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Wetrooms Ensure Safety for the Elderly So you have a bathroom fitted with some of the best accessories available in the world? Well that’s not enough for your safety and comfort! It is still not safe for the disabled and elderly. Many people, especially elderly ones have experienced accidents in the bathroom, often fatal, due to slippery floors. Typical tiles used in standard bathrooms, combined with water and soap foam make floor slippery and dangerous. Though a young person might be able to regain his or her balance even after slipping, the same cannot be said for an elderly person. Apart from that, bones of young people can withstand the impact of a fall without too much harm, but this is not the case with the elderly. It is a well-known fact that as a person grows older, his or her bones become brittle. Here is great news for all of you! You or a disabled member of your family can now enjoy the shower without the fear of slipping down and getting injured. All thanks to the wetroom facilities. What is wetroom and what it offers? You can make bathing easy for the disabled family members by installing a wetroom in your bathroom . Chances are that you would have never heard of this term before and are wondering what it is. A wetroom is a type of waterproof room, usually containing a shower. Its floor is an inset with a drain that is used to remove water from the enclosure. Special slip free tiles are used in construction, which ensures that the person showering does not slip. Apart from this, special care is taken while construction of the room. A constructor ensures that it is waterproofed and comes up with additional benefits as

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Wetrooms Ensure Safety for the Elderly

So you have a bathroom fitted with some of the best accessories available in the world?Well that’s not enough for your safety and comfort! It is still not safe for the disabled andelderly. Many people, especially elderly ones have experienced accidents in the bathroom,often fatal, due to slippery floors. Typical tiles used in standard bathrooms, combinedwith water and soap foam make floor slippery and dangerous. Though a young personmight be able to regain his or her balance even after slipping, the same cannot be said foran elderly person. Apart from that, bones of young people can withstand the impact of afall without too much harm, but this is not the case with the elderly. It is a well-knownfact that as a person grows older, his or her bones become brittle. Here is great news forall of you! You or a disabled member of your family can now enjoy the shower withoutthe fear of slipping down and getting injured. All thanks to the wetroom facilities.

What is wetroom and what it offers?

You can make bathing easy for the disabled family members by installing a wetroom inyour bathroom. Chances are that you would have never heard of this term before and arewondering what it is. A wetroom is a type of waterproof room, usually containing ashower. Its floor is an inset with a drain that is used to remove water from the enclosure.Special slip free tiles are used in construction, which ensures that the person showeringdoes not slip. Apart from this, special care is taken while construction of the room. Aconstructor ensures that it is waterproofed and comes up with additional benefits as

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compared to the setup of a traditional bathroom. If the installation of a wetroom is carriedout properly, there just can’t be any moisture or water related damage on the floor. Thisroom also has a special step so that individuals with restricted mobility can access iteasily. No more leak guarantee required for your bathrooms now! Once properly potted,there will be no scope for any wandering water.

Why seek professional assistance?

Although you will be tempted to engage the services of an interior decorator to constructsuch a room, it is suggested that you employ the services of professionals in the field.They carry fair knowledge and experience and have completed many similar installations.In case you are facing issues in getting the right professional for the job, take a look at thegallery of several professional websites and find the obvious difference.

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