Major repairs in the apartment or in the house are connected with life inconveniences, with dust and debris. But you still decided to start in the bathroom repair. What are the main steps of complex repair in the bathroom? This is the replacement of sewage pipes and distribution of water supply pipes, plastering works, electrical work, laying tiles on walls and floor. The final stage is the installation and connection of equipment.
Preparatory work
Any repairs require preparatory work. It does not depend, will you do the repair yourself or hire a master.
It is necessary to determine the layout and installation of equipment: bathroom, toilet, sink. If you decide to add a shower cabin installation and place a washing machine in the bathroom, you must provide for the supply and discharge of water for them.
Then follows the procedure for purchasing equipment and materials. And only after the purchase of everything you can proceed to repair, otherwise the lack of something one can delay repairs for a long time.
Pipe laying
If the pipes in the bathroom have served about 20 years, it is better to replace them with plastic ones. For drainage pipes from polyvinyl chloride are used, and for delivery from metalloplastika. Installation of the drain plastic pipes is carried out using all kinds of connectors that do not require special tools and welding.
Installation of pressure pipes of cold and hot water from metal-plastic is made with the use of special welding equipment.
Serves such plastic pipelines for about 50 years.
Plastering works
Plastering and leveling of the wall surface is necessary before laying out the tiles, and plastering the ceiling as necessary.
Electric installation work.
Replace the old wiring, it is better to use not an aluminum wire, but a cable with copper conductors. Bathrooms are rooms of high humidity and require adequate electrical safety.
Electrical appliances should be in the version for rooms with high humidity.
Placement of the washing machine will require the provision of a separate feeder, as a powerful consumer, and not from lighting.
Tile works
Before buying a tile, decide on the patterns and colors of the wall tiles. Count the number and do not forget to add waste when working.
For a bathroom floor it is better to buy a tile from porcelain stoneware. It is more expensive than ceramic tiles, but also will last longer.
Plumbing fixtures in the bathroom
The usual set of sanitary equipment in the bathroom consisted of a bath and a washbasin. The toilet was installed in the toilet.
If you have all the plumbing equipment in the bathroom, then if you overhaul, you have the opportunity to change the placement of plumbing equipment. It is not necessary to place all the plumbing along the walls. You can group the plumbing equipment in the center of the room in the form of an island, which provides an approach from either side and other possibilities.
Bath is the backbone of any bathroom. Old baths were made more often from cast iron. They had a certain shape and size. Baths made of acrylic are made in different shapes and sizes. You can choose for every taste, and this bath is cheaper than cast iron. When overhauling it is better to replace all the plumbing equipment. Which option to choose depends only on the financial security.
The washbasin can be suspended or mounted on a curb. With the pendant installation, more access is possible at the bottom, which makes cleaning easier.
The toilet is a complex sanitary equipment and a functionally significant element. The construction of toilet bowls by type of installation and fixing is performed in the floor or suspended version.
The floor toilets are attached to the floor and are constructed in a constructive way with the toilet bowl and drain tank, which is installed on the sink.
Suspended toilet bowls are attached to the frame separately toilet and drain tank. This arrangement allows you to hide all the piping.
To save water, it is better to install a toilet bowl with the possibility of double draining the water. With this design, the tank is able to discharge the water of the full tank or half the tank.
Having read this article, you will not miss anything when conducting a thorough overhaul in the bathroom. This will not allow you to spend extra money and time.