Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Jan 05, 2013 6:51 pm I like the idea of it because of its Bacteria and mould resistant properties and the warm feel to touch. Has n Anyone used it in their bathroom? Pros, cons? Blog http://tobuildahomeimprobable.blogspot.com.au/ Settlement Apr Council Jul Contracts Dec Earthworks Dec Frames Jan Trusses Feb Roof Feb Windows Mar Re: Has anyone used cork in their bathrooms? 2Jan 05, 2013 10:28 pm Nope we have it in The house as our main flooring but went with tiles for wet areas. Id be worried about the seal coating wearing off and the cork getting wet 2 Re: Has anyone used cork in their bathrooms? 3Jan 05, 2013 10:51 pm It's porous and acts as a sponge if it's not covered completely. I wouldn't use it in a wet area if I was paid to. Tiles, concrete, terrazzo, granite or some other hard surface is what I'd do. If you want cork because it "feels warm", I suggest you go with a little underfloor heating under tiles (or the like) instead. The heat will also help keeping the wet areas dry and free from mould. Edit: I thought I'd remind you, that the moment the cork is sealed, you're in contact with the sealant, not the cork, so its antibacterial properties are theoretical only. It's like getting copper faucets for copper's antibacterial properties, but buying lacquered ones to "keep them nice": The lacquer isn't antibacterial and that is what you'll be in contact with. Re: Has anyone used cork in their bathrooms? 4Jan 06, 2013 8:55 am I have had cork floors in 3 houses that I have had, with no problems whatsoever. In both the bathrooms and the laundry. As long as the floor is laid correctly and the sealant/polyurethane coating is in good nick you won't have a problem. We has spills in both with only the normal spillage problems. There was nothing extra that could have been attributed to the flooring type. The only real downside to cork is that you must re-coat it to keep it in good condition. But then I didn't find a couple of days inconvenience to bad once every 3 years or so. It is nice to walk on in winter - we have -5c winters here - and stays an even temp. As for anti bacterial. It will say as clean as you keep it. It is finished by a poly urethane product, so easy to mop, sweep or similar. Settlement 1/2/12 New Shed 23/3/12 Slab poured 27/3/12 Frame complete 4/5/12 Roof complete 1/6/12 LOCKUP 29/6/12 Our new build blog http://kareenhillsownerbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: Has anyone used cork in their bathrooms? 5Jan 06, 2013 10:33 am Thank you delatite13 for your reply, it was very helpful! Danios, I am actually aware of the existence of underfloor heating. The point of the cork is to avoid the large expense of adding an underfloor heating system and in fact the expense of running an underfloor heating system. If I don't have to heat the bathrooms because the temperature underfoot is comfortable, that can mean a lot of savings especially in a place where most of the year is spent in temperatures less then 10 degrees and most nights are below 0. To be honest, I don't much appreciate the tone of your response which seems to be 'what an idiot, as if you'd use cork in a bathroom' despite the fact that it is an entirely legitimate use of cork. If it wasn't meant to be used in those situations, the manufacturers wouldn't endorse it. If anyone has had a bad experience with cork, or more good ones i would love to hear about it but if it's a theoretical experience, I can make those up for myself. Blog http://tobuildahomeimprobable.blogspot.com.au/ Settlement Apr Council Jul Contracts Dec Earthworks Dec Frames Jan Trusses Feb Roof Feb Windows Mar Re: Has anyone used cork in their bathrooms? 6Jan 06, 2013 11:18 am I wasn't calling you an idiot. I live in a place where it's often much colder than that, and with underfloor insulation coupled with a bit of underfloor heating, it's nice and dry out there. At this point I don't care if you take offense. If you take offense at me mentioning that the antibacterial properties is null and void when it's wrapped in polyurethane or the like - seeing as you mentioned that property as a "pro" (so to speak), and that underfloor heating would be better at keeping mould at bay, you need to grow some skin. Seriously, you say you can come up with "theoretical experience" yourself, be my guest. The antibacterial comment and you taking offence at me mentioning keeping things dry better, says it all, really. In all honesty, I have no idea why you even ask, if the real problem of real life mould and the real property of polyurethaned cork is "theoretical". Looks like you were only looking for responses like "great idea. Go ahead". With that in mind: Go ahead. Re: Has anyone used cork in their bathrooms? 