Wet rooms · Wexford

Wet rooms in Wexford

The floor is the shower tray. Here's what that takes, what it costs and what can go wrong.

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€5,000 to €10,000a standard wet room
€8,000 to €12,000a large, high-spec wet room
Up to €40,000Housing Adaptation Grant, where it's for a disability
No stepa level floor from door to drain

Real bathrooms

Before and after

Real bathrooms, before and after the work.

Before: A narrow bathroom with a bath under the window, and the same room with a glass walk-in shower — Bath out, walk-in shower in. A narrow bathroom: the bath under the window replaced by a walk-in shower, with a heated towel rail and a vanity unit.

After: A narrow bathroom with a bath under the window, and the same room with a glass walk-in shower — Bath out, walk-in shower in. A narrow bathroom: the bath under the window replaced by a walk-in shower, with a heated towel rail and a vanity unit.

Before: The bathroom stripped to bare brick, and the same room with the shower tray in and the walls tiled — The same room, mid-job. Stripped back to the brick, then a low shower tray, tanking and the walls tiled before the glass goes in.

After: The bathroom stripped to bare brick, and the same room with the shower tray in and the walls tiled — The same room, mid-job. Stripped back to the brick, then a low shower tray, tanking and the walls tiled before the glass goes in.

Before: A bathroom with green tiles and a stained basin, and the same bathroom with a new vanity, toilet and floor — A dated bathroom, refitted. Green tiles and a wall-hung basin out; a vanity unit, a new toilet, a new floor and painted walls in.

After: A bathroom with green tiles and a stained basin, and the same bathroom with a new vanity, toilet and floor — A dated bathroom, refitted. Green tiles and a wall-hung basin out; a vanity unit, a new toilet, a new floor and painted walls in.

The short answer

Wet rooms in Wexford: the short answer

A wet room in Wexford costs €5,000 to €10,000, or €8,000 to €12,000 for a large one with premium tiles and underfloor heating. It takes 10 to 14 working days. The whole floor is tanked and laid to fall to a drain, so the shower has no tray and no step.

How it works

The floor is the shower tray

The fall: the floor slopes gently to the drain, so water never reaches the door.
Tanking: a waterproof membrane over the whole floor and up the walls.
The drain: a linear channel along a wall or a square gully in the floor.
The floor: on a concrete ground floor the screed is laid to the fall; upstairs, the timber joists are strengthened and overlaid.

What drives it

What puts a wet room at the top of the range

Moving the drain or the toilet: €1,200 to €2,500 in pipework.
Large porcelain tiles, which take longer to lay to a fall.
A timber floor upstairs that needs strengthening.

Part by part

An en-suite wet room, part by part

Part	Typical cost
Demolition and strip-out, skip included	€300 to €600
Floor preparation and grading to the drain	€500 to €1,500
Waterproofing (tanking), floor and walls	€400 to €1,000
Drain, linear or point, with the waste connection	€250 to €600
Plumbing: shower valve, pipework, waste	€600 to €1,500
Electrical: lights, extractor fan, towel rail	€400 to €800
Tiling, materials and labour, floor to ceiling	€800 to €3,000+
Glass screen, frameless fixed panel	€300 to €800
Toilet, basin or vanity, mirror, accessories	€400 to €1,500

All in, a standard en-suite wet room is €5,000 to €8,000. On a timber first floor, add €500 to €1,500 for the joists and a rigid overlay: that part is never optional.

The days

A wet room, day by day

Days	Stage
1	Strip-out
2 to 4	Floor preparation and drainage
5 to 6	Tanking, with curing between coats
7 to 10	Tiling
11 to 13	Second fix and finishing

Add 2 to 3 days for underfloor heating or real floor work, and book 4 to 6 weeks ahead in spring.

Price guide

Wet room prices in Wexford

Typical prices for bathroom work in Wexford, from what jobs here cost. Your own price comes in writing, after the company has seen the room.

By bathroom

Bathroom	Typical cost	What moves the price
En-suite wet room	€5,000 to €8,000	A standard finish. Premium, with underfloor heating and large porcelain, is €8,000 to €12,000.
Bath out, walk-in shower in	€9,000 to €20,400	The waste where the bath was keeps it low; moving the plumbing takes it to the top.
Accessible bathroom, level-access shower	€5,000 to €10,000	Rails, a seat and the door width. Council grants can pay for most of it.

Labour and materials together. Ask for the VAT to be shown on your written price.

Questions

Questions people ask us

How much is a wet room in Wexford?

€5,000 to €10,000 for a standard wet room, and €8,000 to €12,000 for a large one with premium tiles and underfloor heating.

Can a wet room go upstairs?

Usually, yes. On a timber floor the joists are strengthened and overlaid to make the fall to the drain, and the whole floor is tanked. The company needs to see the floor first.

How long does a wet room take?

10 to 14 working days. Tanking has to cure before tiling, so there are days with nobody on site.

Do wet rooms leak?

Not when the tanking is done right: a membrane over the whole floor and up the walls, with the joints taped. Ask what system they use and whether it's guaranteed.

Is a wet room grant-aided?

A level-access shower for someone with a disability can be, under the Housing Adaptation Grant, up to €40,000, from Wexford County Council.

Can you put a wet room on a timber floor?

Yes, with the joists reinforced and a rigid overlay: €500 to €1,500 more.

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