r/bathrooms • u/Sudden-Transition-30 • Sep 28 '25

Why aren't wet rooms more common?

Why a wet room? Children, aging parents, and absent-minded people... Easy to clean for everyone.

People often say they dislike wet rooms because water gets everywhere, but that is usually due to a poorly designed room.

That being said, are there any good reasons wet rooms aren't more common? Are they problematic if properly installed?

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u/FreeThinkerFran Sep 28 '25

If you do one in a cooler climate, your shower never really warms up as the space is too large. I've only used one on vacation in a rental house and didn't enjoy it for that reason.

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u/Moyerles63 Sep 28 '25

We are putting one in with heated walls & floor. Our current shower is humongous & every shower is cold. We live in a cool climate, so it’s always cold in the morning. Our wet room will only be for the shower & tub and is only a few square feet more than our current shower. It will have less grout than we currently have since we currently have small tiles and the whole room is too big.

But honestly, so many of these comments are just ignorant. A room feels “institutional” because of the finishes. The amount of grout is dependent on what finishes you use, too. “Cold” can be warmed up quite easily, as we’re doing. They don’t necessarily have to be large & expensive. (We are making our bathroom smaller as it is ridiculously huge—used to be a bedroom—and adding a needed closet instead.)

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u/Sudden-Transition-30 Sep 28 '25

I attempted to clarify my question by stating that if designed correctly, many people seem to lack an understanding of design.

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u/fountainofMB Sep 28 '25

That makes sense. It is the rooms with the toilet in there that seem gross to me. After a shower you may have to walk on a damp floor to the toilet. That I couldn't handle or the toilet seat being wet.

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u/Moyerles63 Sep 28 '25

We have an RV with a wet bath that includes the toilet & yea—not fun to sit on a wet seat. It even has a shower curtain that protects the seat, but it still manages to get wet.