Floor rehabilitation: How to choose the tiles for the bathroom
Floor rehabilitation: How to choose the tiles for the bathroom
Walk-in showers: Walk-in showers seamlessly integrated into the bathtub surface are on the rise. The bathroom is one of the rooms in the house that sooner or later we are forced to reform, because its design is outdated and we want to give it a more current look, or because the needs of the family have changed with the arrival of children. or older people. The replacement of showers or bathtubs offers you the possibility of installing a built-in shower in your bathroom. It is characterized by that access that is done without steps, that is, without the danger of tripping and hitting the corners with the shower.Its versatility and ease of adaptation make it practically essential when designing a bathroom project, making the most of the available space.
Advantages of a walk-in shower – The design of the shower is just what you need, so you can get space efficiency. – The main advantage of a walk-in shower is, without a doubt, ease of access. It has no architectural barriers, which is very important especially for elderly or disabled people. – The variety of finishes opens up a range of possibilities both in design and use (relaxing stone finish or non-slip tile). Shower decoration work. As for the materials, it is possible to choose different tiles from the rest of the bathroom, helping to visually separate the two spaces, or the entire shower can be tiled with the same materials as the rest of the bathroom, achieving a uniform room.If the bathroom is small, it is advisable to tile around the bathtub with the same tile to give a greater feeling of spaciousness. To increase the sensation of a large space, it is also advisable to install a glass partition to help integrate the shower into the bathroom . Shower masonry materials The masonry shower can be tiled with an infinite number of materials, continuing with the bathroom flooring: ceramics, stones natural (marble or granite), silestone with many colors and effects and small pieces of tile. You can also find precast stone slabs or quartz crystals with resins where the appearance and quality are exceptional and enameled in a variety of colors.It is important to note that the unevenness of the floor in a walk-in shower must be at least 2%. The material used in showers traditionally works and eases in smoothing slopes (no sharp edges of any kind) to the surface most of the time the tile is tiled in small pieces.
