Acof1978
2021-05-30 07:57:45
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I can’t imagine that the quality can keep up with the common German manufacturers. You usually only renovate a bathroom twice in your life: once at the beginning and once at the end ;)
Accordingly, the fixtures etc. have to last a good 20-30 years.
Personally, I wouldn’t save money in the wrong place here.
What is really overpriced in sanitary supply stores like Elements & Co. are the bathroom furniture. For example, we buy those on the internet and assemble them ourselves.
Our plumber’s offer amounts to 38,000 EUR (for everything from the wall connection) for 3 bathrooms (shower + bathtub bathroom; shower bathroom; guest WC). Of that, 13,000 EUR is for furniture & accessories, which we can get more qualitatively for about 5,000 EUR on the internet. We decided on a series from Dornbracht, which is definitely at the upper end of the price range. Taking Hansgrohe, for example, you’d probably be a few thousand EUR cheaper with the same functions and similar look.
“We asked 10 people…” and in the end got 10 opinions.
Ultimately, it’s a matter of taste. If you ask me personally, I would always prefer natural to imitation. So why not go straight for parquet if you like the wood look? That’s how I would (and will) do it. But as you can see, it’s a matter of taste.
Pro tiles: generally easier to care for.
So you assume that the specialist dealer in Poland has worse quality than the one in Germany? What about the quality in Bulgaria, Romania, or Hungary then? All bad quality? I find that very bold. What if Dornbracht was also sold in that specialist trade?
As a small food for thought. Where do you think most windows or furniture come from, for example? Correct: from Poland. I have never read the headlines: “Window scandal, Polish windows have to be replaced every 5 years!”
I could just as well argue that Polish craftsmen are better than the Germans. I’ve had many such experiences. But I would never generalize.
We are still unsure about parquet or tiles. A pro for tiles is also that in combination with underfloor heating they are better than parquet. Then it definitely has to be glued down.