Bathrooms
With so many varied bathroom fittings available it’s a wonder anyone knows where to start when it comes to refurbishing bathrooms. The fact is that millions of pounds are spent each year on people refurbishing their bathrooms either to make their property more desirable for selling or just to enjoy for themselves. One of the most popular items sold for bathrooms are bathroom suites with over a million sold last year and whirlpool baths are becoming the must have extra.
Surprising as all this seems many bathrooms still don’t have bathroom furniture fitted as standard meaning that all these stylish bathrooms have all their odds and ends on show. It seems rather strange that people will go to the expense of new whirlpool baths before first getting somewhere to hide the towels and shampoo. Bathroom taps are seeing a increase in sales and our guess is that this is due to the fact that people who haven’t got much cash are saving money on bathroom suites and just replacing their taps instead. However the number one seller for bathroom accesspries is still toilet seats with a whopping million and a half sold this last year alone, much of this is put down to small children breaking the family loo seat.
Showers have a twofold advantage these days as they are not only quick to use but they also massively reduce water consumption which saves on your water bills. One simple and quick way to install showers in your home is to fit them above the bath tub and then fit shower enclosures to keep the water inside the bath. Power showers are the number one selling showers as they are extremely economical and efficient to use in just the same way as electric showers.
If you want to install shower cubicles in your bathroom there are a number of options you can choose from such as quadrant shower cubicles these use quadrant shower enclosures along with quadrant shower doors and quadrant shower trays to create a stylish and elegant shower cubicle. You should be careful when choosing your shower doors as these can intrude if you have a smallish bathroom the best way to save space is to have either bi-fold shower doors or sliding shower doors as both of these will take up less room than standard pivot shower doors.
With todays every changing market for the new and different wet rooms could be a real alternative to bathrooms and they do have a number of advantages. The real main advantage of wet rooms is their ability to help people who struggle to use a normal bathroom as a wet room shower doesn’t require any steps to climb in and so is often termed a walk in shower