Wet room install

Bigcheeze

I got an estimate for labour only to remove existing bath, toilets, basin and install a wetroom in an ensuite. €4,000. Does this sound like a lot?

Joey the lips

There is a lot of labour and materials behind the scenes in wetrooms. You need to tell us more.

Where its going. Upstairs downstairs, Wooden Concrete floors. What materials using if possible,

Also check wetroom installation references. Go to the house and see them if possible. If this job goes wrong it can be expensive

Bigcheeze

Joey the lips wrote: »

There is a lot of labour and materials behind the scenes in wetrooms. You need to tell us more.

Where its going. Upstairs downstairs, Wooden Concrete floors. What materials using if possible,

Also check wetroom installation references. Go to the house and see them if possible. If this job goes wrong it can be expensive

It's upstairs, tongue and groove floorboards.

Was told it would be two weeks of labour. Was also told to budget about 8,000 in total and to go for a shower tray option would cost maybe 1,000 less.

Method described was to remove some floor boards around the shower, insert a wooden panel that has the incline built in to it. Then tanking and mention of several layers of rubber paint.


Also, should any competent plumber/bathroom installer be able to handle a job like this or is it a specialist area?

Joey the lips

I dont ever rec wet rooms upstairs but if the install is correct then there should be no problem. The labour is very expensive for that alone but you will need to get comparing quotes. Also look for references for jobs they have done and go and look at the job.

RT Large do a catalogue of trays that conceal themselves under the tiled floor and actually adds for more protection.

Outkast_IRE

I am backing up Joey , and saying i never ever reccomend wet rooms upstairs unless the floors are concrete slabs , honestly there is too much to go wrong and its multiplies of what a shower tray would cost its not worth it in my opinion .

That being said i have recently installed 3 last year all in the one house and all are fine so far, but the costs were massive in comparison.

Bigcheeze

Joey the lips wrote: »

I dont ever rec wet rooms upstairs but if the install is correct then there should be no problem. The labour is very expensive for that alone but you will need to get comparing quotes. Also look for references for jobs they have done and go and look at the job.

RT Large do a catalogue of trays that conceal themselves under the tiled floor and actually adds for more protection.

Thanks. I've spoken to another guy today who didn't give me a quote but raised his eyebrows at the first quote. He also wasn't too keen on doing an upstairs wet room. He said any bit of movement in the floor can cause trouble. I thought the tanking would be flexible material so wouldn't crack ?

When you say concealed trays do you mean they're better for wet rooms or they're conventional showers with a wet room look ?

Joey the lips

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Thanks. I've spoken to another guy today who didn't give me a quote but raised his eyebrows at the first quote. He also wasn't too keen on doing an upstairs wet room. He said any bit of movement in the floor can cause trouble. I thought the tanking would be flexible material so wouldn't crack ?

When you say concealed trays do you mean they're better for wet rooms or they're conventional showers with a wet room look ?

There is a certain degree of flex in fibre glass but not what you experience upstairs.

Concealed trays are buried under the tiles so it looks like a wet room but infact your standing within a shower tray. What you do is order as big a tray as you can that way more surface is covered. Even if your not going to use it all.

Bigcheeze

Thanks. Advanced wetrooms in Sandyford offer a 5 year guarantee. At least that would give some peace of mind.

Joey the lips

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Thanks. Advanced wetrooms in Sandyford offer a 5 year guarantee. At least that would give some peace of mind.

Check exactly what the guarantee covers. If they do the work make sure it covers all the work. Most companies that offer such guarantee usually only offer certain elements.

newport2

Bigcheeze wrote: »

I got an estimate for labour only to remove existing bath, toilets, basin and install a wetroom in an ensuite. €4,000. Does this sound like a lot?

I got a similar amount quoted in 2011 (5k for a bathroom. Cheaper priced times, but for a room larger than an ensuite) when I was refurbishing. I eventually did not go with it because nearly everyone I spoke to regarding it - including the two guys who gave me quotes - recommended against doing it upstairs, or at least highlighted that there was always a risk in doing so.