wrote:

On 8 Feb, 12:01, Bob Minchin wrote:

Wood and water do not mix no matter how many precautions and coats of
sealer.

I think that's a bit of a sweeping statement to make. Boats and ships
were made of wood for a good few millennia, and elm was used for water
pipes for a long time. A lot of older bathroom fittings (I'm thinking
Victorian) are mahogany and teak, and I've come across teak-floored
modern bathrooms.

Mark you, I wouldn't want to holystone my bathroom floor every day.


Boats are still often made of wood. Mine's something like 10 years old,
and the killer on the finish isn't the water, it's sunlight - which
probably isn't so much in evidence in a bathroom as in a dinghy park.

The trick is to use epoxy coatings - you really can make it completely
waterproof.

Stuff like this:

http://www.westsystem.com/ss/

"Westing" has become a verb - albeit in a rather restricted circle!

Andy