Hello,

I've seen a few posts here about this topic, but didn't find the answer I was looking for.

When I renovated our bathroom some years ago, someone convinced me that it would be better to put down cork tiles instead of ceramic tiles on the multiplex underfloor. We were never happy with the colour of the tiles, and on the advice of our paint shop, we repainted the floor with acrylic paint. I've since noticed that the original paint colour is starting to show through on the floor just beside the shower. I suppose that this is because the floormat there is damp for a few hour each day.

Would I be better to sand down the floor and repaint it, this time using a spirit/oil-based paint? I now regret not having put down ceramic tiles, since it seems that they can be laid down on a multiplex underfloor if flexible tile cement is used. The other option I'm weighing up is to pull up the cork tiles and put down the ceramic tiles instead.

Could anyone give me some advice?

Many tyhanks,
Paul

On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:22:59 -0700 (PDT), ppmoore wrote:

Could anyone give me some advice?

Stop being lazy leaving the damp shower mat on the floor. Pick it up
and hang it somewhere to dry, shower door/rail, side of bath, WHY.

Sand a repaint is the easy option, then treat it properly....

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Cheers
Dave.