Rectangular bathtub - the best choice for the bathroom (25 photos)
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In a warm cozy bath it is pleasant to relax not only after a busy working day. In a relaxed atmosphere, water treatments are good to take at any time. In addition to convenience, the design of the bathroom also matters. And often it’s the bathtub that is the main element of the room’s decor. Today there is plenty to choose from for a stylish bathtub. The most popular model is a rectangular shape, since you can choose a product for a room of any shape and area.
In general, bathtubs can be conditionally grouped by signs:
- configuration (dimensions and shapes);
- materials and technologies for the production of plumbing;
- the presence / absence of underwater massage systems.
A wide range of products allows you to choose a product that harmoniously fits into the bathroom. The inner surface of the bath may have a different configuration and be convenient for taking water procedures in a sitting and lying position. Large plumbing allows you to take a bath not alone. Such models are usually equipped with hydromassage systems.
The size and shape of the plumbing plays a big role in choosing the place for its installation. The most popular rectangular bathtubs have the following sizes: width - 70, 80, 85 cm, length - 120 and 150 cm, 170 and 180 cm, and height - 65 cm.
Materials for baths: advantages and disadvantages
Manufacturers offer plumbing for a bathroom made of metal, plastic, wood, stone. The most popular materials are metal and acrylic. To make it easier to make a choice, just familiarize yourself with the pros and cons of each material.
Cast iron bathtubs
Enameled cast-iron bath can last several decades (up to 50). Cast iron retains heat for a long time. The only weak point is enamel. After some time, it happens that it is frayed, darkened or cracked. The disadvantages of bathtubs are their high cost and high weight (it is difficult to transport and install). By configuration, there are only rectangular or oval.
Steel bathtubs
Modern models are made thick enough so that the noise of pouring water does not irritate. Compared to cast iron, steel baths retain heat worse. When enamel care, a rare use of detergents with abrasive additives is allowed. With frequent use of abrasives, enamel may become thinner and lose its luster. High-quality stainless steel bathtub is not inferior in cost to cast-iron models. A steel bath (with a wall thickness of about 4 mm) will last about 30 years. The rectangular shape is the most traditional for steel bathtubs.
Rectangular Acrylic Bathtubs
These models are distinguished by low weight, nice surface, low thermal conductivity (water stays hot for a long time). The service life of acrylic plumbing, compared to metal bathtubs, is short-lived - 15-20 years. When servicing a plastic bath, do not use abrasive cleaners. It is acrylic bathtubs that are most often equipped with massage facilities.
Rectangular Hot Tubs
The main feature of the functioning of the massage system is independence from the pressure in the system, as the water collected in the bath is sucked in by the hydraulic pump and fed to the nozzles.
Hot tubs are equipped with various types of massage:
- hydro - from nozzles built into the walls of the bath, water jets are directed to the body. Thanks to the pleasant massage effect of water jets, the muscles of the body relax, the immune system strengthens, the stress level decreases, sleep improves, and the skin tones. Depending on the model, up to 10 massage modes can be included. The optimal number of nozzles is 5-6;
- aero - nozzles are installed at the bottom of the bath. The body relaxes from a pleasant underwater effect on the skin of air jets. Air massage has no special therapeutic effect. The approximate number of nozzles is 12-16;
- turbo - combines air and water massage methods, but allows you to turn on the modes individually.
The directions of exposure to air-water flows differ, and each manufacturer has their own specific location of nozzles. When equipping plumbing with programmable control systems, it is possible to adjust the massage mode. Some plumbing models offer about 50 hydromassage programs. That is, individual parts of the body are massaged alternately, with different intensities.
Rectangular models of hydromassage bathtubs are much easier to arrange in a small room than oval, round or asymmetric. The most common option for installing plastic bathtubs with massage is the built-in one. And this is understandable, the built-in bathtub in the design of the room is a magnificent sight.
The most optimal option for installing built-in plumbing is a separate house or cottage (preferably at the stage of creating the project). A bathtub built into the floor visually resembles a small pool. Since such installation provides for significant changes in floor ceilings, then for apartments an appropriate solution is the construction of a podium. To appreciate the sophisticated look of a large bath with a podium is better in a spacious room. There are a lot of ways to finish the structure. The surface can be styled like wood, stone, decorated with tiles.
The most common form of a built-in bathtub is a rectangular one. For installation, you can use both metal and acrylic models.
When installing the built-in bath, there are three options for installing plumbing.
Absolute floor integration
Absolute installation in the floor (the edging of the bath is on the same level with the floor covering). Caring for such a bath is a difficult task and for quality cleaning you will have to hire special workers. To ensure that the water in the bathroom does not cool down quickly, it is recommended that you install warm floors in the room.
It is most convenient to serve a bath installed in the middle of the room. The dimensions of the built-in bath should be harmoniously combined with the area of the room. A small container installed in the center of the room can be associated with a puddle.
Podium bath decoration
In such cases, bathtubs with a frame are purchased. If plumbing is purchased without a podium, then it is quite possible to build a podium yourself.
The frame is built of wooden beams and sheathed with drywall (the most common option). At the stage of building the drawing, you can dream up with the design and shape of the podium. As an option - to build a building with wide low steps, decorative niches or shelves.
An interesting design decision is to emphasize the shape and contour of the stairs with decorative lighting. For this purpose, the easiest way to use LED strip.
Be sure to provide for the availability of revision hatches. In general, the design of installation and installation of the product should be carefully thought out. Be sure to consider several nuances:
- the built-in bath does not involve showering. The shower cabin is installed separately or purchased a combined model;
- installation of a bathtub built into the floor should be entrusted to professionals. You can independently arrange a podium for a bathtub standing on the floor.Exquisitely look steps that repeat the rectangular contour of the sides of the bath;
- most easily, such a structure is constructed for a bath recessed into a niche. Particular attention in this case is given to the bath screen. It should be organically combined with niche walls and room design.
Part of the bathtub integrated in the floor
A part of the bathtub is built into the floor, and the upper part is formed using the podium.
The built-in bathtub is more of an element of luxury, therefore, such models are always equipped with various details and devices that create a mood of relaxation, relaxation. There are no universally accepted requirements for the interior design of rooms with built-in bathtubs. Each option will be individual and unique.
A rectangular bathtub is relevant for the interior of rooms of different stylistic directions. A variety of materials, shades of plumbing, combined with fashionable finishes create bright and extraordinary design solutions in rooms of any size.
