Best Tile for Bathroom Floors

Porcelain, Ceramic & More

There may be no room in your house in which flooring requires more thought than the bathroom. With its temperature and humidity swings, potential for pooling water, and usually smaller footprints compared to other rooms, bathrooms present multiple factors that you must navigate to find the best flooring choice for your space.

While it might seem daunting at first, the good news is that there are many great bathroom flooring options that span budgets and aesthetic preferences. In this article, we will help you understand what type of flooring is best for your bathroom. 

Before any other considerations, it's most important to make sure that whatever flooring you put in your bathroom is highly moisture resistant. Moisture can wreak havoc on flooring that is porous or that is not installed properly. That risk is heightened in bathrooms, where the floors are exposed to both humidity and often pooling water on a daily basis, and the wrong flooring material could potentially require a full replacement of the floor.  

Moisture resistant flooring, on the other hand, will cause water to bead rather than seep in. This makes it easier to wipe up quickly, which is always the best choice, but you can usually let it air dry as well.

Bathrooms aren't often associated with heavy, high-impact use, but opting for a highly durable material here is wise. Dropping towels and dirty clothes on the floor may not pose much of a risk to your floors, but heavier objects like hair dryers, flatirons, or even heavier toiletry canisters could make a very unwelcome impact if they are dropped. If your flooring develops chips or cracks, even the most water-resistant material becomes prone to water damage if not quickly replaced.