On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:21:49 +0100, chris French
wrote:


The one nod to "better" I was expecting to take is a bath made out of
thicker plastic as I can't stand the way the thinner ones flex. Are
you saying that this isn't worth paying for?

Well going on the baths I looked at for the old bathrooom (about 10+
years ago) IMO it certainly is.

some didn't feel very substantial at all. We put in a corner bath. It
was 8mm acrylic from Ideal standard. It wasn't a cheapy bath, but nor do
I remember it being esp. expensive. It had a decent thick bit of
chipboard or somesuch to support the base, and came with decent
supports. Once fitted it felt sturdy.

Though I don't like the way acrylic baths scratch, no matter how careful
you are. I'm thinking of enamelled steel this time for the bathroom I
need to get done this year.

The Ideal Standard steel baths are fine (used to specify them for
hotel use) but I am not at all keen on their (or anybody else's)
standard acrylic. Hence my choice of Eastbrook/Carron Carronite -
180/200 ukp more than standard acrylic but the next best thing to cast
iron. Jewson usually have one on display for you to jump in (and kick
the bath panels).
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rbel