Archive for March, 2009

Bathroom Suites – Helpful Hints on Cleaning

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Bathroom-Suites

Steel Baths

Steel baths should be cleaned with a mild detergent solution or even just soapy water. After cleaning with soapy water or detergent they should be rinsed and polished with a soft cloth. Bleach and household chemicals can damage the gloss enamel surface of a steel bath; they should only ever be used when diluted.

Acrylic Baths and Shower Trays

Acrylic baths can be cleaned with a mild detergent solution or even just soapy water. You should try to rinse the bath with clean water after you have used it, it can then be polished with a soft cloth. Acrylic is a softer material than glazed bathroom pottery so abrasive cleaners will scratch the surface, taking the shine off. Chemicals such as clothing dyes, hair dyes, and nail varnish remover will all damage acrylic baths.

Resin Stone Shower Trays

The surface of stone shower tray should be cleaned with warm soapy water or mild detergent. It is preferable if you rinse the shower tray with clean water immediately after use, and then to polish it with a soft cloth.

Toilets and Basins

You should clean bathroom pottery after each use, with a mild detergent solution or even just soapy water. After washing in soapy water, you should rinse it and polish it with a soft cloth, or towel. Cleaning the pottery in this way will help stop any limescale deposits and should stop the pottery becoming stained. Harsh bathroom cleaners can damage pottery surface glazing and other bathroom. We would advise you not to leave strong cleaners or bleach on bathroom pottery overnight as this can damage the glazing.

Toilet Seats

Toilet seats should be cleaned regularly with a mild detergent solution or soapy water. Strong cleaning agents or scouring pads will damage the toilet seat.

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Quadrant Shower Enclosures

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Quadrant Shower Enclosures are an extremely flexible showering solution for most bathrooms. Their shape means that you can fit one into the corner of a bathroom, using a minimum of space. Quadrant Enclosures (or cubicles) are available in a variety of styles and sizes, from the very compact 800mm standard quadrant, to the luxurious 1250mm Offset quadrant, which also includes useful shelves and an area for drying.
Currently the best selling size of quadrant enclosure is the 900mm x 900mm The Milano bathrooms version is especially popular as it is very high quality at a very reasonable price. This quadrant features 6mm toughened safety glass, which conforms to B.S. 2606A and a polished silver coloured frame. The doors can be unclipped from the bottom of the frame to allow for easier cleaning access. Overall it offers fantastic value for money.

900mm-Milano Quadrant Shower Enclosure

900mm Milano Quadrant Shower Enclosure

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New Bathroom Suites – Twyford Alcona

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Twyford’s Alcona suite is a stylish and sophisticated collection of bathroom suites. This new range from Twyford Bathrooms is a modern design that has been made to suit all bathroom renovation projects. The Alcona bathroom suite includes advanced water saving features that meet and in fact beat the latest eco-friendly targets.

The Alcona suite features a choice of different toilets all of which feature Twyford’s unique 4 and 2.6 litre dual flush system, which can help achieve up to 60% savings in water consumption. The Alcona toilets are of an optimum size to help maximise the space in your bathroom. There are also wall-hung and back-to-wall options.

This range also includes a wide range of bathroom basins 500mm, 550mm and 600mm to provide maximum choice and flexibility. The basins feature a spacious bowl area for washing and a useful tap-ledge for soap or accessory storage. The basins are available with 1 or 2 tap-holes and a full or semi-pedestal option. If you would like to fit this bathroom suite in a cloakroom there is also a very useful 400mm handrinse basin in the range.

Bathroom furniture is increasingly popular so it will come as no surprise to learn that the Twyford Alcona range includes well-designed, modern furniture. The range is available in an easy to clean high gloss white finish with reversible left or right hand door options. The furniture units can be installed as wall hung or floorstanding.

Cloakroom Suites

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Cloakroom suites can be a fantastic addition to any home. The extra toilet and basin will prove invaluable in a busy family home. Look around your home and you will be surprised where you might be able to fit one. Maybe in the space under the stairs, or in a converted loft? It may be easier to find the space than you imagine.


Cloakroom bathroom suites are no longer restricted to the simple toilet and small basin format, they may now include beautiful, well designed compact cloakroom furniture pieces, or even corner shaped pottery to make the most of small spaces.
Big bathroom Shop offers a massive choice of cloakroom suites all in stock and available for expert delivery, throughout the UK.

Steel Baths

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

Steel baths are a popular alternative to acrylic baths and both have their pros and cons. Steel baths can give the impression of being more stable as the base material is obviously more rigid than acrylic. Acrylic baths however will give many, many years of trouble free use provided that they are purchased from a reputable retailer and they are installed correctly.

Steel baths are available in a variety of styles and sizes, and can be supplied with or without grips. Sizes of steel baths include 1600x700mm, 1700x700mm and various sizes upto and including the larger size of 1800x800mm. (more…)

MFI Bathroom Suites continue to sell

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Bathroom suites from the MFI bathrooms range continue to sell well on web bathrooms site Big Bathroom Shop. The team at Big Bathroom Shop managed to strike a deal with the company who were left holding all the stock when MFI went into administration late last year.

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Bathroom Suites with Furniture

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Bathroom Suites with Furniture are becoming increasingly popular, with some sources quoting that over 50% of all bathroom suites sold have some element of furniture included. Furniture trends have developed over the past few years to a more ‘modular’ style, this means that far more bathrooms can now have a furniture unit fitted as part of a  bathroom re-refurbishment.

Bathroom-Suite-with-Furniture

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Cloakroom Suites

Friday, March 13th, 2009

The downstairs cloakroom is becoming a more popular room in the house. The main issue with cloakrooms is the size of space that is available.

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Discount Bathroom Suites

Monday, March 9th, 2009

March Madness has taken hold at Big Bathroom Shop, with more bathroom suites and bathroom products heavily discounted. There are special purchase bathroom suites from Vitra and big savings on Milano and Balterley bathrooms. You can also choose from a range of bathroom pottery at great prices together with a great choice of shower enclosures.

Pentangle Shower Enclosure

Pentangle Shower Enclosure

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Bathroom Taps – How to choose the right type

Friday, March 6th, 2009
Pair of bathroom basin taps

Pair of bathroom basin taps

When looking to update your bathroom taps where should you start? There are different types of bathroom taps available, let’s divide them simply to start with into basin taps (sometimes called bathroom sink taps) and bath taps. If we start with the different types of basin taps, these will include:

  • Monobloc mixer taps (for one tap hole basins).  These taps mix the water in the body of the tap and the water flow is controlled by a ceramic cartridge, operated by a handle or lever.
  • Pair of taps (for two tap hole basins). Each tap has a separate water feed and is controlled by a valve mechanism or ceramic cartridge. The taps are turned on or off by use of a handle, or lever.
  • Three hole mixer taps  (for three tap holes oddly enough, the clue is in the name!). These taps consist of separate water feeds for hot and cold water which are controlled by handles, or levers. The water is then supplied through a central spout.

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