Best Material for Baths

[Ferdinand]

I am thinking of a bath vaguely like this one, which a stand-alone but with an enclosed body rather than legs.

 

https://victoriaplum.com/product/orchard-wharfe-freestanding-bath

 

This is acrylic. Is there a better material?

 

My gap it has to fit into is 800 wide.

 

Thanks

 

Ferdinand

 

 

 

Edited April 14, 2019 by Ferdinand

[recoveringbuilder]

I had a similar bath to this in my last house also acrylic, it looked as good as new when we left it 8 years later 

[Temp]

We have a freestanding "boat" bath which I got as a "second" from a chap on eBay 12 years ago. Also acrylic and it's been great.

 

Before buying a bath I recommend sitting in it if you can. Some makes are strangely shapped (too narrow or even too long so you keep sliding down).

[ProDave]

We have an acrylic bath not too disimilar to that.  I must admit to being a fan of pressed steel and enameled baths, but they seem quite rare now. Would not want cast iron again (unless you like sitting down and getting a cold bottom)

[lizzie]

Had one like that too it was great. Agree with the suggestion sitting in before you buy if you can.  They vary a lot.

[newhome]

I have one acrylic bath and one steel. I actually prefer sitting in the steel one but the acrylic one is ok. 

[nod]

We have a silestone and a acrylic 

Silestone freestanding looks great 

Weve not used it yet  but it would be a nightmare to keep clean 

Definitely acrylic for practicality 

[Ferdinand]

Cheers all.

 

Sounds like acrylic, then.

 

What was it Norman Lamont sang in the shower whilst the economy was evaporating? Just so I'm ready for the shop...

Edited April 15, 2019 by Ferdinand

[scottishjohn]

for those of you who like to wallow for hours in the bath 

I,m suprised no one  seems offers a bath with UFH piping wrapped around it  and bonded to the grp +then spray foam on top of it  to keep heat going inwards

+ a temp control to keep bath water up to temp all day long if you wanted

 my first wife was one of those and I often planned how easy  it would be to even as a retro fit .

 it could also be the bathroom heater /towel rail  the rest of the time ?

 

 

Edited April 15, 2019 by scottishjohn

[Ferdinand]

We all love to wallow in our chosen bath.

 

 

[lizzie]

  On 15/04/2019 at 07:42, scottishjohn said:

for those of you who like to wallow for hours in the bath 

I,m suprised no one  seems offers a bath with UFH piping wrapped around it  and bonded to the grp +then spray foam on top of it  to keep heat going inwards

+ a temp control to keep bath water up to temp all day long if you wanted

 my first wife was one of those and I often planned how easy  it would be to even as a retro fit .

 it could also be the bathroom heater /towel rail  the rest of the time ?

 

 

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this seems like a nice challenge for @Onoff?

[scottishjohn]

  On 15/04/2019 at 09:32, lizzie said:

this seems like a nice challenge for @Onoff?

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I did think it would be his sort of thing .LOL

[Jeremy Harris]

I'm also a fan of enamelled steel baths, and fitted one in our second bathroom.  It would look to be pretty easy to bond one of those electric underfloor heating mats, or perhaps one of the silicon sealed mirror heating mats, to the underside of the bath, as a way of keeping it warm.

[scottishjohn]

I,m suprised the victorians with their love of cast iron didn,t make such a thing

 

 or italians --cast a highly polished alluminim one   like they do the radiators  or even SS to go with the ultra modern designer bathroom 

simple to tig weld ss piping to back of it

Edited April 15, 2019 by scottishjohn

[joe90]

I was always a fan of steel baths, did not like “plastic”, however I am completely converted with my new acrylic slipper bath which is super deep and appears to stay warm.

[Pocster]

  On 14/04/2019 at 18:43, lizzie said:

Had one like that too it was great. Agree with the suggestion sitting in before you buy if you can.  They vary a lot.

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Best remove all clothing aswell to get that ‘authentic ‘ feel ...

[Mr Punter]

  On 15/04/2019 at 15:24, pocster said:

Best remove all clothing aswell to get that ‘authentic ‘ feel ...

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But keep the mask / headgear on, obvs.

[Ferdinand]

  On 15/04/2019 at 09:55, JSHarris said:

I'm also a fan of enamelled steel baths, and fitted one in our second bathroom.  It would look to be pretty easy to bond one of those electric underfloor heating mats, or perhaps one of the silicon sealed mirror heating mats, to the underside of the bath, as a way of keeping it warm.

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Yes, but given that efh mats around a bath would put out perhaps 250-300w, will that do it?

 

Looking at the numbers ... maybe.

 

Ferdinand

[Ferdinand]

  On 15/04/2019 at 10:08, joe90 said:

I was always a fan of steel baths, did not like “plastic”, however I am completely converted with my new acrylic slipper bath which is super deep and appears to stay warm.

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I am also wondering about a slipper bath.

 

Then I can pretend to be Clint Eastwood and murder people who barge in.

[Ferdinand]

  On 15/04/2019 at 10:02, scottishjohn said:

I,m suprised the victorians with their love of cast iron didn,t make such a thing

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I think the issue would be pressurisation and providing continuous circulation ie lack of pumps.

 

Waste some time here:

https://fet.uwe.ac.uk/conweb/house_ages/services/section4.htm

 

[Pocster]

  On 16/04/2019 at 02:31, Ferdinand said:

 

I am also wondering about a slipper bath.

 

Then I can pretend to be Clint Eastwood and murder people who barge in.

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Erm , which Clint Eastwood film was that ? Must have missed that one .... ?

[Dreadnaught]

  On 16/04/2019 at 11:00, pocster said:

Erm , which Clint Eastwood film was that ? Must have missed that one

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Tuco in the Good the Bad and the Ugly…

 

 

 

[Ferdinand]

  On 16/04/2019 at 11:00, pocster said:

Erm , which Clint Eastwood film was that ? Must have missed that one .... ?

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GBU.

 

But I confused a Clint film with Clint himself in the scene.

 

 

 

Just imagine how different it would have all been for Clint had they had your roof window in 1976 .. see 2:55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 16, 2019 by Ferdinand