Anyone out there ever install hardwood flooring? In a bathroom?

I'm toying with the idea of installing it and was wondering if it can be glued over existing tile, then waterproofed so's not to get messed up.

I have installed pergo in other parts of the house and have spilled large glasses of water, whihc were promptly picked up and have not had any damage, so I would imagine 3/4 inch flooring that is properly stained/sealed should hold up.

Any thoughts, as always are appreciated.

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I say why not continue the pergo trend? That stuff is EXELENT!!! Just dont put the boards together and take them apart to check for fit... THIS RUINS THE BOARD, AND THEYRE DESIGNED TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN THEIR LIFETIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had a guy install some pergo on his own time (500+ sq ft) and they "didnt all fit right"... Contrary to semi-popular beielf, this is total BS, they seadle, and they sometimes do that because one box was in the sun, and another wasnt... The whole floor comes together and expands/contracts as a group... AFTER its installed....
also make sure your floor's leval... or else it squeeks.


I seriously hated that guy, because he "watched the vid, and knew more then us certified pergo installers"

We replaced his entire floor on warenttee, because he installed it wrong, on uneven subfloor... He also MADE us "check the fit", which ruined many of the boards (which we told him... 3 times max... OVER THEIR LIFETIME)
And he was an ******* to boot... But pergo replaced the floor, not us...


Anyways, I love pergo, because it installs easly, and if your floor's leval and you leave the right gap (1/4" expantion gap) it is awesome... It also wears like iron...

~Nate (who said u should do pergo)

I've put down lots of hardwood flooring (never Pergo--I wont use it). I've never put oak in a bathroom but I have put fir in a bathroom and painted it. I don't see why it would be a huge problem. I prefer to put vinyl or tile in a bath if possible, but sometimes wood is better. I put fir in a bath because I could design the floor in sections that were invisible to the eye but could be lifted out to access the plumbing underneath without having to cut the drywall/plaster below.
I have some fir bathroom floors in rental properties that have bee there for 100 yrs and are still holding up except for directly under the toilet. They all have to be redone, when I remove a toilet for repair. My brother in law has an ideal set up. He has maple hardwood in his bathroom, except for directly under the toilet which sits on a marble insert.

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just curious, but why dont you like pergo? Is there something I, as a installer, should know?

O yeah, since I accually read the post word for word (skimmed last time) I realize that pergo (OR wood) wouldnt really be good in a bathroom, because of mold and water damage (glued pergo would seperate, pressfit pergo would pop up, mabey)

~Nate

I was thinking 3/4 " hardwood. I noticed that Home Depot has some tongue in groove glooring planks in the limber section. Can't remember the type of wood or the thickness. The 3/4 inch hardwood I mentioned earlier would have been the hardwood flooring you see on a basketball court.

I don't see much of a diference between that and the unfinished sections at Home depot.

It occured to me that I could counter sink a tapcon screw, along with some liquid nails or other adhesive, then cover the holes with wood putty and stain.

How's that sound?

Wood is wood I guess and if I properly seal and stain it, with limited exposure to moisture(area rug etc..) I think it would be fine in my limited experience.

I recently redid my fathers 80 year old house's bathroom. There was water damage on a few planks where there was a leak under the toilet, but the rest was fine.

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ever seen what happens to a wood floor when water breaches the finish?

Pergo can't be refinished. 3/4 hardwood should be good for at least 100 yrs with a few sandings. Our local Home Depot put Pergo down in the floor sales dept when they first built it. They took it up a couple of years later because they realized it was a terrible advertistement--it looked like crap from all the traffic. You mention the other problems. It's essentially particle board with formica on top of it.

I'd use a floor nailer to install the wood unless you wanted to get it up easily, in which case screwing it down would work. It's what I did with the fir that I wanted to be able to pull up to access the plumbing.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13