Indlela yokukhetha ibhubhe efanelekileyo: i-Fiberglass okanye i-Cast-Iron Bathtubs?

I-fiberglass kunye ne-cast-iron-bhubhu ngeendlela ezithile zimelela iimbombo zombini zezinto zokuhlamba. I-fiberglass (kunye nezinye iiplastiki zangasese) zikhoyo namhlanje, ziphathekayo, zichaneka kwaye zilula. Isitrasi sentsimbi yinto echasene nayo: imveli, yeklasi, kwaye inzima njengotori lokulahla. Kodwa ngokuhlukileyo njengoko kubonakala ngathi, ukuqwalasela ukuxhamla kunye nenkunkuma yazo zombini kwezi zixhobo ezithandwayo zokubhabha kunokukunceda ukuba ungene ekhaya kwizinto ezifunayo ngokwenene kwibhabhati.

(Kwaye unokumangaliswa kwamanye afana nawo.)

Indlela Eyenziwe ngayo

I-fiberglass kunye ne-cast-iron bathtubs ayinakuhluke ngakumbi kunokwakhiwa kwazo. Amanzi okuhlambela ama-Fiberglass aqala njengefomu yokubumba ifolda yokubumba eboshwe nge-acrylic, ebizwa ngokuba yingubo ye-gel. Ingubo ye-gel inikeza umbala kunye nokuphelisa. Ngobunzima obubanzi malunga no-1/4 intshi, i-fiberglass yezinto eziphathekayo zizinto ezichukumisayo, ezichaza ubunzima bayo.

Iibhanti zethusi zensimbi zinezixhobo zetsimbi ezibunjiweyo (zenziwe) ezithatha malunga no-3/8 intshi. Ingaphakathi langaphakathi lebhayisi yocwecwe ngamathathu e-high-grade overcoat koqweqwe lwawo oluphephelwa malunga ne-900C malunga nokuphela kolukhuni kunye ne-sheen ephezulu. Ingaphandle yesikhuni ibonwe ngeendlela eziliqela ze-primer kunye nepeyinti ukufanisa ubukeka bendawo yangaphakathi kodwa ngaphandle kwe-koqweqwe lwawo. Ukuba uke wasebenzisa i-Le Creuset yeklasi ekhutshwe i-pan-iron pan okanye i-oven yase-Dutch, unomqondo wendlela i-tub-iron tubs eyenziwe ngayo, ingakhankanyi ngokubhekiselele kumgangatho jikelele.

Kuyathakazelisa ukuba iibhubhe zetsimbi ziyamangalisa ngokubonakalayo, kunye neebhubhu ezintsha ezinama-80 ekhulwini. Yaye ukuba uthe wafumana i-tub ensimbi yensimbi enesiphelo esilungileyo, i-100% ibuyiswe kwakhona.

Izinto zeFom

Nanku apho i-fiberglass kunye ne-cast-iron-tubs ingaba ngokufanayo kunokuba ungalindela.

Iibhubhe zensimbi zentsimbi ziyafumaneka ngobuninzi bobuninzi kunye nobunzima kunamaqabunga aqhelekileyo e-clawfoot weVivoriya. Ungayifumana i-rounded, i-squared, kunye neesakhiwo ze-slipper kunye ne-alcohove, i-drop-in, kunye neendlela zokuhamba ngeenyawo. Ngokuqinisekileyo, i-classic freestanding clawfoot ibhabha iyinkulu (njengeVictoria ngokwakhe).

Nangona kunjalo, ukukhethwa kwendlela kunye nesitayela ngensimbi yentsimbi akukho nto kuthelekiswa neentlobo zezikhetho ze-fiberglass. Kulo lonke uhlobo lokuhlamba kwimveliso, mhlawumbi iinguqu kwi-fiberglass. Oku kubandakanya "iibhola ezibhebhileyo" zizaliswe kunye nezibini ezimbini zokuhlamba izibilini ezenza umqondiso we-yin-yang isimboli.

Fact Factor

Awukwazi ukubetha isinyithi kule nqanaba. I-tub ene-core core-iron, enesisindo esingama-350 okanye ngaphezulu, ivakalelwa ngakumbi ngakumbi kunebhobhu eyenziwe ngendwangu yokwenziwa, i-resin, kunye nobuncinci obuplastiki. Ukuze uzive nge-thud factor of a cast-iron iron, iphose phantsi kwe-old-fashioned cast-iron skillet. Ukuze uzive nge-tuberg glass tub, thepha kumzimba we-70s-time Corvette (qiniseka ukuba ubuze umnini kuqala).

Imilo kunye neziMpawu

Ukuba ufuna iimpawu ezikhethekileyo, iimpawu ezibunjiweyo, okanye nayiphina i-jets, ukhetho lwakho olubonakalayo alukho-brainer: i-fiberglass. Iimpawu ezikhethekileyo kwiibhagi ze-fiberglass ziquka ukubunjwa komzimba, izihlalo ezibunjiweyo, izibilini, izikhwebu zentloko, kwaye (kutheni?) Batywala.

Kwakusetyenziswe ukuba i-tubs iron-casts ayizange iwanikele ezi zikhetho. Namhlanje, unokufumana i-iron-tub tubs kunye neejetshi, izibambo kunye nezinye izinto ezibunjiweyo, kodwa uya kuzihlawulela kakhulu ezi zinto zongeziweyo.

I-fiberglass (okanye ezinye izinto zeplastiki / eziphathekayo) nazo zizinto ezikhethiweyo ukuba ufuna i-tub kunye neepaneli zodonga ezifanayo okanye i-tub-shower combo. Enye indlela ongayi kuyifumana kwisinyithi sentsimbi ukuhamba-ngaphakathi, okanye ukufikelela kwi-tub.

