Bath tub

Features of the bath tub

Today the bath tub is often relegated to the background, because people prefers the shower, both for reasons of practicality, because this allows you to perform the functions of daily hygiene in a faster way and with a greater water savings, both for reasons of space, because the size of many apartments is really minimal.

Yet, this bathroom fixture remains the undisputed star of the bathroom. Indeed, where the presence of the tub is possible, it is nowadays connected to concepts of personal wellness and personal care, going beyond the simple hygiene.

In fact, the words bath tub instinctively evoke the idea of relaxation. The ensuite bath, in fact, is something relaxing because the sitting or semi-lying and the still water or only slightly moving generate a calming effect, unlike the energetic jet shower.
And this is confirmed by the fact that a relaxing bath is considered to be a real blessing for those suffering from insomnia.

The traditional tank is rectangular in shape and measuring 70x170 cm, but there are also smaller models 160 cm.
The bath tub with seat, however, presents some of the bottom raised that serves as a seat and measures about 65x120 cm, representing the ideal solution for small spaces.
The whirpool bath are equipped with vents, also spherical, which allow the escape of air bubbles which create the massage.
The free-standing tub, without the retaining wall, but with feet, is the one that was in the old houses and is back in vogue especially for decorating interiors.
The tub/ shower, finally, is a combined model that combines both functions in a single element.

The tanks can be made in various types of materials: enamelled steel contains carbon and ferrous materials, methacrylate, also known as acrylic, is a plastic material whose raw material is oil, there are also numerous other materials, including one the most recent is the polymer Nouvel.

Most of the tanks are made today methacrylate, because this material has several advantages. It is an insulating material, which then retains the heat longer and also insulates against noise, it is easier to clean, because it is colored in the mass, and it is naturally much lighter than steel.
The hot tubs are always in acrylic, for technological reasons, because the material is better suited to the realization of the cuts for the vents.

A tank typically lasts about twenty years. After this period you can think of replacing it, in this case you need the assistance of a plumber for discharges and sometimes even a mason.
In fact, in the case of a model with wall coating, you will need it makeover, you will also need to redo the full covering of the bathroom if you do not have access to the tiles of the same model to cover the replacement part.

The steel tanks may be recoated with enamel with epoxy paints that have components capable of ensuring durability and resistance to moisture and shock. However, it contain toxic volatile substances which require that the room is not used for at least 2-3 days.
A second solution may be to superimpose a new shell to the existing tub, but it is a solution impractical because not all tanks can be covered and the shells are handmade, so you need to inquire of vendors.

Even at the end of their life bathtubs may continue to be used, through the recycling of materials. The tanks in steel, for example, are used as scrap steel to create another. Chopping and melting of the material, however, require a lot of energy.
The materials used for the acrylic tubs, instead, can be recycled for energy recovery and for chemical recycling and mechanical, for which their disposal process requires a lower environmental impact, as compared to what is necessary to produce, use and dispose of a steel tank.

Bathtubs unusual shapes

Soapbath is an oval tub in fiberglass that is part of the Wanders Collection, designed by Marcel Wanders for Bisazza Bagno.
How the same name predict, this grand tub interprets the classic iconic shape of the soap soft and rounded.

But the line also includes other items to complete the bathroom environment, such as health care, shower items, mirrors, ground profile with lacquered black or white, always mirrored cabinet with wood profile versions in black or white.
The same shape soap is echoed by sinks in white ceramic of the collection.

Some of these elements are in sharp contrast with the lines of pop tub and sink, as a series of consoles and mirrors in black or white lacquered wood that clearly draw inspiration from a baroque style.

The contrast that characterizes all elements of the collection is not only formal, but also color, made of white contrast - black. The only exception is represented by the mixer-shaped flower that is available, as well as in chrome in color lobster.

Unusual, although in other respects, it is also the shape of the bathtub BA10 Aomori, designed by Philipp Mainzer and Johanna Eigenolf in 2004 for e15 .
This tub, round in shape, is made with panels of European oak waxed held together by circular bands of stainless steel, also available in brushed steel.

For its installation, this type of tank requires a space of 120 mm for ventilation and for the installation of a siphon below the floor. The exhaust system is equipped with a latch that can be opened or closed easily with a simple pressure.

At the base of the tank are fixed two stools with a stainless steel holder, height 300 mm. Also available is a step in solid wood to facilitate entry to the inside.
The diameter of the tank is 1350 mm, the height of 900 mm.

It is in plywood the bathtub NEXSTEP designed by Bullo Design for Plavisdesign, a spa whose characteristics correspond to the natural evolution of design.

In fact a traditional product such as this bathrom fixture, is in this case updated through regular roundness and parallel lines. There are technological elements that interfere with the basic concept of a bath, but only a unique construction technique which gives it great strength and reliability.

