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johnvb

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Best floor covering for a spa room?
« on: March 21, 2005, 07:36:04 pm »
 I have a 4" concrete slab subfloor already installed, what's some waterproof options out there?

Obviously tile (porcelain has been recommended). How about acid stain and sealer? What else is out there?

7x7 tub going in a 12x12 room, whatever is used will be mostly covered up!

Thanks
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Best floor covering for a spa room?
« on: March 21, 2005, 07:36:04 pm »

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Re: Best floor covering for a spa room?
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2005, 09:02:02 pm »
acid staining works well and be done very reasonably .....it would work very well as would the tile.....

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« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2005, 09:20:14 pm »
Partial to staining as with Tile you have grout and that can be a pain to clean!

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Re: Best floor covering for a spa room?
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2005, 10:05:43 pm »
Acid wash is a fantastic look. I'm with the group on this one!

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Re: Best floor covering for a spa room?
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2005, 07:04:02 am »
Tile is an option too (gotta promote my industry ;)  )

Porcelain tiles are very hard,and in most cases,slippery too. The slip factor would be a concern of mine. If you do go with tile,find something that offers some skid resistance. Also,grout it with epoxy,as it will hold up very well to chemicals,and staining.

On a side note,I plan on using wire cut brick pavers around my pool one of these days/years/decades ;)
Hoping the wife will hire out,verses using me as her personal pool boy :)

GL with whatever you decide,my advise to ya,let the water/slip factor play a part in your decision making process.

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Re: Best floor covering for a spa room?
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2005, 07:27:16 am »
 
Thanks for the replies. The tile dealer we visited told us about the different resistant/slip ratings available, the samples my wife brought home seem ok dry, but may be too slippery wet (did the wet finger test).

The floor staining/sealing seemed like the best option in my case, cheaper to install, plus it should be easier to "squeegee" spilled water over to the floor drains.

I just have to make sure the sealer is entirely waterproof, as the slab can not absorb any moisture and transfer it to the adjoining rooms. (Carpet or laminate flooring).

I guess I could treat the entire floor like a large site-built shower stall, with rubber membrane pan, etc. That sounds $$$.

What ever we use, we also will  get some kind of rubber runners next to the steps, to be on the safe side.

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On a side note,I plan on using wire cut brick pavers around my pool one of these days/years/decades ;)
Hoping the wife will hire out,verses using me as her personal pool boy :)


LOL, I have 14 pallets of "Interlock" pavers that we bought a few years ago to build a larger patio around our pool. After using a small bit of it to do some custom fill-in work on our front porch, I can relate!

By the time you grade, add "crush and run" fill and granite dust, cut and lay the pavers, rent and use the damper (along with more granite dust), you will definitely be ready for that hot tub.
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