London Builders: Bathroom Microclimate and Placement. Part One

At the times of Ancient Chinese civilization, Greatcondensate on the pipes in your bathroom.
Rome Empire and Egyptian Pharaohs, availability of aIt is important to think about location of furniture,
separate bathroom was the sign of wealth andequipment and accessories in a small bathroom.
grandeur, high social position and common courtesy.Sometimes it is enough to turn the bath tub to the
Ancient bathrooms were certainly much differentother wall, to place the closet basin diagonally in the
from the modern ones; they looked like huge halls,corner, to replace a bath tub with a corner shower
decorated with valuable materials: golden marble,cubicle, to install a towel heater to the free wall, to
precious stones, silk and satin, fine wood. In addition,remove a non-structural partition between the
those bathrooms were very light. Princesses andbathroom and the toilet to create an additional active
members of royal families spent plenty of time forarea and improve the bathroom design.
bathing. Rose petals, various essential oils, olive oilHaving chosen the layout, think about the color tone
were added to the bath for their toning and soothingof the new bathroom. Remember, that light walls and
effects on the organism, as well as for skin softeningwhite or mirror ceiling increase the space optically,
and moistening. The ritual of taking a bath wasand the dark ones decrease it. From our point of
different across the countries, but it was always paidview, it is better to choose mat surface decoration
special attention to.materials, as sparkling glossy surfaces unconsciously
In modern life, a bathroom and a toilet remain theirritate the eyes, and the bathroom should have the
most important places of the flat, where we takecontrary effect.
care of ourselves and observe the procedures ofTo increase the ceiling height optically, it is necessary
personal hygiene. According to statistical data, ato tile the walls as follows: to place darker tile to
person spends more than an hour in the bathroomabout 80cm - 90cm from the floor level with light
and toilet each day. That is why a bathroom shouldcolored tile above it (to the ceiling). For smooth
be pleasant looking and have a soothing effect. Intransition from the dark color to the light one, it is
the evening, after a long intensive working day, it isadvisable to use the decorative border, containing
so pleasant to take a refreshing shower, to luxuriatesimilar color tones and tinges.
in the bath, relax, cheer up and refresh.For the floor area increase, it is recommended to tile
For comfort of a bathroom and a toilet, such factorsit diagonally, not parallel to the walls. Try to choose
as microclimate, absence of high dampness and deadthe color of the floor tile similar to that on the lower
air, are very important. New bathroom installationpart of the walls, or a bit darker. If you have a toilet
demands to pay special attention to ventilation, towelseparate from the bathroom, you may choose the
heater, which dries not only clothes, as well astile of different colors for the toilet and the
bathroom air. For better heat exchange it isbathroom. This will add to the variety and make the
recommended to make the floor in the bathroompremises independent from each other. For
warm. Otherwise, there may appear blue stainperception of the bathroom unit as a single space, it
fungus, mould, odor nuisance, dampness, rust, andcan be tiled with the same colored tiles.