Bathrooms

Planning Your Dream bathrooms

Bathrooms365 Guide To Achieving the Bathroom you deserve.
Careful planning is required to ensure you end up with a bathroom to suit your needs. We have over 30 years experience in advising on bathrooms and bathroom related projects.

Getting Started. Bathrooms advice.

Fitting a new bathroom or a range of bathrooms is a chance to review what you want from the room. Think about who uses the room and how it is used:

do you prefer to have a quick shower and wash?
do you like to relax in a bubble bath?
is a shower over the bath good enough or would you prefer a separate shower and bath?
do you need storage for all your towels, toiletries and essentials?
do you need to consider the needs of young children or the elderly?

Get a good idea of what you want from your new bathroom before you start and it will make your planning that bit easier.

Drawing up a plan for successful bathrooms.

Accurately measure the internal dimensions of your bathrooms, taking doors, windows and radiators into account as well as any architectural features such as sloping ceilings.
Draw a scaled plan ideally using graph paper, and mark on existing plumbing points, such as water supply and soil outlet. Re-positioning items is possible, but can be costly if the plumbing needs to be changed, so bear this in mind when planning the room. If in doubt consult a qualified plumber.

Don't forget about:

the position of doors and the way they open
the position of windows and their height from the floor, also the way they open
the type of water supply system you have and where it is located
heating and ventilation – consider an extractor if your bathroom is small or has no windows
storage space – fitted bathroom furniture can make a bathroom look sophisticated and clutter free whilst covering unsightly pipes
safety – you may want to consider handrails and non-slip surfaces if you have elderly family members

All bathrooms are different. Think about the bathroom floor, will it need replacing? Now would be a good time before the bathroom furniture is fitted.

Cut out shapes of the bathrooms suite you like and play around with them in the room, you will see how well they fit into the space and it may give you ideas. Make sure you have enough activity space around each item, as a rough guide allow 700mm in front of a toilet and basin and at least 1000mm in front of a bath.

Making more of your space

If you have a small bathroom you may need to think more creatively about your space.
Consider the following tips to help you turn less into more.

move or change the radiator, many different sizes, shapes and styles are available now, from tall and thin to short and wide and even spiral! Another option to consider would be under floor heating
if you find that one bathroom is not enough for your family consider other options, could you install an en-suite shower room in a corner of your bedroom? Or perhaps a cloakroom under the stairs?

Some bathroom suites have been designed to fit into small and awkward areas, the Space range from Ideal Standard includes a corner wc and basin, a specially designed shower bath to give you a larger showering area and even a range of furniture to fit into smaller rooms.

Choosing your suite

The style of your bathrooms will influence your choice of suite, think about your tastes, do you prefer sleek and sophisticated, classic and contemporary, traditional or even something a bit different? Bear in mind the size of your bathroom, suites are available in all sorts of sizes and styles.

Storage

Don't forget to build in space for storage. Think about what you need to store – toiletries, towels, cleaning materials. Fitted furniture will provide storage space and hide ugly plumbing. Also consider shelving and free standing or wall mounted cupboards.
With careful planning you should be able to create the bathroom of your dreams. Your choice of decoration and finishes will also help create the right look so choose colours and materials carefully. Don't forget the accessories – colour co-ordinated towels and toiletries can all help create your perfect bathroom environment.

Showers

Domestically Stuart Turner manufactures three ranges of pump showers

Stuart Turner Monsoon Shower Pump Range

Monsoon is a range of 11 pumps constructed in brass and designed to meet the pressure boosting demands found within most domestic and light commercial property. The range offers a choice of both Single and Twin showers pumps with either flow switch positive or pressure / flow switch negative head fully automatic control systems. All Stuart Turner Monsoon pumps are supplied with anti vibration feet, flexible hoses, inlet strainers and power supply cable and are ready to install, for that extra peace of mind they carry a full two-year guarantee.

Stuart Turner Monsoon Extra Shower Pump Range

Monsoon Extra is a range of six pumps constructed in stainless steel or brass and engineering plastic. The range has been designed to meet the larger domestic and commercial applications where higher flow rates at pressure are required. Monsoon Extra have been rated at a duty point of 45l/min at 1.2, 2.3 and 2.8 bar with a choice of either positive or negative head, with fully automatic control systems. All Monsoon Extra pumps are supplied with anti vibration feet, flexible hoses, inlet strainers and power supply cable and are ready to install. For that extra peace of mind they carry a full two-year guarantee.

Stuart Turner Showermate Range (showers)

Showermate is a range of three pumps constructed in engineering plastic which have been designed to meet the demands of individual shower and bath shower applications. They are offered in flow switch positive head option only, but can be installed in conjunction with an air or non-latching pull cord switch to operate in negative head conditions. All Showermate pumps are supplied with anti vibration feet, flexible hoses, and power supply cable and are ready to install, carrying a full one-year guarantee.

If you have any queries regarding which Stuart Turner showers pump best suits your domestic needs then please call Stuart Turner technical support team on 01491 572655. Their support for showers is excellent.

Bathroom Furniture

About Ideal Standard Bathroom Furniture

For a simple, contemporary feel that won’t date you should look at the Studio or Alto ranges. Both offer clean, simple lines at exceptional value for money and typically to Ideal Standard offer a host of options with regards to basin size.

For the best in Bathroom Furniture contemporary design and sculptural simplicity the award winning White suite is a must have. Now available in a cube design as well, this suite remains our biggest seller.

When space is tight, look no further than Ideal Standard’s award winning Space range. The genius of Space is that it makes use of every available inch, but sacrifices nothing in contemporary good looks.

The top end of the Ideal Standard market is covered by Purity, Kyomi and Accent. All subtly different in design they all share the qualities of beautiful, high class style without losing the practical necessity that they are bought for.

This year has seen many old favourites such as Tulip and Cabria become discontinued. The reason? Ideal Standard has brought out the Create range. Realising the complexities of bathroom design, Ideal Standard’s Create gives a multitude of options. With three distinctive basin shapes combining with a range of core pieces there’s an affordable, tailor-made bathroom waiting for you!

Ideal Standard

We have the best range of Ideal Standard bathroom products on the internet at the most competitive prices.

If you need any further help with any Ideal Standard Bathroom Furniture query, please call our Sales team on 0870 365 7 365 or Ideal Standard Customer Services on 01482 346461.

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