Tiled wet room floor or shower tray for new ensuite?

[becsmeister]

Ensuite in new extension so not retrofit.

Learned a bit about tanking and having tile shower floor with tanking membrane or paint underneath.

Now debating whether this is better than a traditional, shallow, stone shower tray. I get that it looks better and seamless to have a tiled floor but it sounds more complex. If things went wrong or installation wasn't correct. The idea of the water seeping through the tiles over time sounds worse than a shower tray. What exactly happens to that water when it sleeps through the grout in tiles?

I would have wall panels and it's a 900 x 900 enclosure in an alcove if that matters.

If a shower tray is chosen what is the best flooring choice?

Thanks

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My daughter went from wet room to having a shower tray installed. She much prefers it. Personally I hate the water getting everywhere.

thanks, yeah, I think I would still have a glass screen , so not full wet room but having the floor continue seamlessly under the shower enclosure and nto the shower enclosure no doubt would look really good. I am not sure I understand what happens to the water that seeps through the grout which would probably happen unless you regrout very regularly.

We have this, with a glass screen, but water still gets everywhere, despite the shower being large and the bathroom being 3m x 2m. Previous owners put it in.

Surely wet rooms would attract silverfish

Have you considered a tileable shower tray and running a raised lip between the shower floor and rest of the room? This is the approach we are going for, something like this

Shower tray. I hate wet rooms. The water gets everywhere.

We have a shower tray that measures 1500 x 1200 and tiled into it.

We used Jackoboards and then tanked it before tiling, grouting and siliconing we didn’t want a shower screen or curtain so made it big enough not to need anything. We have a threshold to prevent water from spilling out.

Why are you using wall panels rather than tiles?

Will find a picture.

I don't like tiles much due to the grout that gets mouldy and eventually needs regrouting. Harder to clean and always a greater risk of water ingress (mainly if tiling is not done very well). Wall panels have no grout, easier to clean and no maintenance.

definitely shower tray. our tiled wet room floor has leaked intermittently for the last 10 years and I'm going to have to spend another 2 months getting it ripped out and replaced with a shower tray

Going against the grain, but we installed a wet room (with a glass screen that contains the majority of the water), and we love it. The floor in the shower area is slightly slanted to allow for the water to flow down. I’ve never really heard of grout letting water in, and modern grouts are anti-mould, so we don’t get those issues either. We did go with quite a high spec provider with a very experienced bathroom installer who’s done many wet rooms however, I’d be wary of an inexperienced installer. The same company had done the original bathrooms for the previous owners about 30 years previously, and they were still working perfectly, so that helped our confidence!

Non slip shallow shower tray with glass screen, plus non slip type flooring.

Thank you, makes sense. Except what type of non slip flooring? e.g. LVT?

@becsmeister You can get a seamless look with a Bette Floor. They are great. Our shower is bigger and open at one end but the Floor is the same colour as my tiles and it’s great. You get a wide choice of colours. We didn’t want tiles in the shower. Don’t like the grout lines and they are more prone to leaking.

Talk to suppliers regarding non-slip flooring. We have LVT but not all types are suitable and it depends on your budget.

Non slip tiles with Wet Room Screen.

We wanted a wet room (upstairs) and were warned against it, as they said at some point in the future it could possibly leak. So we went with a shower tray.

@TwoLeftSocksWithHolesShower trays can leak if the floor and walls are not tanked and the sealing of the edges of the shower tray is poor. Good fitting is important but less risky than a wet room.

If you’re going with a shower tray, I’d keep the surrounding floor tiled rather than trying to match the tray itself. Porcelain tiles are a good option for an ensuite as they’re hard-wearing, easy to clean and cope well with water. I’d go for a matt or suitably slip-resistant finish rather than anything too polished. Visit these Suppliers for best options Royale Stones, B&Q, take a look along with a couple of others, and compare the tile finish and slip rating.