Baths

[peter lanky]

How do I recognise a good quality bath from an average one? I'm looking to get a new bathroom installed, and in my initial research intend to ask a couple of local installers and a couple of larger suppliers to give me quotes for a 3 piece bathroom including a P-shaped bath/shower.

However looking at baths on sale in showrooms, it is impossible to ascertain the quality of them, and I don't feel that price is necessarily a good indicator. Considering that the cost of the bath is a small proportion of the overall fit, is seems silly not to have the best quality bath available, but how do I recognise one?

 

[dancinplumba]

get an 8 mm thick one 🙂

 

[TBServices]

The j plus baths from Jacuzzi pro are very good

 

[glenno1]

Agree with 8mm skin,with good sturdy legs

 

[plumber0808]

A baths a bath. Go with a recognised brand if anything.
Ideal standard is one example

 

[Gray0689]

Villoroy and boch
Victoria and Albert
How much you want to spend sky's the limit lol

 

[TBServices]

My mum and dad have an idealcast bath i got them for free, that retailed at about £2k at the time, which is about 20mm thick.

As said you can spend whatever you like.

I've just ordered another J+ bath for a customer, they might be a plumb centre exclusive, but they're reasonably priced, come ready assembled with super strong legs and are about 10mm thick.

 

[thompsonbrown]

there are several thicknesses of acrylic bath available 3mm, 5mm, 8mm right up to reinforced baths such as carronite.
you should chose a bath with a minim overall thickness of 5mm. most problems encountered with baths is installation rather than build quality. you would be surprised how many baths are fitted without adequate floor support, wall brackets missing, feet not screwed down or sealed to the wall without filling the bath first.as a rule of thumb i always fit wooden battens to the wall to help support the bath throughout its overall length, also fit battens to the feet to span the weight over the entire floor. silicone the bath to the wall then silicone the bath to the waterproof surface (tiles etc). the ten minutes it takes to fit battens, you usually save when it comes to leveling the bath up.
there are other reasons for choosing a thicker bath like thermal retention such as in a whirlpool bath, but most times problems associated with baths are down to installation.