Wet Rooms Tiling & Installation Staffordshire Cheshire & Shropshire by Home Interiors
Wet Room Tiling & Installation Information Page
Wet rooms are a sort after solution for modern day showering, and furthermore can be a much cheaper way of installation.
After all you can avoid the cost of a shower tray and glass enclosure, all you need is a preformed shower base that can be tiled or alternatively ask us to build in suitable falls to a fixed drain.
Once prepared both walls & floor the area of the shower would be tanked using a waterproof membrane to protect the water sensitive backgrounds and ensure water ingression is avoided throughout the installation.
There are two ways to protect in any wet room, firstly as above and secondly by grouting the tiled areas using an epoxy resin grout.
We like to do both as the first method of tanking allows the waterproof membrane to be bonded to either shower tray or bath (if installed) or using the tanking material to bond wall & floor together as one to ensure the room is almost like a poly bag.
The advantage of also grouting the tile joints using an epoxy resin is the material is the most flexible grout on the market allowing for any movement be taken up without cracking or problems later.
Other major benefits
Epoxy resin is the only grout to be fully waterproof or impervious, we all see adhesive buckets and bags stating water and shower proof but these statements are purely marketing tools to sell a bucket or bag product.
If you look closely you will find adhesive & grout products are often in the league of water resistant not waterproof, meaning water will pass through a water resistant product hopefully not damaging the adhesive but will surely damage the background it’s adhered to, this is where using a tanking membrane becomes the number one choice as it will protect the water sensitive backgrounds such as plasterboard, gypsum finishing plaster and timber based boards.
Many outlets of today sell all sorts of cement coated backing boards, yes they are very good products, however not at all necessary when a sheet of plasterboard for around four pound a sheet will cover an area of 1800mm x 900mm and even with the tanking membrane used to protect it will come out much cheaper than expensive backing boards that we class as add on sales when purchasing your tiling materials.
More and more wet rooms are now a necessity for many people who need special care when undertaking personal hygiene, we avoid the word disabled as you do not need to be in such a classification to require that extra help in and out of showers etc.
We install many wet rooms for people from early 50s who either need now or are looking ahead to the difficulties that are sometimes presented later in life.
We also recommend people consider the use of none slip flooring materials in such areas as nice looking shinny tiles can lead to an unnecessary slip or fall no one really needs.
You can read in our Mobility section found in the menu on the home page of services and products we can supply or just advise you to consider before spending any money, to often we visit a potential customer’s home to find they have spent hundreds of pounds on products that are not really right for their purpose, always call us before you make any purchase as there is always time to order your materials after a quotation by Home Interiors as we are normally quoting around five to six weeks in advance of any works been carried out.
Remember we can undertake a complete rip out and refit or just any eliminate of the trades we offer, we are more than willing to undertake the wall & floor tiling for instance if you already have a plumber in mind.
Thank you for taking the time reading our wet room page and should you require any of our services please contact us on 01782 799923 – 01782 621232 or email us.
Home Interiors is a small family business based in Clayton Newcastle Staffordshire. known as the potteries Stoke on Trent Staffordshire.
We operate all over the United Kingdom as required, but mainly our services are in and around Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire.
Tiling walls and floors in bathrooms, kitchens, en-suites, utilities, swimming pools etc to a professional standard requires knowledge, attention to detail and trade skills to offer your tiling project the wow factor, however the original 5 years training followed by 35 years experience all help to provide skilled tradesmen.
If you are unsure who to employ for your next wall & floor tiling project then please ask us for a free quotation, upon our visit to your home we will provide professional advise along with many ideas that will both save you money and ensure the money you spend is spent correctly.
Far too many customers trust outlets where they purchase materials, retail outlets employ shop assistants who may be good at selling you everything you need, but for a price the products you don’t need either, before you purchase any materials call Home Interiors for professional help and advice.
Our wall and floor tiling information page aims to offer you piece of mind.
Home Interiors & Home Bars offer a professional service at a competitive price.
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