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Fitting A Wet Room Shower Tray
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.
How To Lay Floor Tiles In A Wet Room
It’s important to consider the aim of your bathroom style. If you’re looking for a functional, yet stylish look in your wet room, spotlights can provide the room with good overall light. They can also be positioned in specific areas of the room to create light around your mirror or shower area. If you’re looking for something more unique, there are options for every taste and budget. Underfloor heating is a great option for any type of wet room. If space is at a minimum, installing underfloor heating is often the best option, as you can extend your existing radiator system to add a new underfloor heating circuit. Alternatively, if your wet room is on the larger side, you can install additional new radiators or heated towel rails, as you may need an extra heating boost.
Wet 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.
Change Bathroom To Wet Room
It is best to choose non-porous ceramic tiles or sheet vinyl when choosing tiles. Stone tiles such as granite and marble will need to be sealed every few months in order to remain waterproof. Underfloor heating is a great option. It not only makes the floor look amazing in winter but also allows for drying out after showering. Effective ventilation is essential for bathroom installation due to the high levels of moisture in the air. An extraction system that pulls moisture from the room and vents it outside should be your goal. Depending on the location of your bathroom, which type of bathroom ventilation fan do you need?
Laying Wet Room Floor
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.
Wet Room Linear Drain Installation
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. In a small bathroom, we recommend installing a divider panel, or for greater protection without losing the accessibility of a wet room, our large shower sliding doors provide a useful compromise.
Wet Room Panel Installation
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.
Can a wet room have a tiled floor?
When it comes to wetroom design and installation, tiles are a reliable floor material to work with for a variety of reasons. Not only can they be installed on timber or solid floors, but they work exceptionally well with the latest drainage and waterproofing solutions available on the market.
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.
Can you put a toilet in a wet room?
Just as there are toilets that suit both small and larger spaces, there are toilets to fit almost any style of wet room or bathroom! If a traditional finish is more your style, opt for a high level, low level or close coupled toilet.
Can you put wall tile on the floor?
Wall tiles are thinner than floor tiles, and therefore should not be used on floors, lest they crack due to foot traffic.