Can You Use Engineered Hardwood Flooring in a Bathroom?
This is really such a great question! We say yes! We love using engineered hardwood flooring in our bathrooms and have done this in two of our homes now. We can’t speak first hand on solid hardwood in a bathroom since we don’t have experience with that. If you’re not familiar with engineered hardwood , the bottom layer is constructed of multiple layers of wood, each positioned in a different direction – much like plywood. Then there is a layer of actual hardwood on top. This is the part that you see. This type of construction makes it very durable. There are several reasons we feel engineered hardwood is a great choice for a bathroom, the first being the biggest for us. 1) Water Resistance Several years ago when our son was three, now thirteen, he decided one of the toys wanted to take a bath in the toilet. Several hours later, Henry and I noticed water dripping from the second story where his bathroom was. After going upstairs we found an inch of standing water where the