Steel vs Acrylic baths

Hintza

Our architect specified a steel bath for the new build I imagine for the points raised above. But thre are some decent alternatives around and although ours is not installed yet I can certainly tell you it is a pretty heavy bit of kit and not the thin carp you get.

Go and have a look at them anyway. Probably no good to you but we got ours at Scope in Hillington Glasgow.

jackieblack

diable wrote: »

Do you shower or do you bathe? I had this dilemma and opted for an acrylic shower bath but it did come in at £460 delivered it you do like a soak it will hold the heat better and it was a thicker bath then the cheap o ones.

Mainly showers for us, but like to have the option for the occasional soak.
All of the shower baths I've seen are too wide, the bath is behind a door and absolute max width is 700mm.

Have seen baths ranging from £80 to £2000 - I was 'guesstimating' spending up to £300.
From experience, sometimes spending extra on something gets you a better quality product, sometimes it's all branding and looks but not actually any better. Don't mind spending a bit more for the former, but not the latter.

Have seen a 3.5mm steel bath for about £235, 8mm acrylic £122

I've always been more inclined to the steel, but hubby says he'd rather have acrylic.

27col

As far as I'm concerned 8mm Acrylic, and making sure that it is properly installed. Any Acrylic bath that moves has just not been properly installed. Battens fixed to the wall for the edge to sit down on, will ensure that it does not slump or creak.

barneyg

I went for a Kaldewei Eurowa steel bath - it's only 2.3mm steel but it's also only £80

Plumber was convinced I'd spent an arm and a leg on a 'posh' bath - nearly collapsed when I told them the price.

Looks good, comfy for a long soak in the bath, and doesn't flex or creak when stood in it for a shower. Personally I can't tell the difference between it and the 3.5mm thick version Mum and Dad have.

daveyjp

Ours is a Kaldewai steel bath too - bought 7 years ago for £90. Still looks like new.

diable

jackieblack wrote: »

Mainly showers for us, but like to have the option for the occasional soak.
All of the shower baths I've seen are too wide, the bath is behind a door and absolute max width is 700mm.

Have seen baths ranging from £80 to £2000 - I was 'guesstimating' spending up to £300.
From experience, sometimes spending extra on something gets you a better quality product, sometimes it's all branding and looks but not actually any better. Don't mind spending a bit more for the former, but not the latter.

Have seen a 3.5mm steel bath for about £235, 8mm acrylic £122

I've always been more inclined to the steel, but hubby says he'd rather have acrylic.

Have a look at the Axis the reason I went for a similar bath (can't remember the name, will check though) was that it is flat bottomed where you stand to have a shower so it is safer then a standard bath which is more rounded.

I went for the Carronite edition which is extra thick, not sure if it's worth it but hey ho spend your £'s on booze or baths? ;o))))

diable

barneyg wrote: »

I went for a Kaldewei Eurowa steel bath - it's only 2.3mm steel but it's also only £80

Plumber was convinced I'd spent an arm and a leg on a 'posh' bath - nearly collapsed when I told them the price.

Looks good, comfy for a long soak in the bath, and doesn't flex or creak when stood in it for a shower. Personally I can't tell the difference between it and the 3.5mm thick version Mum and Dad have.

I had one in another property and it started to crack so went for the £200 one.