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I have been involved with waterproofing items for wet rooms for more than 15 years. During this time I've received several telephone calls and e-mails from individuals who've wanted a wet room but have already been told by their builder / buddy / dog sitter's neighbour! "You can't have a wet room flooring room on a second story". I'd like to point out, when and for all, that yes, you are able to create a wet room around the very first floor, second floor or any other floor. You'll be able to also develop a wet room on a wooden floor along with on concrete floors. Yes it could be completed, no it isn't challenging and no you will not get leaks (supplying the perform is carried out correctly).
In taking a look at the benefits and drawbacks of this concern, it's intriguing to think about the main differences between a conventional shower region along with a wet room.
With a conventional shower location the shower tray itself is waterproof, however the rest of the room is usually not waterproofed at all. Any water that by-passes the confines from the tray has no way of getting into the waste program and will as an alternative leak via into the floorspace, rotting timbers or leaking into rooms below. When the shower is first installed you'd hope that the installation would be watertight, nevertheless over the years silicone sealant becomes tough and much less flexible, grout in between tiles can crack and "water resistant" tile adhesive can break down. Many, lots of people over the years have had difficulties with leaking showers, and typically by the time the problem is discovered a lot of water damage has already occurred.
We can contrast the above using a correctly installed wet room. Firstly the trapped waste outlet is installed at floor level. The floor is sloped down slightly (slope to falls) to create a gradient towards the waste. As water naturally desires to run downwards we can realize that offering it really is contained, the water will run towards the lowest point in the room, exactly where it'll enter the shower outlet and also the waste water program. There is no way for water to bypass the waste outlet. The key towards the achievement of this arrangement is waterproofing (also called tanking). All wet rooms has to be tanked, this should extend to the complete floor region, with a turn up of at the very least 100mm on towards the walls. All walls within the immediate shower region should be tanked floor to ceiling. Within this way any water that seeps through the tiling will be contained by the waterproofing. It'll run downwards and will harmlessly enter the drainage program. We are able to consequently deduce that a wet room is a extremely secure proposition in comparison to conventional shower installations.
When it comes to the ease of making a wet room, the most difficult factor in people's minds appears to be producing the "slope to falls". This could be quite demanding if undertaking all the joinery from scratch, nonetheless the smart way of achieving the necessary "falls" is by utilizing a Shower Tray Former. A shower Tray Former (also referred to as a "hidden shower tray") is a pre-manufactured tray using the gradient already built in. They may be usually flat around the back and fit directly over the floor joists, using a sloped front surface. The ones I'm acquainted with are produced from environmentally friendly Birch Ply and are rebated prepared to install the included wet room waste outlet. When the tray is installed it's then waterproofed in addition to the rest from the floor, and will be tiled over, providing a continuity of style across the whole floor. All you will see of the former in the completed floor will probably be the grating, every thing else is hidden.
When tiling over a wooden floor it really is crucial that the floor is rigid. If there's any "bounce" within the floor, then this may need to be eliminated by utilizing added "noggins"(added joist installed between the existing joists, at a 90 degree angle). The flooring construct up also must be fairly thick, I would recommend a minimum floor board specification of 20mm WBP Plywood, but 24mm is even better!
The waterproofing system utilized must be of a type specifically developed for wet rooms. Normally they consist of a liquid rubber paste with added re-enforcing tapes, sleeves and cloaks for wall to floor junctions, pipe penetrations and corners. The waterproofing must be flexible, very temperature steady and breathable, within the European Union such waterproofing systems must conform to ETAG 22 and carry the CE markings.
