Originally Posted by Natalya

Hi All,

I know absolutely nothing about plumbing etc but I am in desperate need of some help.

I'm a 27 year old disabled lady and I just moved into a ground floor flat. It is a council flat and was advertised as having a wet room. Well, I have never seen a wetroom which requires the user to step up two steps to get in the shower! I have trouble bending my left leg so it is almost impossible for me to get into this shower...the next problem is that it is in the corner of the room so has a wall on 2 sides and nothing at all on the other sides, no handrails, no seat, nothing.

I called the medical housing officer who advised me that concrete floors can not have wetrooms After a lot of persuasion I managed to get the medical officer to agree to come round and assess my so called 'wetroom' on Monday afternoon.

I am hoping that I will be able to get a grant for a new wetroom but I really need some advice from people who know about these things. My main questions are:

If I have a concrete floor is it really true that I can not have a wet floor shower??

What other options would I have if they could not install a wet floor shower?

Do any of you have links to places that specifically deal with wetrooms with disabled people in mind?

Many thanks for reading and I hope you'll be able to point me in the right direction.

- Natalya