Wet rooms are the latest fad in the bathroom remodeling or bathroom construction. They are the new modern type of bathroom and becoming the most popular type of bathroom that are being installed today. The concepts of wet rooms are essentially using whatever available space in the most flexible way. The shower area is being open up not being boxed in the corner or tuck in a small part of the bathroom. The bathroom becoming one big open space since the shower area and the other part of the bathroom becomes one unit.

The main difference of wet rooms to the other style of bathrooms is the level flooring. Wet rooms have no step or shower trays for the shower areas. The floor of wet rooms need to have a gradient floor system with slopes and channels to help water drains away and doesn’t flow out all over the bathroom floor. Secondly, wet rooms’ floor and all the walls are tiled. You can either use non-porous tiles like porcelain or ceramic or instead of tile; you can use vinyl that is properly welded to the floor and walls. If you use porous tiles like slate, marble or limestone, you have to re-seal it every 2 to 3 months to keep the water from penetrating which can cause water damage to the subfloor.

There are so many benefit of installing a wet room in your house.

Safety – Since wet rooms do not have doors to open and no shower tray or bathtub walls to step into, you can minimize accidental fall or slipping which makes it a lot easier and safer to take a shower.

Maintenance – With proper gradient system that drains the water, you don’t need to worry of getting water in other part of the bathroom. No glass door and tub to clean.

Easy access – Since the floor is leveled it allows easy access to even people with limited mobility like disabled or elderly. Wheel chair can get in the shower area easily.

Efficient use of confined spaces – If the bathroom space is limited; installing wet room can open up the bathroom and utilize the space efficiently.

Increase the resale value of the house – Having a small bathroom that is renovated into wet room will open up the space and create the illusion of a bigger bathroom. This increases the resale value of your house. This is applicable if you have at least one bathroom that has a bathtub in it.

Protects your subfloor from water damage – If tanking or waterproofing done correctly, you can be sure that water will not seeped into your subflooring and will not damage your house.

You can install wet room by yourself but it is recommended to employ professional help like plumber, or tile contractor to make sure 100% waterproofing since installing wet rooms need special building procedures, materials and expertise.