Which material is better for a bathtub - cast iron or acrylic? - wood bathtub
I replaced 2 bathrooms, one upstairs in a house with wooden structure, the substance of others in a concrete slab. If the material used for the bathroom to make a difference somewhere?
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Wood Bathtub Which Material Is Better For A Bathtub - Cast Iron Or Acrylic?
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I agree with the T-shirt. There are 3 major companies that this kind of conversion. Make sure that you estimate that at least two (2), so you make better and informed decision.
Luxury Bath 1)
2) Re-Bath
3) Bath Fitter
Luxury bath is thicker material in the industry. It also has a product called Microban. Microban is a product that is actually in the fight against anti-microbial mold. Microban makes it easier to clean and keep it clean between cleanliness. Luxury Bath also has an impact, with a lifetime guarantee. www.luxurybath.com
Re-Bath would be my second choice. The reason is that, like a bathroom with a piece of luxury "is dog-leg" (The dog is part of the upper rail on the toilet floor in front of the tub.)
The reason I would not recommend Bath fitter is because the dog's leg. This area is more prone to leaks and piece together here. See these links
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/homeowner ...
http://bath-fitter.pissedconsumer.com/
For other options are
1) and start to draw
Ceramics 2)
3) Re-glazing
For the rest you need a tank in fiberglass, which is very porous, making it very difficult to clean avails. (Read for this, thinking how nice your fiberglass tub is to go and rub your fingers over. It may look good but will be hot because the porous material is literally sucks to soap scum on fiberglass for cracks and known as "spongy" when you in them.
The tile is certainly interesting, but unfortunately the grout is the weak point is, after all the increases, its 80% sand, sand and water, making it an ideal surface for the mold. Grout also needs maintenance once a month, but prior to maintenance, you should clean with a toothbrush.
Re-glazing is when they paint on the tub. This is more of an association if you try to sell the house, but no matter what it will be 6 months to 1 years. It is not about the walls or fixtures.
The RESPonse to chrissyone:
Microban ® in most hospitals, medical centers and used commercial catering environments. Tested and certified by EPA approved. You need to update you will find information thats not over 10 years!
In addition, his madness in your bathroom renovation industry and do not know what is a dog leg. "(Here is a link showing a picture before and after, Bath Fitter dogleg rebuilt. Http: / / www.flickr.com / photos / bathfitter /
You can see why it is prone to leaks.
As I said earlier, if a liner to make sure you have at least 2 quotes. So you can see the pros and cons of the two companies. Luxury Bath sell not negativity, just the fact, include everything that you can make an intelligent and informed decision-making in transforming your bathroom.
The cast is very, very hard (never feel like an oven in aluminum with a new regular place? You) in front of the bathroom size. In any case, put the iron in the cellar, and acrylic to another room.
You can, depending on the strength of the framework, we can get it, but I want to be safe and easy to make another room.
Personally, I like this
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The water stays warm for a long period are, acrylic bathtubs nice, but after a while, lose their luster. The material used is a matter of taste, are insensitive to their environment.
There is no reason to replace a bath today as fiberglass. The cast is better than acrylic. It is used to apply the enamel by hand, so it was thick and can withstand years of washing. We now apply the enamel with the computer. Finished iron bathtubs again, only the last 8 to 10 years. With steel bathtubs, as well - but only over the last 7 years.
The melting point is also a pain to clean because the surface is so porous dirt in depth. The plastic is not porous. Dirt firmly at the top and a soft brush or cleaning with Windex.
Acrylic is the material of the future. It is always better to use acrylic, it is not porous, so so easy to clean and lasts a lifetime. Aoround a new acrylic tub costs $ 2,000. Imagine lining of his old place.
It is always better, an acrylic coating. The old tub acts as a support for the coating, so it is better to let the old tub. The lining of the 1 / 4 inch thick, and finally, at least 30 years, perhaps up to 40 0r 45th Bathroom plumbing has forms for more than 700 tubes of age and COMSoftware to identify your bathroom, to custom coating. You do not want to use a line that does not fit like a glove, because then they can leave. If you are a member of Acrylic on the work that they have a lifetime warranty as long as you own your home.
Removing a bathtub is a mess, and hurt. Adding a liner with less work, regardless of the country without damaging the wall or floor, so the old box. And we find that the lifetime warranty. Bathroom plumbing has broken even a lifetime warranty against cracks in the waterproofing, mold and milder. You never have to seal again.
Landynjo answer:
Luxury Bath has the thicker acrylic. Everyone uses exactly the same thickness, which is the standard for the manufacturer: 1 / 4 inch for baths and 1 / 8 inch for the walls.
Microban never been demonstrated, has everything to do, and the U.S. government, prohibited, or microbial protection to its customers (eg make bath luxury) claims about the benefits of Microban. Follow this link: rhtubs.com / microban.htm
Thus "dog legs & #039; are out of the tub ... How can they take more risk of a leak in the tub where the water again and again? Do you have any sense?
When Luxury Bath tried advantages based company that is not at all business, because they have an advantage over another company. Luxury bathroom can not every company to lie and not talk ill of others. That is all they do.
Every company makes mistakes. No man is perfect. Bath Fitter for thousands of spas across the country every week. Sites complaints "landynjo directs people show a lot of positive things about Bath Fitter, too. It also shows how a lack of bathroom luxury cars, and what this life is but they are, and how difficult to use even for companies that negativity in order to sell.
30% of the business is Bath Fitter references.
Luxury Bath / ANDYNJO ... one dogleg is a ride on a street that has a curve in the shape of a dog bone. Luxury Bath is the only company in the industry of the bathroom that youRm dog's paw "refers to the outer wall beside the bathtub.
Microban has been proven to do with acrylic. You know what the EPA? They are not very intelligent. You have control over something or not toxic to the environment, stupid! You do not decide whether the product works!
Every homeowner, I did not talk all the luxury bath told me that defamation Bath Fitter with all his lies. Your responses are full of lies.
LANDYNJO: You say you do not use negativity, their answer to this question must sell here is the negativity around him, including the repatriation of migrants to Web sites for consumer complaints. THE PERSON You are intelligent, at least I was in a long time - very stupid, yes! You said in response that there are thousands and thousands of bathtubs. Nothing you say is valid or no sense. No wonder WORK luxurious bathroom.
What now? The cast is better than Pastic. But plastic is lighter. It might be better for the second floor. But you can stamp ASO and steel on the 2nd Stick painted.
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