As soon as you receive your product from our delivery drivers; you should check the product for cracks/breaks. We can only return the product to the supplier if the problem is reported within the first 48 hours. If there is a problem, the best case scenario would be if you spotted it on delivery and returned it with one of our drivers. This would ensure the product can be checked by our staff and we can send another product out to you as soon as possible.

If an item is broken/faulty then you need to take some pictures of the damage and email them to us at Customer@brandedbathrooms.com, then we will evaluate the damage and send out a replacement product for you.

If you don’t send it back with the delivery driver/within the first 48 hours, you must first request a returns form which can be found here, by calling 0844 8112 321 or emailing Customer@brandedbathrooms.com. You agree that if you send a return to us without a returns form and returns number you will pay a £20 administration fee to cover the extra work involved in processing your return.

If we deem the product to be faulty we will replace it only once the faulty item has been returned. If a replacement item is required before the faulty product can be returned we would need to charge a small deposit which would be refunded on safe receipt of the faulty item.

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Branded Bathrooms would like to introduce you to the Lazzarini Spinnaker, the complete heated towel rail, which is both practical and visually pleasing.

The 16 panels are split into three sections with the length of the panels increasing getting bigger the closer they are to the middle of the heated towel rail. The Spinnaker projects 65mm from the wall, and is perfectly designed to fit towels between the heated panels.

Any heated towel rail is practical and useful, however it’s when you really take in the horizontally asymmetric design that you appreciate the Spinnaker Heated Towel Rail fully. Instead of buying a

The reflective chrome panels make the Spinnaker look as though it belongs in an art gallery, as a piece of ornamental art. With such a visually pleasing design, it’s easy to see why it is a bestseller.

About Lazzarini

Lazzarini is a designer radiator company based in Treviso, Italy. Founded in 2004 they specialise in creating the very best designs through their attention to detail and choice of quality raw materials. Their company mission is to “improve the quality and comfort of the living spaces” – something that the Spinnaker does in abundance.

We’ve all been there; whether you’ve left the bath running too long or you have a clogged drain, overflowing bath pose a number of problems for homeowners. If it wasn’t your own neglect that caused your tub to overflow then Joe from Staunch and Flow Plumbers says it’s time to get your hands dirty and unclog that congested tub!

The worst kind of plughole blockage?

Bathtubs offer you a relaxing way of cleaning yourself and are generally very easy to clean and maintain. A bathtub is fantastic, except for when it starts to overflow. However, overflow is quite a common issue for many bath owners and the key is knowing how to fix it fast and effectively can be vital before the overflow causes any lasting damage to your bathtub.

If your tub is overflowing, you can usually attribute it to a faulty or clogged bath tub overflow (usually covered with a chrome plated cover above the tub drain near the top of the tub level). It functions to allow water to drain out of the bathtub in the event that the water is left on or the level of water gets too high when someone gets in and the water is displaced. Either that or a clogged drain will likely explain why your bath is failing to drain as it should.

There are a multitude of issues you could be encountering which could explain why your bath might be overflowing. The ideal thing to do is to take out whatever is blocking the tub’s drainage system before the problem gets any worse and you have to call in a plumber.

If you notice that soap suds or water is oozing out of your bath’s overflow as your bath drains out, there are a few things you need to do in order to resolve the issue. Try removing the screen in your tub and use thin pliers to help de-clog what’s wrapped around the metal inside. Usually it will be a thick mass of hair that will have been caught in the overflow mechanisms. You will then need to perform the somewhat disgusting job of removing all of this build-up and if you prefer a less messy way, try to use a wet/dry vacuum cleaner.

If that fails to work then try using a drain snake. Your clog might be deeper than expected and it can be used to pull out what’s clogging the drain. The final step you can try is to pour a strong acid solution into the clogged overflow, however you have to be careful as most acid will eat away at iron pipes and this step should only be considered if you are confident in the knowledge that your pipes are made from UPVC.

If none of these steps help to make your tub drain as it should, then you may want to consider calling in a plumber to help solve your overflow problems.

Joe Dart writes for Staunch and Flow Plumbers who are plumbers in London, working across the capital.

Today we welcome our first guest blogger to Branded Bathrooms, Liza who is a home decór blogger here to tell us how to make the bathroom appear larger.

There is nothing more luxurious than relaxing in a nice hot bath in a spacious bathroom. However, most often the bathroom is the smallest room in a house and is usually the room that gets the least amount of attention when it comes time to decorate.

