The materials used for water in the bathroom floor must be waterproof materials. Do not let water through. The bathroom floors must be Reinforced concrete. The bathroom floors has since Ceramic tiles, Mosaic tiles, Natural stone such as marble, granite, sandstone, slate etc..
Bathroom designs have the wet and dry area, the dry area may use other material for beauty such as Wood floor or Carpet etc. If you use wood floor, should be coated with polyurethane to easy for maintenance, and lets not keep bad smell in your wood floor.Ceramic Tiles is commonly be use in the bathroom floor, the most popular size is The Square and Rectangle. Smail bathroom shouldn't be using large tiles because it will make the room look smaller. In the passed, there are two types of tiles to use for bathroom flooring, to used for paved and lined the walls which both have a different thickness, ceramic tile flooring is thicker than the wall. Currently, there are several versions of the tiles produced to be used for both wall and floor coverings with the same thickness. Tile surfaces will be both polished and rough, rough surface commonly called non-slip suitable for wet area but the pattern of a non-slip tiles are available in less than polished type.
Mosaic tiles is a small piece of tile. they have a colorful that both monochromes and pattern, sizes range from 10 mm to about 30 mm. Mosaic tiles are available in both glossy and rough. In the passed, bathroom tiles were used the Mosaic tile for bathroom wet floor, and the wall is only using the glossy type. The advantages of a Mosaic tile is not slippery when it wet because It consists of many small tiles, each plate is spaced apart grooves with a lime grout to make the bathroom floor surface too uneven. After that, when ceramic tiles to gain popularity, the people use of mosaic tile is less. However seems in recent years Mosaic tiles back into popularity again.
Marble sheets is prepared from natural materials that are beautiful and a unique pattern. Marble floors need good equipment and technical expertise is considerable to Installation because the marble has brittle and break easily. To cover the walls with Marble more difficult than the floor, It is very difficult to cut 45 degree angle to the slab collision close fit. If we choose to use the bathroom with marble walls and floors. The bathroom should be new bathroom and prepare them to be used to cover floors and marble walls. When the installation is complete, the thickness of itself combined with a layer of mortar will add up to 2-3 inches or more of the original structure that both of the floor and walls to make the room is smaller. Although marble is beautiful and elegant but it is very slippery with water because the surface of the Marble that is smooth and the edge joint of each piece of marble is close. So if you want to decorate the bathroom with marble floors, should be limited to specific areas in the dry surface only. For the wet area use material has a rough surface to secure the best
If you use of natural materials such as rock types. Or timber as a decorative element in the bathroom. Should be used only in dry area. Because these materials are absorbing water easily, cause corrosion or peeling. Must be careful in the use chemicals to cleaning, it will reactive them surface to reduce the polished quickly.
Toilet carpets used to decorate the bathroom, have little different from regular carpet. If you take regular carpet put on the bathroom floor, it's easy to slip on when we pedal on it. The carpet made for the bathroom have one side is the rubber. Even if the carpet is not large but have many wieght. Toilet carpets have a many pattern, can be purchased easily from sanitary ware shop or department stores. However, should bring this Toilet carpet to wash or change it, because It is the accumulation of mold.
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