The screen under the bath is a very important element in the interior of the bathroom. Its purpose is to hide drain, water and sewer pipes under the bath. And in the resulting niche can always be kept under hand necessary economic items.
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The plumbing store contains baths that are supplied with screens. Not always such protection comes to the interior of your bathroom. It also happens that when buying and installing the finished screen it turns out that it is not functional. In order not to waste extra funds for the purchase of a finished screen, which is often made of fragile materials, you can make the screen under the bath with your own hands.
Materials for Screen
There is a huge selection of various building materials that are suitable for use in bathrooms. First of all, you should choose the materials for the screen that is not scary moisture.
Guided by this, select such screen options for the bathroom:
- from brick;
- from moisture-resistant plasterboard;
- testing the bathroom space moisture resistant MDF;
- from plastic;
- build a finished kit.
In addition to the latter option, as well as the plastic display, building material leads to protection for baths without finishing. Plastic is considered to be a practical, inexpensive and easy to use. He did not afraid of water, easy to wash and can be replaced with a new one if necessary.
If the task set the screen under the bath of more durable materials, in this case, select another material.
Bath screens must meet the following requirements:
- Be removable, in case of necessity to have access to sanitation and other communications. It is not necessary to completely screen shot. For these purposes, leaving a small opening which can be closed by a door or grille.
- Between the floor and the bathroom should be an isolated space. In addition, under the bathroom floor and in the rest of the room should also be insulated.
- Bath should not be on the screen.
Often, before proceeding with the installation of the screen in the home people are thinking how to make the screen under the bath so that it does not just serve as an element of decoration, but also to be functional. You can "sew" tightly bath or make a sliding screen. In this case, no space is lost. Inside you can make a shelf for storing detergents or install a drawer. For the convenience of bath operation, in the middle, it is desirable to make a small recess with a bias.
Regardless of the material and the installation type, for each screen must install a special frame (except for the bricklaying). The lattice is made of wooden laths or metal profile.
How to set the screen for bath
Laying brick screen
A simple way to protect bath - brick screen.
Prepare these tools and materials:
- brick;
- sand;
- cement;
- water;
- a mixing solution;
- master OK.
Oblitsevat brickwork can be ceramic tiles, plastic sheathing or MDF sheets.
The screen is made of bricks make quite simple. Prepare mortar of sand, cement and water. Along the edge of the bath (from wall to wall) must be raised in a half brick wall brick.
When the masonry should be sure to "alter" the brick. This building, the term means the following: each new row of bricks should be shifted from the previous half-brick. In the place where you'll be convenient to pick up communications (sewerage system), it is necessary to form a space. To cover up the "window", you can manually make a door made of wood, or buy ready-made and attach it to the sheds.
Despite the strength of the material, not the bath should not rely on the brick screen. When the masonry wall neobodimo leave a small space (one or two centimeters) between the wall and the bathroom. Airbag need to fill with foam.
Once the screen is made of bricks ready, you can sheathe laying tiles, apply a coat of plaster, or use other building material that will fit the style of your bathroom.
Screen plasterboard
Screen for bath can be made with their own hands Plasterboard. Installation screen work starts with the frame structure.
To make it, mix these materials:
- wooden beams (size 40 by 40 centimeters) or a metal profile;
- screws;
- metal corners;
Place the wooden slats in the corner bath and attach to the wall with screws. Perform layout.
Before installation, prepare the frame wooden slats. For uprights four beams need one length, horizontal - two short. Follow the assembly and installation of the wooden frame. Construction fasten to the wall with screws.
Once the frame is ready, it is the turn of the installation of the panels of drywall. In choosing the material give preference Moisture resistant drywall. He has a green color. Also purchase a hanging loop to attach a door and window locking latch (preferably metal).
Installation of the screen:
- Follow the markings on the drywall sheet.
- Building a sharp knife cut the workpiece.
- Mark the location for the viewing window (hatch dimensions may be different, be guided by the width and length of your tile). The hole turned out neat, use the jigsaw. Hang the door on the hinges and fasten the latch.
- Connect both panels next screen (precisely at a right angle) with screws.
You can now primed drywall primer mixture and surface oblitsevat ceramic tiles. At the discretion can be done decorative plaster, wallpaper paste over the screen or film.
So it will look like the screen of plasterboard:
In addition to this option, you can make a screen for the bath of plasterboard with a projection for the feet. In this case, use the bathroom will be much more convenient. To do this, set the profile to the floor, but not at a right angle, and in the form of the letter "P" and make a well in the middle of fifteen centimeters. When installing the rack frame, attach them at an angle.
Screen bath under MDF
Installation of MDF plates is almost no different from the installation of plasterboard. The only difference lies in the fact that the plates should be soaked with a special solution with moisture protection. Then you need to handle the surface of the primer mixture on both sides and give it well to dry. Only after that plates can be installed on the frame.
To protect MDF plates from dampness, in addition to the technology for technological needs, it is necessary to make an additional vent hole. You can make one or two windows (two or three centimeters width, the length of five to ten centimeters) in the opposite side from the process window. So that they are not too visible, they can be closed with a decorative lattice of plastic.
Plastic Panels Screen
Plastic is considered inexpensive and practical material. It is resistant to wear, it is easy to use and he is not afraid of dampness.
To set the plastic screen, you must purchase such materials:
- plastic strips;
- corner;
- screwdriver;
- dowel or screw nails;
- metallic profile;
- glue or "Liquid nails".
First, install a metal frame. A feature of the plastic lining fastening is that it cannot be installed on the self-tapping screw, because it is possible to break the aesthetic view of the bathroom. Therefore, on the edge of the bath, you need to fix a wooden bar and fix the panels on it.
In order for the construction is stronger, the metal profile must be fixed not only around the perimeter of the bath, but also in the middle. It is especially important to comply with this rule if you purchased cheap plastic. Because even from the slightest load, it can lose the form.
In addition, the bottom profile of the frame must be glued to the floor on the "liquid nails" or sealant.
To start installing plastic panels, you need to measure the distance and cut the strips of the desired length. It is best to do this with a special drywall knife.
The work plan is:
- Set the first strip of plastic from the edge of the wall.
- Then take the second strip (starting) and set next to the first one.
- Take the glue and on the inside of the second strip drip glue. "Put" the panel inside. Make it is pretty easy if you use the metal ruler. Gently press the strip and insert the line. The next strip must be inserted into the gap and carefully remove the ruler.
- Similarly, install all bands.
- They should be fixed to the metallic profile by self-draws.
As a result, you will get a flat surface that you do not need to additionally svew or glue moisture-resistant wallpaper. If it is necessary, then such a screen is easy to disassemble and access all communications under the bathroom.
What are the screens under the bath, you can look at the photo:
