Hi

We are considering a replacement for our upstairs bathroom carpet, which
covers floorboards. An easily washable covering is favoured for the sake of
children and we would like a laminate flooring. However, there are pipes and
wiring under the bathroom floor and I am reticent to put down flooring that
can't be fairly easily removed for maintenance of these. The existing boards
are quite uneven, so I guess that a hardboard or plywood layer will be
required before laying laminate or vinyl.

I think that means that carpet is the best solution.

What are people's opinions about the practicability of laminate and vinyl
flooring from a maintenance point of view?

David