Hi, advice needed please

[anne]

We are having a wet room installed and I'm very confused about what kind of tiles to buy. I have been told that we need tiles with R11, 12 or 13 resistance. My local tile shops have no idea what the resistance of any of their tiles are, and any I have seen on the internet look very bland and uninteresting.....does anyone have any advice or suggestions?:vanish:


:vanish:Thanks a lot......PS based in the UK, so that may affect the advice I get :vanish:

 

[DHTiling]

Hi Anne , i cannot post the PDF from BS5385 but this info on this link will help you , your tile shop should really know what the slip resistance ratings are :lol:

anyway use this >>> Anti Slip Grades - Wall Tiles & Floor Tiles - Walls and Floors

 

[anne]

Many thanks, I had looked at this site, but wondered if there were alternatives, as the tiles didn't look particularily exciting, unless you have used any which you thought particularily good

Anne

 

[DHTiling]

It was for info only Anne, just so you know what the R values are..

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IMO , just stick to un-polished stone or none high gloss ceramics.. you will be fine..

 

[anne]

Thank you. A person using the wetroom is disabled so we have to be very precise in what we get. Thanks for your help.

Anne

 

[DHTiling]

Thank you. A person using the wetroom is disabled so we have to be very precise in what we get. Thanks for your help.

Anne

Have you thought about an Altro floor ..?... Safety Flooring | Resin Flooring | Smooth | Rubber - Altro Limited

 

[anne]

Unfortunately none of this is my skill set. We are putting in a wet room for my partner who has a disability due to an accident a long time ago, but we don't want it to look like a disabled wetroom. I/ we wanted tiles, but the local authority who are giving us a bit of a grant want a R 11-13 tile or a rubbery flooring..which my partner doesn't want, so we are looking for a compromise......something smart and sylish which doesn't shout disability.... a tile that will look smart and practical and will lend itself to a room which will look smart when we move on....possibly too tall an order

 

[DHTiling]

OK... Try CTD >>> Ceramic Tile Distributors | Brochures from CTD Tiles - View Tiles Online they will sell tiles suitable for what you require..

 

[kilty55]

ctd do tiles and will know the ratings if you go in and ask anne

 

[anne]

Thanks for this. I wondered about your thoughts on whether to tile the actual shower bed, for want of a technical term, in mosaic tiles. The plumber suggested it yesterday, saying in his experience it gave a better finish than cutting tiles to put around a drain....something to do with joists. It would only be the actual shower area as I have now managed to source a nice tile for the rest of the floor

 

[Gazzer]

Thanks for this. I wondered about your thoughts on whether to tile the actual shower bed, for want of a technical term, in mosaic tiles. The plumber suggested it yesterday, saying in his experience it gave a better finish than cutting tiles to put around a drain....something to do with joists. It would only be the actual shower area as I have now managed to source a nice tile for the rest of the floor

Are you using a shower tray former ?

 

[anne]

I don't think we are using a shower tray, although not 100% sure........not my skill set as I keep saying

 

[Gazzer]

So how are the falls being created to the waste outlet ?
Is this a 1st floor or ground floor ?

 

[kilty55]

hi anne is the plumber tiling the room? and is there to be a tray former installed or is he in some way going to create the falls

 

[anne]

hi anne is the plumber tiling the room? and is there to be a tray former installed or is he in some way going to create the falls

I will see the builder tomorrow and ask him, thanks for your help with this!

 

[anne]

It's a small ground floor extension

 

[bugs183]

Any wet room needs careful thought into how it is built.
If this is a ground floor job it is more than likely that a sand and cement screed will be used for the floor. This is idea lfor a wetroom due to its solidity, Schluter make some brilliant wet room drains exactly for this purpose:

Schlüter-KERDI-DRAIN - Schlüter-Systems

They are not overly expensive and are superbly built. Don't allow anyone to use cheap parts in it's construction, and is the plumber experienced in wetroom work??

 

[anne]

Yes he is...he is the one who is suggesting that we use mosaic in the shower area, thanks for your help

 

[Pentagon Tiles]

Hi Most manufacturers publish in the brochure the slip resistance , this information may be available at the tile shop or if not factory's website.There are a few websites that may help you understand slip resistance , some products may have been tested by another certification DIN.Hope this helpsPtd