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What is a Boat Bath
A boat bath is a traditional bath without feet that goes straight down to the floor or more usually stands on a plinth that is either glued or bolted to the main part of the bath Boat baths have a plug and overflow in the middle of the bath lengthwise making it a double ended bath, occasionally boat baths may have a plug hole that is also in the center of the bath widthways but this is less usual.
Fitting Taps to your Boat Bath
Boat bath are usually roll top baths and as such cannot have taps mounted on the edge of the bath unless they have a tap platform. A tap platform is an area on the edge of the bath that flattens out so that tap holes can be drilled in the bath and taps mounted on its edge. Because boat baths are always double ended baths the tap platform if there is one is invariably in the center of the bath above the overflow. Where there is no tap platform then you will have to fit either wall mounted or floor mounted taps. Floor mounted taps will be mounted on stand pipes, stand pipes cover the pipes carrying water to the taps usually with chromed piping and are robust enough to support the weight of the taps. Stand pipes stand in contrast to pipe shrouds (also called bath legs, but not to be confused with legs that support the bath, these are entirely different). Pipe shrouds are used when taps are mounted on the edge of the bath and are intended to provide an decorative cover to the water feeds but not to support the weight of the taps.
Choosing a Waste Kit to Your Boat Bath
Because boat baths are generally considered a traditional style of bath they are more often than not fitted with a traditional plug and chain waste kit. Usually pop-up or click-clack wastes can also be fitted but there are specific issues to do with some pop-up and click-clack wastes not being able to fit on baths beyond a certain thickness and you should check the thickness of the bath at the overflow and the plug hole and the maximum thickness the waste kit you are considering will accommodate, it is less usual to have this problem with chain wastes but the best advice is to source the bath and waste kit from the same supplier who should then accept responsibility for their compatibility.
Exposed and Concealed Waste Kits
The main parts of the waste kit are the plug and overflow parts that are visible on the inside of the bath, the overflow pipe and associated fittings on the outside of the bath and the trap and waste pipe that are under the bath. Usually only the overflow pipe and associated fittings will be visible as the trap and outlet waste pipe will be hidden within the boat baths plinth. In fact if the bath is to be installed against a wall then none of the plumbing external to the bath will be visible and you can use a concealed waste kit, this is a waste kit where those external parts are plastic.
Extended Overflow Pipes
All boat baths are double ended, that is, the plug hole and overflow are in the middle of the bath lengthwise. In most cases the plug hole although central lengthwise will be over towards the back of the bath width wise, however in a small number of cases the plug hole may be found to be in the dead center of the bath, that is central both lengthwise and widthwise. If this is the case you may find that a standard sized overflow pipe will not reach far enough under the bath to join up with the waste pipe that extends down from the plug hole. In cases such as this you will need to fit an overflow extension pipe, such extensions connect to the overflow pipe with a compression fitting, that is, they just push on and are sealed by a rubber gasket already fitted on the extension. You will probably have to source this from a specialist in freestanding baths.
What is a Boat Bath
A boat bath is a traditional bath without feet that goes straight down to the floor or more usually stands on a plinth that is either glued or bolted to the main part of the bath Boat baths have a plug and overflow in the middle of the bath lengthwise making it a double ended bath, occasionally boat baths may have a plug hole that is also in the center of the bath widthways but this is less usual.
Fitting Taps to your Boat Bath
Boat bath are usually roll top baths and as such cannot have taps mounted on the edge of the bath unless they have a tap platform. A tap platform is an area on the edge of the bath that flattens out so that tap holes can be drilled in the bath and taps mounted on its edge. Because boat baths are always double ended baths the tap platform if there is one is invariably in the center of the bath above the overflow. Where there is no tap platform then you will have to fit either wall mounted or floor mounted taps. Floor mounted taps will be mounted on stand pipes, stand pipes cover the pipes carrying water to the taps usually with chromed piping and are robust enough to support the weight of the taps. Stand pipes stand in contrast to pipe shrouds (also called bath legs, but not to be confused with legs that support the bath, these are entirely different). Pipe shrouds are used when taps are mounted on the edge of the bath and are intended to provide an decorative cover to the water feeds but not to support the weight of the taps.
Choosing a Waste Kit to Your Boat Bath
Because boat baths are generally considered a traditional style of bath they are more often than not fitted with a traditional plug and chain waste kit. Usually pop-up or click-clack wastes can also be fitted but there are specific issues to do with some pop-up and click-clack wastes not being able to fit on baths beyond a certain thickness and you should check the thickness of the bath at the overflow and the plug hole and the maximum thickness the waste kit you are considering will accommodate, it is less usual to have this problem with chain wastes but the best advice is to source the bath and waste kit from the same supplier who should then accept responsibility for their compatibility.
Exposed and Concealed Waste Kits
The main parts of the waste kit are the plug and overflow parts that are visible on the inside of the bath, the overflow pipe and associated fittings on the outside of the bath and the trap and waste pipe that are under the bath. Usually only the overflow pipe and associated fittings will be visible as the trap and outlet waste pipe will be hidden within the boat baths plinth. In fact if the bath is to be installed against a wall then none of the plumbing external to the bath will be visible and you can use a concealed waste kit, this is a waste kit where those external parts are plastic.
Extended Overflow Pipes
All boat baths are double ended, that is, the plug hole and overflow are in the middle of the bath lengthwise. In most cases the plug hole although central lengthwise will be over towards the back of the bath width wise, however in a small number of cases the plug hole may be found to be in the dead center of the bath, that is central both lengthwise and widthwise. If this is the case you may find that a standard sized overflow pipe will not reach far enough under the bath to join up with the waste pipe that extends down from the plug hole. In cases such as this you will need to fit an overflow extension pipe, such extensions connect to the overflow pipe with a compression fitting, that is, they just push on and are sealed by a rubber gasket already fitted on the extension. You will probably have to source this from a specialist in freestanding baths.