Bathroom materials should have increased parameters so that they last for years. In addition, they must be resistant to moisture, which is inevitable in this room. Let’s also remember that we will scrub them with detergents. That’s why you need to choose the right type of wood. It will also be necessary to secure it.
We choose wood with the highest possible moisture resistance. The shrinkage factor is importantwhich determines the degree of deformation of this material when in contact with water. Therefore, for oak it should be 12%, for beech 18%, and for exotic species less than 9% due to the resins and natural oils that protect against external factors.
We can also install waterproof hybrid panels in the bathroom, which are arranged as a floating floor. Their wear layer is made of wood. They are protected with highly resistant varnish, a polymer-mineral mixture and profiled zippers that create watertight connections.
You can also place panels on bathroom walls. Then we choose boards with a core made of multi-layer birch plywood made of PEFC wood. They are finished with a high-pressure HPL laminate on the top, and with a reinforced vapor barrier primer underneath to prevent moisture.
This structure of the panels makes them perfect for the bathroom and therefore resistant to moisture. They come in various shades, so they can be combined with ordinary panels from other roomscreating a coherent whole.
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Place the wooden wall covering on the grid. We can also use flexible gluewhich will prevent deformation due to moisture. In turn, wooden floors are best joined with a flexible rubber binderimpermeable to water.
Waterproof hybrid panels are mounted on a frame or frame structure. This material is easy to cut and you can drill holes in it. We recommend placing them directly on the tiles.
Wooden bathroom flooring materials are hardened and factory-impregnated, so they are resistant to moisture. However, it is worth additionally impregnating them with agents containing natural oilsregenerating their surface and allowing water to penetrate from the wood. We can choose an oil-wax coating, which additionally leaves a silky, shiny layer on the wood.
When it comes to wooden wall cladding, it is best to protect it with varnish. However, this product is not suitable for floors where water may remain.
