Bathtub Designs

!±8± Bathtub Designs

If you are trying to figure out which bathtub I suitable for you, then here's how to save a lot of trouble. For you to be able to determine that, you must know the different bathtub designs that is available in the market. Nowadays, different types of bathtubs are in stores to cater to your specific needs. All you have to do is do a little research to make sure that the tub that you would choose is suitable for your needs and preference. Learn more about the different types of bathtubs as you read through this article and avoid the pains of being an ignorant to this subject matter.

The bathtub is one of the most popular luxurious fixtures that you could have in your bathroom. After a long day at work, you would be aching to dip your body in its warm water to help you feel relaxed and comfortable inside and out. This is the reason why people install it in their homes. Not only that, because of its various designs which includes the vintage and antique looks of traditional bathtubs and the sleek and clean effect that modern bathtub gives you, it is the perfect choice for people who have got style and elegance in mind anywhere they go.

Here are some the different types of bathtubs:
Pedestal tubs - this is a standalone and feetless, oval - shaped tub which uses a different base material than its exterior but is treated to make sure that its looks would match. It usually does not sport holes for different types of faucets but it has a much deeper water level when filled. You could install an optional hand shower for easy usage. It is usually made from cast iron, porcelain or acrylic. Drop - in Tubs - this type of bathtub helps you avoid slips due to the fact that you don't have to raise your feet to get out of it or to get in, you only drop in, hence the name. It is mounted in a deck separate from the tub which makes it quite a bit expensive. It utilizes light materials like acrylic, glass and plastic and has optional built - in faucets. It would always be great to install this type of bathtub on the corner of your bathroom to save space and this would be very suitable for sitting down and dipping your feet. Claw foot Tubs - the oldest of the group, the design of this type of tub is pretty much traditional, antique in its own rights. It would instantly give your bathroom an ancient feel to it. It would make you feel that the bathtub has been passed down by King David himself or something like that. I already saw one and it was an experience worthy of horror films. Like some weird white - dressed woman would appear out of the tub and grab you. Anyway, it's available in slanted back and straight front styles and is free standing. You could use either wall - mounted faucets or floor mounted faucets and it has a drain hole.

There are other types of bathtubs but this is only to give you a general idea of what options you really have out there. So, get one now!

Bathtub Designs

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Install Basement Drop Ceilings Or Drywall Ceilings?

!±8± Install Basement Drop Ceilings Or Drywall Ceilings?

This is an easy one for me to answer, and if you have been following along with this series of videos from the beginning you have never once heard me utter the words drop ceiling. The reason for this is I despise them. Can you say tacky? Can you say ugly? Can you say outdated? I can't think of any professional reason why anyone would want to have one of these ceilings installed in they're new finished basement space.

*Top 10 reasons I prefer drywall over drop ceilings or "suspended ceilings" as they are sometimes called:

1.) they sag after time (after all the entire ceiling is "hanging' on wires.)
2.) your lose no less than 3"-4" of ceiling height once installed.
3.) the ceiling "tiles" or "panels" that you install get discontinued and can't replace broken tiles anymore.
4.) drop ceiling tiles chip easily and flake easily when "bumped"
5.) the "grid-work" or metal skeleton that you install will become rusty over time (ugly.)
6.) recessed lighting fixtures do not work well in these ceilings (to much weight) making panels sag.
7.) you can't paint them if you want to change the color or just "freshen" up the paint color like drywall.
8.) the surface of these ceilings breaks-down over time and ends up as dust all over your furniture.
9.) crown molding and other types of trim look ridiculous when applied to drop ceilings.
10.) they make your basement " look " like a basement..

I could go on about my dislike of drop ceilings, but I think you get my point. But I still get the same old questions about drop ceilings at least once a week. The most frequently asked question that my clients ask me about drop ceilings revolves around "accessibility". An average client believes that they must "always" be able to access what is above the head in the basement (pipes, wires, duct work, etc.). Well these clients are partially correct in assuming this to be true. Some things in the basement ceiling do need to remain accessible, but not everything.

Here's a list of what needs to be accessible to the client after the drywall ceilings are installed:
1.) water shutoffs (interior and exterior lines)
2.) gas shutoffs, certain types of gas fittings
3.) ice maker water line shutoff
4.) doorbell transformer (should be relocated to storage area or some other unfinished area)
5.) some ductwork "damper" handles (very rarely)
6.) any electrical junction box that can not be easily moved

Aside from these 6 items, everything else in the basement ceiling is considered a non-accessable item, and therefore can and should be covered by a drywall ceiling. All of the other electrical wiring, water lines, sewage drainage lines, insulation, floor joists, ductwork, etc. In the ceiling are non-accessible items and never needs to seen or touched again.

All 6 types of accessible items that we possibly need to "get-to" in the future for what ever reason, will remain accessible through the use of access panels. That's right. Access panels. We simply install paint-able plastic access panels wherever we need to gain access in the new drywall ceiling areas. These access panels are very thin, open easily, can be painted the color of the new drywall ceiling, and they give us total access to what a lot of folks fear they will lose access-to if they drywall the ceilings instead of using "drop ceilings.

A lot of contractors will use "scare-tactics" when selling basement remodeling jobs, by telling the clients that they can not use drywall ceilings because they will never be able to access the items that we just discussed ever again. Well now you know that this is just not true. Anyone can have drywall ceiling in the basement.....Anyone.

I have been remodeling basements since 1992. I have finished hundreds of basements over these years and have never had 1 call-back related to a client not being able to access something that we covered-up with a drywall ceiling. The reason for this perfect track record with regard to accessibility is simply because we use access panels wherever they are needed in the drywall ceilings....Period.

Install Basement Drop Ceilings Or Drywall Ceilings?

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!±8±Delta 58045-RB In2ition Two-In-One Shower, Venetian Bronze

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