Making a Splash with Your New Corner Bath Tub
Making a Splash with Your New Corner Bath Tub was written by Matt Garrett and he says "If you’re one of the millions of Americans who have decided to upscale their homes with new or remodeled bathrooms, one of the best ways, by the way, to increase its value-you’ll do yourself a big favor by giving your contractor a very clear idea of the corner bath tub you have in mind.
The tub is one of the first items that will be installed, so you need to make sure the bathroom is designed to accommodate its length and depth, water requirements, both in capacity and in any special plumbing, and attachments. Will it include a shower, or whirlpool, or air jets?
So you have some legwork ahead of you. Corner Bath tubs are now available in a myriad of shapes, dimensions, materials, colors, complexity, and price ranges. And because they are fixtures, be sure you can live with the model you choose for a good while. Shop for a corner bath tub as if, because it might be, the last one you will ever buy.
In your travels from showroom to showroom, don’t be bashful about trying the various corner bath tub models on for size. Take off your shoes, and hop in for a test fitting.
If you’re someone who can’t get enough of a long, leisurely soak at the end of a hard day, and uses corner bath tub time to ease away tight muscles and frayed nerves, you might be a good candidate for a large, deep tub which will let you stretch out and submerge.
The standard American bath tub is between fourteen and seventeen inches in depth. You probably already know if that will work for you. European and Japanese style tubs are, respectively, eighteen and twenty-two inches deep.
Once you settle on a depth for your tub, decide whether you want a built-in, or freestanding, corner bath tub. If you opt for a built-in, you then have to choose a style.
The basic bath-tub-American-style is the alcove tub, with its inner edge situated against a wall so that it can only be accessed from the front; it will probably be available only in shallow depths.
Because the alcove bath tub usually includes a shower, you will have to decide if you want your bath tub to have permanent shower doors, or allow yourself the flexibility of a shower curtain. And you need to make sure the walls and ceiling surrounding the bath tub are of waterproof material.
You can also consider a tub-and-shower combination unit, which is made of molded fiberglass coated with a layer of acrylic. The big advantage of these units is that they are leak proof, but you need to be sure that the unit will fit through your existing bathroom door. They are, because of their size, most commonly used in new home construction.
And, if retro is your thing, freestanding bath tubs are making a big comeback. They are available with the same slanted back and ornate legs as the bathtubs of Victorian days, and, like those bathtubs, come in cast iron or porcelain-or 21st-century acrylic, if you are not quite THAT retro.
Just remember your free-standing bath tub will have its pipes, in all their glory, exposed, but hey, this IS a bathroom, and we’re all friends, aren’t we?
And, if price be no object, you might also consider sunken, garden, Roman, or Japanese Ofuro-style bath tubs, all of which require special framing, but will give your bathroom a decidedly luxurious aura.
Go ahead. Bathe yourself in style.
Author: Matt Garrett © 2007 http://www.MoreBathRoom.Com
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The tub is one of the first items that will be installed, so you need to make sure the bathroom is designed to accommodate its length and depth, water requirements, both in capacity and in any special plumbing, and attachments. Will it include a shower, or whirlpool, or air jets?
So you have some legwork ahead of you. Corner Bath tubs are now available in a myriad of shapes, dimensions, materials, colors, complexity, and price ranges. And because they are fixtures, be sure you can live with the model you choose for a good while. Shop for a corner bath tub as if, because it might be, the last one you will ever buy.
In your travels from showroom to showroom, don’t be bashful about trying the various corner bath tub models on for size. Take off your shoes, and hop in for a test fitting.
If you’re someone who can’t get enough of a long, leisurely soak at the end of a hard day, and uses corner bath tub time to ease away tight muscles and frayed nerves, you might be a good candidate for a large, deep tub which will let you stretch out and submerge.
The standard American bath tub is between fourteen and seventeen inches in depth. You probably already know if that will work for you. European and Japanese style tubs are, respectively, eighteen and twenty-two inches deep.
Once you settle on a depth for your tub, decide whether you want a built-in, or freestanding, corner bath tub. If you opt for a built-in, you then have to choose a style.
The basic bath-tub-American-style is the alcove tub, with its inner edge situated against a wall so that it can only be accessed from the front; it will probably be available only in shallow depths.
Because the alcove bath tub usually includes a shower, you will have to decide if you want your bath tub to have permanent shower doors, or allow yourself the flexibility of a shower curtain. And you need to make sure the walls and ceiling surrounding the bath tub are of waterproof material.
You can also consider a tub-and-shower combination unit, which is made of molded fiberglass coated with a layer of acrylic. The big advantage of these units is that they are leak proof, but you need to be sure that the unit will fit through your existing bathroom door. They are, because of their size, most commonly used in new home construction.
And, if retro is your thing, freestanding bath tubs are making a big comeback. They are available with the same slanted back and ornate legs as the bathtubs of Victorian days, and, like those bathtubs, come in cast iron or porcelain-or 21st-century acrylic, if you are not quite THAT retro.
Just remember your free-standing bath tub will have its pipes, in all their glory, exposed, but hey, this IS a bathroom, and we’re all friends, aren’t we?
And, if price be no object, you might also consider sunken, garden, Roman, or Japanese Ofuro-style bath tubs, all of which require special framing, but will give your bathroom a decidedly luxurious aura.
Go ahead. Bathe yourself in style.
Author: Matt Garrett © 2007 http://www.MoreBathRoom.Com
Want to get more from your bathroom? We'll show you how to choose the best suite and fittings for your bathroom.
Click Here for Bathroom Fitting Tips
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