Tell me the pros and cons of carpeting the bathroom

We bought this house with carpet in the main bathroom. As soon as I saw when we looked at the house I told my husband it had to go. It's germ cesspool. I hate it.

If you want your bathroom to be even germier than it normally is, go for it!

Slippers or radiant floor heating to combat the chill.

I didn't think there were any pros to carpeting a bathroom floor. 

I can't think of any pros to carpeting a bathroom. But I am a germophobe! I don't like to walk barefoot in a bathroom anyway unless I just cleaned the entire bathroom (yes, I admit I am weird). I always were slippers so I don't have the cold floor problem.

But it's your house, so do what works for you!

I had a carpeted bathroom in our last house - I felt like I was constantly shampooing that carpet and it still seemed gross - never again

In Norway I can't think of a single bathroom that has been remodeled in the last 20 years that DOESN'T have a heated tile floor. It gets cold here in winter, so it's a necessity for us. I absolutely HATE using my parent's small guest bathroom in winter, because it is always freezing cold. I always use the downstairs bathroom because it has heated tile floors, it is so worth going the extra yards and stairs for (even in the middle of the night).

I have never seen a carpeted bathroom floor in Norway. I went to England on a school trip in the 90's and we were all fascinated by the carpeted bedroom. And even more disgusted. I can't think of a more unsanitary way to remodel a room.

Are there really pros to having a carpeted bathroom? The only experience I have with it is from that school trip, so I am curious to know what the pros would be.

But I agree with the smaller rugs, they can be extremely annoying. Always having to put them back properly.

Nope, nope, nope! There is not one single reason I can think of where I would ever want carpet in a bathroom. In spite of rigorous cleaning, I can't keep my tiled bathrooms from faintly smelling like old man pee, I can't even imagine how much nastier it would be with carpet in there. Just gross.

One other con that no one has mentioned yet, and that is the inevitable toilet overflow situation. The first time that happens, the carpet would be toast. Or, like what happened at my sister's house. One of her kids overflowed the bathtub--TWICE! Same thing. Once that carpet gets wet, any hidden smells will come right back up. Eww.

There are no pros. Don't do it.

We have three bathrooms- powder room downstairs is wood floor, dd's' bathroom is tile, and our master bath is carpeted. The master bath does have a separate toilet area that is tile-- I definitely wouldnt want a toilet area carpeted. I like the rest of the bathroom carpeted, though. It's soft and warm. It's actually one of the only rooms in the house with carpet - the rest is wood flooring. Since the toilet area is tile I'm not sure why anyone would think it is germy? That said, if I was chosing flooring Id probably chose tile.

Refupeas to the rescue!  Now, just don't ask us about the cabinets.  You'll never get solidarity like this again!

My English neighbor in Los Angeles has a carpeted bathroom. Every time I see it my Spidey senses tingle: carpet in bathroom = wrong, too many bodily fluids stuck in too many synthetic fibers.

There are no pros. Ever. Gross.

Pros: NONE.
Cons: ALL.