Repair in the bathroom is almost completed, it remains to install the bath close to the wall and arrange the necessary accessories. But only to do this will not work, since a small space forms at the place of adjustment of the edge of the bath with the wall. Earlier, back in Soviet times, such cracks were covered with cement mortar, and painted with paint on top. Now you can do everything much easier and more aesthetic. To fill the gap between the bathroom and the wall, install the plastic border for the bath.
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If you leave everything unchanged, that is, install a bath and not close the space between the wall and the side, then even a small gap can bring many problems. Starting from the fact that the appearance of the bathroom would be spoiled, but we tried to make a beautiful repair in this room so that everything was clean and accurate everywhere. If you take a shower at least a couple of times in such a bath, then water will seep through the cracks on the floor, and this is already additional humidity in the room and the direct path to the spread of the fungus and mold. If the humidity level is high, then the room will dry for a very long time, and if dampness is constantly present, then as a result, a fungus and mold will appear on the walls and corners of the bathroom. It is very difficult to get rid of such manifestations. In order to prevent moisture from entering the floor and walls under the bathroom, it is necessary to install a special border for the bath. Thus, you can get rid of dampness, and you will not have to fight the fungus. The curb or skirting board is specially designed to fill small cracks between the bathroom and the wall. Laying a border in the bathroom will not take much time if everything is done according to the rules.
There are several varieties of a bathtub skirting board. The choice of the border will depend on the finishing material of the walls in the bathroom. For example, if you have laid ceramic tiles, then it is also advisable to install a border also ceramic borders. For those who love to constantly change the interior in their home, there are also many finishing materials for the bathroom. If you have chosen glass wallpaper, washing wallpaper or sheathed the walls with PVC plastic panels, goes well with these finishing materials of the PVC border for the bath.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of plastic panels
Most buyers managed to evaluate the positive aspects of such finishing material as plastic. It is suitable for each room, and is also widely used to work in the bathroom. Such a skirting board is inexpensive, and the compact dimensions of the bath for a bath allow you to install this finishing material independently without involving specialists.
In construction supermarkets, you can purchase a plastic curb of any size and color, which means that the interior of the bathroom will be observed.
It is very convenient that to install the curb, it is not necessary to prepare a cement mortar, it is enough to purchase a special glue that is often called “liquid nails”.
Also on sale you can find self -adhesive plastic curbs for the bathroom in the form of a tape, which greatly facilitate the installation process. You will only have to prepare the surface so that it is completely dry and clean, then remove the protective coating on the back of the finishing material and glue the curb to the bath. A feature of the installation of this type of plastic is the following: if you glue the wallpaper or sheathe walls with lining, then you first need to be filled with a sealant or cement mortar of large cracks, and then glue self -adhesive plastic panels.
Despite the simplicity of installation, an acceptable price and a large selection of shades and the size of a plastic skirting board, this finishing material also has disadvantages. The most important is fragility. After a year of operation, you will have to re -install the bathroom border. And if your bathroom has increased humidity, the room is often used, then you will have to replace the curb earlier. In addition, during the operation of the bathroom, you need to constantly ensure that the water does not seep to the floor through the curb. This is especially important if you set the screen on the bath and control the level of humidity under the bathroom every day.
What are the borders for the bath, you can look at the photo:
How to make a border in the bathroom
The easiest and easiest way to fill the small cracks between the bathroom and the wall is to glue a border tape.
Features of working with a self -adhesive border:
- 90% percent of success in work is the preparation of the surface of the wall and bath. We need to try to process the places where the curb will be laid well, clean the wall and side of the bath from fat, pollution and moisture. For this, simple materials are best suited: any cleaning agent, you can even take food soda, you can also use gasoline or alcohol to degrease the surface.
- If you removed the old tape and want to stick a new one, then the remaining glue must be removed. Your actions are as follows: first remove the old ribbon, wipe the places with any detergent, you can even rub the bathtub and the wall with a hard brush, and then degrease the surface. To quickly dry the gluing area, use the usual hairdryer, and then wipe the surface with a dry clean rag.
- Now we cut off the desired length of the tape with scissors, plus a supply of 2 cm.
- If you glue complex areas, then in places of fitting to the bath you can make small incisions on the tape so that it is more even.
- Start glue the surface from the corner, and it is better to remove the protective film gradually, as the tape glues.
