What type of flooring is best for durabilility and low maintenance in a new build home

Ceramic, glass or porcelain tile, marble, slate or any other impervious solid surface material is usually best for bathrooms as water is always an issue.

Wood floors r attractive & give warmth to a room but traditional wood floors require refinishing over time & r susceptible to swelling when wet & even in high humidity conditions which regularly occur in bathrooms when u shower. Pre-finished wood floors will eliminate the need for refinishing but still pose risks of swelling over time. Laminates when properly installed will eliminate most of the problems but do not offer the same ''rich'' look as real wood.

We have always had pre-finished hardwoods & they r very durable. Pre-finished floors have many coats of polyurethane that were allowed proper drying time giving them a tough finish. I have never found hardwoods to be high maintenance. Quite the contrary. I love them for their ease of clean up. Bathrooms need to be either stone or ceramic. With the moisture in baths, floors have to be able to handle the humidity & stones or ceramics r easy to clean. I much prefer stones as they r not slippery. Travertines & similar choices r very nice options anywhere in a home.

We've used prefinished hardwood flooring and it is the most durable. Ours is hickory. Of laminate, finish-on-site oak, and prefinished hardwood, the prefinished hardwood is best for dogs, kids, cleanup, etc.

Bathroom flooring needs to stay in the tile/stone family, especially if you want to put heat underneath the floors with the new heat maps.

laminate hardwood dude. its easy. and it looks great. Im 15 and have been layed it over 10 times with my dad. and for your bathroom go with the laminate tile exactly like the hardwood laminate it just looks like tile. also easy to lay