Remodeling a bathroom can take quite a bit of time, but this is time well spent if the bathroom ends up exactly what you expected it to be. Since you will most likely hire a professional to do the actual remodeling, then coming up with the design of the bathroom will be your focus. You need to put a lot of consideration into the color of the walls, bathroom tiles, and flooring. You need to decide on the bathroom furniture design and even the lighting and ventilation. After making all those decisions, there is one more important decision left to make, the bathroom faucets
You may be thinking that deciding on a bathroom tap will not be too difficult. Unfortunately, hundreds of different designs are available and choosing a perfect tap design for your bathroom may not seem so easy after all.
Tips on buying basin faucets and bathroom taps
Before you go out and start looking for taps, check the water pressure in the house. Houses that have high water pressure will require a bathroom tap that can handle that amount of pressure. Low water pressure taps will work in houses with high water pressure, but this would cause abnormal wear and tear on the taps, shortening the time that you can use them.
On the other hand, you may have a bit of a problem if you install high-pressure taps in low-pressure houses. Avoid having that disappointment of spending so much time in choosing the perfect design, only to find out that your perfect tap will not work in your house because of the water pressure.
Here are some reasons why choosing a bathroom tap can become a little complicated:
Choosing a design
If you go on the internet and do a simple search for bathroom taps, you will most likely be amazed at the number of designs available. There are plenty of manufacturers and the designs are almost limitless. There are very beautiful antique bathroom taps and many different modern designs.
Choosing the right design is important because mixing bathroom designs may not go well. Be sure that the bathroom taps you choose will mix well with the design of the whole bathroom.
Type of Material – Stainless Steel, Chrome, and Brass
Now that you have a design in mind, you will need to choose the material. This should be an easy task. Well, not quite. The most common material for taps nowadays is stainless steel, chrome, and brass. Many of the taps you can find are made of brass that is chrome or even gold-plated. There are also lower quality taps that are made of plastic. These are generally a lot cheaper and if your budget does not allow the more expensive type, the plastic taps will work as well.
You may have a design in mind but that does not necessarily mean that it is made out of the material you want. In these situations, just decide on whether material or design is more important to you.
Choosing the material is based on how durable you want the bathroom taps to be. Brass taps are the most durable, but they may put a little strain on your budget since these can be quite expensive. If you can afford them, these will really look nice in your bathroom and will last longer.
Chrome and Stainless Steel taps are common. There are many designs available and these are durable as well. Many bathroom and basin taps with modern designs are made out of these materials.
Functionality – lever taps, wheel taps, mixer taps
There are times when deciding on what type of bathroom tap you will use is based on functionality. You may want to take into consideration other people who will use the bathroom. Though the common wheel design taps will never go out of style, they can be quite a bit of a hassle for people who have problems with their hands. Lever type bathroom taps are getting to be more common since they are easy to use, including mixing hot and cold water.
If you want your bathroom to have a more modern look, then taps with sensors will fit in great. These bathroom taps are great for people with disabilities or for those who just look for a technological touch to their bathrooms.
As you can see, there are many factors that you need to consider when choosing bathroom taps. Getting the right mix of beauty, durability, and functionality will be totally up to you. It is best to go with the highest quality that you can afford so that your taps will last longer. However, if your budget does not allow it, as long as your bathroom taps look great with the overall design of your bathroom, then this alone is money well spent.
It is best to keep the same design on all of the bathroom taps. If you choose chrome, brass, or stainless steel for your basin taps, then do the same for your shower taps as well. You might want to go as far as having the same type of material for cabinet door handles or even the toilet flush handle. Doing this just indicates that a lot of time and effort went into planning the bathroom.
Bathroom taps are generally easy to install, but because they can be somewhat expensive, it is better to have a plumber install them for you. Professional plumbers are very experienced and can spot any manufacturing defects early on. This can save you time and money in the future.
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