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amother
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Post Thu, Nov 07 2024, 11:17 am
We are putting in a half bath/powder room and was not planning to tile the walls (cuts expenses significantly).
My friends powder room is completely tiled and I asked her why she went that route she said because boys make mess around toilets and tile is easier to clean.
I never thought of this so I figured I'd ask here.
If you have a half bath/powder room do the walls near the toilet get dirty? Is this an issue?
Is it worth tiling because of this?
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amother
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Post Thu, Nov 07 2024, 11:52 am
amother OP wrote:
We are putting in a half bath/powder room and was not planning to tile the walls (cuts expenses significantly).
My friends powder room is completely tiled and I asked her why she went that route she said because boys make mess around toilets and tile is easier to clean.
I never thought of this so I figured I'd ask here.
If you have a half bath/powder room do the walls near the toilet get dirty? Is this an issue?
Is it worth tiling because of this?


I have a powder room on main floor and only the floor is tiled. my boys make plenty of messes. But mainly the pee lands on the floor. I wipe around the toilet daily. The walls are have wallpaper but I never see pee on the walls
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emzod42




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Nov 07 2024, 11:55 am
Nah you can still wipe painted walls. Just use a paint that's good for bathrooms.
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Chayalle




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Nov 07 2024, 12:04 pm
emzod42 wrote:
Nah you can still wipe painted walls. Just use a paint that's good for bathrooms.


This. I had some water/dampness issues in my bathroom (no boys) and I painted it with a mold-killing primer and suitable paint. No issues since....
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amother
Daphne


 

Post Thu, Nov 07 2024, 12:44 pm
I've seen bathrooms half tiled. Like shoulder height I think.
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amother
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Post Thu, Nov 07 2024, 1:00 pm
I have tile floors and wallpaper for my powder room and my project next year is to pull off the wallpaper and tile the walls for this very reason.

Maybe my boys and their friends are extra messy LOL
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amother
Midnight


 

Post Thu, Nov 07 2024, 1:12 pm
I have tiles half up the wall in my bathroom. Yes my boys definitely get it onto the wall. I do find it easy to clean the tiled wall. But that 's all I have so I can't compare it to painted wall.
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amother
Dodgerblue


 

Post Thu, Nov 07 2024, 1:21 pm
I have painted walls and one of my ds gets it all over. I never feel like it’s truly clean.
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Nov 07 2024, 1:50 pm
You need full tile for a room with a shower. Not for just a bathroom
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amother
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Post Thu, Nov 07 2024, 3:08 pm
Our regular bathrooms have tiled walls. I thought powder rooms (toilet and sink only) don't need tiled walls until this friend brought this up.
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amother
Azure


 

Post Thu, Nov 07 2024, 3:38 pm
If you can tile for all the boy reasons. Even get the most inexpensive tile that's plain so it can be easily wiped & not smell bad
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