help to decide on bath type please

3 years ago

2 years I’ve been trying to decide on a new bathroom that will service 2 downstairs bedrooms (upstairs shower room is for the main bedroom) Couldn’t decide if I should put a bath in or not as we don’t like them - but then it’s probably best for selling the house so going with it. We had to wait until after first lockdown to see if we could put a skylight in (which we can! Yay! As there are no windows in currently)

So, my main dilemma now is really to do with the bath type.
I wanted semi industrial style - Victorian style tiles. Maybe a bit of brick on the sink walls to make it feel warmer. And a freestanding claw bath would look lovely and make the room a bit more special. BUT, the shower is due to be put at one end so it would mean more work with the pipes being put into a solid wall as it would need to be central. AND, we would have to have a ceiling mounted shower curtain rail which I’m not sure would fit over the skylight area yet until that is fitted.

I don’t like the look of modern baths but we have a compact space so I guess they are easy but they are not very exciting.
Had decided on an L shape bath with industrial style screen - except Victorian Plumbing took a month to reply back confirming they don’t do one in a 1600 length which is what we needed 🙄 (was a deal with the screen as they are expensive on their own)

So I’m back to square one.

Do you guys think that someone would prefer a standard modern fitted bath with glass screen over a claw foot bath and shower curtain?? Is the shower curtain a big put off these days?

Also how practical are they for showering in as they aren’t that wide I guess?

It would also have to be one that sealed against the back wall if we are using it for showering so it might spoil the look. I don’t like the ones that come from the wall though.

It’s hard to decide as I don’t like the look of baths so someone please decide for me 🤣

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PRO
My Claybrick Home
3 years ago
Hi Tani,

If you are looking to sell your house and renovate the bathroom before selling I would opt for adding a bath into the room (if its the only one in the house).

Think about the type of buyer your house would attract. If its a family I would opt for a more modern bath with a shower unit/screen or a tap/shower attachment. This is a picture (room not quite finished) which has a Victorian vibe but with a simple bath from Wickes.

I hope that helps

Vicky
Tani H-S
Original Author
3 years ago
Hi Vicky, yes it will be in maybe a year or so once it’s finished. And although I don’t like baths - I have fancied one a couple of times this year so far! Ha ha.

Did you tile that yourself over marine ply instead of getting a bath panel?

I was looking at the L shape bath as it has more showering space but does anyone actually like these??
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My Claybrick Home
3 years ago
Yes, tiled over marine ply. This is not my bathroom but a close friends :)

I don't really have an opinion on an L bath - as long as you have the space they can work.
minipie
3 years ago
Shower curtains are a real pain compared with a glass screen, especially the ones that have to go round a corner (like with a freestanding claw foot bath). I definitely wouldn’t do that if it’s mainly going to be used for showering.

You could have a set up like this - styled as a claw foot but fits into a corner and has a screen https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/appleby-grey-1700-roll-top-shower-bath-with-screen-chrome-leg-set?campaign=googlebase&PS2PVV1=16484&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwuD7BRDBARIsAK_5YhVFqSnsX6UAP4D3WO9HRG-PYYUMpsOQcdo7ggm9eEkvXaKbdXIKpYAaAhllEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Except this one is 1700 so you’d need to find somewhere that did the same but 1600.

What’s the room layout? If the bath will go wall to wall then I think a built in bath would look much neater and sort of disappear more and make the room feel more spacious. You don’t have to have a P shape, there are straight baths that have lots of internal space for showering, such as the Bette Ocean - then you can do a tiled side panel which I person prefer to the white plastic panels. Also don’t forget about the difficulties of cleaning behind/under a claw foot - even more annoying if you’re not even using it much!
Tani H-S
Original Author
3 years ago
Hi minipie!

Not been on here for ages as I worked for my husband’s firm during COVID lockdown but back to doing my own thing now and trying to finish the house 😂

Yea I though that about shower curtains. My room is 1600 width for the bath space (it’s 1800 but I have the gas meter in that room which can’t be moved so that takes up around 160/180mm of floor space! Pain but super costly to move.

