Floor Tile with Waterproof Connection

A floor tile comprising a base substrate and a laminate layer, wherein the base substrate comprises:

• a top layer with a laminate layer receiver on a top surface thereof;
• and
• a bottom layer with connecting means for engaging with connecting means of a base substrate of a further tile to form an interconnected flooring system, wherein the top layer of the base substrate extends over connecting means on at least one side of the base substrate,
• characterised in that the base substrate further comprises waterproofing means for engaging with waterproofing means of a base substrate of at least one further tile to provide a waterproof seal between the tile and at least one further tile,
• wherein the waterproofing means comprise:
• at least one upstanding flexible seal fin on a top surface of the bottom layer of the base substrate;
• a sealing channel on the underside of the top layer of the base substrate;
• and
• a spud depending from the sealing channel,
• wherein the upstanding flexible seal fin is for engaging with the sealing channel of a further tile, wherein the sealing channel is for accepting an upstanding flexible seal fin of at least one other further tile and wherein the spud is for engagement with yet a further tile to encourage the upstanding flexible seal fin of the tile with which it engages into a sealing channel of one of the other tiles.