Let's look at you how to make repairs in the bathroom yourself. What instruments will you need for this. What difficulties we lie and overcome them. How not to miss important moments when repairing the bathroom. Why high-quality repair do not always be cheaper than the repair by the forces of hired workers.
Like any other construction and repair enterprise, you should start with the project and estimates. We have to threaten what exactly we want to see in the renovated bathroom. Make a detailed list of necessary:
- furniture
- plumbing
- appliances
Then you should estimate the alignment of the total listed, taking into account access to communications. For example, it is not always possible to pave the sewage to the place where you would like to install a washing machine or a shower cabin with a necessary slope of 2% (2 cm per 1 meter length). Therefore, in advance, take into account such a moment so as not to suffer further with permanent seasons.
After you "put" everything in our places, consider the design in detail, which would like to do you like. And proceed to the estimate.
If you are placed in the budget, you can proceed to the implementation of self-repair of the bathroom. To do this, you need to understand which tool we need.
Required bathroom repair tool
Usually, those who proceed to repair with their own hands already Have some kind of tool in your arsenal. If you are going to acquire the necessary tool for repairing in the bathroom from scratch, we strongly recommend that you think, and will not be cheaper to hire workers with your tool? Because the cost of work is usually 50% of the value of materials for finishing and communications, and the value of the instrument may even exceed this amount. The tool for high-quality repair in the bathroom is not suited. And if in the future you do not plan to deal with independent repairs, it will be a useless money. Consider the rental option or the subsequent sale of the tool. So, what we need:
- perforator with a wide chisel, drills, a nozzle mixer
- tool for Stroke
- soldering iron for plastic pipes
- stovetur (if you plan to finish with tiles)
- spatulas
- diamond crowns
- set for electric work
- conventional plumbing tools
Procedure for performing work
To begin with, you need to turn off the power and water. Then bring all the furniture and plumbing out of the bathroom. But do not rush to throw it away. If you have a good but old cast iron bath, consider the option it.
Cleaning the room, tightly tighten the door with a film or cloth and proceed to clean the ceiling, walls and gender. Old whitewash should be washed, paint remove the drill with a nozzle or construction hairdryer. The tile is repelled by a perforator with a wide chisel. Do not forget about building glasses, respirator and gloves. Dust and small chips tiles are very dangerous.
Carefully consider old plaster and tie floor. They should be durable, fairly smooth and without cracks. Otherwise, they will have to be replaced. When replacing floor screed, consider the installation option. The small irregularities and flaws can be repaired with tiled glue, pre-well-tighted surfaces.
Sewerage
We proceed to replace communications. At first we are sewed. Here is an important point is the insulation of risers and adherence to the slope with the horizontal layout of pipes. Be sure to warm the sewage riser with foam polypropylene, because the condensate can thoroughly pount your repair in the future. Do not forget, warm air is under the sewer rim. And the riser is usually "sewn" by various partitions, screens, etc. What significantly prevents outdoor ventilation. Therefore, condensate is formed on the outside of the pipe, from which there is moisture, dirt, rot, fungus. Another plus of insulation will increase noise insulation. Recall, the slope of the sewer pipe in the horizontal plane must be 2% (2 cm per 1 meter length). Such a slope makes it possible to rinse the garbage on the pipe in the water stream. With a larger slope, the water will leave the rapid garbage, and with a smaller, the garbage will be stamped.
Water pipes
Then change the plumbing pipes. Modern repair involves hidden layout of pipes. Therefore, it will have to be tinted with strokes for pipes. Provides a locker or a niche with a door near the water supply to the possibility of checking water meters and the location there is the main locking cranes. In this case, you can always easily turn off in the bathroom water.
Important moment: When you laid the pipes under the mixer on the wall, connect any old mixer (or carefully closed new) to the output and shock the stroke with pipes. Either use a special fastening bar for fixing fittings. By this, you will secure the ending in the required plane. So that it did not work out, that they will "look" in different directions.
Electrician
The next step will be the laying of wiring. Choose a wire with good insulation, specify this moment with a consultant in the store. All outlets and lamps should also be made specifically for rooms with high humidity. It is impossible to install "ordinary" sockets and switches. Fortunately, now the choice allows you to easily find the appropriate option. Provide the protection of the new wiring from a short circuit and the ability to turn off the bathroom separately from the rest of the housing.
Ceiling
Then begin to engage in the ceiling. With modern repairs in old apartments like "Khrushchev", there is no uncommon to reduce the ceiling level. Make or suspended, embedpoint lamps in it, etc. Here the main thing is not to forget that the ceiling cannot be made from the usual drywall and that it is impossible to close the vent hole. Ventilation is very important in the bathroom. We consider that air flow into the bathroom must be in the opposite end of the exhaust hole. Usually, the openings at the bottom of the entrance door are used as "shapes". Think out the removal of wet air from the room in the opposite side. Do not forget that if you have a small bathroom, i.e. 3-6 square meters. Meters, you will need forced ventilation. Buy and install the exhaust fan. With a larger room, the forced ventilation is set in case of insufficient thrust in the air duct.
