Slope for Wet Room Floor - TilersForums.com

[Brian_West]

I posted on this in the main forum but responses although gratefully received are fairly slow coming and I need to make decisions quite soon.

Below is a diagram for my bathroom renovation. New stud walls being erected and new concrete floor.

Question:

Will the slope shown for the tiled floor below be sufficient to stop water being splashed onto the nearby door or going out into the adjoining hallway.

I can live with putting in a half width shower screen on the wall but would really like to avoid putting a raised stepover in the floor.

Are there any guidelines available on this. Will a screen and/or stepover be needed.

 

[Dumbo]

My opinion. You would want to put a half screen up from door opening

 

[Boggs]

I agree, a screen will be needed door side if thats the end the shower is going.

 

[Brian_West]

Thanks for opinions. We can live with that. Do you think screen would have to go all the way to floor level.

Visually I would prefer a screen that would be supported on legs about 10cm high and also sit slightly proud from the wall. Ideally I could find a foldable one supported only at the wall to allow better access. Must start looking at what’s available

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Put a bar across the door a couple of mm high to stop any creeping out, use UFH to dry up flat area.
At the end of the day you can add the glass after all the jobs complete if required.

 

[Dumbo]

What you have to consider is that if you were in a 850 mm shower would the shower glass be getting wet and if so how wet and to how high .
Now do you think you need a decent shower screen .

 

[jobdone]

I would have a full height screen 600mm with a 300 flipper on the end to keep the water in. Would also have under floor heating. Have you checked you have sufficient fall and drainage to cope with the shower flow

 

[Brian_West]

Thanks for all the pointers. There is good head room so not much restriction on height that screen can be so I just have to make sure it’s tall enough. I reckon I can assess that.

Re flow: I was thinking I would need 20mm per metre fall but I probably need to check that also. It will not be a power shower.

I was looking at the Schluter linear drains and the connection on those willl be the limiter. I can check the specs of that I guess vs the specs of the shower I intend to buy.

 

[Dumbo]

Thanks for all the pointers. There is good head room so not much restriction on height that screen can be so I just have to make sure it’s tall enough. I reckon I can assess that.

Re flow: I was thinking I would need 20mm per metre fall but I probably need to check that also. It will not be a power shower.

I was looking at the Schluter linear drains and the connection on those willl be the limiter. I can check the specs of that I guess vs the specs of the shower I intend to buy.

Why not get a drain where you can use a 50mm waste

 

[Boggs]

Most linear drains take a McAlpine trap, they drain around 26l per minute on 40mm waste pipe.
Turbo wastes on 50mm will normally be around 35-40l minute.