"Why build Acrylic Clawfoot Baths - what's wrong with cast iron? "

We stopped building and supplying cast iron baths a long time ago, and have used super high density European sanitary acrylic ever since. There are three main reasons: Thermal Performance, Ease of Repair and Lower Cost Installation. Here's why:

• Acrylic keeps hot water hotter longer: Cast Iron is a conductor. It channels the heat out of the water and into the room quickly. The result is water cools faster with a cast iron bath. Acrylic though is an insulator. It keeps the water in the water, saving you time and money.
• Acrylic keeps hot water hotter longer: Cast Iron is a conductor. It channels the heat out of the water and into the room quickly. The result is water cools faster with a cast iron bath. Acrylic though is an insulator. It keeps the water in the water, saving you time and money.
• Acrylic keeps hot water hotter longer: Cast Iron is a conductor. It channels the heat out of the water and into the room quickly. The result is water cools faster with a cast iron bath. Acrylic though is an insulator. It keeps the water in the water, saving you time and money.

"I can't use an Acrylic Clawfoot Bath in my restoration (right?) "

At Clawfoot we mainly build acrylic clawfoot baths, and rarely supply cast iron or enamelled baths, if at all. On the few occasions when we do its usually as an exact replacement for a historically accurate restoration. But most of our customers aren't restoring a house, they're renovating it and that's a huge difference.