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Cork
Is modern Cork sealed at the edges?
My memory growing up was that water gets between the gaps then makes the tile swell from the edges.
hugo7-
I think that's where you need to be careful. Varnish should help as long as it doesn't get worn through. I would say it potentially needs maintenance unlike tiles or lvt etc.
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the tiles I had upthread (30x30cm) were sealed on top, but not the edges as far as i could tell/remember - was recommended to seal with a layer of polyurethane type stiff (which i did not do, of course..!).
for what it's worth, the folks that bought the flat from us had a very specific idea of what they wanted which involved taking the floor up entirely (bit of a shame really, think of materials/sustainability, as we were only there a couple of years)
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Yeah, I spent the weekend before last pulling up a late 90s bathroom floor which had done exactly that
Airhead
hvsds
NickCJ
Cork really divides opinion but it ticks all the boxes for a bathroom. Warm to the touch and eco friendly. It's probably the easiest to fit too.
If you decided to have cork you could possibly just use a thin ply board on top of the current floorboards, screwed down at 200mm centres, fill and sand over the screw heads. You need to have pretty even floorboards to go that route and it might not work with vinyl tiles where they show any undulation in the subfloor.