7Jan 06, 2013 11:51 am I actually didn't mention what you said about the antibacterial qualities at all so I don't know why you thought I took offence to that. What i found was the tone of your post was not helpful, it was patronising. I understand that there are problems with any kind of organic material floor however a quality product that is correctly installed and sealed is usually more then sufficient and has the quality of being warm that I was looking for. However I understand there can be issues which is why I was looking for people with practical experience in the matter so I could weigh the benefits against the possibility of complications. I am quite happy for responses of 'I did this in my bathroom it it was horrible, I had to rip it up and replace it with tile, go with tile'. Then I could say well these five people had a raging success and like their floor but these seven people had an awful time and it needed to be replaced anyway and these 3 people could take it or leave it. In this instance I might elect to go with tile instead. As I said, while underfloor heating is lovely, and I'm sure it really is dry and keeps mould away. It is also ridiculously expensive to install and run. Not all of us have the luxury of being able to afford such things. I was looking at cork as a possible alternative. Cork is also much more environmentally friendly as it doesn't take electricity to keep it warm and comes from a sustainable resource. Though, If people have had it and it sucked, I'm not stupid enough to do it anyway. Blog http://tobuildahomeimprobable.blogspot.com.au/ Settlement Apr Council Jul Contracts Dec Earthworks Dec Frames Jan Trusses Feb Roof Feb Windows Mar Re: Has anyone used cork in their bathrooms? 8Jan 06, 2013 12:00 pm I know you didn't mention it the second time around. But you mentioned it in first post on the plus side of things. And when I responded, partly to that - since it's antibacterial properties will be nonexistant I don't want cork anywhere near a wet area, resulting in you taking offense because it was "patronising" and you didn't "like my tone". I'm sorry that you find you need to take offense at reality, and that you think you're entitled to only have positive responses to your posts and choices, and that you react by throwing a tantrum, unless people take your choices to heart as the best choices and an informed choice (yes, that includes your antibacterial comment even if you now try to run away from having said that). Seriously, I'm done with you. Go ahead with your choices. I won't challenge them, since you know best, regardless of reality. Re: Has anyone used cork in their bathrooms? 9Jan 06, 2013 12:14 pm Guys settle down. lmille32 I don't think the original response was written to be rude. However the following posts by both of you are not OK. Please be mindful of the TOS you BOTH agreed to. Posting Rules: Whilst we encourage healthy disagreement / debate, please maintain respect towards fellow members at all times. Quote: 2. Be respectful of other members at all times. Flaming or abusing (incl. bullying, belittling or humiliating) other members in any way is not acceptable. Any post deemed disrespectful or defamatory of another member or party will be removed, and the poster will be at risk of being banned. 3. Be respectful of Moderators and Administrators even if you disagree with particular decisions. Their time is dedicated voluntarily to keeping the Homeone Forum a happy place. 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I apologise if Danois is upset but people who are new to this need to feel like they can ask questions without getting a response like that and also that they are getting responses founded in practical experience, not assumption. Edit: I also found that it was very unfair of them to act as though I was not receptive to constructive debate of the concept when that is exactly what I was looking for. I don't want to put something in my house that will be a problem but I also want that to come from a place of experience. I wasn't looking for people to agree with me, I was looking for people to offer their good or bad experiences and if someone has had a bad experience, I really do want to know about it. Blog http://tobuildahomeimprobable.blogspot.com.au/ Settlement Apr Council Jul Contracts Dec Earthworks Dec Frames Jan Trusses Feb Roof Feb Windows Mar Re: Has anyone used cork in their bathrooms? 12Jan 06, 2013 12:47 pm If Danois didn't mean offence they could have just said that but instead acted reactively and unfairly stated that I was just looking for yes men. I really don't want people to think that I only want response of 'yes great idea'. Saying 'you need to grow some skin' and 'says it all really' are inflammatory and aren't fair. Next time I will know to use the exclamation mark I guess but I'd rather people didn't respond like that at all. 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