Wet Room Floor Comparison Chart

We believe that the Solidity Wet Room Floor system is the best solution between the competing priorities of appearance, durability, reliability, ease of installation, installed cost and total cost of ownership.  Please see the comparision chart below to demonstrate this.

This work was done in November 2017 using a 1200 x 900mm floor as the basis. We used typical internet buying prices for materials and typical skilled trade person’s rates in the Buckinghamshire/Berkshire area.

  Stone Wet Area on Fibreglass Tanking Tiled Impey System Tiled Wedi System Solidity
Thickness

18mm Ply

Tanking 3mm

Adhesive 5mm

30mm Tray

Total = 56mm

22mm former

Tanking 2mm

Tiles Adhesive 5mm

Typical Tile 10mm

Total = 39mm

20mm former

Tanking 2mm

Tiles Adhesive 5mm

Typical Tile 10mm

Total = 37mm

 

 

 

 

Total = 32mm

Cost of 1200 x 900mm former, waste and cover

Waste only £74.95

£420.69

£275.94

Included

Cost of site carpenter and materials

1 day £275

1 day £275

1 day £275

Included

Cost of plumber for waste and materials

1 hour £50

1 hour £50

1 hour £50

Included

Cost of tanking

Fibreglass £165

RIW Tilesafe £336.15

Fundo Sealing Set £63.72

Not required

Cost of applying tanking

1 day £250

1/4 day £65

1/2 day £125

Not required

Cost of finished surface. Tiles, Stone or HI-MACS

Standard 1200 x 900 stone tray

£1668

Typically £100 per square metre

£108

Typically £100 per square metre

£108

Not required

Cost of tile installation

1/4 day £65

Including cutting to falls and grout 1.5 days

£375

Including cutting to falls and grout 1.5 days

£375

Not required

Guarantee

None on the stone.

25 years Fibreglass

Tanking guaranteed for the lifetime of the tiles.

 

Tanking 10 years.

Normally, no clear responsibility

10 Years

Time researching / choosing materials

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Time finding and managing various trades people

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n/a

Total Installed Cost

£2,547.95

£1,629.84

£1,272.66

£2,464.37

Routine Maintenance for 15 years

6 monthly re-sealing

£100 x 30 = £3000

clean grout 2 monthly

£10 x 90 = £900

regrout after 5 years £200 x 3 = £600

Total = £1500

clean grout 2 monthly

£10 x 90 = £900

regrout after 5 years £200 x 3 = £600

Total = £1500

n/a
Total Cost

£5,547.95

£3,129.84

£2,772.66

£2,464.37

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