Thread: Bath Installation?

if you can find a 1700mm long bath then grab it with both hands and dont tell anyone because they simply wont beleive you ,but then again neither would i

Andy - baths pretty much only come in two lengths. Check out the Caroma website for specs.
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http://www.caroma.com.au/products/index.html

Metaliberica make a 1700mm bath in at least 4 styles. You can buy through Reece plumbing in the Melbourne area. They are a porcelain on steel bath.

Shop around - you can find a range of bath sizes. I just installed a 1400mm Soaker bath. I looked at a heap of different sizes from 1200mm to 1800mm.

For a start, go to google and type in "bath 1700mm site:.au" (without the quotes). That will find you some links to look at.

You could go with a 1525 Verona like we did as its much cheaper to use common sizes. You mention plasterboard in a bathroom - is this correct as I thought it was a no-no. If you have a 1700 space, you could build a little ledge out to support one end of the bath with the other end recessed into the wall. The Caroma website gives intallation instructions. Mine sits on a ledge on 4 sides plus the base sits on wooden spacers (for want of a better word). No movement even with 3 kids misbehaving in it.

I ended up purchasing a 1675mm bath from REECE, and then rebated it into the wall to cover the tile lip.