets far less use than a master bathroom.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

That's what I was thinking, too. First of all, I've never seen the floor get wet in there. There's a big bath mat, and hello--shower curtain.

So we'll see. Going to do more research first, but it's such a pretty look :)

[leighdb.livejournal.com]

We had Pergo in our old house (the one that was semi-ruined in Katrina), in the kitchen and hallway. It was very nice there, but I am against the notion of using it in the bathroom, personally.

I think it's because even if the Pergo doesn't warp and get get nasty with the moisture, the fact that it looks like wood would always make me feel it was going to warp and/or get unsanitary, even if I knew intellectually that it isn't. If that makes any sense.

Tile, I vote! Mainly because linoleum looks nice at first but tends to distinctly NOT improve with age.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I wonder if the fact that I shower with the bathroom doors wide open, don't tend to take steaming hot showers, and never see the bathroom floor wet gives me an altogether impression of the bathroom.

But, your point is well taken. I still haven't made up my mind!