Reccomend wetroom tray brands. General Q's

[martysmarty]

Hi guys.

Planning my next job. The bathroom. Im not ready to start it yet im just gathering all the info i can while im doing something else. Always thinking ahead!

The bathroom is upstairs and very small so looking to wetroom.

Now theres so many kits out there, whats a brand i can trust? I dont want something i will regret buying.

Thinking something like a 1200x800. Also considering a folding glass screen so it will make the room look bigger.

I will have some questions so will post them here.

Cheers

 

[denso13]

A wetroom wouldn't normally have any screens or tray sizes. The whole floor is the "shower tray".

 

[martysmarty]

Hi denso

I do understand what you are saying but theres a lot of wet room designs that do.

I will post a picture of the bathroom. Having a screen that will fold flat to the wall will help minimize the splash radius. The door way is quite close to where it will be.

I will admit the screens are expensive for what they are and would be better without

 

[StephenStephen]

I used BAL to waterproof, which worked well
You could consider getting a screen from a local glass supplier - might be cheaper than a showroom, and more flexible on size and shape.
If a bath screen would be high enough, they seem to be much cheaper than shower screens - again, worked well for me
The trays, that you inset in a wetroom to tile over, seem horrendously expensive to me - I made one using ply, which worked well

 

[dilalio]

This is what we use...

Waterguard and formers from
http://www.impeyshowers.com/

 

[reds42]

This is what we use...

Waterguard and formers from
http://www.impeyshowers.com/

I used impey kit for my wetroom. Their former was only one I could find that would allow the drain to miss floor joists where I was fitting it - very clever design. Good quality stuff.

 

[martysmarty]

Hi guys thanks for replys.

I have seen the impey ones, those have been around for a while right?

I used impey kit for my wetroom. Their former was only one I could find that would allow the drain to miss floor joists where I was fitting it - very clever design. Good quality stuff.

Is the one you got with the rotating waste that acts almost like an adjustable offset if you know what i mean?

So far things i have noticed between brands is weight limit, tile thickness allowance and drainage. The long rectangle wastes look good and look like they can shift a fair amount of water faster but not sure if it actually does or not.

 

[reds42]

Yes it was the one with the rotating waste section. I did like the idea of the linear drain one but there was no way I could fit one of those with joist layout. Not sure on drain rate, my shower is only a combi fed mixer and the drain easily clears water away.

Linear would of made tiling with large format tiles easier with no need of envelope cuts to match fall of tray to drain. I didnt fancy look of mosaic tiles on the tray so did go for envelope cuts in large tiles.

Used epoxy grout to make it as maintainance free as possible. Hard work to apply but worth it in the long run I decided - been in couple of years and still spottless.

 

[martysmarty]

Cheers reds.

What grout brand did you use on yours?

Also i have seen trays fitted several ways, floorboards cut for a flush fit to 22mm boards. The other way i have seen it is all boards removed, new batten fitted to joists 18mm lower than original joist height, so once the ply is fitted, you have effectivly saved 22mm of height.

Im guessing this is if you want under floor heating etc and dont want an overly raised floor?

 

[reds42]

I used mapei grout and matching coloured silicone. Decent stuff.

My house is quite old and the floor levels were a mile out. Ripped up all the floorboards and glued and screwed sistered joists with noggins to set floor levels, using 25mm ply for floor outside of tray. I did put a very slight slope on whole floor towards the drain - can wash whole floor down more easily. I do have a slight step up in the doorway, but this was inevitable no mater what i did due to the underlying uneven joists.

I do have electric underfloor heating to warm tiles and speed drying, but this added negligble depth to the floor overal.

Cant find pics of it part constructed at mo, but this is finished job:

Wetroom_1

• reds42
• 7 Apr 2018

Wetroom_2

• reds42
• 7 Apr 2018

 

[martysmarty]

Reds, that looks quality work and what you described is pretty much what i had in mind for the construction. I see you have a supported framed cistern inside the wall, with a floating toilet, had any niggles with that cistern given the fact its hidden?

 

[reds42]

No problems as yet. Its a grohe one, get to cistern through flush plate, fair sized hole. Worst case i go through the wall behind!

Its fitted in a stud wall made of 2"x8" (can just squeeze in frame and sidesward running 110mm soil pipe behind it) and the other side is just a plasterboarded bedroom wall.

 

[OvertonPlumber]

+2 for the impey stuff