Floor
After the ceiling, go to the floor. If you need a new screed - we do it. If possible, insulate it. We put the floor covering. The most common coating is still a ceramic tile. When it is laying, it is guided by the principle that it is necessary to start laying from the most noticeable place. Usually this is the entrance. To trim the tiles leaving a bath or furniture. But the tile is not the only option for trimming the bathroom. Moisture-resistant varieties of wood, such as tick and larch, are now popular. This is certainly expensive, but very beautiful.
Walls
Then go to the walls. Before finishing the walls, necessarily their primer. If you finish the wall with tiles, then here, as in the case of the floor, the laying starts from the most noticeable place. If you decide to paint the walls, you choose moisture-proof paint that does not skip steam. And in front of painting, cover with penetrating waterproofing. If you choose on plastic or other wall panels, then the waterproofing also take care. Consider that the framework of the crates under the panel cannot be made wooden. In the closed panels of space, the tree will very quickly rotate. In addition, it will be a source of fungus and another infection in your bathroom. Choose galvanized metal profile. Either the glue panels on special sealants and adhesives, by type "".
Installation of furniture and plumbing
The next step is setting furniture and connect plumbing. With a new technique, please contact you, do not forget to read the instructions before installing. After installation, we make a trial launch and check for leaks, the proper operation of the instruments, etc.
If everything is in order, congratulations! You have successfully completed the bathroom renovation with your own hands. And this is not an ordinary event. We hope that our instruction helped you streamline your thoughts, and perhaps something taught. Please share your experience in the comments to the article. We are very interesting, and how you managed to make the bathroom repairs on your own and what happened.
So, this moment finally came. Moral fatigue from one of the views of the premises for everyday sanitary and hygienic procedures, not to mention the visit, exceeded all future costs. We must start repairing the bathroom. But why start it and how to plan work?
Planning actions when repairing the bathroom
The first thing is starting to repair the bathroom and toilet, - finding out which works of the owners of the apartment can make their own hands, and for which experts will be attracted.
If possible, assesses the state of the communications and screed, although it is difficult to dismantle it is difficult. Make up a complete list of works and their sequence. When contacting professional craftsmen, you need to ask for samples of renovated objects and do not be ashamed to ask questions.
Depending on the budget, it is determined whether it will be inexpensive lightweight redecoration or capital re-equipment of the premium bathroom.
Sketch and design of the future bathroom
Taking into account the size of the room and personal preferences decide that it is to install in the apartment. If the area is small, may have to be limited to a shortened or seating or shower.
In the spacious bathroom, on the contrary, it is appropriate to think about installing a jacuzzi and even a mini-sauna device. Options that do not pass not only because of the dimensions, but also by constructive features, cut off.
Tip! After the measurements of the room, it is necessary to transfer its plan on paper or computer and try to find the most convenient location of Plumbing and washing machine.
For the development of the design, it is better to contact the specialists of this case, but with a lack of funds there is a chance to master it yourself. On the Internet there are enough images and videos with an examples of repair and detailed description. Special attention is paid to the decoration of those details that should not be brought into the eyes.
Even before the start of repair, it is necessary to think through the backlight and electrician system. You should not be limited to one lamp. Multiple light sources and additional mirror illumination will create a relaxed and pacifying atmosphere.
The outlet for the hair dryer and the electric shape, a washing machine, a switch for a mirror and a channel fan can be useful from electrical installation.
Furniture, mixers, fittings and lamps should organically fit into the overall picture and create a feeling of a single style. Wrong selection is able to reduce the whole most talented work of designers, and one-only successful item will make a new space around.
Choosing materials and plumbing
The main requirement for material repair materials is moisture resistance and corrosion resistance, and for electrician - water-proof version. Another important condition is high-quality plumbing. Unreasonable savings threatens not only the loss of appearance, but also the exit of the equipment.
The main materials that can be applied in the case of bathroom repair, such:
- pipes - there are metal-plastic, polypropylene, PVC, copper, stainless steel;
- for walls, tiles, mosaic, PVC panels, decorative plaster, panel, painting, various types of wallpapers (vinyl, liquid, glassy) are used;
- the ceilings are separated by PVC panels, paint, drywall, make rush suspended ceilings, stretch;
- floors - tile, bulk floors with 3D drawing, linoleum, plug, laminate, parquet;
- partitions - Blocks made of cellular concrete, plaster, glass blocks;
- bath after repair can be new or restored acrylic liner, liquid acrylic;
- toilet bowls - compact toilet, with a hinged or hidden tank, with wall mount, bendless, anti-flexure system, different flushing control systems;
- washbasin - built into the bedside table, with a leg "Tulip";
- luminaires - energy-saving, halogen, LED, LED panels.
In case of replacing or upgrading, the electrical wire is preferable to take the NYM brands. Depending on the chosen idea of \u200b\u200bthe bathroom repair, a set of finishing materials may vary. An interesting option is a combination of contrasting colors.
Finishing materials are bought with a reserve of 10-15%, since the shade of different lots of goods does not match completely and subsequently will be difficult to choose the replacement. If you buy in one store, you can count on a discount. Checks are not thrown away to change the purchased goods in case of marriage.
