Wet room
The whole room, waterproofed.
A room where the shower has no tray: the floor is waterproofed and falls to a drain, so the shower is part of the room itself. Open, step-free and easy to clean.
- Tray
- None
- Access
- Step-free
- Needs
- Full waterproofing
- Suits
- Small and large rooms
What it is
The walls and floor are tanked and the floor is laid to fall towards a drain. Usually a glass panel keeps spray off the rest of the room. For the shower itself, see wet room showers.
Good for
Step-free living
Easy to use now and later in life.
Small rooms
An unbroken floor makes the room feel bigger.
Cleaning
No trays or tracks.
What to weigh up
Work and cost
More waterproofing and floor preparation than a standard bathroom.
Timber floors
Creating the fall on a timber floor needs careful preparation.
Wet surfaces
Towels and toilet roll need to sit away from the spray.
Getting it right
Drainage
Choose a linear drain or gully.
Grip
Floor tiles with good slip resistance.
The layout
A level-floor wet room
The shower area continues into the tiled floor without a raised tray.
Works from a very compact room. A glass panel keeps the toilet, basin and towels dry.
A full wet room isn't the only way to a step-free shower. A tileable tray former gives a level shower floor without waterproofing the whole room, and a low-profile tray gets close.
Large floor tiles run straight into a level-access shower behind one glass panel.
A single glass screen, non-slip floor tiles and a niche for bottles.
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