Wetrooms are the new buzz word for modern bathrooms and they sound fantastic – but what do they really mean?
A modern wetroom is when the shower or "wet" area is integrated with the main bathroom instead of being in a boxed off space in a corner. The big difference is the level floor. A wetroom has no step or tray or lip for the shower area – clever subtle infloor gradients ensure water drains away and doesn’t flow out right across the entire floor.
Advantages
There are two great advantages from this – the first is safety. Being able to shower without having to open a door and step up into a small enclosed space is a lot easier for everyone.
The second advantage – and this is a really big one – is that a wetroom totally changes the look for the bathroom and really can transform a standard functional room into a magnificent feature for the home. Wetrooms can be designed without any door or screen giving an extraordinary open plan look to a bathroom. Some people like to incorporate shower screens in wetrooms to stop any risk at all of splashing, and here again with wetrooms a whole new concept can be introduced. Because of the great level floor design, it means that screens don’t need to meet or shut or fit tightly at the bottom to a square shower tray, so they can be curved or in different shapes and styles to add additional statement to the overall look.
Costs
Installing a wetroom isn’t as difficult or as costly as many people think. To get a good wetroom, you obviously need to ensure you are installing a reputable system but this doesn’t mean top of the range pricing.
For instance, wetroom floor formers such as the Aqua Dec are designed specifically to be cost effective and very easy to install. The Aqua Dec is available in a variety of different sizes and can be used with timber, concrete or floating floors – pretty well anywhere really. It has an integral gradient and can be finished with tiling, vinyl, ceramics or porcelains to ensure a fantastic look for the new bathroom without breaking the bank.
I believe wetrooms will be around for a long time because not only are they great looking, safe to use and add considerable value to a home, but they have one added feature that is very appealing to everyone – they are really easy to clean!
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