Bathroom Liberation Procedure
When the design is thought out, the materials are chosen, the question arises, where to start repairing in the bathroom with your own hands, from which action? The answer is simple - start freeing the room.
After overlapping the water supply from the room, they take the old bath, remove the plumbing and accessories, disassemble the sanitary wardrobe. Disassemble the water and sewer pipes, the input in the sewage riser is closed with a plug. Without this, comprehensive repair can not be held.
The heated towel rail is cut and taking into account the transfer of it to another place make a new insert with the discretions in the hot water pipe riser. Either completely replace in emergency to be the general segments of the water supply.
Cut the heated towel rail and replacing the risers will not work independently, the management company is attracted to perform these works.
Important! Old engineering communications in the apartment are necessarily replaced, otherwise, after a while, the leaks will begin and the repair will go to the pump.
When redeveloping or replacing the harvester structures, the doors remove and demolish the nonsense wall partitions. It is written old wall coverings and ceiling. Pre-wallpaper is swollen, the paint is softened by a construction hairdryer, then act with a spatula. Bloom off with water, the facing structures dismantle.
Tile with a plaster layer is also better to knock. Glue mixtures are now produced, allowing tile work on the previous cladding, but it reduces the volume of the bathroom.
The concrete tie in good condition can be left, except when it is planned to install the "Warm floor" system or when it is necessary to get rid of the high threshold and bring the floor in the bathroom and the corridor to one level.
Construction of partitions and leveling
Instead of the demolished partitions, new, provided for by the project, as well as falsely, for zoning space, niches, shelves. In parallel, restore the ventilation shaft if it is damaged.
Important! Door openings form with such a calculation so that the standard size box includes. Otherwise, you will have to pay more expensive for the individual order of the doors or engage in alteration.
For cladding on the frame or stretch ceilings of pre-alignment of walls and the ceiling is not required. An additional plus of such structures - you can hide communications without sticking, which will make it easier for the bathroom renovation.
If the alignment is still necessary, the surface is ground, the lighthouses are exposed and the plaster is applied. On the affected mushroom places, they first consider all layers to capital base and carry out treatment with an antiseptic. The plane of the finished surface is verified by the rule diagonally.
After plastering, poured the screed on the beacons on the floor. Simultaneously with this operation, the "Warm floor" system is mounted. If it is decided to leave the old screed, it is grinning and leveled with a thin layer of bulk floors.
Laying new pipes and wiring
The stroke of walls for pipes and wiring is proceeded, thoroughly equipped with the means of protecting the respiratory organs, vision and hearing. At the bottom of the wall, where the pipes pass a single bundle, communications are usually removed into the box. It is not necessary to hide the pipes in the shoes if they are closed with a bath or shower pallet.
Tip! It is very convenient to make a deepening in the wall under the hoses of the washing machine to move it closely.
Metal water risers for preventing corrosion are stained and packaged in thermal insulation material to protect them from condensate and extend the service life. Sewer riser is replaced with the management company. In order to interfere in the apartment, the noise of the water drained the neighbors, the sewer risker is tinted with noise insulation.
Before wiring in the plumbing cabinet, the frame installation system is mounted for the hidden installation of the toilet tank, which allows you to save part of the space. After connecting the pipes of hot and cold water supply to the collector with the installation of meters and sensors, check the strength and tightness of the compounds - crimping. This is a mandatory procedure for major repairs.
Important! Installation of hot and cold water pipes is performed taking into account the location of the corresponding pitches on the mixer.
Wiring is summarized to places of electrical installation and equipment. For electrical safety, the wire is hiding in the corrugation and make a grounding contour. So that the wiring was performed correctly, the work should conduct an experienced person.
After laying communications, the plobs close and the walls of the plumbing cabinet with a hidden revision hatch are built. Depending on whether it is more convenient to open, forward or sideways, choose one of two options for the hatch design - sliding or swinging. For the period before the installation of new plumbing put an old toilet.
Installation of plumbing
Overhaul of the bathroom will not be without replacing plumbing. The floors are coated with coating or penetrating waterproofing. If the bath decided not to change, make a restoration. At the edge of the bath is applied silicone sealant. Then the bath is moved close to the wall and aligned horizontally for normal drain.
Tip! You can push the edges of the bath, adjacent to the walls in the stroke done in advance.
After connecting the joint is filled with waterproofing solution. He hard locks the bath and gives tightness of the seam on the junction with the tile, not allowing it to be cracked.
The bath grounds are connected to sewage, the mixer is installed and filled with water to test the functionality and tightness of the siphon and the suspension system. The space under the bathroom is closed with a screen.
Screen installation options:
- non-removable. They are laid out of foam blocks or assemble on a carcass made of drywall with a suspicion in the drain area. Downstairs leave an in-depth niche for the legs;
- removable. Bought in the finished form, post after laying tiles. The removable hatch looks less aesthetically, but the space under the bath can be used to store all kinds of economic trifles.
The toilet and washbasin with the mixer put later, after the finish is complete.
