Custom wet zone build - help please

[ben_m_g]

My ensuite is very small in fact, half of it is taken up with a shower cubical.
It looks crammed in, ugly, and makes the room look even smaller.

I've looked at a wet zone inplace of the cubical, to open that end up, and make it look much better.
But the cost of the kit is one I need to avoid, but the project is definitely needed.


I wanted to know if it was possible to custom make the raised floor area?


I may be wrong but I was thinking of a sturdy wood base (made to fit the full width of the room and the depth of the shower)
with a treated board to stand on, I would angle the mosaic tiling to aid drainage.

The shower would be positioned to spray away from the door (mounted to the wall).
I would also have to fit a small step or ledge under the door to prevent any spillage.

Would this be feasabil?

Thanks for all replies.

~Ben

 

[seco services]

what about tanking the floor and walls you can't just put tiles down on wood for a wet room and hope it will be water tight you need a membrane water tight floor.

 

[ben_m_g]

isn't tanking a form of treament? is it called somthing elce?

Not trying to be sacastic at all or funny in any way, but i mentioned that i would treat the board.

i.e. "with a treated board to stand on"

I thought that there was off the shelf treatments for that purpose and that was what i meant in OP.

 

[seco services]

tank is sealing the wall & floor so water doesn't get through to the base or the plaster/brick etc
you can't rely on the tile grout that isn't water proof.

 

[ben_m_g]

(must have still been editing whilst you where writing)

Yes i was planning to treat the wood and use waterproof grout [/quote]

 

[seco services]

you can't skimp on doing a wet room it will be a disaster.
just waterproof tile grout isn't enough or treating the wood.

 

[ben_m_g]

thats a shame, just out of interested what are the kits made from?

 

[seco services]

http://www.impey-showers.com/options_1_waterproofing.php

read through this. this is the company we use.

 

[ben_m_g]

thanks seco, with the additional barrier, would my little project be sound?

 

[seco services]

why don't you do it straight on the floor instead of building a wood frame

 

[ben_m_g]

the platform idea would mean minimum distruption to the rest of the bathroom, i could put the membrane down over a smaller area.
I also think that cosmetically it would be more benificial to give some distiction between shower and the room.