Free-standing Stone resin bath too heavy?
Discussion
Hi folks,
In the process of refurbishing our main bathroom and need to chose a bath.
We have decided to go for a free-standing bath and of course the ones we like are both expensive and fooking heavy.
Top of the list is one that is 125kg since it is made from stone resin. I'm not so worried about the weight once installed, but I do worry about the actual process of getting the bath up the stairs and in to the bathroom. We have reasonably big wide stairs but they do turn 180 degrees half way up.
Here is what we are looking at:-
http://www.harrisblack.co.uk/nairn-stone-bath/?gcl...
Has anyone any experience of installing a heavy stone resin bath? If so what was your experience of getting it upstairs and in place?
There are some acrylic baths that we could live with if we had to but so far we prefer the stone one. Of course the acrylic ones are only 50kg max, so should make getting it up the stairs a relatively problem free activity.
Thanks for any advice / info.
TD
In the process of refurbishing our main bathroom and need to chose a bath.
We have decided to go for a free-standing bath and of course the ones we like are both expensive and fooking heavy.
Top of the list is one that is 125kg since it is made from stone resin. I'm not so worried about the weight once installed, but I do worry about the actual process of getting the bath up the stairs and in to the bathroom. We have reasonably big wide stairs but they do turn 180 degrees half way up.
Here is what we are looking at:-
http://www.harrisblack.co.uk/nairn-stone-bath/?gcl...
Has anyone any experience of installing a heavy stone resin bath? If so what was your experience of getting it upstairs and in place?
There are some acrylic baths that we could live with if we had to but so far we prefer the stone one. Of course the acrylic ones are only 50kg max, so should make getting it up the stairs a relatively problem free activity.
Thanks for any advice / info.
TD
My experience is dragging one up some stairs with just me and the delivery person as nobody else was on site. Luckily it was in a big house with a very wide stair case, so no tight turns to negotiate.
Other baths have gone up stairs with turns in them. You need to up end the bath when it gets too tight, and walk it around the turn before laying it back down and edging it up the stairs again. Typically it's tight, with a maximum of two people above pulling, two below pushing, but even then the stair's get tight width ways and it often falls down to one on the top pulling.
Also pay attention to how much the bath will weigh once full of water with people in it. Might want to reinforce the floor if it's not already.
Other baths have gone up stairs with turns in them. You need to up end the bath when it gets too tight, and walk it around the turn before laying it back down and edging it up the stairs again. Typically it's tight, with a maximum of two people above pulling, two below pushing, but even then the stair's get tight width ways and it often falls down to one on the top pulling.
Also pay attention to how much the bath will weigh once full of water with people in it. Might want to reinforce the floor if it's not already.
If you wanted a carved limestone bath then that is different but from the pictures that bath does not even look like stone and i think you can get something very similar and save a whole load of weight.
I used to have a couple of baths by victoria & albert they are nice quality and look just like the one you have pictured.
http://vandabaths.com/en/europe/collections/style/...
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We fitted a V&A Elwick bath a year or so a go, getting it up the beautifull, freshly decorated ornate staircase was a bit nerve wracking , but as Gingerbread said, stand it on its end and lift carefully with two of you, and it is do-able.
Lovely finished bath, expensive, but very nice.
Lovely finished bath, expensive, but very nice.
Neil - YVM said:
V8RX7 said:
125kg /2 = 62.5kg - easy for two reasonably strong blokes.
A tiny delivery driver offloaded my 900 x 1700 shower tray that was 60kg, by himself.
When lifting up stairs, the guy at the bottom will take most of the weight, not 50/50.A tiny delivery driver offloaded my 900 x 1700 shower tray that was 60kg, by himself.
Cement bags used to be 50kg - a big builder can move 100kg relatively easily.
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