Plumbing is connected to the release of sewage and water supply and fasten on the floor or wall, not forgetting to align the horizon.
Pipes under the washbasin are masked by a furniture tab, the leg of "tulip", in advance of the foam blocks with a tabletop.
A seat with a lid is installed on the toilet. Beautifully classic white plumbing.
Finishing of the room
Finishing in the case of cosmetic and overhaul can be very different. Instructions for finishing the tile looks as follows.
Tile laying start from the top edge of the bath. Since the side of the side is not very smooth, to withstand the same width of the seam over the entire border with the bathroom is usually impossible. Tile accounted for very smoothly cut or close the seam or plinth.
Tip! Perfectly smooth seams obtained when cutting with mechanical tiles. Electric stovetur with a diamond disk makes on the surface of the chip.
In places of supply of communications make cutouts. Subscribers put so as not to get to the joke. On the outer corners, the tile is washed at an angle of 45 °. Fitting and laying of the bottom row of wall tiles are performed only after floor cladding.
When laying, the cropped tile is trying to remove from the field of view and hide in the corners, under the bathroom or boxes. For an accurate fit, manufacturers offer borders, friezes, inserts, but they are much more expensive. A more affordable option - the use of tile trims of another coloring.
After the end of laying, the seams are filled with epoxy-resin-based grip, excessive fugues are removed immediately. It is harder to clean the frozen feud, and you can scratch the surface.
Installation of PVC panels easier than working with tiles, and takes much less time. PVC panels are attached to guides from wooden rails, metal or plastic profiles with hidden fasteners - kleimers. The tree is pre-treated with antiseptics.
From above and from below, the cropped ends hide the starting planks. In the corners, the external and internal corners are installed. Particular attention is paid to even vertical, especially the first plank, and the combination of the pattern. Complete the finishing process of tension or suspended ceiling by mounting.
The last stage of repair
At the final stage, the attributes of the bathroom are installed: mirrors, shelves, lockers, soaps, holders, racks. Attach hooks and hangers for towels, another small fittings. Connect the heated towel rail to hot water removals, mount the curtain for the bathroom.
In the suspended ceilings, niches cut themselves under the lamps, connect wiring products and lighting devices to wires. Putting ventilation grilles and decorative lining. Finish the repair of the bathroom and toilet by installing doors.
Bathroom size is one of the smallest rooms in an apartment or a private house. But despite such sizes, this room is considered the most difficult from the point of view of architects.
The first complexity - it is here that all wiring of engineering communications focus. Any unqualified intervention in the layout will have very negative consequences for the entire structure. As competently solve problems with engineering communications, we will tell in the article slightly lower.
The second complexity is the conditions of operation of building materials, plumbing equipment and special furniture are the hardest. Permanent enhanced air humidity, frequent direct contacts of architectural elements with water and high temperature require special materials and building technologies. This can only be ensured by the reliability and duration of the operation of the room.
Like all construction work, the bathroom repair should be started with planning. There are two reasons for the need for repair in the bathroom, between them a big difference, respectively, and methods of planning non-etinakov.
Emergency repair
Bathroom premises suffered due to flooding or fire. Such situations should not be envisaged, and the consequences should be eliminated in the minimum time. Accordingly, there is no time for calm planning, the decision has to be taken very quickly.
Another serious problem is finance. If the planned repairs have time to carefully prepare and accumulate money, then the consequences of the accident must be eliminated as quickly as possible.
How to act in so that in a short time and with minimal losses eliminate the consequences of emergencies? How to plan repair in the bathroom?
- Make a revision of the condition of the equipment and building elements. Rehend to this stage very responsibly, the more notice the problems, the fuller you can make purchases. This means that there will be no need for each missed trifle again to go to the store and lose precious time.
- Buy materials with the most similar properties. Do not try to drastically change something in sewage and water supply systems. We need a lot of time on such work, and the emergency requires a fastest solution.
- Do not chase very expensive materials, consider your financial opportunities.
- Plan attracting assistants. It can be both specialized companies and more experienced familiar. DIY repair after an accident can be delayed, and it is extremely undesirable. And not only because the bathroom needs to be enjoyed constantly, but also because the longer the building structures are wet, the more damage.
- Make a plan for performing repair work. You need to think about several stages forward, do not allow technical downtime.
When the preparatory stage of planning is completed and materials purchased, you can start repairing work.
Planned repair
The situation is much calmer, there is a time to think about everything in detail and weigh. What is recommended to take into account during repair planning?
- Take your financial opportunities. At the same time summarize the price of all materials and the cost of their installation. If the repair is capital, then you need to count the number and cost of re-equipment or installing new engineering networks. The list of works includes the dismantling of old equipment and finishing materials (in the case of overhaul), the preparation of surfaces of walls, gender and ceiling, installation of water supply and sewage, electrical wiring, installation of plumbing equipment and finishing surfaces. A specific list depends on the selected building materials and technologies.
- If some works do not independently do, then consider the cost of services of professional builders or plumbers. As a rule, they take as much as materials cost, but it is better to check the price list of companies. In order to make repairs in the bathroom yourself, you should have a fairly large set of tools. Decide whether or buy them for one-time work.
