North Leeds Plumbing & Heating – Home Improvement and DIY Advice

Forget thinking of your bathroom as a purely functional space, there are now many ways to give your old-fashioned inset bath a complete and unforgettable make-over.

Have a look at those gloomy acrylic panels. Why not envelope your bath in tiles? Or mirrors and coloured glass and illuminate the bathroom with light emitting diodes?

And this need not be as expensive as you might think. Positioning your bath in the middle of the bathroom and cladding it in different materials creates a freestanding look for a fraction of the cost of buying one new.

Wood is also an eye-catching way to refurbish a bath. Cherry, rosewood, ebony, ash or olive, are all woods that make for wonderful panelling.

Wedi board is also a waterproof panelling system that is perfect for cladding your bath – particularly as you can mosaic directly on to the board. However, be sure to enable access to the plumbing in case anything begins to leak.

And do not forget that there are lots of different shapes apart from rectangular baths to choose from. Why not try an oval or square bath, or even hexagonal?

However, whatever shape or size you do eventually decide upon it is worth bearing in mind that a bath will always take up the greatest proportion of space in your bathroom. It might be worthwhile hiring a retailer who is able to design a complete space. In this way, you may be able to do something elegant and clever that will save you money as well as creating something that will be the envy of your friends.