Image source: Flickr Summit Design Remodelling

The following are some of my favorite hints, and tips for helping to make your bathroom appear larger than life and have a more elegant and luxurious feel that will make your bathroom the envy of all your friends. And all with just a few simple decorating tips and tricks that you would never have thought of.

1. Open Up The Floors For A Less Cluttered Look
Use a larger tile 18×18 on a diagonal plan instead of the traditional straight. This will make any bathroom appear larger than it really is. Keep everything off of the floors and out of sight. Place Storage bags on the back of the bathroom door if necessary to keep down on the clutter. That in itself will make a big difference.

2. Think About The Lighting
Consider the type of lighting that your bathroom has. Light fixtures that hang down seem to take up room even though they are small and not really in the way at all. Try using recessed lighting it will make that bathroom grow right before your very eyes.

Another lighting trick is to open up the windows. Instead of using blinds or curtains try some of the sticky back film that makes your windows appear to be frosted. It’s great for letting in light and it helps to insulate against letting in the elements.

3. Color And Texture: Keep It Smooth
Color and texture are sure fire ways to allow your walls to spread out as though your room has grown. You want to keep it soft and blended, let the walls and the counter tops sort of come together as one.

Even when it comes to your accessories, you’ll want to keep it toned down just a little on the colors. Stay with medium colors instead of bright or dark accessories and you’ll get the effect that you’re looking for.

4. Fixtures , Tub, Sinks, And Such
Keep away from the traditional bright chrome or brass fixtures of yesteryear, they don’t call enough attention to themselves. The newer darker more modern fixtures will capture people’s attention and they will simply assume that the bathroom they just left was massive.

Don’t use any more wall fixtures than absolutely necessary though as too many items crammed on the walls tend to clutter and and cause a room to appear smaller than it actually is.

5. Choose The Right Air Freshener
Believe it or not the air freshener that you choose for your bathroom can make it seem larger or smaller than it really is. Chose an air freshener that is clean and crisp like the air out doors not heavy or flowery.

Having a large luxurious bathroom may not be the most important thing in the world. However, being able to relax and unwind in a luxurious hot bath in a beautiful and elegant bathroom should be a luxury well worth spending a little time decorating the bathroom for.

The tips and tricks in this article are for the most part easy to do except for perhaps the tile in the first tip. In which case a person can easily learn to do at just about any home repair store. Most often they offer free workshops to teach their customers how to do their own projects.

Liza is a home décor blogger with a love of all things unique and unusual when it comes to decorating. Currently her most prized possession is her collection of Danish modern furniture.

Giving a bathroom a complete overhaul is no simple task; refurbishing a room with so many features and fixtures is sure to get a little tricky for the everyday homeowner. As with most sizeable tasks, renovating a bathroom is much more manageable when broken down into simple, effective segments, any with our handy tips and ideas you’re sure to have a 5-star bathroom in no time at all!

Features with Benefits

There are some truly fantastic bathroom features available today, created not only to serve their primary purpose, but also to look great and double up as a relaxation or health aid. Modern day features such as the hugely effective whirlpool bathtub provides users with a deep relaxing bath, but simultaneously massages aching muscles and stimulates the body’s circulatory system. The steam room shower enclosure is another fixture with fantastic benefits; the enclosure steams and cleanses the user’s skin which can be fantastic after a hard day’s work or home workout.

Coordinated Accessories

It’s easy to enhance or create a colour scheme with the smaller features in your bathroom; items such as luxury towels, shower curtains, bathrobes, washcloths, soaps, candles and bathroom mats can all be bought in various colours and styles meaning you can create a theme and colour scheme of your own just by applying a matching colour to these bathroom accessories.

Time to Relax

The bathroom is one of the few rooms in the house in which we can truly unwind and take some time to relax. Adding a few features to your bathroom to aid and enhance your relaxation time is a great way to ensure you will be able to make the most of this time and feel well-rested and refreshed afterwards.

Items such as scented candles, soft music (played sensibly from another room or waterproof bathroom stereo) soft, comfortable towels from a heated rail and some luxurious hair and skin products are sure to add those perfect finishing touches to your bathroom and ensure you get the most from it when relaxing.

Cleaning the bathroom is generally something you’d rather put to the back of mind. But in doing so, you’re digging yourself quite a hole. Bathrooms are like a city centre train station, there always seems to be someone wandering in and out and queues aren’t uncommon either! If you’re guilty of putting off bathroom cleaning to the point where you actually feel grubbier after having a bath, it’s time to blitz that bathroom. Get the rubber gloves on, stick on the 80’s housework hits and psych yourself up for a bathroom cleaning bonanza!

