So you need to buy a bath, you will need to select a bath that’s the right style, shape and size for you and your bathroom.
Before you buy a bath, here’s a quick guide to what’s on offer:
Straight Bath
The most practical and common bath shape is a straight bath. Straight baths come in lots of styles e.g double ended baths, extra wide, extra deep, acrylic and steel options.
Showerbath
A relatively new bathroom concept is the showerbath. A showerbath curves out at one end to give a generous showering area complete with screen and plenty of room for bathing.
Corner Bath
A corner bath provides ample bathing space and are ideal for adding a whirlpool. Corner baths are often used when you are looking to save space in your bathroom - coming in all shapes and sizes.
Free Standing Bath
Often associated with the most indulgent of bathrooms free standing baths give a feeling of opulence. Now available in modern or traditional styles, creating a central focus in the bathroom.
NB. When you buy a bath you need to select either left or right handed depending on where it’s going to be positioned in the room.
Bath Material Choices
When you buy a bath the bath material choice you make can often come down to personal choice and cost:
- A C R Y L I C / I D E A L F O R M - Moulded acrylic with GRP reinforcement (Glass Re-inforced Plastic). Warm to the touch, retains bath water temperature longer and is lighter/easier to transport, handle and install.
- S T E E L - Pressed steel sheet with easy-clean porcelain enamel coating. Very strong and durable, scratch-proof and resistant to alkali, hot water and impact. 30 year guarantee.
- I D E A L C A S T - A composite of resins and minerals, which is cast onto the reverse of a vacuum formed acrylic shell. Very rigid with the solid feel most people associate with cast iron.
When you buy a bath take some time to work out the size, shape and style of bath you want to buy. Will you buy a bath with a whirlpool bath is the ultimate in bathroom luxury? Do you want to shower over the bath? What bath budget do you have?
Taking this extra time when you buy a bath, will mean you get the right bath for you, your home and your family needs.
