Square bath

A square bathtub is considered a luxury item, primarily because it is large enough, and therefore intended to be installed in a spacious bathroom. In addition, square tubs have traditionally been made from expensive natural materials such as natural marble.

In the era when sanitary ware began to be made of cast iron and steel, square tubs were practically abandoned because the peculiarities of the materials did not allow for the production of large-sized products using the seamless method. Everything changed with the advent of acrylic and the construction of houses with non-standard apartment layouts. The new plastic material allows to produce sanitary ware of any form and size, and in modern apartments the size of the bathroom differs significantly from the usual combined bathroom.

Today a square bathtub is no longer a gimmick, but just a convenient and beautiful sanitary device. It is large enough that two people can comfortably fit in it at once. In addition, most models are equipped with additional functions, such as whirlpool and backlighting. Read more about the features and existing varieties of square bathtubs in this article.

Now for the production of acrylic baths use a variety of materials. Consider the most popular of them:

Square baths made of acrylic are most common. This material has many advantages: low price, low weight, easy care, aesthetic appearance, pleasant to the touch surface. Acrylic square baths are often equipped with armrests, comfortable seats and have a range of additional functions.

Quaral sanitary ware appeared on the market relatively recently. This material is a compound of quartz and acrylic. Tubs made of quaril are endowed with all the advantages of acrylic, but have greater mechanical strength.

Usually this material imitates natural marble. It is made from synthetic resins with the addition of stone crumbs. Such baths look very presentable, but they are much cheaper than real marble products. Square baths made of artificial stone can not be called very demanding in the care, but, nevertheless, they need to use special cleaners.

Of all the listed materials, wood is used for the production of sanitary ware most rarely, which is why square wooden baths are quite expensive. This option is preferred by fans of everything natural in the interior. In stores, a bathtub made of wood is not easy to find - usually such products are made to order.

The square is a simple symmetrical figure, but even on its basis, designers manage to create really beautiful and unusual things. The square bath itself, although it attracts attention, looks quite laconic. That is why fans of minimalism often choose this form. At the same time, if you complement the square bath with additional design elements, it will become a highlight and the main decoration of the interior.

As for placement, there are a variety of options. You can install a square bath along one wall, enter the corner or place in the center of the bathroom. On which option to choose - depends on the shape and size of the room.

A square bathtub - a thing large-sized, so for very small rooms it is not suitable. But you should not think that only owners of huge, ten-meter-long bathrooms can afford such a bath.

It is generally accepted that the size of square baths starts from 180 cm. In fact, small square-shaped baths, designed for one person, have been on sale for a long time. The smallest square baths have dimensions of 120x120 cm and a depth of 45 cm. The volume of such a bath is 350 liters.

The largest models have dimensions 215x215 cm and a depth of 75 cm, that is, they are almost twice as big. A large square bath can hold about 700 liters of water.

The bowl of a square bathtub does not necessarily have the appropriate shape. Of course, it can be strictly square, but there are often other options. For example, many models have a round or square shape of the font. This design solution, of course, reduces the volume of the font, but it looks very impressive.

In addition to regular geometric shapes, plumbing designers are inspired by asymmetric, natural objects. Therefore, the square bathtub can be shaped like a flower petal, a cloud or a raindrop.

So, choosing a square bathtub, you should decide for yourself a few important points, namely:

• material of manufacture: here the decisive factor is the price, as the difference between models made of different materials is significant;
• the size of the sanitary device: in this point we must proceed from the dimensions of the room;
• the shape of the baptismal font: here we can be guided only by our own ideas about beauty, as this parameter has no great practical value
• your bathtub is not only equipped with a seat and armrest; it can also be fitted with a hydro-massage panel, disinfection and ozonation units, etc.