Image source: Flickr Ross Larocco http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosslarocco/161198496/

Toilet Turmoil

Unfortunately, toilets can take quite a beating which in turn causes their bowl to discolour. Nasty as it may be, you’re going to have to get the toilet brush in there if you want the sides to sparkle.

The best way to avoid a future messy clean-up job is to keep on top of it! If you’re not someone who has a great deal of spare time, and cleaning a toilet is at the bottom of your to-do list then simply splash some bleach in the bowl and have one of those toilet fresheners clipped to the rim so you have freshness with every flush.

Hair, There and Everywhere

How come bathrooms seem to be covered in hair these days?! There’s nothing worse than plugholes that clog because of the masses of hair entwined around the fixture. Not only does the drainage process slow down somewhat, you’ll find you get far more dirt and tidemarks in the bottom of your bath due to the ineffective drainage and dirt that sticks to the hair swilling around your tub (yuck!).

If the thought of grabbing your loved one’s hairs out of the drainage turns your stomach then get a pair of eyebrow tweezers and carefully pull the hairs away using them. If you or a family member is prone to moulting in the shower then you can buy a special drain attachment that sits on the top of your plughole and catches hairs. You simply empty it after every shower (so you know you’re only touching your own hair) and that prevents future clogging and poor drainage.

Reel in the Magpies

Magpies love shiny things and so do homeowners! A sparkling, shiny bathroom suite is far more appealing than one coated in a dull film of dust and grime. Make sure you maintain your mirror, bathroom suite, taps and anything else that holds the potential to gleam! Simple bathroom spray cleaners and multipurpose cleaning sprays should do the trick. Always have a cloth on hand to give everything a wipe over after use – you save yourself a big job in the long run!

Try your hardest to motivate yourself into keeping your bathroom clean, aside from saving you a huge job in the future, it will also enhance your showering/bathing experience!

Having a small or en-suite bathroom can often be quite frustrating; many people can often feel restricted and boxed in when they are looking to relax and unwind with a hot bath or shower. The case may be that you are not just looking to create more space to move around, but also make the room ‘feel’ more spacious. There are several ways to create space in a room, all of which can be achieved by a little forward thinking and with the use of some handy features; so, let’s take a look at just a few ideas you could use to maximise the free space you have in your bathroom.

Light and Colours

To add a more spacious feel to your bathroom, take advantage of what natural light the room has; letting sunlight into the room instantly gives it a more ‘airy’ and roomy appearance. You can take full advantage of this by using light colours on the wall that complement the spacious appearance and reflect the natural light well. Light blues, creams and whites are well-known for their ability to make a room feel larger and all loot great alongside modern bathroom features and fixtures. If the room does not receive much natural light; consider adding a window or skylight. This may seem a little extreme but natural daylight can really have a great effect on small rooms.

Space Saving Features

There are many bathroom features which have been optimised and designed to save space in smaller bathroom and adding a number of these items to your home instead of your regular fixtures could grab you that extra space you have been looking for. Quadrant shower enclosures look fantastic when fitted into the corner of a bathroom; their sleek style seems to make their corner-fixed appearance fit into the room seamlessly. Adding larger features such as the quadrant shower enclosure to the corner of a room can save a lot of room.

Other fixtures such as toilet and sink units can also be bought to fit the corner of your bathroom; again, this will save room where you would have otherwise installed these units in the centre of a wall and leave more space to manoeuver freely around your bathroom.

So there we have just a few simple tips and ideas to help you create more space in your bathroom; remember, natural light can do wonders for small rooms so let in the sunlight and add light colours to walls!

Remodelling rooms in our homes gives us a chance to inject some new life and modern style into different rooms of the house. With fresher 21^st century styles, themes and appliances becoming popular, it could be time to give your bathroom that new look it craves. There are many features and appliances you could add to a bathroom to improve the look and overall theme without having to redecorate completely; so with that in mind, let’s take a look at a few modern features that could make a world of difference in your family bathroom!

Basins & Washbowls

Freestanding basins and washbowls are a great way of adding something ‘different’ yet stylish to your bathroom; these basins have a classic look yet exist as a modern feature. Adding these to a bathroom of any colour can improve the overall impression the room gives and instantly add fresh style.

