Kahrs hardwood (oak) floating floor - Anyone ever installed it in a bathroom??
 

I have installed it throughout my house, even in laundry room, now plan
to put it in my small bathroom. Anyone done it? How about going around
the toilet??

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I have installed it throughout my house, even in laundry room, now plan
to put it in my small bathroom. Anyone done it? How about going around
the toilet??

I would not even consider putting any wood flooring product in a bathroom.
For one you would be asking for trouble with the close flange and water
closet connection. Water and wood don't mix even the laminate floor has a
wood core. Then there is the dribble factor I don't think I need to explain
that. I even think allot of these people doing wood kitchen floors are
asking for trouble. Lets be honest a bathroom is not the most sanitary place
and requires constant cleaning.

Well, I've already ordered the floor, so it is going in. I have
istalled it in the kitchen and laundry room, and this product looks
great with no problems. Kahrs even says it can be done in bathrooms,
although they admit it's not the greatest application for it, but it's
a really small bathroom, so I figure if a board gets ruined eventually,
I can just pop it out and snap a new one in place. It's a lot easier
than trying to replace a ceramic tile

Kahrs says humidity in the bathrooom can cause expansion and
contraction, and for that reason they say be careful, but I have it in
a very humid laundry room, and it has caused no problems. At least in
one year.

When we bought our house 5 years ago, we saw that the previous owner
had put an engineered floor in the downstairs/lower level bathroom
(below grade on a concrete slab). The floor was only two years old and
an unsightly wreck - water stains, water damage, warped boards.

I have to agree with Dave...wood and bathrooms/kitchens don't mix. I'd
be concerned about a floating floor because of moisture infiltration
under the boards. As for replacing ceramic tiles, with a properly
preparred substrate it'll be decades before you replace a good quality
tile if it's installed properly. Best of luck with it.

Steve