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This is not really a DIY query but related to buying a property with a wet room - no specific properties in mind but as I've started to look, I've noticed that there are a fair number that offer wet rooms.
I'd like to know if wet rooms have a higher than normal problem list than say compared with an fitted shower cubicle, are there specific things to look out for & how can you see whether a good job has been done as opposed to a poor job?
My main requirement is to look to the future when I get really old & can't get in/out of a bath easily & so I veer more toward fitted showers or good shower over a P/D bath.
Some properties I've seen on the net look very good & then I see they've got an actual wet room & while they look neat & will probably deal with my future needs I realised that I know nothing at all about whether they're a good idea or not - hence the question.
TIA.

Hi Duff!

Speaking from experience, a wetroom is brilliant if you do not require a bath.

My other half's father is disabled from the waist down and is in a wheelchair, he has a wetroom setup with lino flooring and a retractable curtain.

It's ideal for his needs, and for the rest of us if we ever use it!

I'm a shower person personally, and if there was a choice between a cubicle and a wetroom in a new bathroom installation, I would most definately install the wetroom.

There are hundreds of ways to build a wetroom as well nowadays, with fixed panels, large panels with a fitted tray, large panels with drain fit into tiles/vinyl, and tons more.

Personally I feel that they do not bring any more problems then a normal bathroom, just ensure that the room is well ventilated (as all bathrooms should be!) and there should be no problems.


Cheers!

Matt

The pros - fantastic versatility

The cons - it has been installed by an in-experienced fitter and corners have been cut causing nothing but heartache for years to come and at great financial cost.

It's almost impossible to be 100% sure if it is well installed just by looking at it, of corse there are tell tale signs to look for such as the quality of the tiling but even then the prep and waterproofing could have been bodged then a good tiler has made it look good. If you are worried I would ask the vendor who fitted it and then check them out.

Good wetrooms are brilliant. Only problem is the seat always seems damp