House with a wetroom instead of bathroom.

puddy

im another one who wouldnt like it to be honest

i agree they have a cold vibe about them, very clinical, even with warm looking stone

i would be very worried about it being done right and being able to access pipe work etc

i would also question this idea that its no difference to cleaning a normal bathroom, water splatters everywhere and where we live is very hard, so limescaly droplets of water marks get everywere

also, depending on how you do things, i do my hair and make up in the bathroom, i like space to put all my stuff out, i wouldnt want them getting sprayed all the time, no matter how small the droplets

also, you say you never take baths, do you have a bath at the moment, have you NEVER used it? i am a shower person, but today after lugging stuff to the dump and clearing the shed and brushing and raking a load of cuttings, i really enjoyed my bath this afternoon

but, its horses for courses, if you are staying a while as you say, then do whatever you want

personally i would want a cut down in the price for a family house that has no family bathroom if i was buying somewhere. a wet room would be a hindrance to my liking the property (but would use that money saved to get someone in to fix it for me)

sleepyme

We've got a nice shower, not quite a wet room but the same principle. We had it fitted when our youngest was 2 and she hated it at first but once she got used to it she was fine. She absolutely loves going in it now and I wouldn't ever go back to a bath instead of a nice shower.

SpottedLeopard_2

Think an earlier post about how practical a wetroom would be compared to a bathtub with young children is a good point... at least in a tub the children can't run anywhere/are less likely to slip over onto hard floor. Also, you can have a sort-of shower within a bath (using a bowl of water and a cup), or the shower head rubber attachments to taps (although they're pesky to use); you can't turn it round the other way though (ie. make a shower into a bath!).

Research how easy it is to change a wetroom into a bathroom, so if you change your mind you can do something about it, and for the future if you need to re-sell.

puddy

SpottedLeopard wrote: »

Think an earlier post about how practical a wetroom would be compared to a bathtub with young children is a good point... at least in a tub the children can't run anywhere/are less likely to slip over onto hard floor. Also, you can have a sort-of shower within a bath (using a bowl of water and a cup), or the shower head rubber attachments to taps (although they're pesky to use); you can't turn it round the other way though (ie. make a shower into a bath!).

Research how easy it is to change a wetroom into a bathroom, so if you change your mind you can do something about it, and for the future if you need to re-sell.

have you never heard of a shower mixer tap for baths!

thegirlintheattic

puddy wrote: »

i would also question this idea that its no difference to cleaning a normal bathroom, water splatters everywhere and where we live is very hard, so limescaly droplets of water marks get everywere

Most wet rooms still have shower curtains (or two) so water does not get everywhere.

puddy

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

Most wet rooms still have shower curtains (or two) so water does not get everywhere.

its sounding more and more like a swimming pool shower now!

so how is it a wet room in the traditional sense then?

bekkki1

I have a wet room and hate it, everything gets wet, and I cant have a bin or storage in there as they get damp/smelly.

I have a 2 year old and hes always had showers as we have never had a bath and doesnt mind it but the floor does get slippy (its vinyl with grip in)

Its quite difficult to buy the curtains as they are longer than standard shower curtains and cost £20+ even on ebay.

If I could afford I would have a large shower cubical put in.

poppysarah

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

Most wet rooms still have shower curtains (or two) so water does not get everywhere.

Isn't that the point of a wet room? That it can all get wet?

thegirlintheattic

poppysarah wrote: »

Isn't that the point of a wet room? That it can all get wet?

Yes but if you don't want to be mopping up water all the time, shower curtains limit the spray.

shegar

Well it sounds like most of you have made your minds up that wet rooms are not too good, well we had a normal bathroom until my husband had a stroke and he couldnt no longer use a small cubicle shower , or climb into a bath ..........we had a council approved wet room put in, our bathroom it quite large so we have a walk in shower (no steps)...we have the whole floor done in Altro beige its 2mm thick, they weld it together, comfortable ,...and definately not cold on bare feet, slip resistant, incorporated in it is bacteriostat for hygeine.....

We had to have a council approved air distractor,which weve never used, as I always have my windows open, we definately dont have a smelly, moudly, steamed up bathroom......and the walls are tiles in cream, tbh it looks lovely and it certaintly does the job, the floor keeps excetionally clean, I mop it over with flash like any ordinary floor......I have got a water softner so I dont get lime scale, thus helps to keep the tiles gleaming..........

You dont get water all over the floor if you put a bath slip mat down when you come out of the shower.......when I use the loo or sink ive never get my feet wet because the water stay in the shower part and you have a drain in the centre, ive still got enough room to have a bath if we would ever like to have one fitted but im well use to the shower plus it saves water than a bath...............

So my advise would be to the OP is make sure you see the plans, check what sort of flooring will be put down (altro is expensive and its one of the best).....if you dont open your bathroom window make sure they have a extractor fan fitted(some people dont open windows.)make sure they have a good quality shower too.....good luck whatever you decide on doing....:)