Wife: “Install a bathtub so you can take a bath later.”
Husband: “You can pretend to be whatever you say, and don’t blame me for idleness in the future.”
The bathtub was once commented by netizens as the idle NO·1 in the home improvement industry. Many people said that they had a beautiful fantasy when they were not installed, and they could drink red wine while taking a bath in the future, which was too comfortable. However, after the actual installation, more than 90% of them are found to be idle.
Taking a bath is not the patent of modern people. As early as 3000 years ago, people invented the bathtub and began to enjoy the bath. On the issue of “how to take a bath and how to take a comfortable bath”, human beings have been constantly exploring and advancing, and occasionally going backwards.
From taking a bath every day to not taking a bath for a lifetime
Bathing is a habit that has been around since the dawn of mankind.
But in the early days, there was no concept of “bathroom”, let alone a bathtub. Natural streams and small rivers became public bathing areas for people.
Even with the advent of bathtubs, this public bathing area is still very popular. Otherwise, Dong Yong wouldn’t have picked up the seven fairies’ clothes, and Zhu Bajie wouldn’t have been able to tease the spider spirits (strange, how the goddess fairies and female goblins love to bathe in the river).
Civilization from the Aegean Sea
The birth of the first true bathtub can be traced back to the ancient Greek island of Crete in 1700 BC.
The Cretans of the Aegean Sea brought Asian civilization to wild Europe, and the northern city of Knossos has reached a fairly modern level in terms of hygiene and comfort. Heating and drainage facilities are excellent, and it is the first city in history to introduce bathtubs to life.
The “ancestor” of the bathtub, a five-foot (1.52 m) long tub made of hard clay, was unearthed in the temple of Knossos.
▲In the bedroom
▲On the balcony
From removable to fixed in the bathroom
When there was no water pipe in the room, the bathtub was not fixed in the bathroom as it is now, but it was movable. If there isn’t much room indoors, they’ll put the tub directly outside.
Of course, it may be because the bathtub has not been used for too long, and the bathtub shape of this period is generally very strange.
For example, foldable bathtubs similar to folding beds and wardrobes; hat bathtubs that look like hats; boat-shaped bathtubs, and some bathtubs that don’t look like anything…
bathtub design
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◑The common bathtub length is 1500-1800mm and the width is 700-750mm.
◑The minimum size of the shower area is 900*900mm.
◑The minimum size of the toilet area is 900*1200mm.
◑At least 900*1200mm of space is required for bending over to wash your face and washing clothes by hand in the pool area.
Therefore, if your bathroom is about 4 square meters, it is actually possible to install a bathtub.
For a bathroom of about 4 square meters, a built-in, sitting bathtub or an oval bathtub is recommended.
Due to space constraints, the shower area and bathtub may be combined, which is slightly less comfortable.
bathtub purchase
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There are generally 5 kinds of bathtub materials: artificial stone bathtub, cast iron bathtub, wooden bathtub/bucket, acrylic bathtub, and steel bathtub.
Artificial stone bathtub: expensive and heavy, good shape and texture, good thermal insulation, antibacterial and antifouling ability.
Cast iron bathtub: The price is more expensive, the water injection noise is small, durable, and easy to clean.
Wooden tub/tub: easy to mold, not durable, not easy to clean, expensive.
Here, Fei Mojun would like to emphasize: the top-quality wooden bath/tub has undergone a special cooking process and dozens of processes, and the surface is painted with tung oil to ensure that it does not leak at all, and it is indeed very warm and environmentally friendly. However, it is difficult for most of the wooden bathtubs/barrels on the market to do these processes, and the lacquer surface is not very environmentally friendly.
Therefore, it is not easy to buy a good wooden bathtub.
Acrylic bathtub: low cost, diverse shapes, good finish, will change color after using for a long time, high cost performance.
Steel plate bathtub: cheap, poor thermal insulation effect, loud noise.
Recommended choice: artificial stone bathtub> cast iron bathtub> steel bathtub> acrylic bathtub> wooden bathtub
Although many people feel that the bathtub is tasteless, but also have to admit that it can indeed provide comfort to life.
Install a bathtub, and occasionally take a bubble bath to wash away the bad things in work and life!
