Hardwood floor for laundry closet??

[branimal]

I'm installing 3/4" oak flooring throughout my apartment project. Everywhere except the bathrooms.



I have a laundry closet - for a stacking washer and dryer set. Should I bother picking up LVP to install in the closet. Or just install the hardwood? I have to order transitions for other areas of the apartment anyway.

 

[Gunfixr]

It's your place, but I personally would not put hardwood in a laundry.
I recently did the whole house in bamboo, even the kitchen. But not the laundry, or the bathrooms.
A washer can put water on the floor, and you not find it for a while, plus, it's humid in there when doing laundry.
Tile might be closer to level, meaning a possible flat transition, depending on what you choose to use.

 

[branimal]

It's your place, but I personally would not put hardwood in a laundry.
I recently did the whole house in bamboo, even the kitchen. But not the laundry, or the bathrooms.
A washer can put water on the floor, and you not find it for a while, plus, it's humid in there when doing laundry.
Tile might be closer to level, meaning a possible flat transition, depending on what you choose to use.

Good point.

I’m not worried if the hardwood gets a little damaged in the laundry area and the damage stays contained in there.

I’m worried if the hardwood gets wet it can expand into the living space and cause the floor outside the LIVING space to buckle.

 

[wrenchguy]

Personal choice, shoulda, woulda, coulda will happen eventually. I would never put hardwood in near a dishwasher nor in bathrooms/laundry.

 

[Gunfixr]

There's no automatic diswasher in my kitchen, btw.....

 

[JjKk40]

Ceramic in a laundry closet/room or anywhere there's gonna be moisture/water IMHO.

 

[cvairwerks]

Buckling would be a factor based on quantity of water, length of time it remained and how the flooring is laid.

 

[acer66]

I have 100+ years old heart pine in my laundry closet for about 3-4 years with the occasional spills.
Pulled the washer once or twice and saw no damage.

 

[jkeyser14]

If you put a leak try under the washer I don't see why hardwood would be an issue.

 

[yeldogt]

Have done hardwood in bathrooms ...kitchens ... laundry rooms. Basements ...

Kids and dogs do more damage to wood floors than anything else.

You have to be mindful of the wear .. but, modern finishes have fixed most of those problems.

 

[Zippercat]

Proper leak trays under a washer require a drain connection. Might be difficult to do in an apartment?

You can add another layer of subfloor/underlayment to the laundry closet to bring new LVT to the same level as your wood flooring.

 

[duneslider]

Most close washer leaks are a result of a hose blowing. If that happens there is a lot of water fast and it is going everywhere, not just gonna be contained to the laundry room.

If the tub or pump on the washer starts to leak it is generally a small leak at first and won't do too much damage to anything.

I am more of a tile in the laundry room person but I have put wood in every room in the house and it is just fine with proper care.

My kids flooded the bathroom once, the tile in the bathroom was just fine but the hardwood in the hall got wet and had little bit of cupping/crowning going on after. So, I guess what I am saying is that if you have a leak in the laundry I am pretty sure you won't find it until it reaches outside of the laundry.

 

[GA_Brown]

We have had 3/4“ T&G flooring in our kitchen, half bath and laundry room And have not had an issue.