Modern Baths and Shower Enclosures

Newer styles and designs in bathtubs and shower enclosures are easy to spot; they look fantastic and would stand out from dreary old models from a mile away. Modern features such as the fantastic whirlpool bath can add a sense of luxury to a bathroom without compromising on style; if anything, seeing the built-in jets would only reinforce your bathroom’s new modern theme.

Extra Accessories

There are many decorative and practical accessories you can add to your bathroom to keep a consistent modern style throughout. Features such as the fantastic LED back-lit mirror can have a wonderful effect on any bathroom, especially when enjoying its relaxing glow accompanied by a few strategically placed scented candles in a darkened bathroom.

Modern, stylish cabinets can be fitted to suit any bathroom style; our large range of vanity units and cabinets is sure to contain the perfect piece for you.

Even small features such as towel rails, toilet roll holders, soap dishes and dispensers can be bought to match the modern style of your bathroom and accompany each other as part of a set. Consider this when buying smaller pieces for your family bathroom.

An extra toilet room can be a great addition to any home; especially convenient for large family households or for those who like to entertain guests. The same rules apply here as with renovating any other room in the house and as always, preparation is a huge factor. Household cloakroom toilets are very useful; well positioned (as they are normally located on the ground floor of a house and usually used only for storage) and large enough to install at least a new toilet and washing basin. Taking advantage of these rooms and using them to their full potential can leave many homeowners quite pleased and content with their renovation results.

The key to creating cloakroom toilets is space management; planning far ahead and measuring the dimensions of the room can help massively later on when shopping for toilet and sink units. This can prevent mistakes and an overcrowding of fixtures when during installation. Be sure to take exact measurements of the room and keep these figures handy when shopping for and measuring toilets, washing basins (and even showers if you’re lucky enough to have the extra space!).

There are many products available to you which can give you all the amenities of a regular bathroom on a slightly smaller scale. Find correct measurements for all desired fixtures and units and consider how much room they will take up. Cloakroom toilets should ideally fit nicely into the corner or against the wall; avoid having them positioned to far into the middle of the room to save extra space.

A great way of adding a spacious feel to smaller rooms is by letting natural light into the area. Consider adding a small window if you have the means to do so, this can not only let in fresh air to air out the room and keep it fresh but it also allows the light to illuminate the room and create a larger feel. Adding smaller features can help to save son space; instead of adding a large towel rail, just add a wall mounted hook or hoop to hang hand towels on. Add a small waste bin rather than a full sized one; save space wherever possible to make the most of a renovated cloakroom bathroom.

Finally, be sure to add a sturdy lock to the bathroom door; when it comes down to it a bathroom is a bathroom and visitors would not want to compromise on privacy no matter what the location of the bathroom.

As the New Year approaches many people look to start remodelling and refurbishing our homes; disposing of old living room suites, tearing up faded carpets and replacing old curtains are great ways of throwing out the old and bringing in the new. But some homeowners may be looking to add a little more ‘oomph’ to their houses, in both style and practicality; this is certainly achievable as we turn our attention to our bathrooms. Adding a new shower to a home can prove to be a fantastic move; choosing from some of the best showers available can really add that ‘wow’ factor to your household bathroom.

Before setting your heart on a particular shower enclosure, measure up your bathroom to find out how much room you have to spare, this way you know which the best showers are for you and your home.

Our shower enclosures come in a variety of shapes and sizes, each contributing to the design and style of modern bathrooms in their own unique way. Those who are looking for a corner enclosure will love our quadrant shower enclosures; these curved and stylish showers provide a luxurious and modern looking place to wash away the stress of the day. With perfectly clear glass and a bar handles that complement the elegant design wonderfully, the quadrant enclosures are by far the best showers for those who are looking to add an enclosure and continue to save space in the bathroom.

Alternatively, some of the best showers available are our quadrant steam enclosures; these are certainly the ultimate bathroom luxury. These cubicles are not only fantastic showering units but have the added benefit of a built in steam system to create your own personal home sauna! This can aid weight loss and is a fantastic way to unwind and relax tense muscles; steam shower cubicles are surely one of our most luxurious and modern shower options.

You are sure to find the perfect shower for your bathroom in the range of shower units and enclosures we stock at Branded Bathrooms, whether you are looking for a small but stylish, space saving enclosure or a more luxurious and modern steam shower unit. Remember; be sure to measure the area of your bathroom and account for any other decorations or fixtures before you settle on how much room you will have left over for your desired enclosure.