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  • moonpenny
    moonpenny Posts: 2,513 Forumite
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    ceredigion wrote: »
    One we did for a client. The mixer happens to be a Ideal standard one. But any recessed shower valve will do. The bath fills via the over flow , net result no taps getting in the way and easy to keep clean. The bath is a Villeroy-boch but any bath that is supplied undrilled will do. Speak to your fitters.
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    Bathroom looks fab. From pic it looks as if you just have tile edges around the window. Is that right? I hate those plastic strips that is usually put on edges and am looking for alternatives.
    Years ago they sold edging tiles with a very slight curve on one edge. They were much better than the strips.
  • Doozergirl
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    moonpenny wrote: »
    Bathroom looks fab. From pic it looks as if you just have tile edges around the window. Is that right? I hate those plastic strips that is usually put on edges and am looking for alternatives.
    Years ago they sold edging tiles with a very slight curve on one edge. They were much better than the strips.

    Those beading strips come in many different styles, finishes and widths. Plastic is the cheap option but there are different metals too, chrome or satin chrome being popular. Porcelanosa do one in Swarowski crystal at £300 a strip. :p

    I think that is beading strip, not tile edges in the pic as you can't see the separate tiles and putting tiles on edge isn't really a many tiles aren't through-coloured and those that are wouldn't normally polished.

    I know a couple who have tiles that have been mitred to finish the edge of their bathtub and they're lethal. Stupid idea.
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  • Fen1
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    Make sure that whatever flooring you put in is properly non-slip. I have a tiled floor that is lethal, just from condensation let alone actual wetness on it. Theoretically, if I wash &buff, wash& buff multiple times it becomes less slippery. Yeah, like I'm really going to spend umpteen hours of my life doing that!!!! So I have extra large rubber-backed mats on the floor simply to be safe.

    I'm sure that a professional on here can recommend safe flooring.

    P.S. Do you live in a hard water area? Remember that anything with texture will collect limescale and will be extra work to clean.
  • moonpenny
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    Yes, I can see now that there is some sort of strip edging the window. Another thing to be researched!

    I do live in a hard water area so thanks for advice about flooring.
  • adandem
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    I have a tiled floor but it has qiite a matt finish and no issues with slipping at all.
    I'd recommend porcelain though as it's more durable.
  • Hoploz
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    My last two bathrooms I've gone tapless on the bath also.

    One bathroom has a shower over it so as above the shower diverts to either shower head or bath overflow filler.

    The one I've just done I've got a separate shower so have put wall mounted taps in the bath - this maintains a clear top for wiping down and hopefully lime scale won't collect in awkward places.

    Wastes are all the push down type. These are great for cleaning as you can unscrew them to take them out.

    I did want a freestanding bath but the plumber started talking about the pipe work needing to be chrome as it can be seen and this was going to add a lot to the cost. Another factor is that these are a good few cm higher to get in and out of than standard baths, I found.

    So I ended up with a standard bath though a curved one as I dislike having to walk round corners of baths sticking out into the room. Curved bath panels = total nightmare but we got there in the end.

    Flooring I have is LVT luxury vinyl planks which look like wood laminate but are supposed to be waterproof. Never used them before. Looks fine and they were easy to fit. Warmer than laminate underfoot too. They also have a wood grain design on them so shouldn't be slippery.
  • moonpenny
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    Thanks for all the ideas Hoploz.
    I didn't think of not having bath taps. I like the idea of having the the water filled from the overflow, sounds like it would be very neat and as my room is tiny would look more spacious.

    Money is pretty tight also so which would you consider to be the cheapest option - overflow filler or wall mounted taps?
  • Doozergirl
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    Both are more expensive than deck mounted taps because the walls have to be excavated or adjusted to accommodate.

    Wall mounted will be cheaper of the two as it's one object to purchase, rather than two.

    When you say money is tight, how tight? Because quality overall is better than rubbish that doesn't last and it's imperative that you focus on quality.
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  • Hoploz
    Hoploz Posts: 3,888 Forumite
    edited 2 August 2018 at 7:34PM
    Cost would depend on whether you are having a shower that you can divert from. Are you having a shower over the bath? If so there are a number of options. You can use a reasonably priced mixer valve which would go on the wall for a shower to fill the bath too.

    I've just installed butt and bead cladding in the new bathroom So the wall mounted taps are within this - I didn't have to chip the wall out but have built a stud with the cladding on so there's a useful shelf above! Though obvs this has cost more
  • moonpenny
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    Yes shower over the bath. Wall needs to be sorted anyway as its a bit wavy.

    I am having a 1700 x 700 mm bath which just fits into the space (also accounting for tiles) so don't have any extra room for stud walls etc.
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