浴池和圆圈:精化或替换

第一项决定是重新整理或替换现有的浴缸和环绕国家厨房和浴室协会估计清除和替换浴缸总成本为3000元或更多。我们想了其他替代方法,初看再整理听起来像个大点子

精炼

Fiberglass bathtubs and surrounds can be refinished or reglazed along with acrylic, cultured marble, and cast iron.  There are professional services available that cost anywhere between $800 to $1200.  Another option would have been to refinish it myself with a do-it-yourself kit.  Refinishing would save money, time, and the hassle of removing the old bathtub and surround and installing a new one in its place.  After further research we learned about problems associated with refinishing, including chipping and peeling of the paint or glaze after only a few weeks or months.  We also learned that it is suggested that you wax the new finish every 6 months and you shouldn't clean with aggressive rubbing as it can loosen or cause the finish to peel.  Not to be lazy, but having taken care of our recreational boats for most of my life, waxing my kids' bathtub and surround every 6 months wasn't something my wife or I were interested in doing.  In addition, my wife cleans with aggression.  We determined refinishing wasn't a durable long term solution for us because it would cover up the problem rather than solve it.

虚线程

另一种选择是模版衬衣。它们可以用聚氯乙烯和丙烯制成,成本超过2500美元视系统与配件而定。延式套接现有浴缸和环绕区,基本使空间小化。除湿气嵌入老浴缸和环绕区与新模版线程的风险外,我们决定调查替代选项相对容易实现。

浴池环绕

Realizing the needs of our kids' bathroom, we searched for the perfect bathtub and surround, a happy medium between form and function.  Looking at what we were going to replace - a recessed, solid fiberglass one-piece unit - there were specific dimensional requirements we had to meet.  We wanted the bathroom to have a timeless appearance that would last well into the future.  A fairly straightforward goal, and yet, selecting the perfect one can boggle the mind.  The options included a wide variety of materials, each presenting their own advantages and disadvantages, whether it be cost, appearance, installation, or maintenance.  Materials such as cast iron, steel, fiberglass, acrylic, polymers, wood, stone, and metal can each be damaged in some way and none are impervious to everything.

立即消除木块和石块,因为它们的物质组成和固有缺陷。 与水接触的木块往往曲折、破解或分解,石块多孔易碎。 儿童卫生间中的任何一个都会对下方厨房造成严重水损。 金属(木块或铜块)不是一个选项,因为成本太高,无法补充我们的视觉

Looking purely at material cost, fiberglass is typically the least expensive.  Porcelain enameled steel, acrylic, cast polymer, and cast iron are typically the most expensive.  While cast polymer (cultured marble, granite, and onyx) appeared easy to install and care for, we didn't care for the swirl and stone appearance.  Cast iron tubs, in my mind, are the best tubs on the market.  They have a 50 plus year life expectancy, they are timeless, durable, retain heat well, and are available in a variety of colors.  Not wanting to drive up the cost any more than we already had, we made a conscious decision to not tile the walls.  That, in addition to being concerned about the material weight (300 lbs.引领我们不情愿消除铸铁留给我们选择玻璃纤维或丙烯

光玻璃和Acrylic都轻轻重并有多件产品易安装。通过研究,我们发现FibleGrace不象Acrylic那么持久,也不能同时保持热量。我们还发现Acrylic使用寿命较长,Acrylic用高色彩构造阻抗退步。想下20年幼子和可能的毁灭,持久性对实现我们的长期目标至关紧要。

安装

三块剖面浴缸并环绕1000元以下颜色正确安装需要拆除现有部件干墙光玻璃浴缸环绕玻璃纤维绝缘安装粗化和完全化管道,安装并保护新丙烯单元,并挂起并整理新干墙,我在朋友帮助下安装新丙烯单元,多手组因单元大小和确保正确布置墙块而有必要使用常用工具与硅密封剂, 我们能够把新浴缸部分置址并连接并置包件, 都出自卫生间墙内

维护Acrylic

液态氨水、过氧化氢、白醋或苏打水可用于清除肥皂沉淀物、污迹、尺度和模模/米德。scratches可用细粘砂纸和液滑油清除。同所有种类浴缸和环圈一样,墙底应擦净以减少使用后任何形式的积聚量。此外,如果我选择沿路打蜡并打泡环表年,结束部分将恢复到当前时光线

正在整理其余孩子卫生间 。 我的妻子和我都对新浴缸和环绕物的松散和外观感到高兴 。 当干墙挂起、修复并画上画时会更好看 。 我期望完成项目并进行长静热浴

并见:维护提示:浴池和淋浴