H F Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 For our master bathroom refit, my wife wants to go with traditional looking taps and mixers, and we’re leaning towards Axbridge shower mixer/valve unit, basin tap and floor standing bath mixer so that we have visual consistency. Obviously, Burlington also do these, but we wanted to know if anyone has installed Axbridge before and what the quality was like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Do you mean the Axbridge pattern by Booth&Co/Vado..? Vado is reasonably good but expensive for what it is. @Nickfromwales got a view ..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 Yes, the taps by Booth and Co. Sorry for not being more specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Yeh that’s a Vado brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 55 minutes ago, PeterW said: Do you mean the Axbridge pattern by Booth&Co/Vado..? Vado is reasonably good but expensive for what it is. @Nickfromwales got a view ..? Vado is a little over priced, but it’s an entry level ( decent ) brand with good ongoing support / spares. Next jump is typically to Grohe / Hans-Grohe stuff which is legendary stuff. I’ve fitted mountains of both with no recollection of issues with Vado. 1 hour ago, Home Farm said: basin tap Is this still a mixer or two separate taps? Beware moving away from a mixer tap as the hot tap just becomes unusable / unbearably hot unless a small TMV is fitted to manage the max temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I was banned from getting this Vado Summit bath filler ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 24 minutes ago, Onoff said: I was banned from getting this Vado Summit bath filler ? Reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Just now, ProDave said: Reason? She didn't like it so we compromised and got what she wanted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: Vado is a little over priced, but it’s an entry level ( decent ) brand with good ongoing support / spares. Next jump is typically to Grohe / Hans-Grohe stuff which is legendary stuff. Love Grohe, but they don’t do a classic/traditional style design like Burlington and the Axbridge range (as far as I know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Are Burlington taps better in terms of quality than Vado/Booth & Co? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Burlington are solid brass but have some nice touches such as constant flow restrictors as standard. They are not cheap ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 hour ago, PeterW said: Burlington are solid brass but have some nice touches such as constant flow restrictors as standard. They are not cheap ... Thanks Peter. They’re not cheap, but neither was Booth & Co to be fair... I assume Booth & Co want be solid brass then, or might they? This is such a minefield for the uninitiated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H F Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Can I also be annoying and ask if anyone has used Crosswater taps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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