It is important that you have a good idea of the level of water pressure in your home as this can have an impact on selecting the tapware and shower for your home.

Water pressure refers to the force exerted by water as it flows through your plumbing system. It is measured in bars, with 1 bar equivalent to the force needed to raise water to a height of 10 meters. Initially, water enters your house at the cold "mains pressure." However, the water pressure may change when it is heated by your heating system.

Our tapware and showers are designed with specific minimum pressure requirements, typically ranging from 0.5 to 3 bar. For detailed information, please refer to our specification sheets.

Central Heating Systems:

Gravity-Fed System: In a gravity-fed system, you have a cold water tank and a hot water cylinder. The water pressure is influenced by the position of the cold water tank. Generally, a drop of one meter from the tank to the tap results in approximately 0.1 bar

Carl Fox, our favourite photographer, has put together some great tips on making your photography stand out from the crowd.  Whether you intend to use an SLR, a point-and-click or an iPhone to shoot with, we’ve got some invaluable hints about lighting, exposure and composition.

1) Always use a tripod

This might sound silly to say it but it's essential to help you take a straight shot, and also to prevent blur on long exposures (see tip 2). If you don't have a tripod any sturdy surface will do, but make sure your camera is protected from falls.

2) Use a long exposure

Try and avoid lighting the room. Where possible use the natural light available to you. If your camera allows it, set to manual and expose to get the important detail. In a dark room the shadows tend to clump together, so increase the length of exposure. In a bright white reflective room, shorten the length of exposure so the highlights don’t blow out. However, if this seems too difficult, it’s worth noting that most SLR

Every year we are overwhelmed by the popularity of the Millbrook cast iron bath. We know why we like it – after all, we spent a long time perfecting its design and manufacture. But we thought it would be a good idea to ask some of our customers why they love it so much. Here are their top five reasons:

1. The classic shape.
The Millbrook is what many people imagine when they think of the words ‘cast iron bath’. Mounted on elegant claw feet, and available with or without tap holes, it is the quintessential roll top bath.

2. Make it yours.
The Millbrook roll top bath gives you the flexibility to enhance the overall style of your bathroom. We prime, undercoat and finish the bath with a silk white topcoat. You then have the option to easily change the colour by applying a paint that’s suitable for wood and metal with a mini roller. You can achieve excellent results in a matter of minutes. To make life even easier, we can paint the bath for you in a Farrow and Ball colour of your choice.

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When does a style become a trend? When it is so decadent it’s too good to resist! In the last few years we have seen the trend of stunning feature–baths move from the bathroom, via the bedroom to the great outdoors.
As a bathroom specialist we enjoy seeing our hand-finished bath tubs in some spectacular settings. Here’s just a few of them.

Who wouldn’t want to bathe in front of the fire?

Back in the days before we had the luxury of indoor bathrooms and central heating, it was not unusual to see a tin bath placed in front of the fire. In those days it was a practical necessity and a real treat for the family to feel clean, once a week.

Move forward 100 years and we mirror the experience in period homes and boutique hotels, not out of necessity, but out of the sheer luxury. Far nicer to have a toasty hot bath in front of a roaring fire with a view out of a large picture window, than cramped in a small bathroom with a view of the toilet.

It’s that time of the year when everyone seems to be talking about detoxing. And with good reason too. Lots of us have been eating and drinking in excess over the last few weeks, and it’s a good idea to give our bodies a helping hand to recover from all that festive overindulgence!

So why take a detox bath?
Detoxification has been around for thousands of years. Detox experts refer to the skin as a third kidney. What they mean by that is toxins are excreted from the body through sweating. Taking a detox bath will help your skin get rid of toxins. In addition, your skin gets the chance to absorb helpful minerals and nutrients from the water. Finally, you’ll feel amazing afterwards!

Raring to go? This is how you do it.

1. Give yourself plenty of time. Make sure you have at least 40 minutes to spare. Detox baths cannot be rushed. You need the first 20 minutes for the toxins to be removed, and the other for absorbing the goodies in the water.
2. Fill that tub. If you have a chlorine filter, use it.

For many of us, an en-suite bathroom means we forsake a bath in favour of a more space efficient shower. Most en-suites are easy to clean spaces big enough only for a shower.  And, to be fair, that’s all most of us need – a quick shower before work; a quick shower after the gym or a convenient place to clean our teeth before bed.  But how many of us occasionally crave a long, luxurious bath?

With a freestanding bath you can have both.  A shower for the morning rush and a gorgeous roll top bath for your relaxing weekend soak.

By putting your bath in your bedroom you can allow your en-suite to be the practical, efficient space it needs to be while indulging yourself in a far more glamorous setting. No longer will you need to carry your wash bag to the family bathroom, and stare at the kids’ toys while you soak. By putting a free standing bath in your bedroom you can bathe in front of the fire or looking out the window.  Not a kids toy or even a toilet in sight.

A glamorous alternative

There is something so gorgeously self indulgent about outdoor bathing. Seriously, what can compare to slipping into a beautifully fragranced cast iron bathtub on a warm evening, while a cool gentle breeze laps your wet skin and nature chirps and rustles around you?

When you are planning your beautiful new bathroom, your mind’s eye may overlook the more practical elements of having a freestanding bathtub – particularly if it is in the centre of the room rather than against a wall.  Your lovely bath needs water piped to it and an outlet for waste. These will be visible.

Here at The Cast Iron Bath Company we have developed a range of shrouds and covers, which perfectly coordinated with the rest of the room, hiding unsightly pipe work and giving a neat, luxurious finish.

Hiding The Overflow Of Your Freestanding Bathtub

As protection against flooding, all baths need to have an overflow waste outlet.  To combat this issue for freestanding baths we offer an exposed overflow waste unit.  This purpose built unit connects at the top of the bath - behind the overflow hole - allowing any excess water to flow around the back of the bath and down to waste outlet underneath.

All the components of The Cast Iron Bath Company’s exposed overflow waste unit are

If you’ve inherited one with a new house – or simply want a change of décor – you can undertake the painting of a cast iron bath yourself.

For the best results we recommend ordering a cast iron bath expertly painted in a wide range of Farrow & Ball paint colours from Cast Iron Bath Company.  If you’ve already got the bath – and simply want to paint it - here’s the best way of going about it.