Duravit Starck Tub -- Tile instead of Decorative Panel/Skirt?
Bryan
6 years ago
Hi Everyone!
I'm interested in using a Duravit Starck tub for an upcoming bathroom reno:
DURAVIT 700331000000090 Starck New 59" x 27.5" Soaking Bathtub ($1100 CAD)
I was originally just going to buy the acrylic panel through Duravit, but was shocked to discover that the panel costs as much as the tub itself! :S
DURAVIT ST8936 ACRYIC PANEL ($1100 CAD)
When looking at some pictures online, I've found that some people have done a really nice and cleaning looking flush tiled-panel install. Space is limited in my bathroom, so I don't want the framed "drop-in tub" look, but this flush-tile look would work perfect!
I only see decorative wood and acrylic panels on the Duravit website. Does anyone know how I would achieve the tiled look above? Would I have to buy some sort of panel from Duravit, or would the contractor simply build their own panel?
Thanks!
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Comments (58)I have a small house. Small baths. You don't like housecleaning nor wiping down after kids. One thing I did was I got rid of the ceramic tile tub surround and had white swanstone panels installed. I never want to clean mildewed grout again. I love tile and put it above the panels. Yes, I prefer, way prefer the look of tile but not at the cost of cleaning it. The swanstone looks pretty good. Sorry no pics. I have two Americast tubs and I think they are acrylic..I love them. Had cast iron before. They are shiny, sparkly, fresh and white. I think my cleaners use a spray to clean them. I am glad you are thinking this thru before you do extreme drastic measures. 1000s f is not going to be better with the addition of windows. Editing, building up, and up going storage will help, not windows. Natural light is overrated. Look at small space solutions and not at glam or cliched luxury sites. We built closets onto our bedroom walls instead of new dressers. Up to the ceiling. Think California closets. With drawers and cabinets. Not pretty but functional. We have ikea Brimnes headboards with under bed storage drawers in our new house. I am an ikea slave. Your family is always going to take a lot of time and energy and that's just the way it is. A 1000sf house will not be easy but it's home. And I love love your kitchen. Think about the life you live for now. Think first before acting....See MorePlease critique my choices
Comments (17)You've chosen beautiful high quality fixtures and accessories. I really love the tub splash guard door you found in the photo group "Powder Room". I've read on this forum that those who used that option have been really happy with it. I'm definitely doing Toto toilets too. Do you need to pick out light fixtures too? That's taking me a while. I think I saw some very contemporary black and white sinks while I was web surfing. It's true the black will be hard to clean but you would get a really cool look from black and white and the toothpaste and soap would not show as much. Go for it with your selections. You have great design taste! I have Jerusalem Gold as my kitchen backsplash and I chose not to seal it thinking it would change the color and make it shiny. My husband just spattered a lot of red wine on it. When he cleaned it -- admittedly accidentally with pure bleach from a spray bottle -- he wore a hole in the tile. It just ate away where he rubbed. I think you can find here or in the Kitchen Forum how to seal it correctly so stains won't soak in like the red wine did....See MoreOnward and Upward; MBR Moodboard
Comments (36)Lazydaisynot, Thank you! As for the blinds, those are just cut and paste. I selected blinds IRL but just took what i could find in an appropriate photo online. I get your point about choosing a sink skirt style to show the print - I agree. Will have to play around with it to decide if box pleat per se is too formal. I do agree to go with white above. I ordered some samples of striped linen for the BR french doors to the deck, Patricia, I have always loved bamboo blinds. To me they are classic and work almost anywhere. I particularly like them layered under panels. I think it would look great in my LR but I'm too cheap! Thanks, Juju, I do like the actual WT that I cut and pasted in my Moodboard, will try to copy it. Eandhl, LOL thx. But how could I possibly charge all of the nice GW people who are so helpful! Annie, you have me pegged --- I love the antique glass door knobs for tiebacks. I used them in our Itty Bitty Stonehouse. As for the shutters, I don't think I have room. As for repeating the color, the floors will be pretty prominent; it's only a 4x6 rug in the bath area so you'll see a lot of the wood. The room is below, tub will be on the left. I will also have a chest of drawers under the window you see straight ahead. This post was edited by mtnrdredux on Wed, Feb 19, 14 at 11:17...See Morealternative Waste & Overflow for Duravit Starck bathtub?
Comments (6)The Waste & overflow you in your link is a conventional slip joint type, but your tub is a skirted tub. In order to install that waste & overflow you would have to have a 12" x 12' service access panel either up from underneath or through an adjacent wall. When you have a skirted tub with no access panel you are required to install a solder-in or glue-in type waste & overflow depending upon whether you have copper or plastic (ABS or PVC) drain lines. The glue-in types are made in both ABS & PVC and must be matched to the type of pipe being used to construct your DWV (drain,waste & vent) system. A glue-in type waste & overflow will have three primary components, the overflow body, the tub shoe and a Tee. Some kits provide a small supply of pipe, but generally it only supplies the fittings and the installer will custom fit and connect the fittings with stock pipe. The kit will also include the trim out fittings, which are the metal overflow cover, the tub basket and the stopper mechanism. depending upon which type of stopper you choose. You can get the conventional lever lift type stopper that has a control handle on the overflow cover, or you may select a lift & turn stopper or a toe touch stopper. You can also select what finish you want on the metal parts. Typical polished chrome, brushed chrome, Nickle, Oil rubbed bronze, or gold, and some manufacturers even offer the colored enamel finished ones such as used in Europe in Red, Blue, White or black. The good news is that the plastic ones have a much longer anticipated service life and they are only a fraction of the price they are listing for the one you have shown. Typically the glue-in kits start at about $25 and up, depending upon what type of stopper and what finish you select. I have made an illustration to help you see what a glue in kit looks like. Note that the pipe is just plain schedule 40 PVC or it could be ABS, depending upon what pipe they are using to make your drains, and your installer will supply that pipe. The illustration also shows plumbers putty under the lip of the tub basket, that will be supplied by the installer as well....See MoreBryan
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoBy the way -- I'm going to have glass splash screen on this Oceania QI-105:
By having a splash screen, do I still have to worry about the tub having a flat deck?
Bryan
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoBryan
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoAnother option I've come across is the Acritec Woodward:
This tub is only 27" wide, has an integral tiling flange, and the technical specs makes it sound like the front skirt can be cut off and replaced with a wooden panel so that it can be tiled in as well:
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