Besco Bath Installation in Warsaw: An Asymmetric Bath That Fits

What to consider with a Besco bath

Besco is a Polish maker of acrylic baths with many asymmetric and corner models, plus freestanding ones. Asymmetric baths come in left and right hand versions. Before buying, stand in the bathroom and work out which side the wide end goes and where the waste will be.

Like any acrylic bath, it keeps its shape only on its own frame. Home-made supports of bricks and foam let it flex, and flex tears the wall joint first.

If there will be a glass screen on the bath, decide where right away. It is fixed into the tiled wall, and the fixings must miss the pipes. The screen sits over the rim so water runs back into the bath, not onto the floor.

With standing showers, the wall joint does most of the work. It is made with sanitary silicone while the bath is full, and silicone darkens and lifts over time. Treat it as a consumable, not a permanent part of the bathroom, and renew it when dark spots or a gap appear.

How it looks in the appBathtub installation: from a photo to offersMark what needs doing and photograph the small bathroom corner. The app shows a price range at once. Then your address and a day that suits you, and the request goes to independent handymen. Each one names their price, the choice is yours. Nobody has to call anybody.Service and a photoAddress and a day that suits youOffers from handymen, you chooseStep 1 of 5BathroomBathtub installation400–900 zł · per jobEstimate≈ 400–900 złPhotos: show what needs doingNext Step 2 of 5Where?Warsaw, MokotówWhen suits you?WeekdayWeekendAny dayDescriptionNeed an asymmetrical bath fitted in the cornerSend request 3 offersBathtub installationWarsaw, MokotówSentDPDmytro P.410 złI’ll check the water connection first.ChooseSNSerhiy N.650 złFrom the photo it’s a typical job.ChooseYHYuriy H.680 złTaking the old parts away is extra.ChooseOrder in the app

What it costs and how to book: a good plumber in Warsaw.

Mistakes that show up later

• Ordering the wrong hand, left instead of right.
• Bricks instead of the frame.
• Drilling for the screen without knowing where the pipes run.
• Ordinary silicone on the joint, black within a season.
• A bath panel with no access hatch.

Getting ready

• Measure the alcove and mark where the wide end will go.
• Keep the bath, frame, waste and screen in one room.
• If you know where pipes run in the wall, mark it on a photo.
• Clear the bathroom and the way in.

The water is off during the work; if the valve in the flat will not hold, say so in the order.

Booking in the app

Give the model, the hand, and what goes in with the bath: screen, panel, new tap. Add photos of the alcove. Tradespeople who fit baths in Warsaw send bids with their own price. You choose by price and reviews, and after that the fitter sees your number and address.

You pay the fitter directly and they issue the invoice. The bath, frame, screen, waste and silicone are paid for separately, as is taking the old bath away. The fitter answers for their own work and redoes their own fitting; walls, old pipes and silicone wearing out over time are not on them.