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Wet Rooms & Showers in Warminster
Replacing a tired bath with a walk-in shower is among the most common jobs here. We deal with the floor, the falls, the waterproofing and the drain.
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A walk-in shower installer in Warminster is asked most often to take out a bath and put in something easier to step into. The job sounds simple and the detail is not. The floor needs a gentle slope so water finds the drain, the walls need waterproofing before any tile goes on, and the waste pipe has to carry the flow away without backing up. Get those three right and the room stays dry where it should.
Which type of shower suits depends on what is under your feet. A bungalow or ground-floor extension on a concrete slab can take a drain set into the screed, giving a fully level entry. An upstairs bathroom on timber joists usually needs a low-profile tray or a floor built up on a sloped deck, because there is no depth to sink a tray into. We look at the floor, measure the fall from the drain to the stack and talk through what is realistic.
Mention anyone in the house who finds the bath step difficult, since a lower threshold, a fold-down seat or extra backing in the wall for a grab rail changes the plan. Send us photos of the room and its pipework on WhatsApp and we will give you a free, no-obligation quote.
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How we approach wet rooms & showers
A 31-second look at the way we work, from our base in Frome to homes in Warminster and the villages around it.
In this video
- It is all in the preparation
- Falls, tanking, solid boards
- Trays, drains, screens, valves
Homes in Warminster
Wet Rooms & Showers in Warminster: what we look out for
- 1950s–70s estate homes
- A bath-to-shower swap suits the standard post-war bathroom well, because the shower can take over the bath’s footprint and leave the basin and toilet where they are. The old bath end wall is often thin plasterboard or skimmed block, so tile backer boards go on before tanking. Water pressure from original supply pipework can be modest, so we test the flow and talk about a pump or a valve type that suits it.
- Victorian & Edwardian terraces
- Upstairs terrace bathrooms sit on joists that were notched for pipes long ago, so a wet-room floor starts with stiffening or a new deck, not with a drain. We form the falls on the new surface and look hard at the ceiling beneath, which may be old lath and plaster that will not forgive a slow leak. Solid external walls need a sound backing for tanking, and the shower head position decides where the pipe is chased.
- Stone cottages & farmhouses
- Ground-floor flags and old solid floors in cottages around Upton Scudamore and Bishopstrow can be damp, so we test moisture before any waterproofing. Walls may be thick lime-plastered stone, so a backer board stands in front of them and the screen is fixed to that, not to the stone. Corners are rarely square, which suits a fixed glass panel made to the measured opening, and a wet room in an old cottage needs a strong extractor.
- Modern & new-build homes
- Walls built from studs and plasterboard take tile backer boards and tanking well, but a heavy glass panel needs noggins behind it. Floors are often chipboard on joists, so the wet area is overlaid with a stiff board and sealed at every edge. Waste pipes are small-bore plastic with limited fall, so the drain type and its position are chosen by what the pipe can handle, not by what looks tidiest on the drawing.
Planning in Warminster
What to plan for with wet rooms & showers in Warminster
Work out the falls and the drain
Floors drain by sloping, so a shower floor falls gently from the walls to the drain. A linear drain needs one slope and a centre drain needs four. The waste pipe beyond must keep falling on its way to the stack, which is why a wet room far from the stack on a concrete slab needs the pipe route planned before any floor is laid.
Waterproofing goes on before tiles
The membrane is what keeps water in, not the tile. It is applied to the walls and floor, taped at every corner and sealed round the drain, then left to cure and checked before tiling starts. Cutting that stage short is the usual reason a wet room leaks, and a leak above a ceiling can go unnoticed for a long while.
Test pressure and flow first
A shower is only as good as the supply feeding it. Before choosing a valve or head, we measure the pressure and flow at the stopcock and a nearby tap. Low flow from older supply pipework may point to a pump, a different valve or a replacement section of pipe, and it is far easier to decide this before the tiles are up.
Our work
Wet Rooms & Showers: photos from real jobs
What customers say
Real reviews from real homeowners
“Pleasant polite tidy, carried out work quickly and efficiently”
“I would highly recommend Krzysztof he was professional, good time keeper and took pride in his work very pleased with the finished Bathroom makeover”
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Getting started
Getting a wet rooms & showers quote in Warminster
- 1Message us on WhatsApp with photos, rough measurements and what you would like done.
- 2We ask anything else we need and give you a free, no-obligation quote. Larger jobs usually need a visit first.
- 3You agree the plan and we book you in. One person, one point of contact, start to finish.
- Our base in Frome
- Main areas
- Local villages
- Also covering
- Areas we cover →
- Frome
- Beckington
- Rode
- Westbury
- Warminster
- Radstock
- Trowbridge
- Bradford on Avon
- Great Elm
- Berkley
- Lullington
- Buckland Dinham
- Whatley
- Nunney
- Chapmanslade
- Mells
- Trudoxhill
- Corsley
- Cloford
- Dilton Marsh
- Witham Friary
- Norton St Philip
- Wanstrow
- Southwick
- North Bradley
- Freshford
- Bratton
- Hilperton
- Midsomer Norton
- Shepton Mallet
- Bath
- Melksham
- Wells
- Keynsham
- Corsham
- Devizes
- Chippenham
- Bristol
Questions
Wet Rooms & Showers in Warminster: FAQs
Can I have a wet room upstairs in my Warminster house?
Yes, as long as the floor can carry it. Upstairs rooms sit on timber joists, so we check their condition and stiffen them if needed, then build a sloping, waterproofed surface to the drain. The ceiling below is protected by good tanking, not by hope. Where the floor will not allow a fully level entry, a low-profile tray is the usual alternative.
How is a wet room kept watertight?
With a waterproof membrane applied to the walls and floor before the tiles, taped at every corner and sealed to the drain. The membrane, not the tile or the grout, is what stops water. Once cured, it is checked before tiling begins, and flexible sealant is used at internal corners where movement happens, since rigid grout cracks there.
Do I need a wet room, or will a walk-in shower with a tray do?
A tray with a low edge is enough for most households and is simpler on an upstairs or timber floor. A wet room suits those who want a level entry, a larger open space or easier access, and works well on a solid ground floor where the drain can sit in the screed. We look at the floor and talk through both before you choose.
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The quickest route to an accurate price is a WhatsApp message with photos. The more you can tell us, the more precise we can be.
- A few photosThe room as it is now, from the corners, plus anything awkward like pipes, windows or radiators.
- Rough measurementsWall lengths are plenty to start with. We will confirm exact sizes before ordering anything.
- What you wantWhat stays, what goes, any products you have already chosen, and when you would like it done.