Budget wetroom

[Stovepipes]

I'm trying to plan out a budget wetroom setup for my mother. She has mobility issues so it's gotta be a wetroom with grab rails, a shower seat etc. The installer suggested 5m of Hydro panels but they seem very expensive. Are tiles cheaper but you pay more in labour costs or are they're better value shower wall panels?

 

[Participant]

I got some fairly cheap shower wall panels from Amazon when I was doing a temp bodge on my main bathroom. Might be worth hunting on there for cheaper ones as the typical bathroom shacks are normally a rip off for these glorified slabs of plastic.

You do get differences in quality though.

With tiles as you say, they can be really cheap but this is offset by installation costs. The walls for example need to be flat and plumb, whereas with shower wall panels you can easily slap them on with adhesive in very quick time and in such a way that you get them plumb (by building up adhesive where necessary).

They're also low maintenance and easy to clean compared to tiles, like no grout lines to get dirty.

 

[jpaul]

for floor - have you really ruled out a cheaper? low profile shower tray , although parent had wet room - with a fixed acrlyic panel + door panel sectioning it off ~1mx1.5m,
. a low profile lipped tray would have been just as good, and stopped some water needlessly moving into rest of room.
(+ grab handles put on tiled walls and a alu moveable stool )

 

[RedMogg]

Have you looked into getting your Mum an OT assessment?
You'll need to go through her local authority/Social Care department, who will make an assessment based on her care needs. If eligible (not always means-tested), they would foot the bill of adaptations (wider doorways, ramps, accessible kitchen units/worktops, even ground floor wet rooms or changes to upstairs bathroom).

Costs nothing to find out:

Getting home adaptations | Disability charity Scope UK

Asking for an occupational therapy assessment and disability grants for home improvements to make it accessible for a disabled person.

www.scope.org.uk

 

[Stovepipes]

Have you looked into getting your Mum an OT assessment?
You'll need to go through her local authority/Social Care department, who will make an assessment based on her care needs. If eligible (not always means-tested), they would foot the bill of adaptations (wider doorways, ramps, accessible kitchen units/worktops, even ground floor wet rooms or changes to upstairs bathroom).

Costs nothing to find out:

Getting home adaptations | Disability charity Scope UK

Asking for an occupational therapy assessment and disability grants for home improvements to make it accessible for a disabled person.

www.scope.org.uk

No never considered that I'll have to do some research, that might save some money. Cheers.

 

[Stovepipes]

for floor - have you really ruled out a cheaper? low profile shower tray , although parent had wet room - with a fixed acrlyic panel + door panel sectioning it off ~1mx1.5m,
. a low profile lipped tray would have been just as good, and stopped some water needlessly moving into rest of room.
(+ grab handles put on tiled walls and a alu moveable stool )

Yeah unfortunately her mobility has gotten worse recently, I think she's better off taking her walker into the bathroom and she's even thinking maybe a wheelchair eventually.