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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:46:07 -0000, "andrewpreece"
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Baths come in different thicknesses ( if fibrelass ). The last time I looked
3, 5, or 7mm thick. Three mm is cheapest but flexes rather a lot. I bought a
Wickes bog-standard ( haha ) toilet in plain white last year for my outside
loo ( they still exist ), and it is perfectly good. It is not however, a
designer or exclusive toilet item. Paying more money gets you that flash
design or the knowledge that very few other people have a toilet suite like
yours, but if you're not interested in payng for that....
Also, toilet seat fixings shouldn't be skimped on, as I'm always having
problems with loo seats that come loose.

I wouldn't go for the cheapest taps though, as inferior grades of
steel/plating might be used, and I think that taps with rubber washers etc
are definitely less desireable/reliable than the ceramic valve/quarter turn
types.

Andy


That was useful I didn't know about the different thicknesses.

Any opinions on whether to get fibreglass or metal?


I personally don't think there is much difference between them nowadays. Enamel
finished baths scratch and chip the same as the surface of a glassfibre one, but
the steel ones rust and mark much more than the glassfibre when it is chipped or
scratched.

The glassfibre baths are slightly more flimsy than the steel, and they don't
take to lightly to being pushed and shoved around as well a steel one. I also
think that glassfibre baths seem to hold the heat in the water a bit better.