The earlier post about wet-rooms got me thinking. I've always liked the
idea, and I reckon that when time and money roll round for a bathroom
refurb in the next few years it's probably the direction I'd like to go
in. Trouble is, my bathroom is long and thin with the door at one end
and the window at the other. The only realistic place to put the shower
area in such a design is across the window end.

How much of a problem is having a window in the shower area likely to
be? Part of the appeal for me is having everything properly waterproof,
such that there are no worries about places where water mustn't go and
if I wanted to I could dance about dementedly with a hose with impunity
(ok, there is a slight exception for the door). Presumably a tile
windowsill with a slight fall into the room for drainage would be
needed. At present the window frame itself is a timber double-glazed
unit; is it likely to be possible to protect this sufficiently, or
should I be looking at replacement? One front window in (eg) white uPVC
would look very odd next to the other dark-brown-painted timber ones, so
is there likely to be a similar-looking internally-waterproof alternative?

Any other cunning ideas, short of bricking up the window? Glass bricks
flush with the internal wall, has just occurred to me, leaving a small
void behind the window (left with trickle vents full open). Would look
nicely seamless inside, but I don't think I'd want to lose the option of
flooding the room with fresh air.

Pete

On 8 May, 01:31, Pete Verdon
d wrote:
The earlier post about wet-rooms got me thinking. I've always liked the
idea, and I reckon that when time and money roll round for a bathroom
refurb in the next few years it's probably the direction I'd like to go
in. Trouble is, my bathroom is long and thin with the door at one end
and the window at the other. The only realistic place to put the shower
area in such a design is across the window end.

How much of a problem is having a window in the shower area likely to
be? Part of the appeal for me is having everything properly waterproof,
such that there are no worries about places where water mustn't go and
if I wanted to I could dance about dementedly with a hose with impunity
(ok, there is a slight exception for the door). Presumably a tile
windowsill with a slight fall into the room for drainage would be
needed. At present the window frame itself is a timber double-glazed
unit; is it likely to be possible to protect this sufficiently, or
should I be looking at replacement? One front window in (eg) white uPVC
would look very odd next to the other dark-brown-painted timber ones, so
is there likely to be a similar-looking internally-waterproof alternative?

Any other cunning ideas, short of bricking up the window? Glass bricks
flush with the internal wall, has just occurred to me, leaving a small
void behind the window (left with trickle vents full open). Would look
nicely seamless inside, but I don't think I'd want to lose the option of
flooding the room with fresh air.

Pete

Have a hinged shower screen on the wall that folds over the window
when required ? Or a shower curtain is cheaper .
Simon.

Pete Verdon wrote:
The earlier post about wet-rooms got me thinking. I've always liked the
idea, and I reckon that when time and money roll round for a bathroom
refurb in the next few years it's probably the direction I'd like to go
in. Trouble is, my bathroom is long and thin with the door at one end
and the window at the other. The only realistic place to put the shower
area in such a design is across the window end.

How much of a problem is having a window in the shower area likely to
be? Part of the appeal for me is having everything properly waterproof,
such that there are no worries about places where water mustn't go and
if I wanted to I could dance about dementedly with a hose with impunity
(ok, there is a slight exception for the door). Presumably a tile
windowsill with a slight fall into the room for drainage would be
needed. At present the window frame itself is a timber double-glazed
unit; is it likely to be possible to protect this sufficiently, or
should I be looking at replacement? One front window in (eg) white uPVC
would look very odd next to the other dark-brown-painted timber ones, so
is there likely to be a similar-looking internally-waterproof alternative?

Any other cunning ideas, short of bricking up the window? Glass bricks
flush with the internal wall, has just occurred to me, leaving a small
void behind the window (left with trickle vents full open). Would look
nicely seamless inside, but I don't think I'd want to lose the option of
flooding the room with fresh air.

Pete

Wood doesn't mind a soak once a day as much as being left wet for a month.


Just varnish it up with yacht varnish and slope that sill.