The finished tiling is the part you see; the waterproofing is the part that decides whether it lasts. We start by preparing the substrate and forming the fall — a gradient built into the floor build-up itself, never faked with thicker adhesive under the tiles — running to either a linear channel drain along one wall or a centred point drain sized to the shower's flow rate.
Walls and floor are then fully tanked with a bonded membrane system, with reinforcing tape at every internal corner, upstands carried well above splash height and collars sealed around each pipe penetration. Only once that envelope is complete does tiling begin. Slip resistance is specified properly for the floor, glass screens are fixed into solid backing, and extraction is sized so the room actually clears.
Underfloor heating pairs particularly well with a wet room — it dries the floor quickly between uses and takes the chill off tiled stone. Tiling detail matters a lot in a room this wet, and our approach is set out in more depth on the bathroom tiling page. Where the brief is about future-proofing rather than aesthetics, our accessible bathrooms service covers the same construction with comfort-height fixtures and discreet supports built in.