Blutide Gunmetal

Seventy three Blutide products are stocked in gunmetal. It is a separate finish to black, not a variation on it, and the two share no products at all. Four ranges carry it, and it has the deepest accessory choice of the three finish pages. Everything comes through Vortex Sanitaryware, sole distributor for the brand in South Africa, and the full brand sits at Blutide.

Four Ranges Carry Gunmetal Tapware

Satin and Silk hold ten items each, Lace nine and Neo seven, thirty six of the seventy three. Each of the four gives close to a full set: short and high basin mixers, a wall type basin mixer, a concealed shower mixer, a concealed bath diverter, a round freestanding bath mixer with hand shower and sink mixers. Thirteen kitchen items in total, all deck mounted. Shop them on kitchen mixers and basin mixers.

Read the title on anything concealed. In Satin, Silk and Lace the concealed shower and diverter items are listed as trim kits, meaning the visible plate and handle, while the Neo equivalents are listed as concealed mixers. That decides whether a valve body still has to be ordered, so check the product code before the rest of the shower goes on.

The Deepest Accessory Offer of the Three Finishes

Sixteen accessory and towel rail items sit in gunmetal, more than black or brushed brass. The Ginger line supplies five of them in 600mm single and double towel rails, a towel ring, a soap basket and a double robe hook, and five of Ginger's seven products on this store are gunmetal. Alongside it runs an unbranded set of 600mm and 800mm rails, hooks, holders and a soap basket. See them on Blutide bathroom accessories.

What Gunmetal Does Not Cover

All four bath mixers are concealed diverters, so there is no exposed wall type bath mixer in gunmetal. There is no shower rail set either, though a tubular hand shower and a 1.5m hose are stocked, and no wall type sink mixer. Accessories 88 is not made in gunmetal, and Moon, Spring, Shore, Crimson, Mixed Tide, Rip, Darling and Bore Tide have nothing here. If that matters, black is the broader finish and brushed brass the narrower one.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Blutide ranges come in gunmetal?

Four carry tapware: Satin and Silk with ten items each, Lace with nine and Neo with seven. Ginger supplies five accessory pieces. Moon, Spring, Shore, Crimson, Mixed Tide, Rip, Darling and Bore Tide have nothing in gunmetal, and neither does Accessories 88. The remaining thirty one gunmetal items carry no range name, which is usual for wastes, traps, spouts, shower arms and heads.

Are the gunmetal concealed mixers complete units or trim only?

It depends on the range, and the title tells you. The Satin, Silk and Lace concealed shower and diverter items are listed as trim kits, which is the visible plate and handle. The Neo equivalents are listed as concealed mixers. Because that decides whether a valve body still has to be ordered, confirm the product code with us before the plumber closes the wall.

Can I get gunmetal bathroom accessories to match the taps?

Yes, and gunmetal is the strongest of the three finishes for accessories. Sixteen accessory and towel rail items are stocked. Ginger covers 600mm single and double towel rails, a towel ring, a soap basket and a double robe hook, and an unbranded set adds 800mm rails, a toilet brush holder, single and double robe hooks and paper holders with and without a lid.

Is Blutide gunmetal the same as the black finish?

No. They are two separate finishes and they share no products, so nothing on the gunmetal page also appears on the black page. Blutide describes gunmetal as a modern, industrial finish and lists black separately. Black is also the broader of the two here at 105 products against 73, particularly across bath mixers, shower heads and shower arms.

Does gunmetal cover kitchen taps as well as bathroom tapware?

It does. Thirteen of the seventy three are kitchen items, spread across Satin, Silk, Lace and Neo, and they include single hole sink mixers, spray sink mixers, gooseneck mixers and a Neo pullout. All of them are deck mounted, because there is no wall type sink mixer in gunmetal. Kitchen is the largest block in the wider Blutide catalogue.