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Are matt black taps and matt black shower a nightmare to keep clean in bathroom?

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Britishsummertime22 · 10/08/2024 23:12

Honest experiences please!

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JaninaDuszejko · 11/08/2024 13:06

I think that everything dates (including chrome which currently looks a bit dated and basic in comparison to black or brass or copper) so don't worry about that, just decorate your house slowly and with the things you like and the best quality you can afford and don't worry about fashion too much. I think because you're in a soft water area they will look good and I never worry about how fashionable something is when I buy a house, as long as it's in good condition and well looked after then that's enough.

Ginmonkeyagain · 11/08/2024 08:52

Sounds like a recipe for spending all your disposable income on limescale remover, but then I have always lived in very hard water areas, so bathrooms are always white with metal taps.

Jeezitneverends · 11/08/2024 08:39

Soft water area-black taps, shower,toilet, and dark grey shower tray and basin, no issues at all

namechange12524 · 11/08/2024 08:36

We have black taps and shower in our en suite. The tiles and sinks are white. It's been fine so far, but I would always choose chrome if I was installing them myself because it's more classic.

theriseandfallofFranklinSaint · 11/08/2024 08:27

Awful! Our place in Spain has a black sink in the bathroom and it looks constantly in need of a clean - water splashes, toothpaste drips - and even after you wipe it down, it doesn't look good. I'd never put black fittings in if we'd chosen our own bathroom!

RampantIvy · 11/08/2024 08:26

I have never seen black bathroom fittings before.

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Britishsummertime22 · 11/08/2024 08:13

I'm in a soft water area. Argh so difficult. I get the points about it dating ad well. Maybe I should just get chrome. Just think black fittings look so smart.

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Bettergetthebunker · 11/08/2024 07:05

No issues with ours. I feel probably the brand makes a difference

RampantIvy · 11/08/2024 07:04

workinginheat · 10/08/2024 23:15

Matt anything is a PITA in my opinion. We have kitchen cupboards and they’re an arse to clean so can imagine bathroom is the same

Matt units are far more forgiving than glossy ones.
I don't have a problem keeping mine looking good.

Roselilly36 · 11/08/2024 07:00

We live in a hard water area, plumber advised against black fittings, we went with chrome, classic, easy to care for. I do agree with previous poster, black is going to date.

ouch321 · 11/08/2024 06:54

Black bathroom fittings are very much in right now. If you look at new build houses or flats they've all got these black taps etc. I personally think it looks awful and will scream 2024 down the line a la coloured bathroom sanitaryware. Just like gold taps say 2023 trend.

LuckysDadsHat · 11/08/2024 06:49

My friend had them put in 2.5 years ago, I warned her at the time it would be a nightmare as we live in a very hard water area...... she had them changed after 2 years to chrome as it was a constant battle with limescale. If you live in a very soft water area, or have a water softener installed then go for it. If you don't, get chrome.

MattieandmummyandIs · 11/08/2024 06:35

I would think seriously about a water softener if you are in a hard water area.

Eggnogg90 · 11/08/2024 05:13

Ours has gone to look awful. It looked so nice for a few weeks after fitting it but now the rim around the part of the tap that you lift looks almost damaged and the matte black has chipped

Nchanged89 · 11/08/2024 05:09

garlictwist · 11/08/2024 04:33

Following as we are thinking about this for our bathroom. How do you know if you're in a hard water area? I've never thought about it. I'm in West Yorkshire if anyone knows about water there?

That's a soft water area.

garlictwist · 11/08/2024 04:33

Following as we are thinking about this for our bathroom. How do you know if you're in a hard water area? I've never thought about it. I'm in West Yorkshire if anyone knows about water there?

OKherewegoagain · 11/08/2024 02:01

Wingingitmum11 · 10/08/2024 23:14

Nearly 2 years with ours and no issues. I think brand can make a difference but we have had no chips, flaking etc and I find they look way cleaner then chrome alot as there's no smudging!

The same for us but we live in Scotland.

Sarahzb · 11/08/2024 01:09

White vinegar from Amazon

MrsToothyBitch · 11/08/2024 00:02

I have a black kitchen sink and live in a hard water area. It was installed by idiots fools either a previous owner or our freeholder and it hasn't been a redecoration priority so far. Honestly it gets limescaley very quickly. I would avoid. When we do up the room I'm choosing a white sink. It gets pretty blanched atm obviously.

wwyd2021medicine · 10/08/2024 23:44

I live in 2 different areas

In one, I don't need to clean the sink or taps for weeks - just wipe and they look fine - soft water. I never use anything other than microfibre cloth and water on the granite and they are nice and shiny.

In the other - hard water - my god it looks riffy the day after being cleaned with viakal or cilit bang. The worktops need proper cleaning due to limescale very gradually dulling them.

I wouldn't touch black in a hard water area.

Exasperateddonut · 10/08/2024 23:43

Hard water area. Black shower enclosure/taps. Daily bloody nightmare. Everything marks. Impossible to get looking nice. Looked amazing for the first two weeks then downhill from there.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 10/08/2024 23:41

With everything in a bathroom that can splash being white/drying white, it would look like a CSI: crime scene investigation everyday.

JaninaDuszejko · 10/08/2024 23:35

Our kitchen tap is black and we have no issues. But we live in a soft water area. So a trend for the northerns (except Hartlepool) and Scots only.

Greengrasswalks · 10/08/2024 23:32

Limescale issues in hard water areas!

Lonelycrab · 10/08/2024 23:31

I would expect so. Matt anything is not going to be great with water and day to day use I’d have thought.