Top 4 Beautiful Taps

These days bathroom taps often look more like a work of art.

Modern design means bathroom taps come in a huge variety of styles and sizes and offer contemporary and classic designs. With taps to suit every budget, the bathroom tap has now become the ultimate bathroom accessory.

Bathroom City has the largest range of taps in the UK including bath filler taps, bath shower mixers, basin taps, wall-mounted taps and even bidet mixer taps. We offer taps created especially for our customers by Bathroom City, as well as the tried and tested brands such as Phoenix.

To make shopping for your new bathroom taps a little easier, here's our guide to the best taps available from Bathroom City now.



CA Series Basin Mono Mixer Tap 



CA Series Basin Mono Mixer Tap

£104 (inc VAT)

Beautiful and unique this open waterfall spout tap is perfect for moden bathroom decor.

Eco-click technology and a wide, easy use lever make this tap as practical as it is striking to look at.



PU Series Basin Mono Mixer Tap



PU Series Basin Mono Mixer Tap

£109 (inc VAT)

With an unmistakable sweeping neck and spout, this PU Range of Taps blends perfectly with any style of Bathroom decor.

Versatile enough to be used in a Family Bathroom, En-Suite or Cloakroom.


Wall-Mounted PU Bath Shower Mixer Tap

Wall-Mounted PU Bath Shower Mixer Tap

£172 (inc VAT)

The chromed handset is sleek, functional and beautifully crafted.

Wall-mounted, this mixer tap is perfect for your main/family bathroom.

 


Neptune Bath Filler Tap



Neptune Bath Filler Tap

£99 (inc VAT)

With a distinctively modern appearance, the Neptune range of taps is both functional and beautiful, complimenting any modern Family Bathroom or En-Suite.

All of these taps plus many more are available now from Bathroom City.

Extreme Bathrooms

Bathrooms and toilets come in all shapes and sizes, all colours and styles. But some are designed to humour us, shock us or simply make us wonder: why?

All over the world, examples of unique design are cropping up. From see through doors to interactive video games- toilet designers are pushing the boundaries to make a mundane experience something a little more memorable.

When traveling, the differences in the mundane and familiar are often what brings about homesickness the quickest. Think about an uneven bed at a hotel, lack of your favorite toiletries, or the different way that water tastes. Or, think of the toilet, and the travelers who take pictures of them. Here are some of the strangest bathrooms from around the world.

Check out the best examples we could find of the weird and the wonderful on our Facebook page. Why don't you give the page a 'LIKE' while you're there.

Extreme Bathrooms Gallery

If you're looking for something more comfortable in your own home, Bathroom City have a huge range of sanitaryware products to suit your home. We're currently also offering up to 40% off RAK toilets, have a look at our website for great deals today!

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Planning a bathroom revamp

In most homes, bathrooms are relatively small so creating a whole new look can often be done with minimal changes. Unless of course, you want to gut the room and start over fresh, this is fine too. The trick is to basically decide on a theme and color palette and carry it out throughout the whole room.

Creating a coherent look consists of using the rule of three as your guide. This means you need to repeat every major color three times. Bathrooms are spaces you can really have fun with but you still need to employ a few practical points.

• Safety – Style should never come before safety. Step up tubs must have handrails, floors should be slip-resistant, etc.

• Look into the Future – If you’re spending a substantial amount of money, you want to make sure that this is what you’ll still want in the future. If you have to put off the remodel for a month to make sure you still feel the same away about your choices, so be it.

• Simplicity – Too many things in a small space look very cluttered. If you have a large room, you can add more items but small rooms should be simple with a place for everything.

• Quality – Just because it’s the bathroom doesn’t mean it shouldn’t receive the same consideration as other rooms in your home when it comes to buying quality products.

Many people jump into a bathroom remodel spontaneously. This is a room that is entitled to as much thought as any other area in your home. When in doubt, wait and see if your theme and color palette are still appealing to you down the road.

Flickr

Bathroom City now have a Flickr account. It's still early days, and we're uploading new photos as we go, but please feel free to have a look around.

• Photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bathroomcity/
• Profile: http://www.flickr.com/people/bathroomcity/

Current products shown include examples from the Sprite, Dawn and Swizz ranges.

Enjoy!

Swiss: Luxury Bathroom Design

With Emotions Swiss luxury designer bathroom range you can be at peace with your thoughts and feelings.

The Emotions Swiss luxury units come fully lacquered inside and out for a beautiful smooth finish. Highly resistant to water and dirt from an active family.

Part of Emotions by Jax Art and Jax Bathrooms, Swiss Bathrooms success is based on the people who share enthusiasm, customer focus and drive to be the very best in the business. This is what sets Swiss apart from other bathroom manufacturer companies in the UK.

 
Swiss have more than 20 years experience and are one of the UK's most knowledgeable, successful and innovative bathroom retailers, selling at retail and wholesale markets.