- Draw a sketch of the room with the location of the sockets, plumbing equipment and furniture. From this will depend on the sequence of work. Remove the dimensions, calculate the surface area. Based on this data, you can find out the need for materials. Do not forget to make a stock for mandatory waste, they have any wizard, no construction is not accounted for without unproductive waste. Pipe location scheme will allow you to choose consumables: sewer pipes and water pipes, corners, taps, couplings, adapters, etc.
- Determine what way you will align the walls. To do this, you can use drywall plates, waterproof rals or chipboard, cement mixtures. Each material has its strengths and weaknesses, the finish price may differ at times, the required time of alignment is different. Finally, make a decision, taking into account the maximum number of individual factors.
Only after clarifying all the questions you can proceed to the direct repair of the room.
Bathroom repair stages
The scheme of action can change slightly taking into account the features of the repair and condition of the room. But for most cases, the bathroom repair must be done in such a sequence.
Step 1. Dismantling of old wall cladding, ceiling and floor. With the help of an electric perforator or manually remove the walls of the walls. Do not try to keep the old ceramic tiles. Firstly, it is unlikely to reuse it because of a very unsightly appearance. Secondly, you can never foresee how many pieces will remain integer, and how much will have to be broken. Thirdly, the time spent on the neat knocking of the old tile can be used more rationally.
Step 2. Remove old water and sewer systems.
Important. If there is not enough personal knowledge in plumbing subtleties, we strongly recommend consulting with a professional. Unqualified intervention in the installed heating systems, water supply and sewage systems can completely deduce them.
Metal pipes cut off the grinder, fold the waste in one place. If the rest of the rooms are residential, then take measures to prevent dust spread. Always close the door, do not allow the appearance of drafts, cover the furniture by polyethylene film. Work in the bathroom will have to be in the respirator.
Step 3. Learn the location of the old wiring. This is not so difficult, as it seems, but only if the wiring is laid in compliance with Pue. Knowledge of the hidden wiring scheme will help to avoid many unpleasant situations during the walls of the wall or dismantling plaster.
How to find out the location of the posting under the plaster?
- Find the wiring box on the wall, it must be under the ceiling. There are several conductive cables in the wiring box, it has holes for their output. Modern boxes are made of plastic, iron houses are installed in old houses.
- Find all switches and sockets on the wall, and on the ceiling the place of connecting the lighting appliances. One of the main rules for installing electrical wiring - all cables should be bent only at right angles, in the direction can only be vertical or horizontal.
- Spend vertical lines from sockets and switches, under the ceiling from the wiring box, swipe a horizontal line. On these lines in the plaster there must be a wiring. To warranty, make the retreat from them by 5-10 cm in each direction. The fact is that not all electricians conscientiously relate to their duties to eliminate damage to cables better to make stock.
Thus, you will learn where it is possible to hammer the plaster without fears, and in what places to observe increased caution. But in any case, before starting work, turn off the machine in the bathroom.
Step 4. Mount the new wiring, sewage pipes and water supply. We strongly recommend all pipes under the walls of the walls. Work is much simplified if the walls are separated by various plates.
Important. Before mounting pipes and electrical wiring on the wall, you need to designate the location of the switches and sockets, the location of the sink and bath. It is advisable to know the dimensions and features of plumbers, taking into account these data it is possible to accurately calculate the height of the location of the vehicle and plots. At the expense of this, installation work will accelerate, the reliability of the secretion of plumbing will increase.
Step 5. Getting Started to equalize the ceiling, walls and gender. For sex, professionals are recommended to use cement ties, it has the highest operational performance. If you plan to take the floor with heating, then you need to take into account the total thickness of the cake and place the position of the tiles on the wall from it.
For alignment you need to prepare a container, spatula, level, roulette
Step 6. After the screed is completely freezing, start laying partitions. Their location should take into account the size of the bath or shower, the features of the room planning, the presence of additional architectural elements, etc. Partitions are better to do from concrete blocks with a thickness of approximately 10 cm. Use for these purposes. Plasterboard plates should not be used advantages.
At first, on the floor, take away the position of the first row of blocks, check all sizes and angles. Be sure to monitor the position of each row of blocks, lay them better for the rope. To increase the stability of the partition through the round blocks using the perforated metal ribbon, fix it with self-draws of the corresponding length. The same metal ribbons are attached to the blocks to the capital walls of the bathroom.
Step 7. Start mounting sewer pipes. If you make the overhaul of the premises, then you should study the appointment of each existing removal, otherwise you can turn off other apartments or at home. Pipes are better to use plastic. Connect them into the socket, for sealing all the challenges have rubber gaskets. Pipes are fixed to the wall with special clamps. If finishing plastering is planned, then under the pipes you need to stick the walls. Earlier on the wall location of electrical cables increases the safety of work.
Step 8. If the room is planned shower without a pallet, then put the water removal system. It can have different options, but it does not have significant effect on the actions algorithm. The main thing is that all the recommendations of the manufacturers are respected, the floor had a reliable hydraulic protection, all compounds were under a slope and did not give leaks.
