All processes in the bathroom are associated with the supply of water, which means that with the presence of pipes. Complex interweaving, as a rule, are concentrated in the lower part of the room, risers are rare. A option is possible, where a heated towel rail is branched from the riser. And this is perhaps the only case when a pipe is necessary in a visible space. It is advisable to hide the rest of the pipes somehow, since their presence does not add aesthetics to the room.
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About how to hide pipes in the bath, read on. But let's start from the beginning.
Possible points of water consumption in the bathroom
- boiler;
- bath;
- washing machine;
- wash basin.
The sewer pipes with proper wiring are located at an angle to the lower point of the drain of the tap system (bathtub drain).
Pipe decoration options in the bathroom
- If the wiring is still at the planning stage and the project provides for plastic stainless pipes of increased wear resistance, then it is best to hide the pipes into the wall.
- Already installed pipes are easier to sew in a gypsum plasterboard or chipboard.
- If the water supply is concentrated in a niche, you can close it with roles or screens.
- Sometimes, it is enough to cover the pipes with furniture.
How to hide pipes into a wall
This method is good for glued or soldered plastic pipes. When using a threaded connection, there may be a leak that must be eliminated. Not only does this have to hammer the wall for this, so you simply cannot identify a breakdown at an early stage. Outraged neighbors from below, who will have to pay for repairs, will be informed about it.
What can be hidden in the wall
- fittings for soldered polyethylene;
- fittings for metal -plastics, compressed by special clamps (very good quality);
- soldered copper pipes;
- steel pipes with welded joint.
That you can’t hide in the wall
- Pipes from any material with threaded joints.
- Metal -plastic pipes with fittings, the assembly of which is carried out using keys.
Important! When deciding how to hide the pipe in the bathroom, you should remember that you will have to stroke the wall. Therefore, for starters, you need to investigate it for technical characteristics and thickness.
- Horizontal stroke of panel walls is strictly prohibited!
- It is not recommended to post the walls folded in shelter (and any thin walls, too, regardless of the material)!
You can, of course, neglect these recommendations, but you can pay for such negligence, not to mention problems with Zheki.
So, it’s not possible to start if the material and the thickness of the wall allows, and the pipes decided to smile?
Necessary materials and tools
- a grinder or a chisel;
- pencil and roulette for marking;
- spatula and putty;
- facing material.
The course of work
- By wielding a pencil and roulette, make markings, indicating the location of the alleged pipes and the units of their connection.
- Using a grinder or chisel, make strobes a little more than the diameter of the pipe.
- Put the pipes in the grooves.
- Bend the grooves with embedded pipes.
- After complete drying, trim the facing material.
How to hide pipes with drywall
Necessary materials and tools
- metal profile;
- roulette and pencil;
- hacksaw or sharp knife;
- screwdriver and screws;
- drywall sheet.
The course of work
- From the metal profile, build the frame of the box, fixing it with a screwdriver and screws.
- Make the necessary measurements to determine the size of the box with a roulette.
- By wielding a pencil, mark the details on a sheet of drywall.
- Cut the parts with a hacksaw.
- Sew the box with drywall using a screwdriver and screws.
If the pipes are located under the bathroom, then they can simply be closed with a piece of plasterboard sheet, having previously fixed the pipes with clamps.
In places where there is a threaded connection and other parts of the water supply, which is periodically necessary to inspect and repair, it is advisable to arrange a plumbing hatch. It is a neat door on canopies, which always provides access to such areas of the system.
If you got a riser with a heated towel rail in a niche, then you can mask it with roofs. This method is good because, if necessary, the design can easily be opened and closed after using the heated towel rail for its intended purpose. This idea can be adopted when solving the issue of how to hide a gas pipe.
How to hide heating pipes or DHW into a screed
This method will precisely avoid horizontal stroke of the walls. The catch can occur in the thickness of the screed, especially if it is planned to hide the “warm floor” system in it. Although, today's innovative technologies allow laying the “warm floor” in a layer of tile glue, which significantly reduces the thickness of the screed. All other pipes are usually laid around the perimeter of the system. It is advisable to put pipes in the corrugation, in case of change in size when heated. Speaking of heating! Until the screed dries completely, it is necessary to exclude the possibility of heating the pipes, otherwise a crack may appear at the place of their run.
We hope that following our tips, you can get a spacious beautiful bathroom without ugly intricacies of water pipes.