Ingaba Umgangatho Wakho Unokweseka I-Cast-Iron Bathtub?

Ubunzima bubaluleke kakhulu, kodwa akusiyo i-breaker breaker kwiimeko ezininzi. Isakhiwo somgangatho kwikhaya elakhayo ngokuqhelekileyo sinokusingatha isisindo sombhobho wensimbi. Kodwa ukuba ukrokrela ukuba umgangatho wakho wokumisela ungenakuba yintoni okufunekayo-mhlawumbi kukho iipops kunye namabala athambileyo emgangathweni, okanye awuve uziva ungqongqo-unomakhi onamava okanye unjiniyela uhlole.

Amanqanaba angaphantsi (iziseko ezisezantsi) zingase zibe ngaphantsi kwithuba lomgangatho.

I-subfloor enye into, kwaye oku kuhambelana nemigangatho yebhabhu ngaphezu kwamanye. I-down-in kunye ne-apron-style-iron tubs zixhaswa ngesakhiwo esikhulu esakhiweyo esihambisa ubungakanani bhubhe phezu kwendawo ebanzi. Iibhubhu ezihamba ngokukhululeka, kunye nezibhabhu ezinyawo zithwala ubunzima bazo kwiindawo ezine ezincinci zokudibanisa, kwaye abo babathwala kwi-subfloor kunye nokucwangciswa ngezantsi. Ukuba uceba ukwenza i-tile phantsi kwe-tub, qinisekisa ukuba i-subfloor yomelele ngokwaneleyo ukuxhathisa ukuchithwa (i-flexible) ngokwaneleyo kwi-tile. Ngaphandle koko, i-tile iya kuqhekeka.

Ukubala ubunzima boqobo bebhasi yensimbi ephosiweyo yinto elula: qalisa ngesisindo somzimba esomileyo (ngaphandle kwamanzi), wongeza ubunzima bamanzi xa ibhubhu igcwele (amanzi anesisindo esingu-8.3 iiliyali nganye ngegaloni), wongeza isisindo somzimba bather. Umzekelo, ukuba ibhegi isisigidi sama-350, izaliswe ngamagoloni angama-40, kwaye isetyenziswe ngumntu onama-200:

40 amagremu x 8.3 iipounds = 332 iipounds

350 + 332 + 200 = iipiliki ezingama-882.

Ixabiso lokuthelekisa

Ngomnyaka ka-2018, i-battubs i-cast-cast iron iqala malunga ne-$ 400 kwisunithi esisisiseko, i-alcove-style. I-clawfoot ye-Classic okanye i-freestanding pedestal tubs iqala kwi-$ 1,200 ukuya kuma-1,600 ayi-1,600. Iibhuthi ezinkulu ezinamatye adibeneyo zingadola i-$ 3,500 kunye nezinye.

Iibhagidi zamabhodlela ziqala ngaphantsi kweedola ezingama-200 kwiphepha eliphantsi kwaye zikhuphuke zingaphezulu kwama-6,000 zamawaka ukuhamba nge-whirlpool-in units kwiqondo eliphezulu. Phakathi, kukho iibhobho zokungena ngaphakathi kwii-$ 400 ukuya kwii-500 zama-500, ii-jetted kunye ne-whirlpool tubs ze-$ 900 kunye phezulu, kunye neeyunithi ezikhululekile ze-$ 800 ukuya kuma-1,200.

Vala ama-Cousins ​​of Fiberglass kunye ne-Cast Iron

Ngona kunjalo akukho nhlobo efana nendawo yokuhlamba insimbi, xa uthanda ukubonakala kunye nokuvakalelwa kwendawo enobuncwane, enye indlela eshibhekiweyo ishicilelwe ngensimbi. Ngamaxabiso aqala ngaphantsi kweedola ezingama-200, isinyithi esomeleleyo yayisisigxina semigangatho yamakhi-bakala, nangona ngokuyininzi ithathelwe indawo yombumba we-fiberglass kunye nezinye izibhakabhaka zeplastiki kulolu hlobo. Insimbi efakwe ngeyona nto yinto ephoqelekileyo yensimbi yentsimbi, kunye neengubo ezincinci ze-enamel (kodwa zisenzima kwaye zinokuhlala iminyaka emininzi).

Eyona ndlela eqhelekileyo kwi-fiberglass yezinto zokuhlambela iibhantib isicwecwe. Enyanisweni, iindawo ezininzi zibhekisela kwi-fiberglass kunye ne-acrylic. Iibhubhu ze-Acrylic zenziwa ngamaphepha amacwecwe ase-acrylic agxininiswe nge-fiberglass. Izibhaka ze-Acrylic zivame ukuba zibiza ngaphezu kwe-fiberglass kwaye zibe nebala elincinci lomqolo ongasigxina ngaphezu kweengubo ze-gel ezincinci ezisetyenziselwa kwiibheplass zamaglasi. Ukuba ukhangele i-acrylic tub ngaphandle kwe-fiberglass, jonga kwi-tub yokwakha, abaninzi abakhiqizi kunye nabathengisi basebenzisa "i-acrylic" ngokukhululeka.

Okulandelayo, qaphela uhlobo oluthile lwamaplani oluya kuba luhle kakhulu kwiprojekthi yakho, ulungise iingxaki eziqhelekileyo zeengcingo , izikhokelo ze- ADA kwiindawo zokuphumla zikawonkewonke kunye nemithetho yokwahlula yangasese .