Step 9. Make sure the installation of engineering systems is correct. Open ornaments muffle and check the tightness of the connections. To do this, put the sheets of paper under the joints, water drops will be visible. When leaks are detected, turn off the water supply and eliminate the problems.
Step 10. Start pouring the floor, the fill method depends on the selected technology. To save materials and accelerate work on the draft floor, you can lay broken bricks or other construction waste to the height of plastic pipes. This will not affect this, but it will noticeably simplify and speed up the level of floor alignment. In addition, in the event of emergency situations, access to the pipes will be eased, it is not necessary to hammer the thick layer of concrete. The black alignment of the floor is made in the lighthouses, but there is no particular accuracy to comply with the need. The final alignment can be made immediately before laying the tile.
tile for bathroom
This preparatory stage of the bathroom repair is considered complete, you can begin the finishing finish of surfaces.
Common errors at the initial repair stage
Errors arise for two reasons: a big hurry while making a final decision and a lack of practical experience of doing such work.
- The fact is that they have guaranteed life, in such buildings it is at the limit. Worn pipes can leak out a few months after overhaul. To correct the problems you need a lot of money and time. It is much more profitable to provide for the emergence of force majeure situations than to eliminate them.
sewer pipes
- At the same time, install the outlet not only with the calculation under the existing technique, but also to the future. Increase the number of outlets, select the cable cross section, taking into account the possible increase in the total power of electricity consumers.
- Install the bath in such a position so that its dimensions make it possible to place the maximum home appliance in the room, did not interfere with the connection of the sink, etc. It is better to have a fair area with a rather large area than a few small. The bath should not share the room for several zones.
- During the decoration of the walls with ceramic tiles, it is not recommended to get involved in a large number of decorative elements: borders, special internal and external corners. Such elements are very expensive. By area, they occupy no more than 10-15% of the walls, and in terms of costs can exceed the price of the remaining tile. In addition, decorative elements often have different bulbs that create difficulties during the installation of plumbing - the plane of fixing the shells and toilet bowls are smooth and must be attached to the same smooth walls.
- The dimensions of the doorway must match the dimensions of the doors. There are cases when you need to put non-standard doors, and the opening is already made and the walls are lined with tiles. To expand the opening, it is necessary not only to cut off part of the partition, but also the tile. As a result of such actions, it cracks, a complete replacement of the surrounding series is required.
- Special attention is paid to the position of the partition on which the door will be installed. Theoretically, the tile can be put on the inclined wall, although it is better not to allow it. And it is even theoretically impossible to install the door to the oblique wall. There will always be a gap between the wall and the platband, it will not be possible to make it invisible.
- Remove the methods for mounting revision hatches. Use cheap plastic models is currently not recommended even for budget options for bathrooms. Much better look at modern hatches with caps on magnets. It is not necessary to establish them, only planning specific accommodation should still be at the stage of tile markup.
- The ventilation of the bathroom should be reliable and efficient, the multiplicity of air exchange is at least 7. In order to save thermal energy, it is recommended to install an electric fan in the room and include it only during the adoption of water procedures. It only needs to be borne in mind that connecting such fans to existing general-purpose systems is strictly prohibited, questions should be solved with specialists.
Video - errors that are allowed when repairing in the bathroom and toilet
How to save on a bathroom repair planning stage
It is easier to perform a beautiful and stylish repairs in the presence of a significant financial resource than to achieve the same result with minimal cash loss. What can save without lowering the quality of the bathroom repair?
Ceiling panels for the bathroom
In a large supermarket, it is always more profitable to acquire finishing materials and plumbers
Practice shows that the correct planning and consistent implementation of preparatory work allow, in the final, to have a great bathroom room and at the same time cost minimal money losses. And last. Start repair is recommended only when you have a minimum of 90% of materials and equipment for its end. A long break in work due to the lack of materials often leads to the fact that it is necessary to redo the volume performed.
It is not difficult to build a pallet independently, but so that everything worked without failures, you need to equip the sewage drain. This will help the sewage database, which must be properly installed in the floor.
Read the article on how to make the installation of a shower route with your own hands. Detailed information with step-by-step instructions and photo report.
Video - Where to start repairing in the bathroom
What do you think, what will turn the tile laid on the floor, if you immediately follow it, and then? It is completely true - at least the floor will have to clean long and tediously, and how many make the replacement of some tiles. It is for this reason that starting repair in the bathroom, it is extremely important to know which sequence all work is produced. In this article, together with the site, we will analyze this sequence, answering questions: where to start repairing in the bathroom and how to finish it correctly?
Sequence of work when repairing in the bathroom
Where to start repairing in the bathroom: why plan it
Why is planning been practically the most important stage of work, which provides for a sequence of repair in the bathroom? Everything is very simple when you know and imagine a clear end result, much easier to decide with the necessary building materials, and with the question of the sequence of repair, and with many other important nuances. At this stage, the person visually or in the drawings is all necessary for comfortable operation of the bathroom Plumbing and other appliances that allow you to visually present the scheme of the gaskets of communications.
