Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Feb 25, 2009 5:01 pm I have seen a few contemporary bathrooms with loose pebble areas adjacent to an "open-plan" shower. I really liked the feel so I asked my builder to try to emulate this.
My bathroom has a large bifold door fronting a small pebble garden. The intent is for the bathroom to feel indoor-outdoor with the pebbled area extending from outside to inside where it skirts around the shower area and around the perimeter of the bathroom. The shower drain is going to sit underneath the bed of pebbles. We are concerned about hair, soap scum etc getting among the pebbles and being very difficult to clean and maintain. My builder and I feel we are missing a "trick" of some sort. Does anyone have one of these pebbled areas and is there a design method that makes maintenance easier than it otherwise would be? Do we need to literally remove all the pebbles and hose everything out when it gets dirty? I have attached a photo of an example of a pebbled area like what I am referring to. Not easy to see but the shower and pebble garden are adjacent to each other and behind the glass wall. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Loose pebble drain under shower 2Feb 25, 2009 5:12 pm Pretty sure that shower just has a linear drain, next to the pebbled area.
I think the pebbles would get pretty gross and I do think that the only way to clean it would be take them out, otherwise the hair could get caught up underneath and block the drain. Was at a friend's new home the other day and she had a pebble shower base and it looked amazing, but I'd be worried about the cleaning. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Loose pebble drain under shower 3Feb 25, 2009 5:33 pm Yes, the shower in the picture does have a regular grate drain however the pebbled area would have to have it's own drain as well to deal with runoff, loose spray etc. Either way, the pebbled area will gather hair and other gunk from its proximity to the shower regardless of how the water drains.
Perhaps having a separate drain takes most of the gunk away from the pebbles, at least mitigating the problem. Re: Loose pebble drain under shower 4Feb 25, 2009 9:29 pm Great idea and it would look amazing.... until next year when it's out of style. Then you are stuck with it and cleaning it etc.
I would be a bit careful about it and at least design it so you can reverse it if you hate it... Style never goes out of fashion, trends do. Re: Loose pebble drain under shower 5Feb 26, 2009 7:25 am Having received some feedback from various people, we have decided to have a grated drain in front of the pebbled area so almost all the run-off goes there rather than through the pebbles.
Sure, some loose spray and run-off will still enter the pebbled area but it will be "clean" run-off and the maintenance problem becomes no different to a landscaped or external pebbled area. Regarding style vs trends, the chandelier and "wallpaper" tiles in the photo are likely to date. Not sure that indoor-outdoor living or open-plan is going to date as quickly. I think every concept has it's own life span. Often hard to determine what that will be when you start out. Off-topic but would be good to hear what people think differentiates style from trend. A good analogy might be low-waisted vs high-waisted jeans, a trend that changes every few years. My gf's body shape is best suited to low-waisted. If she stays loyal to low-waisted, but the world has moved on to high-waisted, is she (a) stuck with a trend that has gone out of fashion or (b) staying true to style because it works for her? If you allow others to dictate or influence what interior design or clothing is "cool", then you have already become a slave to trend. I say decide what works for you and stick with it. A Sabco spin mop, minimal moisture, not very regularly. I was told these hybrids are water resistant 🤷♀️ 2 8559 Hi All, about to commence a bathroom renovation and need some advice on subfloor works. Current subfloor is hardwood T&G floorboards on 90x45 joists, but intention is to… 0 5895 Yeah mine about 9 metres long and 8 wide with slope of 25% at one point but the end point of the outlet is past the side of garage and if he concretes allowing for… 4 4587 |