Wet Room Installation in London

Wet Room Installation in North and West London

A wet room is a fully waterproofed, level-access shower room: no tray, no step, just a tiled floor that falls gently to a drain. Done properly, a wet room makes a small bathroom feel bigger, is easier to clean and suits every age. Done badly, it leaks into the room below. Arkivon Group designs and builds wet rooms across North and West London with the waterproofing, floor falls and drainage done right first time.

Benefits of a Wet Room

What Makes a Wet Room Watertight

The finish is the part you see. What matters is underneath.

• Floor preparation: timber floors, common in Victorian and Edwardian houses, are stiffened and boarded so they do not flex and crack tiles. Joists may be notched or a former used to create the fall.
• Falls to the drain: the whole shower area slopes gently to a linear or square drain so water never sits.
• Tanking: a continuous waterproof membrane across the floor and up the walls, with taped corners and sealed pipe entries, before a single tile goes on.
• Drainage: waste sized and routed for the flow of the shower, with access for cleaning.
• Ventilation: an extractor fan sized for the room, so it dries out quickly.

Wet Rooms for Small Bathrooms and En-Suites

Wet rooms work especially well in small spaces. A single fixed glass screen keeps the basin and toilet dry, wall-hung sanitaryware frees up floor space, and one continuous floor makes the room look larger. In very narrow rooms we often place the drain along the far wall and use a full-height screen. We also convert downstairs cloakrooms and loft en-suites into compact wet rooms; see our downstairs toilet guide and loft en-suite guide.

Wet Rooms for Elderly and Disabled Users

A level-access wet room is one of the most practical changes for anyone with limited mobility. We can add grab rails, a fold-down seat, a thermostatic shower valve, slip-resistant flooring and wider doors where needed. If the work is for a disabled occupant, ask your council about a Disabled Facilities Grant before you start.

How Much Does a Wet Room Cost?

Published UK guides put a typical wet room at roughly £4,000 to £10,000, with an average around £5,500 to £6,500, and higher-end projects above £10,000 (MyJobQuote, MyBuilder and Trade2Base). London prices usually sit at the upper end. The main factors are:

• timber or concrete floor, and how much preparation it needs
• room size and tile choice
• moving the toilet or soil pipe
• underfloor heating, glass and sanitaryware specification

These are published averages, not our prices. We give a fixed written quote after a free visit. Compare it with a standard refit in our bathroom renovation cost guide, or read walk-in shower vs bath.

Wet Room FAQs

Part of our bathroom renovation service. Local pages: Harrow, Barnet, Hampstead, Finchley, Muswell Hill and Willesden.