- Press the tape as tightly as possible. They glued a small area equal to 10-15 cm, and now press the tape with your palm and hold for 15 seconds.
- When the tape is completely glued, you can use the bathroom only after a day, when the glue grabs well.
How to install a border on a bath
Before you start working on installing a border on a bath, you need to prepare materials and tools so that everything is at hand.
What do we need for work:
- plastic curb;
- silicone glue;
- aquarium sealant (liquid silicone);
- a pistol for sealant;
- household or construction hairdryer;
- mastery adhesive tape;
- narrow spatula;
- ruler and pencil;
- knock;
- construction knife;
- paper towels, clean rag.
If you first work with a plastic border, then do not be too lazy to purchase a knock. You can buy the cheapest plastic model, which is enough to cut the angles of a plastic skirting board. Do not neglect this advice, since it will be very difficult to handle the corners correctly. For the installation of a plastic border on the bathroom you will need 1 can of silicone sealant.
Preparatory moments. It is important to clean the surface of pollution. If before that you used a bathroom with a plastic skirting board and it has already deteriorated, it needs to be removed, cleaned and carefully disinfect the surface with chlorine solution. After disinfection, you need to wash the processing places and dry with a hairdryer. Now that the preparatory work is completed, you can start laying a plastic skirting board.
Substitution of the plinth:
- Once again, we will go along the edge of the bath and the wall with paper towels, and then a dry rag. Thoroughly wipe the places where the skirting board will adjoin. Your task is to achieve a perfectly dry surface.
- The slot must be filled with sealant, for this a spray can with a sealant (it is better to take aquarium, it will last longer) insert into the gun. Check it in action.
- Next, when the gap is filled with sealant, you need to wait 5-10 minutes when it dries. Just at this time, you can start trying on the plinth.
- Measure the desired length of the baseboard, cut the excess. The border is better cut at an angle of 45 oS. For this, use the stupor.
- Before gluing the baseboard, stick a masking tape (2 mm below and higher than the place where the skirting boards) will protect the enamel from damage to the edge of the bath. You can also stick a tape on the curb.
- Attach the plinth into the space between the bathroom and the wall, press it. Now bent the edge of the baseboard and insert the tip of the gun into the formed space. Fill in the seam.
- So that the sealant is evenly distributed over the entire surface, use the spatula.
- Now, press the curb thoroughly to the edge of the bath and wait a few seconds. If you have an assistant, this part of the work is best done together, since the pressing force affects the quality of gluing the curb.
- After a few minutes, you can remove the painting tape.
- The protruding transparent glue must be immediately wiped with a dry cloth, and the joints of the borders are best added to sealant.
- You can use the bathroom only in a day, so do not rush to turn on the water. It is undesirable that water falls into the place of gluing a plastic skirting board. By the way, it is better to keep the door to the bathroom open, and if you have a built -in fan, turn it on, it should not be damp in the room.
Such a plastic border will last only a year of operation, then it will have to be replaced with a new one.
The subtleties of work that you need to know about
It is not always possible to beautifully stick a plastic curb.
So that you successfully deal with the task, study these recommendations:
- the plastic curb is not always installed on a new bath. Most often, it has to be mounted on the old bath. The remains of soap and other pollution must first be washed with any detergent;
- when all the dirt is washed off, the surface must be thoroughly dried. To do this, use disposable paper towels. Wipe the bath until the towel is completely dry;
- do not save on paper towels, it is impossible to achieve a perfectly dry surface with a rag;
- you can fix the work with a hairdryer - direct a stream of warm air to a small area, hold a hair dryer for 30 seconds, now you can move smoothly further;
- do not forget to degrease the places of gluing the curb. To do this, use gasoline or white spirit, you can wipe the surface with alcohol. It is important to choose such a degreaser so that it does not damage the plastic panels. It is forbidden to use aggressive solvents, they can ruin the coating on the walls and an acrylic bath;
- apply glue on the entire surface so that the border will fit well to the side and wall. Try to make a continuous seam, applying a thin layer of glue. Point glue during the installation of a border from plastic is not applied;
- if the wall is not perfectly flat, and you see that in some places the curb does not fit, then such places can be additionally filled with sealant to prevent leakage.
How to properly fit a border for a bath, you can watch this video tutorial:
