The modern sanitary ware market today can offer a wide range of bathtubs of various shapes, materials, and functionality. These can be both "Soviet" cast-iron bathtubs, made in a standard form, and bathtubs made of artificial stone, marble, etc. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages.
In recent years, artificial stone bathtubs have been used quite often. This is due to several reasons, mainly the advantages of this material. The main positive features of artificial stone are high plasticity and ductility during processing. All this allows you to create any form, unique and inimitable design of each product.
Artificial stone (also called "cast marble") is a composite material made using a special Spray Granite technology (which means "sprayed granite"). As a result, the bath consists of a reinforcing composition, on top of which a special coating 1.5-2 mm thick is applied. In appearance, such material is indistinguishable from natural granite. The coating is distinguished by its strength and durability, due to which the productretains its original appearance for a long time.
As mentioned above, artificial stone is distinguished by its plasticity. But at the same time, the material is highly durable and reliable. It is quite difficult to damage the product. But if, nevertheless, any defect appears on the surface, it is quite simple to eliminate it, a bathtub made of artificial stone can be easily restored.
There are other advantages of this plumbing. These include low thermal conductivity, so that the poured water remains warm for a long time. The material is resistant to temperature changes, so you can pour ice water on a heated surface.
An artificial stone bathtub is environmentally friendly. In addition, high resistance to cracks, chips, eliminates the possibility of accumulation of pathogenic microbes in these lesions.
Due to the high sound-absorbing properties, almost no noise is heard when filling the bath with water.
Artificial stone bathtubs are made in various colors and shapes, which allows you to choose the most suitable option for yourself. And if earlier the choice of non-standard forms was small, for example, an asymmetric acrylic bathtub, now it can also be sanitary ware made of artificial stone.
The product may be of various configurations. These are both basic models of standard forms, and whirlpool baths, which have the most beneficial effect on the human body.
Faux bathstone has a smooth surface, resistant to various aggressive environments (acids, alkalis). It is easy to take care of the product, it is enough to wipe it with a sponge using detergents. At the same time, the material is resistant to any household chemicals, which allows the use of conventional cleaning products.
In general, we can say that artificial stone bathtubs combine all the positive properties inherent in acrylic, steel and cast iron.
