Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Mar 16, 2021 8:10 pm Hi, We are renovating our house (in Queensland) and will be putting in a partial wet room for the main bathroom very similar to the photo Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our builder mentioned that a silicone bead will be required around the bottom of the bath to stop water flow underneath. He also said due to the fall in the tiles the silicone will be thicker in certain areas (maybe up to 20mm). My question is, can the bath part have a different slope to the shower part? Also interested to know where people would put drains? Cheers for the help Re: Partial Wet Room 2Mar 16, 2021 8:45 pm Beschy My question is, can the bath part have a different slope to the shower part? If your tiler is willing, you certainly can have the floor sloped anyway you like, including flat under the bath. However, you would want some fall to direct water to the drain (more on that later). That said, there is friction involved, which means that under a certain slope, water will not flow anyway, so you have to resign yourself to water marks or mopping regularly. We have a similar design for our main bathroom, and we have no silicon around the base of the bath. In fact, the bath is on little adjustable legs, and I asked our plumber to sit our bath slightly higher so that there would be airflow to dry out any water that gets underneath and around the base of the bath. Also, my solution to the excess water was a robot mop - so we (or more correctly, it) mops regularly. Beschy Also interested to know where people would put drains? I have marked up your picture with my suggestions. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Firstly, I would extend the shower screen glass (blue line) as close as practicable to the opposite wall, so that it still allows free access to the "wet room" while keeping the dry part as dry as possible. Secondly, I would use a slit drain across the entire width of the room (red lines). Not only does this help in keeping the dry room dry, but it also means that the slope of the wet (and dry) room floor can flow in one plane, rather than having to be shaped to meet a central drain, thus leaving the floor quite uneven in several directions. If you are unsure of what I mean, this thread might illustrate the point. https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=101754 0 5683 All sorted guys. Just needed to buy a blade with the correct bush. Dunno how to delete this post, can't find any help file. Cheers. 1 3663 Hey, I am wanting to add a second toilet to my house, bit we have limited room. There is a hallway/entry that is never used, so was thinking this could be an option. Only… 0 4709 |