Tiling your bathroom

HOW DO I GET READY FOR TILING? First you need to get your old surface out of the way so you can install your backing and your tiles. Remove old carpet and strips and get rid of the staples or glue. Remove the sheet vinyl along with its underlay if at all possible.

Remove the plumbing such as the commode and pedestal sink. Remove the trim and tub and shower spouts from the walls to be tiled.

CAN I TILE OVER MY OLD TILES? Yes, you can. Just make sure it is in sound condition and use one of the super modified thin set mortars for the job. If the tile are starting to fall off or coming loose, remove them and start new.

CAN I TILE OVER PLYWOOD OR PARTICLE BOARD? I know you see tiling over wood shown on TV, however, I do not recommend it. Most of the repairs I have done were because of tiling directly over a wood surface. A cement backer board properly installed will be a more permanent installation.

CAN I TILE OVER A CRACKED CONCRETE SLAB? Yes, however, you need to first treat the cracked area with an isolation membrane. Several are available to the tile stores and not all are real easy to use. Ultra Set is a gel that can be trowelled over the crack and about 6 inches on each side of it. This material is also water proof and it can be used to actually set the tile rather than thinset mortar.

CAN I TILE OVER MY VINYL OR LINOLEUM FLOORING? It is best to  remove the vinyl flooring if at all possible along with its underlay if it has one. Some sheet vinyl flooring is only glued around the edges and at the seams. If you tile directly over that material, your entire floor will be loose. A layer of cement board should be used either in place of or over the vinyl flooring. If the vinyl is over a concrete slab, however, and it isn't possible to remove the it, you may tile directly over it using one of the super modified thinset mortars made for this kind of application.

CAN I TILE OVER LAMINATE COUNTER TOPS? Yes, you can tile directly over laminates as long as it is not loose. I don't recommend tiling over the 'self edge' however, because I find that narrow strip on the edge likes to come off.  I guess it wouldn't hold tiles very well.  Use one of the Super modified thinsets for over laminates.

HOW DO I REMOVE THE TILE AROUND MY SHOWER OR BATH TUB AREA? If the tiles are coming loose because of the material behind it decomposing, you should cut the wall board just outside of the tile line and remove all of the tile along with its backing right down to the studs. Once it is clean install the cement backer board.

HOW DO I MAKE THE PROPER SELECTION OF TILES? Tiles come in many different forms and compositions and it is a good idea to use the harder tile where lots of wear may occur. Porcelain tiles can be either coloured the same all the way through or glazed with your favourite colours. These tiles are incredibly hard and are used in the mall as the main walking surface. They will work very well for floors, counters and walls in your home. Usually they come in large sizes, so finding a design may be difficult. The more decorative tiles are usually softer and have a brighter glaze and are great for walls and back splashes but not good for floors. The marble, granite, slate, and sandstone tiles are also great for floors and can be used on walls, counters and back splashes. Check with your tile sales person for the best choice for your application.

HOW DO I MEASURE SO I BUY THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF TILES? First, measure length and width of the area to be tiled and multiply one by the other. Next, add at least 10 % to that total. It may be a good idea to bring the measurement to the tile store and let the sales person help with the total needed so waste can be included. Plan on having tile left over rather than running short.

HOW DO I LAY OUT SO THE TILES LOOK GREAT WHEN I'M DONE WITH MY TILE PROJECT? Measure to find the centre of the room or wall. Lay your tiles without thinset or glue from the centre line to the edge of the area. Include the joint size, and find the distance from the last whole tile to fit to the edge. If that piece is ½ the width of a tile or more, you can do your lay out from that centre line. If it is less than ½ of a tile, move the centre line over so that the old centre line lines up with the centre of a tile. You have just moved the starting point over ½ the width of the tile so now you will have a larger than half tile at the edges.

Bathroom City gets blogging..

Welcome to our new Bathroom City blog, where you can keep up to date with all the latest news, promotions and advice from Britain's best online bathroom specialist.

Bathroom City is an established bathroom company serving the wholesale and retail markets. 

Offering many ranges including designer brands from our huge warehouse in Tyseley, Birmingham, we are the UK’s biggest online bathroom specialist to sell directly from our own factory- always at unbeatable prices.

We have two showrooms in Tyseley, Birmingham, both showcasing different brands and  bathroom suite displays.

   
We advise visiting both showrooms if you want to see our massive collection of modern and traditional bathroom equipment, suitable for projects great and small. Both offer top quality bathroom suites, bathroom furniture, vanity units and sanitaryware. 

We source the best pieces worldwide as well as offering pproducts made at our own UK factory that are unique to Bathroom City.

Shrewd buying and low overheads mean we can offer you direct wholesale prices without the gimmicks.   

Come and take a look around at www.bathroomcity.co.uk