Safety issue and Japanese style sunken bath
LesleyH
8 years ago
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LesleyH
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Comments (48)Free standing baths are only suitable for larger rooms where you have the ability to position the bath with free access all the way round, I regularly remove them from smaller bathrooms when doing re-fits, people like the aesthetics of the free standing bath and plough ahead and install them against a wall, the result is a disgusting accumulation of dust, fluff, pubic hair etc, this will happen quite quickly and you will regret having gone down this route. The concept of having the bath with no curtain is interesting though, in a bathroom around 2.1m square, most of the bathroom will be effected by splashing, the room will need a wet room floor former, and will require that the whole room is tanked prior to tiling, have a look at. (http://www.wetroominnovations.com) I usually use their Maxus formers and Purus gully traps. you can indeed get a flexible waste connection, have a look at McAlpine "Flexcon" range, these are available through any reputable merchants, these are quite substantial and would stand up to semi regular movement, if your free standing bath is an acrylic bath it won't be too heavy, so moving it would be quite straight forward, but I would suggest having small felt pads on the feet to protect the tiled surface, also from a drying point of view, Karcher have a very good little gadget for cleaning windows, which vacuums up the water, I often mention it to clients and any who have bought one have been delighted at how easy it is to use, it will leave the floor almost dry once you have used it, one note of caution would be your choice of floor tile, you will need a porcelain tile that has an R rating, this is a slip resistant rating and would be most advised. another note of caution, because the splashing will not be controlled, any vanity or wood based furniture will deteriorate. I hope this is of some help....See More1980's Bathroom to Elegant Accessible Spa Bathroom
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Comments (4)I'm also considering a Japanese style plunge bath, which I'd make myself. I love baths but hate the way you always have to have bits sticking out which get cold, and also hate that the bath cools down so quickly. With Japanese baths you can be in water up to your neck and there's much less surface area so it would cool down slower especially if I insulated the sides. There's also the option to put a heating loop in to be able to keep the water hot for ages. I'd have to be careful designing the way in - probably a foothold or two on the outside and inside of the bath since I only have little legs. I'm also concerned that it might not be comfortable - that's difficult to test since you're dealing with being submerged in water so any tests for comfort on land won't have the same issues. I'd love to try one but don't know where....See MoreLesleyH
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