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A Roman tub faucet features stunning yet simple elegance of clean, sweeping lines. Add a touch of roman style to your bathroom with the addition of a roman tub faucet. There are several types of individual styles in the general 'Roman' family of faucets from which to choose.

When deciding on the particular model of faucet to fit in your bathroom, you're looking for quality. But just how does one tell the difference between high quality faucets and lower quality faucets when many of them look nearly identical?

There are a few signs and such that one can look for in order to determine if a Roman tub faucet is a quality fixture that will be able to last for some time. For starters, the better quality faucets out there will often have ceramic washers instead of rubber or plastic ones. These will certainly last much longer and be much less likely to spring leaks through warping and such.

Many higher quality faucets will have enclosed cartridges instead of open valves and that sort of thing. Should one have to replace any part because of a leak, the entire cartridge will have to be replaced instead of individual washers or nuts.

The cartridge types of faucets have pros and cons. Obviously, it will cost more to replace an entire cartridge containing a complete valve assembly than it would to replace a single nut or washer. On the other hand, you won't have to spend a lot of time diagnosing leaks to figure which washer is the culprit, for example. You can simply replace the entire valve assembly.

A higher quality Roman tub faucet usually will not contain plastic parts. This is another way to judge between faucets of higher and lower quality. The least expensive faucets have a lot of plastic parts. These types of faucets will not last as long because plastic will always warp or crack. Such effects will eventually result in a leaky faucet.

In order to choose a roman tub faucet that will not break down and begin to leak, you should opt for a faucet that has only metallic and ceramic parts, as these will hold their shape and so remain stable and sealed for many years.

Of course any faucet will require maintenance at some point. With higher quality faucets, one may only have to tighten a nut here or there from time to time. Usually, it will not even be this complex, but a matter of tightening a handle.

You can also refer to one of the many handy comparison shopping, consumer-oriented types of websites on the net to see what other people think of different brands and styles of bath tub faucets. This can be an excellent way to save time and effort in narrowing down the selection of prospective bath tub faucets.

Be sure to find out from your plumber what type of rough-in valve lies behind the shower wall, as this information can be very important for faucet selection, if everything is to run optimally. There are different strengths and dimensions such that not all fixtures are compatible with in-house plumbing. It is better to find out beforehand.