Where to start repairing in the bathroom
As a rule, this stage is the longest, even if you appeal for help to professional designers - Believe me, both in their own, and in your head there will be a mass of all kinds of options that will be discarded as not satisfied with you, return. And so as long as individual fragments of all options are united into a single picture that meets the requirements of all members of your family. But then you can take the next step.
How to plan repairs in the bathroom
Purchase of materials: how to save competently
All familiar expression "greedy pays twice." It in the best way displays a person's approach to the purchase of the cheapest building material. Remember one simple truth - high-quality repairs in the bathroom, which will delight your gaze at least 10 years old, or even more, it just can't do it cheap. I will say a little differently, for example, the use of a cheap grouting mixture for seams between tiles is the right step to distribution, the result of which may be repaired after 2-3 years.
The bathroom is a special room in which the use of cheap building materials affects its operation. You can lay a tile using low-quality glue in the kitchen or in the corridor, but not in the bathroom!
There are other options for answering the question of how to save on repairs in the bathroom - for example, use the accumulative system of discounts, which is available in almost all construction stores or take on the performance of the sacrificent work (dismantling and similar works that do not require special qualifications). In general, ways to save at cost, and not on the quality of repair, and you need to use them.
Is it possible to save on repairs in the bathroom
How to perform dismantling work in the bathroom
Despite the fact that there are no special qualifications to perform dismantling work, there are still certain rules here. Most importantly, it sounds like this - dismantling anything, you need to break, but carefully disassemble. And the point here is not at all to preserve the subsequent use of the used building material. The whole thing is safe. Yes, yes, you did not hear - if you take a sledgehammer in your hands and begin to thoughtlessly twist everything around, then rather you will break not what you need or trauma yourself.
Dismantling, and rather disassembly, no matter how it looks like, is carried out strictly in the reverse sequence of installation. In general, sometimes to protect yourself from various troubles, you have to think about how and more correctly cut off or beat off.
Bathroom repair sequence: dismantling photo
Now, it concerns the direct room of the bathroom. Overhaul of the floor, walls and ceiling, associated with the replacement of all existing surfaces, is performed up to the base, right as in the mosselease of the same name (we will destroy the old world to the base, and then ...) In general, the floor and the ceiling will have to be cleaned up to the slab overlap, And walls to brick or concrete. Different to do high quality, and most importantly, durable repair will not work.
If you can still somehow scroll on the floor and ceiling, then the walls are better to cleansely clean and not hope for all sorts of holes, pepperorant or notches made by an ax. Sooner or later, the layer between the new trim and the base of the wall (the old plaster, intimate paint, etc.) will give himself to know, and believe me, it will not be very pleasant news.
Dismantling work in the bathroom photo
Installation of hidden communications: a subtle case with great consequences with incorrect approach
As a rule, under hidden communications in the bathroom, they also imply a plumbing - they are mounted in advance prepared strokes. In addition, if we talk about the full overhaul of the bathroom, then it is necessary to replace not only the internal wiring of electricians and water pipes, but also, as for electricity, make a new entry in the bathroom.
It should be understood that the old electrical wiring in most cases does not correspond to the loads from the modern electrical appliances used in the bathroom. If everything used to be exclusively one, the power of which did not exceed 200W, now it is, and, and, the total power consumption of which can translate in 4.5 kW. You need to reckon with this.
Repair of walls in the bathroom photo
In addition, the abundance of powerful consumers dictates some safety rules regarding not only electricity, but also water supply. The modern bathroom is considered the normal availability of high-quality, and circuit breakers, which are equipped with all powerful consumers.
As for, in order to avoid the scandal with their neighbors, the so-called is installed on the risers - the special sensors are monitored behind the humidity of the floor and in the case of water leaks, the signal is fed to the electronic valves, which overlap the water current from the riser.
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Floor waterproofing: why required
On this occasion, I will only say one thing - a qualitatively made able to keep and not to skip to neighbors from below to 100 liters. From the global flood associated with the rusting of the risers, it, of course, will not save, but the time to stop the flow of water, it will provide you. In addition, there will be no need to worry about small leaks associated with human non-accuracy.
What is the floorproofing of the floor? In fact, it is a trough, the bottom of which is the floor, and the sides - the bottom of the walls. To seal these surfaces, bitumen mastic and rolled rubberized isolation are used.
Repair of the floor in the bathroom photo
Alignment of surfaces: Pledge of excellent appearance
If someone from familiar pushes you to the idea that it is not necessary to level the surface before it (they can, it can be done in the process of laying a tile), drive it into the neck. Some masters are exactly what they do, laying the tile immediately on a large layer of glue or solution. This is not worth doing for several reasons: first, large layers of glue or solution float, from which the reliability of their setting with walls or gender is reduced and, secondly, the budget for the purchase of glue itself increases.
Why level the walls during repairs in the bathroom
It is much cheaper to repair the walls in the bathroom with the help of plaster or, what to buy a ton of glue for tiles and align the walls to them. In addition, this approach to business does not ensure the gluing of the tile throughout its plane.
