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Light empty, very heavy full, and warm for far longer if it is double walled. Three things to settle before you choose a shape.
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Will my floor take it?
On a ground floor slab, easily. On a timber first floor it is worth having the joists looked at, because a full tub with someone in it is several hundred kilograms in one place, especially if it sits across the middle of a span.
Does a copper bath go cold quickly?
A single skinned one does, because copper moves heat well. A double walled tub has an air gap that slows it right down, and it is the difference between a twenty minute bath and a forty minute one. Ask which you are being sold.
What happens to the inside over time?
If the inside is left unlacquered it develops a waterline. That is normal and it polishes out. Many makers finish the inside differently from the outside, so ask rather than assume.
Weight, and the floor under it
An empty copper tub is light enough for two people to carry, which surprises everyone. Full of water with someone in it, it is several hundred kilograms in one place. On a ground floor slab that is nothing. On a timber first floor it is worth having the joists looked at, especially in an older house and especially if the tub sits across the middle of a span rather than near a wall.
Double walled tubs stay warm
Copper conducts heat well, which is the one drawback of the material in a bath. A single skinned tub warms up quickly and then loses heat to the room just as quickly. A double walled tub has an air gap that slows this down, and it is the difference between a twenty minute bath and a forty minute one. Ask which you are being sold.
Inside, outside and patina
Most makers leave the outside unlacquered so it ages, and finish the inside differently, sometimes tinned, sometimes sealed, because the inside sees soap and hot water constantly. A tub that is unlacquered inside will develop a waterline. That is normal and it polishes out, but you should know before it appears rather than after.
Practical things to settle first
- Waste position. Centre or end, and whether an overflow is included.
- Tap arrangement. Freestanding floor mounted, wall mounted, or holes drilled in the rim. Each needs different plumbing done at a different stage.
- Getting it in. Measure the stairs and the doorways. A freestanding tub does not come apart.