Wet room advice

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We are renovating our downstairs ( including an extension) and adding a shower room . The plan was for a walk in shower with a shower tray. We are in the middle of the work now , although it will be a few months before we finish. The bathroom hasn’t been built yet .

We were looking at tiles yesterday and have decided on a lovely marble . I love that luxurious spa like feel . However, after looking at bathroom inspiration pictures, my husband and I like the wet room look.

I’m pretty sure we don’t have the budget to do a wet room . I looked up the costs and it was confusing to know exactly what we need . From what it sounds, It’s not within our budget. I’ll still ask my builder next week to be sure .

I’m impatient and curious though . Has anyone done a wet room ? What exactly is different about a wet room and do you have a price breakdown!?

I thought they were very likely to leak? You have to be sure that water won't go all over the sink, loo and any clothes that you have taken in while you have a shower in a wet room. A smart minimalist shower cubicle is a better bet.

@Mosaic123 I’ve lived in a house before with one and had no issues with wet clothes. Lots of hotels have them too. The room needs to be waterproofed and the floor needs to be slopped so water will drain , hence me asking about cost. It’s the look I like but I just don’t know if the price is worth it right now , or even in my budget .

Well shower cubicles can be very expensive so you can add the cost of one to your budget.

@Mosaic123 yup , that’s in our budget ! I would still have a glass wall around the shower regardless.Visually the only difference is instead of a shower tray you have bathroom tiles . I attached a picture of the style I like with the actual tiles we have decided on .

Oooh. Love those tiles. I thought wet rooms didn't have a glass door or shower curtain, hence my remarks about wet clothes.

I believe there are, for sale, special flat shower trays made to be tiled which might be useful for you.

OP what you need to do (or at least what we did!) is get a special 'tray' that is sunk under the tiles, get the room tanked, and make sure the tiles you're using on the floor meet a specific 'slip ability' safety rating. the tray sunk under the tiles thing is that basically, the floor needs to slope towards the plughole if its not going to be contained by a physical shower tray. As a result, you basically need smaller tiles like mosaics.

To be honest though, I don't see how those tiles could be suitable, whether you have a separate tray or not. You'll still be getting out of it and walking on the floor. Bathroom places will sell you anything: google safety regs and slipable/non-slipable (I can't remember the terminology!) and see. The tiles should have a rating, they just may not tel you unless you ask.

I have no regrets about the wet room decision: it makes it look much better, and while we originally planned to have a glass wall like you do in the end we decided it looked better/more uncluttered visually not to and when we tested the shower the water didn't go anywhere near the places we thought we'd need to 'protect' from water spray so it was another saving. All in all it probably cost a bit more but I can't remember as it was part of a bigger job.