acrylic baths

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We are having our bathroom re-done and our builder has advised against getting an acrylic bath, he says in his experience they "move" and says we should get a steel reinforced bath.

trouble is there is so much more choice in acrylic baths and every bath i see and like turns out to be acrylic.

has anyone had a problem with an acrylic bath? we are having a separate shower so the bath will only be used to bath in not stand in a shower in if that makes a difference.

thanks

My bathroom is being refitted as i type. I have a new acrylic bath that was put in last week. It doesn't move and nor did the old one which had been in for 20 years+.
Any bath will move if it is not fitted properly.

acrylic baths are fine but they are not very rigid so have to be well supported. They come with a cradle, and also need to be fixed to the wall, especially along ther long edge. They are delivered with a couple of clips that you screw to the wall and tile over, but it would be better to use several more.

to seal the edge and prevent water getting down, use a plastic edging strip with a flexible seal, and fit it before the tiling. The tiler or bathroom fitter will know what you mean. It is a better way than trying to squirt silicone into the gap between tiles and bath. I bet your builder has had trouble with water in the gap in the past.

acrylic baths also scratch if you drop bricks or hammers into them, which builders sometimes do.

if you get the chance of different grades, get the thicker one.