Tiling Wet Room Tray
How To Fit A Wet Room
If your home has a smaller, second bathroom, you can even add value to your house by converting that second bathroom into a wet room. However, think carefully before turning your main bathroom into a wet room as you may regret doing away with a bath, especially if you’re eventually going to be looking to move. The vast majority of buyers will want at least one bath in the house. The simplicity and minimal appearance of an elegant wet room can be deceiving. Achieving such an immaculate finish while meeting the practical demands required by the design calls for exceptional precision and attention to detail.
Bathroom Wet Room Installation
If you have difficulty with mobility or a small bathroom, getting a wet room installed can be a great idea to improve your general wellbeing, whilst adding value to your home. They’re easy to clean, and guide rails can be installed in the shower area for the elderly or those who struggle with movement. Your wet room can be designed around your wants and needs. Fittings, fixtures and other materials can be chosen and customised depending on what style you’re looking for. Following your wet room installation, walking into your bathroom, you’ll feel like royalty as you step into and out of the shower. You can add additional fixtures and features such as underfloor warming, and more expensive materials and furnishings than your average bathroom space.
Wet Room Installation Kit
Bathrooms require extra preparation due to frequent water intrusion. The grout and tiles are not waterproof. They allow water to pass through the grout, but they are not impervious to it. Bathrooms can also be subject to humidity so you should avoid plasterboard, plywood, or other moisture sensitive boards. Hardibacker, a cement-based board is recommended for tile.
Wet Room Vinyl Floor Installation
There are lots of floor tiles to choose from, from materials to shapes, sizes and laying patterns.
Depending on the type of floor tile you choose, the price you can expect to pay will be different.
The estimated supply cost per square metre for ceramic tiles is between £15 to £50. Equating this to a medium-sized kitchen or bathroom of 10 square metres will come out at between £150 to £500.
Marble is increasingly popular as a floor tile owing to its timeless appearance. With a range of between £30 to £60 per square metre, a medium-sized room will come out at £300 to £600 to tile.
With a cool appearance that suits most home interiors, slate is around £45 to £65 per square metre. A medium-sized room would equate to £450 to £650 in total to tile.
Porcelain tiles come in at between £60 to £90 per square metre, with the same medium-sized room costing between £600 to £900 to tile in its entirety.
Glass tiles are a luxurious option, with a similar price tag: £90 to £150 per square metre, depending on the style you choose. A medium-sized bathroom or kitchen would equal out to be £900 to £1,500 in total.
For something slightly cheaper, limestone is a great option at between £45 to £85 per square metre. £450 to £850 is what you can expect to pay for a medium-sized room.
Finally, granite is a beautiful option coming in at between £70 to £100 per square metre; making a medium-sized room total to £700 to £1,000.
The prices above reflect the costs of supply only and do not include labour costs, which can either be charged at a day rate or per square metre at the tiler’s discretion.
Tiling Wet Room Shower Tray
Choosing your new tiles can seem pretty daunting as the possibilities are limitless. We always recommend that you keep it simple, choose all of your tiles from one range to really get the designer look. You can switch colours and textures to accent different areas of your bathroom such as for feature walls, in shower cubicles, niches and on the floor.
Wet Room Tiling Techniques
You can make your home more valuable by making it a wet area. You should think carefully before converting your main bathroom to a wet area. It is possible to regret not having a bathtub, especially if it's something you will be moving. Most buyers want at least one bathroom in their house. It is easy to be fooled by the simple appearance of a sleek wet room. It takes exceptional precision and attention to detail to achieve such a flawless finish while still meeting all the practical requirements of the design.
How To Install Wet Room Floor
It is important to think about the purpose of your bathroom design. Spotlights are a great way to give your bathroom a stylish, functional look. You can place them in certain areas to provide light around your shower or mirror. There are many options available for those who want something unique. For any type of wet area, underfloor heating is an excellent choice. Underfloor heating can be a great option if space is limited. You can extend your existing radiators to add an underfloor heating circuit. You can also install heated towel rails or additional radiators if you have a larger wet area.
What tiles are best for a wet room?
The most suitable types of tiles for a wet room floor are Porcelain, Natural Stone or Mosaic tiles. Because of there construction we do not recommend the use of ceramic tiles on a wet room floor, they are however perfect for the wet room walls.
How long does a wet room last?
Brass, copper, galvanised steel, cast iron and PVC and these can all play a part in your network of plumbing. In wetrooms, you are most likely to encounter brass or copper pipes. This type of wetroom pipe is likely to last between 50 and 70 years over their natural lifespan.
How long does it take to install a wet room?
The installation of a wet room can take anywhere from 4 days to two weeks – this again depends on the size of the wetroom and the additional features you wish to implement.
Can you turn any bathroom into a wet room?
Any size bathroom can be converted into a wet room, but if your bathroom is on the smaller side, you need to think about protecting your toilet paper, toiletries and towel from getting sprayed.