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Chris Tranter of Bristan explains how focusing on homeowners’ needs when it comes to bathroom products can help towards a house purchase. A new home isn’t just a financial investment for consumers – it can be a huge emotional attachment too. Homes are a place to build a life and express an individual sense of style. With prospective homeowners believing that it takes eight years to save enough money for a deposit, the decision to buy is rarely taken lightly, and many buyers won’t settle for anything less than their perfect home. When it comes to a successful build, it’s often the subtler details which make all the difference. With this in mind, it’s important to carefully consider the overall design concept, whether it’s a starter home, city-centre apartment or a large family household . A recent survey by GoCompare found that 25 per cent of homebuyers are put off buying if the house has an outdated kitchen or bathroom. In light of this, it’s crucial that a housebuilder’s choice of t...

Taps can make or break the look of a bathroom, but choosing the perfect taps to suit your bath and bathroom style isn ’t necessarily as straightforward as you may think. Concentrating on the big items, such as the bath, shower, basin and toilet, as well as the overall décor in the bathroom, is a matter of priority, but not paying as much attention to the finer details could cost your style dearly. Bath taps can add the finishing touch to the look you are trying to achieve. Traditional cross-head taps will round off your style quite differently to a contemporary mixer tap , so it’s wise to match taps carefully with your bathroom style . But with so many taps to choose from, how do you know if you are making the right choice? We’ve put together our top tips for making sure you get your bathroom design absolutely spot on. For the perfect finishing touches , take a look at our 8 top tips for choosing perfect bath taps for your bathroom. Stick with your bathroom style If you are giving y...

    Corner Bathtub Shower ?" style="border: 0px;" />   Corner Bathtub Shower ?" style="border: 0px;" />     There are a lot of bathtub shoppers out there that think corner bathtub shower combination units are always smaller than the "usual" corner and bathtub shower combination units that they are used to.  Thankfully, this is not true at all!  While there are some combination units that are smaller, there are plenty that—because the width of the tub can be expanded and/or can be cast in several shapes—are just as large as the "usual" bathtubs if not even larger!  For most families, however, it is not the size of the bathtub that is important; it is the versatility of the shower feature . The corner bathtub shower is very popular among elderly people and those who have muscular and skeletal problems.  These people choose the corner shower tub unit because it is easy to install chairs or build benches into the sides of the...