Carpet In Bathroom Hygiene

Carpet in the bathroom.

Carpet in bathroom hygiene.

After searching everywhere for carpets to fit my odd shaped bathroom i was going to order this for wall to wall install. Well frankly speaking selecting a hygienic flooring is as important as selecting a flooring which is attractive durable attractive and easy to maintain. Carpets in bathrooms are a bit like marmite people tend to love it or hate it. Clean the carpet regularly to remove any mold or urine that may be present.

Various devices exist that prevent water from bypassing the shower curtain. When an apartment therapy poll asked readers to vote on carpet in the bathroom most of you were overwhelmingly opposed but about 8 26 people to be exact were in favor. Full bathrooms are considered to be high moisture environments because they have bathing facilities. She posted on reddit to say she had trouble keeping the floor dry and felt awkward mentioning the hygiene aspects of the room.

Trouble is the bathroom has a sort of step up round the bath curved not even straight edged and i can t quite see how any harder surface would work with this. Some pros of bathroom carpets along with some cons warmth must rate as number one in terms of obvious pros for a bathroom carpet after all it s bad enough to get out of bed and have to trundle through to the bathroom over a cold floor although you could give slippers a try. The centers for disease control and prevention cdc cannot attest to the accuracy of a non federal website. They know that wall to wall carpet in the bathroom is instant death for a house s selling potential.

Contributor catrin morris who wrote the post that asked the. If a fan is installed operate it more often. Once moisture gets in and under carpeting and especially. Install a bathroom fan if one is not installed already.

These are the words that fill realtors hearts with terror. But to have a lovely hot steamy bath and then get out onto a cold floor is another story. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the cdc website. My husband nixed that idea so instead i ordered a large piece and had it cut into two pieces so i have two area rugs each of which while large are still small enough for me to wash in my machine.

Though they may be few and far between carpet in the bathroom does have its modern day adherents. A woman who was surprised to discover carpet in her husband s grandmother s bathroom has asked the internet for advice of whether it is hygienic. Many homeowners fear the practical repercussions of adding this soft floor covering to their bathroom whereas others adore the additional luxury and indulgence it brings. Our bathroom has carpet it was a new house and already fitted i ve managed to keep it from damp and dh evidently has good aim but still i agree with you all that other surfaces would be better.