I will look for a straight bath then that is perhaps a little wider for showering.

Everything is just so much work as it’s not been a bathroom before.

I like those Victorian patterned tiles for the floor . But not sure what to do on the bath and up the walls etc. Not keen on subway tiles personally so has to be larger format but what works with that industrial theme and isn’t too expensive, pfff 🙈
Tani H-S
Original Author
3 years ago
This was an old mock up I did a few years ago of the layout. Ignore the decor though - the program is not sophisticated! Lol. It’s 1800 deep minus 200 for the bath space at the foot of the bath ( so we could either do a 200mm ledge or build the wall out and put shelves in - but it would be opposite the shower end so not sure if it would be good design or not for getting shampoos etc as you have to go the opposite end for them??? )

It will have a standard short projection WC - probably a shower screen with black edging like on one of the photos attached and the sink will be semi industrial style ie metal and wood. Might try and make a frame!

Like the idea of tiling the bath front as mentioned but would that work if we got an L shaped bath as well?

I know I want the patterned floor OR wood effect floor and the patterned tiles on the shower wall as a feature. BUT I’m not sure what tiles will work together and the rest of it.
Sonia
3 years ago
Hi Tani, I had a shower over bath combo for many years and the glass screen was a million times better than a curtain. I just had a rectangular bath and it was plenty wide enough. Looking at your drawing, ensure that you can actually open the screen outwards to give you access for cleaning. Will the loo be in the way? Just check the height of the loo is below the shower screen. Apart from that, it looks great!
Tani H-S
Original Author
3 years ago
Ah that’s good to know as most of the straight baths are less than 600mm wide so I was worried it would feel tiny.

The only other time we have had just a shower bath to use, we have a jacuzzi one with a rain head shower in the centre so I didn’t notice the size so much.

I think some of the screens fold inwards for cleaning but then even in a walk in shower, I would have to climb in and clean it 😂 So I guess we will just have to deal with it. Awkward! Lol.
minipie
3 years ago
You can get some screens that fold both ways (look for 180 degree screen) which makes cleaning a lot easier. But guess they may not be the black edged or crittal style ones you like.
Sarah U-S
3 years ago
We re-did our family bathroom last year and have a shower over the bath with a glass screen. We went for quite a simple square ish design of bath - so it gives plenty of room for showering. My only top tip - go for a simple bath screen with the least amount of fittings / hinges and slidey bits because they’re all a pain to clean!!! Our old (and expensive) screen was a sliding one and we could never get to certain bits of it, and within a year or so it looked dreadful. The new one was much cheaper and is a simple screen that folds both in and out. It also has one long hinge / wall attachment - so it’s really easy to clean. A year in and it still looks like new!

The other thing we did was to have all the shower fittings concealed in the wall - again makes cleaning easier. And we also ditched the taps and went for a bath filler that is controlled by the shower fitting. Again - we chose everything with a view to be easy to clean!!
Tani H-S
Original Author
3 years ago
Yes that definitely is a consideration ie simple so it’s easy to clean.
How does it work filling the bath if you are in it and want to add hot water etc if the controls are on the shower though? Ie won’t they be high up?
Sarah U-S
3 years ago
Ooh - from what I remember (I don’t do baths and I don’t use that bathroom) - I don’t think the controls are that high - but might need you to stand up a little bit?! I’ll have a look when I go past shortly!!
Sarah U-S
3 years ago
This isn’t a good photo - but kind of shows the shower end - the bath screen folds both ways and the bath is double ended with the bath filler in the middle. As I say it’s not a good photo - this was taken when it was first done last year before we got colour on the walls. Also taken at night with only the light from the mirror!
Tani H-S
Original Author
3 years ago
Ah I see! I was thinking of having a straight edge bath for the shower so there is no slope - which would mean lying at the other end and therefore more awkward to get to the tap 🙈

Yours works though if you can be at the tap end 😁
Thanks for checking for me!! I will make sure I factor this in

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