Wet room bathrooms in Doncaster

Benefits of wet rooms

• Level access. There's no tray edge or step, which makes the bathroom easier and safer to use at any age.
• Low-maintenance. Fewer seals, no tray and no door tracks to clean around.
• More space. Without a bulky enclosure, even a small bathroom feels bigger.
• Accessibility built in. It's easy to add a shower seat and grab rails now or later.

How a wet room installation is built

A wet room looks simple when it's finished, but most of the work is hidden under the floor and behind the walls.

• Tanking. The floor and the walls around the shower are sealed with a waterproof membrane before any tiles go on.
• The fall. The floor is laid with a gentle gradient so water runs to the drain and nowhere else.
• Drainage and plumbing. A linear drain along one wall or a square point drain is connected to the waste, and the plumbing work for the shower and taps is done while the walls are open.
• Walls and floors. Slip-resistant floor tiles or safety vinyl, wall tiles or panels, and usually a fixed glass screen to keep the rest of the bathroom dry.

Is your bathroom suitable?

Most bathrooms can become wet rooms. On a timber floor upstairs, the floor is usually rebuilt with a shower former that has the fall built in. On a solid ground floor, the screed is laid to the fall. In a small bathroom, a glass screen stops the toilet and basin getting soaked, and we check the drain can sit where the water needs to go. We check all of this at the design visit, before you get a price. If you're planning a new bathroom anyway, that's the best time to make it a wet room, because the floor is coming up as part of the bathroom project.

Wet room costs in Doncaster

Checkatrade's Doncaster cost data puts wet room installation at £4,650 to £10,912 (Checkatrade). MyBuilder's UK guide gives a similar range of £4,000 to £10,000, with labour typically £2,500 to £5,000 and waterproofing £500 to £1,200 of that (MyBuilder). Underfloor heating, moving pipework and the tiles you choose decide where your wet room sits in that range. For an exact quote, book a free design visit or call 01302 616311.

Do wet rooms need building regulations approval?

Turning an existing bathroom into a wet room doesn't usually need approval in itself. New drainage, changes to the floor structure and new electrical work do have to meet the Building Regulations. We'll tell you at the design visit if your project involves any of these.

Choosing a wet room installer in Doncaster

Wet rooms go wrong when the tanking or the fall isn't right, and not all bathroom fitters build them regularly. Ask any installer:

• Which waterproofing system they use, and whether it carries a manufacturer's guarantee
• How they'll create the fall on your type of floor
• Where the drain will go and how it connects to the waste
• Whether the same tradesperson tanks and tiles the room
• What workmanship guarantee they give, in writing

Many people choose their tiles and fittings at a bathroom showroom first. That's fine: bring your choices to the design visit and we'll check they suit a wet room floor.

Wet room or walk-in shower?

A wet room waterproofs the whole room and has no tray. A walk-in shower uses a low tray and a glass panel, so it usually costs less and is quicker to fit. If you need level access for mobility, a wet room is often the better choice: see accessible bathrooms.

Wet rooms: frequently asked questions