Bathroom carpets

Mav · 06-04-2007

We've been looking at many properties for rental over the last few months and have come across quite a few that have carpets in the bathroom.
Both SWMBO and I don't like this idea and prefer lino or laminate as carpet gets soaked easily and can retain smells (if you get my drift).
Are we alone in this or do others have a dislike of carpet in the bathroom/toilet?

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TORPC · 08-12-2013

We also think it is very unhygienic to have carpet(s) / rugs in the bathroom

Strat · 14-04-2007

I have a small bathroom 'rug' beside the bath.
The bathroom floor is vinyl and without the rug I'm liable to go flying when stepping out of the bath.

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TORPC · 08-12-2013

We use a towel on the floor for that same purpose

Mav · 06-04-2007

We have a tiled floor and SWMBO places a small rug by the side for when we bath. That gets picked up after and left to dry and washed regularly.

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Thunderclap · 08-09-2008

The whole point of bathroom carpets IMHO is to; keep splinters from the floorboards out of your feet, stop water dripping into the flat downstairs and soak up the drips around the pan. Welcome to the world of student rentals.

journeys · 24-09-2008

Tiled bathroom with bathmat for us,
Don't have any carpets. Mainly oiled floor boards with the exception of the kitchen/laundry/pantry which has flagstones.

NedLudd · 20-10-2012

In 46 years of marriage I don't remember us ever having a carpeted bathroom! In this house we don't even have a bath, just a shower cubicle.
Nowadays, we just use a small mat outside the shower door.

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AlaricAdair · 21-03-2011

At Adair Towers we have tiles on concrete. Just throw some more faggots in the hypocaust to warm up the bathroom.

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picbits · 18-01-2013

We've got a couple of bathroom mats in ours, we also have a dehumidifier so they dry in a couple of hours anyway after a shower.

dvorak · 11-01-2008

we had carpets in our bathrooms for a while, it was a new build and we had someone come in and carpet the whole lot.
over time we've replaced all that and now have tiles in them all as well as the hallway as the carpet there didn't last long at all...

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WTF · 14-09-2012

Tiles in our bathrooms, too. Carpet and water - even just humidity - just don't mix.
Mind you, the missus considers carpets unhygienic anywhere. The only place she'll allow them is on the stairs.

gleneagles · 02-08-2007

Had a carpet for a few years but changed to tiles which are more hygienic and easier to clean when damp.