Nextstep can be completed with the original Das faucets which integrates the overflow.
Its dimensions are 1810 x 660 xh 710 mm (with headrest), or 1700 x 660 xh 560 mm.

Meg 11 is a bathtub for installation at the center of the room, made in Pietraluce® and designed by Antonio Pascale for Galaxy.
Pietraluce® is a hydrated alumina compound, titanium dioxide and polyester resins, and is a brilliant material, durable, scratch resistant, waterproof and anti-scale.

The design inspiration comes from a natural shape, the perimeter of a leaf. A poetic form that creates a soft and warm line from the universal language, which suits both modern and classic environments.

The design allows installation not only in the center but also at room wall, for which it can have tap or flush in the floor.
It is also available in black and measures 188 x 88 x H 69 cm.

Multiaccessory bathtubs

Whirlpool, pulse jets, aroma and color therapy, micromassage ... And yet spacious and comfortable interior spaces, along with a highly functional design, make bath time a unique sensory experience and personal.
Some bathtubs to best enhance these properties, thanks to highly sophisticated technological and aesthetic devices, aesthetic impact simple and straightforward, and great adaptability and customization.

Teuco catalog has a bathroom collection designed by JM Wilmotte. It is a system of baths, showers, basins and sanitary modular and, to best adapt to the spaces and opportunities, including financial, available to the customer.

Queen of the collection is the bathtub: with or without whirlpool, starting from Basic, through the Top Hydrosilence, whirlpool quietest in the world, up to the most complete version, that of Hydrosonic, the exclusive Jacuzzi with ultrasound.

The tanks Wilmotte meet all the requirements of functionality and price, from the simplest to the most sophisticated, with a modern and clean aesthetics, made even more appealing by the command touch screen and the chrome plate on the bottom, the signature of the designer. Thanks to Teuco bathroom coordinated and signed becomes accessible and customizable.

A minimalist and avant-garde, a trapezoidal shape with a spacious and comfortable interior space. These are the characteristics of Era Plus, the corner solution of Hafro.
The tank can be built in or, if you have available a wider gap, in the floor. In this case, the cladding panels are available in lacquered red or black, or white acrylic, with the option to include an insert in wood in wenge wood, cherry, teak, walnut, oak and doussié.

Plus it was a model wellness in all respects: it has Professional Whirlpool-Airpool whirlpool system with remote control, 8 whirlpool jets with adjustable intensity, 24 injectors airpool program with pulsed and microdiffused massage. To complete this little home spa, the ozone therapy plant, the underwater light for color therapy and electroblowers adjustable speed.

Well-being bath tubs

Some models of tanks are almost like spas, with dimensions particularly generous.

But not only are equipped with sophisticated equipment hydromassage, chromotherapy, disinfection and ozone that allow you to enjoy in your own bathroom, the same benefits that you get in a beauty center.

An amazing world of feelings and emotions, all to share, comes from Thais-Art BluBleu, designed by Antonio Bullo Design. Equipped with every comfort, this tank introduces a new concept of personal space.

Thais-Art is essential and in its square shape, which conveys feelings of stability and strength, and its large size, 235x215 cm, making it ideal to share the pleasure of.

The comfortable cushions enhance the comfort of the bath, while the headrest allow you to sit back and relax while remaining completely immersed.

The large wooden structure in teak finish that covers the acrylic tub, offering design and exclusivity, offering the possibility to exploit large shelves and drawers. That prove really useful for storing toiletries such as towels, shower gel, soap, salts.

Among the options available to the plant ozone disinfection, the water heater and dual chrome Relax, the dedicated and secure system of interior lighting that provides the programming of the four cycles of color (green/ orange is the function of harmonizing, blue/ green and red that revitalizing, invigorating the neutral) different colors, shapes and gradation of light intensity.

It combines wellness design of the tank Seaside T08 Teuco, created by Joan Talocci.

Versatility is its first surplus value: it can be easily placed inside the bathroom outside or in freestanding version.

All this thanks to the panels - which can be chosen in acrylic or natural wood or synthetic - offering maximum customization and adaptability to any environment. The interior is spacious and comfortable despite its compact size and lack of preformed sessions allows you to move freely inside the tank.

Many options and versions available. Seaside T08 can be without whirpool, for more sober tastes, with blower, for a soft and relaxing massage, or with different types of whirlpool starting from Basic versions - with touch screen control panel - until the one with the silent whirlpool Hydrosilence.

You can also choose a version with Hydrosonic, the Teuco with the additional action of ultrasound and Chromoexperience, a pleasant light cycle in 8 different colors.

The controls and fittings are concealed inside a compartment opening that serves as the headrest, while the striking dispensing water blade emphasizes the linearity of the tank and amplifies the pleasure, simulating the sound of a small waterfall.