Wet room tips and ideas

To Be or Not to Be?

The advantages of a wet room:

• A perfect solution for small bathrooms - removing the bath or shower enclosure creates loads more space.
• Wet rooms are easier to clean as there is less in them that can get dirty. If you go for epoxy grouting and wall hung toilet and basin you will get as easy maintenance a wet room as can be.
• A properly installed wet room is less likely to leak and cause water damage than a standard bathroom - any spilled water just goes down the drain.
• As a second bathroom, a wet room can easily increase the value of your home - especially if you have more than 2-3 bedrooms.
• If you are considering to buy an expensive shower enclosure a wet room without one can work out at a very similar price and look a lot better.

And the disadvantages:

• In small rooms and if you don't have a screen you can get wet towels and loo roll caused by spray from the shower.
• The room will need to be professionally waterproofed - if it's not done properly leaking water can cause damage.
• Swapping a main bathroom with bath for a wet room without one could make your home less saleable - buyers tend to want at least one bath.
• Wet rooms should be tiled from floor to ceiling - and that will cost more than tiling just inside the enclosure or above the bath.

Achieving style AND practicality

In itself, a wet room is both more stylish and practical than a bathroom with a shower enclosure. It is a common opinion that they are an expensive luxury; while they are luxurious, they don't need to be that expensive /contact me for a quote/. In terms of practicality, you will love the easy maintenance. Whether it's the kids that have made a mess, or you decided to wash your dog in the wet room, all you need to do to clean up is pick up the hand shower and wash all down. Tile with ceramic tiles, grout with epoxy grout, and your wet room's perfect looks could easily last a lifetime.
/The first thing that shows the age of a bathroom and visually deteriorates is silicone, then the grout joints. While silicone can be easily replaced that's not the case with grout. Seal the grout after tiling and it will last longer. Use epoxy and it will last much, much longer./

Underfloor heating can be a very good idea for any wet room and a large one can be very difficult to heat up without it - a towel warmer gives off little heat into the room.