Accidental overflow floods from sanitary fixtures in wetrooms are common and the clean up challenge is real, often bringing with it financial and mental stress for the home or business owners. With insurance companies pushing back on accidental overflow claim damage beyond the wetroom door, it’s become critical to ensure effective measures are in place to stop and drain water before it reaches the rest of the home.

Enter the Jesani Door Channel.

Designed in 2010 and widely specified since, the patented Jesani Door Channel captures and drains accidental overflows at the threshold. Whether it’s residential or commercial, a standard size or bespoke design, this innovative and effective solution is designed to fit seamlessly into your next project.

The new generation of wetroom safety

Designed by an architectural builder to safeguard his clients' homes, this purpose-built solution tackles accidental overflows head-on. It’s not enough to just create a temporary stop at the door as the water will make its way over it, and in the case of floor waste gullies, unless the floor is accurately and significantly graded, the water will make its way past it and out the door.

Spanning the entire width of the bathroom threshold (doorway) from wet to dry, the Jesani door channel effectively captures the water and drains it directly outside as an emergency overflow (via the soffit or exterior wall) with a vermin trap, into a dry waste stack for apartments or into the grey water system.

Noting his clients' attention to detail and focus on aesthetics, Jesani’s creator, Grant Hohaia ensured the drainage solution also received architectural and design ticks for combining functionality with style, including the slimline level entry profile and the ability to powdercoat the grille to complement the flooring or decor.

Standard sizes or tailored for unique designs

With customisation a defining feature of all Jesani channels, the team love receiving calls to challenge their creativity, outside the box solutions and can-do attitude, A key example is the Room with a View project in the Bay of Plenty. Designed for retirees as their dream home with beachfront views, the project aimed to create a fluid space from bedroom to ensuite, prioritising accessibility for a visually impaired resident and an expansive ocean vista from the shower for her husband. Initial concerns about meeting council requirements for accidental overflow containment posed a challenge, however Jesani’s custom designed, fabricated and powder coated bespoke door channel resolved these issues, maintaining the design’s elegance while ensuring functionality and safety.

Designed for architects, built for innovation

BRANZ appraised and backed by multiple patents including the location from wet to dry, the Jesani Door Channel exemplifies local New Zealand craftsmanship. Whether it’s for a standard door size or a bespoke design to enhance your latest project, the Jesani Door Channel empowers architects to push design boundaries without sacrificing style, compliance, safety or quality.

In addition to residential homes, the design's effectiveness and versatility makes it an ideal choice for accessible bathrooms, medium-density housing, retirement villages, gyms, and commercial facilities where water control is critical.

Key ways Jesani is changing the way accidental overflow is managed

• Unmatched protection: Captures and drains accidental overflows, preventing water from reaching adjacent rooms.
• Easy installation: Cut the slot, insert the channel and secure it with supplied fixings. 
• Safety and accessibility: Level-entry design eliminates tripping hazards, ensuring safe, inclusive bathrooms.
• Built to last: Stainless steel construction ensures a hygienic, durable and lifetime solution.
• Versatility across applications: Ideal for homes, retirement villages, hospitals, schools, and high-traffic commercial spaces.
• Designed for high-risk areas: Tamper-proof, vandal-resistant, and fireproof for correctional facilities and public spaces.
• Bespoke solutions: Custom designs, like in Room with a View, enable Jesani to support ambitious architectural visions.
• Easy ordering: Off the shelf for standard door leaf sizes or submit a custom design..

Give your clients peace of mind and a design edge with the Jesani Door Channel — because better accidental overflow drainage starts with Jesani.