Baths

[Sambob15]

Hi folks

My boyfriend and I are about to buy our first house, and are hoping to put in a new bathroom straight after moving in (there's currently just a wet room). So in researching baths we came across Carronite ones, which I'd got my heart set on. But on visiting a local shop we learnt we could get a Puracast bath for less money. The one in the showroom seemed pretty sturdy, and reading the spec it sounds very similar to Carronite. Just wondering if anyone has any experience of Puracast baths (good or bad)?

As a second point, the gap for the bath is 1665... We're hoping it'll be possible to shoehorn a 1700 bath in there, if the plumber can channel out some of the wall. Just concerned about losing too much from the ledge bits on either end of the bath. Does this sound do-able?

Many thanks!

 

[longdogs]

It is possible to fit a bath into a smaller space by removing some of the wall but it would probably be a good idea to get the plumber round first and explain what you intend to do. He will be able to advise you on whether there will be enough space for taps for example.

 

[Sambob15]

Yeah that's good advice, and we are hoping to get a plumber in to assess things as soon as we've got the keys. I was just looking to get a general idea of what's do-able really so I know which baths to be looking at (if we're restricted to 1665 or 1600 baths then that limits things a bit!).