Bathroom Vs. Wet Room: Which Is Right For Your Custom Home?
Whether you are designing a custom home with the help of a professional or you’re finalizing remodeling plans for your existing home, you have probably heard of the popular wet room bathroom style choice.
A wet room is a bathroom with no step-up into the shower. Your wet room seamlessly walks through to the rest of the restroom.
Your typical bathroom will have a clear designation for the bathing area such as a walk-in partition, half wall, stall, shower glass, or tile surround.
As you can imagine, there are pros and cons to each bathroom setup. We’ve developed this guide to help you choose which bathroom style is right for you and your customized home.
Benefits of A Wet Room
Wet rooms are popular in homes with awkwardly shaped bathrooms or in bathrooms where space is limited.
Wet rooms are incredibly accessible making them an excellent way to future-proof your home. For families planning to age-in-place, a wet room is perfect for anyone no matter their level of mobility.
Some homeowners consider them easier to clean. These rooms are flood-proof and drain readily. This makes it easier to dump mop water or rinse and squeegee your space.
Wet rooms are often opted in place of a bathtub so there’s no need to select and budget for an expensive tub fixture.
You will save money on tile or glass surrounds.
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Drawbacks of A Wet Room
If this is your only bathroom, you may want to include a tub in the home, especially as a resale feature.
Some consider wet rooms more difficult to clean. In wet rooms that include a tub, some complain that it’s difficult to clean behind the tub and that this area creates a breeding ground for mold and mildew.
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Which Bathroom Style Choice Is Right For My Future Home?
Your customized home is yours to customize and it should be your dream home! If you are building a house with more than one full bathroom, consider planning for one wet room in the master suite and designing the other restrooms traditionally.
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