Finishing stages of work during repair in the bathroom
I will not paint a lot to paint - just imagine the remaining repair work in the bathroom in the form of a list with explanations.
- Facing surfaces. First, the walls are facing, and then the floor is the lower row of a wall tile, called trimming, stacked after the floor finish. It is important that at the end of laying the tile there was at least 2-3 days - only after this time it is possible to rub the seams and continue working.
- Repair. Any type of ceiling is installed after the final decoration of the room.
- Mounted, like the ceiling, upon completion of the other finishing works.
- Improvement of the premises under which the installation of sanitary devices, lamps, shelves, mirrors and other accessories are meant.
This is how the answer looks like a question where to start repairing in the bathroom and how to finish it? As you can see, there will be a lot of problems, and all of them will have to decide if not immediately, then in the course of the case. I wish you luck and achieve harmony in the interior of the bathroom!
The bathroom is a room with special conditions: increased humidity, temperature differences. Therefore, sting in the bathroom, it is necessary to clearly glorify the entire workflow, think over the sequence of the steps. In this article you will find out where to start repairing in the bathroom and what types of work you need to spend your own hands.
Phased instructions for repairs in the bathroom
Stage 1: Drawing up a plan and selection of a designer solution.
Bathroom renovation is two types:
- unplanned, spontaneous, resulting in the will of unforeseen circumstances. For example, in the breakthrough of the pipes, flooding neighbors.
- scheduled, which is cosmetic or capital. It requires planning, serious cash investments and time.
Start repairs in the bathroom stands with the definition of design, interior. Think up to the smallest detail, how it will be this room, select a color. Pastel tones are considered traditional, as well as a combination of blue with blue or peach with beige.
The next moment is the choice of facing material. As a rule, the trim in the bathroom is performed with tiles, porcelain stoneware, mosaic, plastic panels. Check out the plumbing, whether it needs to be replaced. If necessary, select the appropriate option. We turn to the measuring work: we freeze all sides, calculate the area of \u200b\u200bthe room. Based on these data, place the location of the plumbing.
Stage 2: Selection of sanitary devices and material for finishing.
It is important to understand for yourself that the purchase of plumbing is preceded by the planning stage, and not vice versa. This means that we first develop a design project, make up a plan, and then we go to the store. Another point - you should clarify the dimensions of the plumbing like and refer to the plan, whether it will suit.
As for the materials for finishing, it is preferable to buy them immediately to the entire repair cycle, so that they are not distracted, if something suddenly did not have enough. Do not forget about the preparation of the necessary tools.
Stage 3: Dismantling Plumbing and Facing.
After all the preliminary works are completed, go to the beginning of the workflow:
- we endure the sink and bath from the room, even if they are not replaced with new ones. So, you can save them safe and clean.
- remove the old tile, testing after it all surfaces: ceiling, walls, floor.
- we remove the old paint from the walls, if they were previously painted, as the adhesive solution or a new layer of paint will be bad on the surface.
Stage 4: Replacing communications: pipes, wiring.
Very often in the old house, it should be carefully examined and replaced not only the pipes that are in the bathroom itself, but also the main riser, and sometimes inter-storey pipes. Why should it be done? Old pipes at any time can leak, and then the new repairs will be spoiled, an additional investment of funds to eliminate defects will be required.
The next step is to replace the wires, switches, installing new sockets in convenient locations. An important point of this stage is the installation of the ventilation system, it is preferable to make it forced. The construction market offers different types of fans for the ventilation of the forced type.
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Stage 5: Alignment of surfaces.
At this stage we focus on the state of surfaces. Uneven walls will need to be aligned using special plaster mixes. Previously, it will be necessary to sharpen all defects in the form of cracks, chosen. In fairly difficult situations, it will be necessary to apply several leveling layers of plaster.
Stage 6: Finishing surfaces of surfaces.
After all the surfaces are aligned and dried, you can proceed to finishing work: painting, laying tiles, coating.
An excellent option for designing the ceiling is the coating of emulsion paint. On such a surface, moisture will not accumulate, besides, it is easy to choose the desired color. A practical solution is the use of plastic panels or stretch ceiling coverage.
Stage 7: Plumbing Installation.
Plumbing set to its places, completing all the finishing works. In this case, all space will be available for cladding, and what is important - plumbing will not be damaged, fan.
Stage 8: Latest Strokes.
We place furniture, accessories: mirror, hooks, lamps. If necessary, we carry out the replacement of the door. It was not necessary to do this before, as you can scratch, damage the surface of the canvas at the time of the plumbing or during its installation.
Such a sequence of repair work in the bathroom, which meets the principles of practicality, rationalization. Moreover, all this workflow can be done by itself, and the result will be sparkling, impeccable in its purity, attracting a bathroom with its design.
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Now you know where to start repairs in the bathroom and how to perform all stages of work. You can use the services of specialists, but much cheaper to do everything with your own hands. Beautiful bath - the dream of every person, because it is from this room your morning begins. Watch the video and read step-by-step instructions to learn how to carry out repair work yourself.