Wet Room Floor Slope

Plan your wet room floor.

Wet room floor slope.

The minimum recommended fall is 15mm and the maximum recommended ratio is 85 1 i e. The unislope 1k wet room kit comes with a bba approved pressed. Wet room flooring types. A retro fit wet room will require the old screed to be removed in the designated shower area to allow the new drainage system and screed.

This is to create the required gradient needed for the wet room floor. Unislope 1k allows you to create a wet room with a one way slope fall towards a drain against the wall. A choice of widths and thicknesses make it easy to create the perfect slope gradient for every sized wet room. If you use an open floor plan approach to for example your kitchen and dining area then the wet room is in the same line of reasoning.

The entire room is tiled from floor to ceiling and the natural gradient of the floor directs water to the drain. Since a wet room needs to have drainage to the floor keeping a streamlined look you must be able to include a slope to a plug hole trap and drain below the lowest point in the space. To efficiently drain the recommended minimum slope for a shower floor is about 4 percent or a 1 2 inch drop per every 12 inches from the shower walls to the drain. When it comes to wet rooms and walk in showers one of the biggest considerations is the material that the floor will be finished with the choice of flooring finish will largely dictate the type of under tray wet room tray that can be used with the chosen flooring type.

Angle of the wet room floor slope to falls the slope to falls is the required incline in the floor that runs from the edges of the designated wet area to the waste outlet. Forgoing a shower tray in favour of a wet room allows the floor tiles to run through to the shower which adds visual space to a room. Hart designer rebecca milnes says when deciding which wet room system to go for think about what your sub floor is made of. There are systems for both solid and wooden floors.

With a one way fall you don t need to cut tiles towards the drain making it perfect for large tiles or stone and you don t stand on the drain whilst showering. For every 85mm the incline travels towards the waste outlet the floor level will fall. Once fixed in position the slope is sealed with a painted on waterproof membrane ready for tiling. Unislope 1k has an extensive range of drain finishes.

In a new build the wet room drainage systems are installed into the floor prior to the screed being laid. The slope is made from high density foam designed to be cut using a traditional saw and fixed securely to the floor using drywall screws.