How to Choose Your Freestanding Bath Taps

Freestanding baths require attention to one'specific detail ? and it could make or break the look of your bath. When you install a roll top bath or a freestanding tub in the bathroom you need to consider the taps. Thankfully picking the right taps for your freestanding bath needn?t be a complicated chore. Here are some ideas for choosing taps when you have a freestanding bath.

Consider the Location of the Bath

Most freestanding baths are placed away from the wall and towards the centre of the room. This means that the traditional place for installing the taps, on the wall, no longer works. When the bath is truly freestanding ? it is in the middle of the room ? you need to look at the options for taps that work with the tub. You need to consider the location of the bath as well as the aesthetic design of the bath as this will affect the kinds of taps you choose. If you do install a small freestanding tub against one wall, you have other alternative options for the taps.

Choose Floorstanding Bath Taps

With floorstanding bath taps you gain many advantages. You have easy access to the taps while in or out of the bath, but you do not have to worry about sitting up against an uncomfortable tap in the bath. If you are having a romantic bath with your partner you don't need to fight about who gets the tap end. Freestanding taps are installed outside the bath, either at the end of the bath or in the centre. Often the taps are decorative in style to make a feature out of them as they are clearly on display. With freestanding bath taps you have more freedom in terms of plumbing and a professional fitter will easily be able to install these taps in your bathroom.

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Pick Shower Additions

The floorstanding bath taps are installed alongside the freestanding tub and may also include a handheld shower. The shower is a good option for the bath as you have the opportunity to use it for washing your hair, or rinsing, even if you have a separate shower in the bathroom. The handheld shower piece also allows you to rinse and clean the bathtub with ease.

Look for Deck-Mounted Bath Taps

Taps can also be fitted directly onto the edge of roll top baths or slipper baths. These taps are a good idea if you are short on floor space and they can be used with many different freestanding bath sizes and styles.

Consider Wall-Mounted Taps

If you have a freestanding tub that is placed against one wall in the bathroom then the traditional-style wall-mounted taps become an option. When mounted on the wall the taps can become a stylish focal point particularly when the spouts are rainfall-style. You do need to have the bath tub close to the wall and you will need to build a valve into the wall but these taps are a great option in a smaller bathroom.