If you like to make useful things for your home and have experience in handling instruments, then make a worktop for the bathroom with your own hands will not be a lot of work. Of course, today you can find a lot of options for convenient and functional furniture, but often the prices of it are unreasonably high. Why spend money when you can assemble the end of the sink yourself, making it in accordance with your needs and design of the premises.
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General
The optimal option for mounting the sink is in the table top. It is easiest to do this in the process of overhaul apartment or building a house, because then any idea can be "beat" in accordance with the design of the bathroom. One option can be the construction of the tabletop from moisture-resistant drywall and profile. The material should be durable and well withstand a high level of humidity, otherwise the cabinet will last very long. For these purposes, MDF plates are perfectly suitable, from which the furniture for the bathroom and kitchen is made. Glass table tops for the bathroom are also quite popular, but it is very difficult to make them at home, so it will not stop on this.
Any construction work, including the construction of the table top, must begin with a detailed drawing plan and clear measurements.
There are a number of construction rules for the bathroom sink:
- install the worktop must be installed on the frame that is fortified on the adjacent walls;
- the height of the table top is calculated for considerations of comfort of use (growth of family members), as well as taking into account cladding materials, which can also affect the dimensions of the structure;
- if the staff will be located under the tabletop, then the first level should be in 25-30 centimeters from the bottom of the table top;
- to put the doors or not - the case is purely personal, but if you plan to store in the cabinet under the sink detergent, powders and other household chemicals, then it is better to access them closed. This will prolong the shelf life and will save from contact with children or animals.
Preparation of table tops
When all measurements are made and a detailed drawing has been created, you can begin the construction of a multifunctional tube with a tabletop.
Procedure:
- indicate a place for a niche on the surface of the future tabletop, where the sink will be embedded. To do this, take the sink, turn the bottom up, attach to the tabletop and outline along the contour of the pencil;
- cut the hole on the markup;
- puck the edges of the countertops of the slats or self-adhesive thermal tape to protect the edges from the swelling from moisture. If you chose the rails, use only moisture-resistant glue, otherwise they simply fall off;
- when the glue dries, if necessary, stick the edges of the tabletop of sandpaper by sandpaper;
- cover the edges of the primer mixture for wood.
Installing walls and facing work
If you make a worktop from MDF, the walls must be made of the same material.
Procedure:
- cut the walls for the future stands, guided by the drawing;
- dowels attach the walls to the wall under the corners, on which the tabletop holds;
- install the doors attached by the method.
Facing can be performed by any moisture-resistant materials, the most common of which is tile. You can use mosaic tiles or ordinary tile. Consider the option of the table top for the bathroom from the mosaic.
The progress of facing works:
- tabletop and all external parts of the couch to coat moisture-resistant glue;
- attach and carefully press the glue mosaic tile. If there is a protective paper layer on the tile, it must be mixed and safely removed;
- disguise the docking seams between the tiles with the help of moisture-resistant grout and the rochel - a special rubber tool;
- if you first built the end, and the table top is not yet installed, attach it to the crate and corners and stirrerine the sink into a niche;
- secure the sink with the help of a sanitary sealant by filling out the space between the edges of the washbasin and niches.
Useful advice: With a modest square of the bathroom, you can visually increase it, hanging over a sink a large mirror.
Stone countertop
Not only MDF or drywall is suitable for the manufacture of the tabletop. Stone structures are very popular due to their durability and practicality. Ordering such a furniture or buying quite expensive. The cost of the table top for the bathroom depends on the rock of the stone, however, such pleasure "will fly into a penny." But we are not gathered here in order to monitor prices for furniture, and to learn how to do it with your own hands. The table top for the bathroom from the stone will decorate the interior, give him nobleness and goodness.
Before starting work, it is worth deciding with the materials.
So, the stone countertop can be made of the following materials:
- concrete is the most common building material for capital construction can serve as an excellent basis for creating a beautiful countertop. And in order to give her a nice appearance, you can add special dyes or stone crumb into the solution;
- artificial stone - acrylic artificial stones can be bought in the form of sheets whose thickness varies from 3 to 12 mm. The material is based on acrylic with the addition of granite or marble crumb. The plywood countertop is covered with such a stone sheet and installed on the tube;
- ceramic tile is one of the most popular ways in view of its simplicity and accessibility. A priori tile looks better in the bathroom than in any other room, but it is worth choosing it correctly, especially for cladding facing. As in the case of an artificial stone, on the plywood basis with the help of moisture-resistant glue, cladding from the tile is attached. If you connect fantasy and use multi-colored elements, you can make the original beautiful table top for the bathroom from the tile.
Countertop from concrete
Concrete has long ceased to be an ordinary building material. Today it makes beautiful durable elements for benches, fountains, landscape decorations, decor elements, used in modern sculpture, etc. Concrete countertops are also gaining more popular, mostly, because they are quite simple to make them, but serves such furniture almost forever.
To make a concrete for the table top will need:
- cement (400 and more brand);
- filler (better to take fine-grained - granite flour or river sand);
- coarse-grained filler (gravel, marble or granite crumb);
- plasticizers.
Useful advice: To make a designer miracle from the "boring" concrete countertops, add to the concrete burned with glass. It is important that the edges of the glasses are not sharp. As a result, you will get a unique drawing. You can also add dyes or colors. If you pour them during the fill of concrete into a special form and distribute unevenly, then you can get an interesting original pattern. If you are familiar with Ebru drawing technique, you can apply your skills in creating a unique countertop for the bathroom with your own hands.
Preparation method:
- take a solid base with a glossy surface. It can be a laminated plywood or chipboard. It is necessary that the surface is moisture-resistant. Move the outline on the layouts and screw the bars. If you already know where the technical openings will be located, then you will note that they should not be filled with concrete. Cut the concrete will be more difficult, but for skillful masters there is nothing impossible - some holes can be done already in the finished tabletop;
- to avoid painful finishing edges of the edges, make a chamfer all over the perimeter of the base at an angle of 45 degrees. It is possible to make it from conventional plasticine with a spatula;
- the resulting frame fill with concrete. To evenly distribute the material on the surface, especially if it has glass, shells or other decorative elements, it is better to use vibrotole. You can also use special vibrators with long bonds, which penetrate the thickness of the solution. If you have the necessary tools, you can be sure that all the air will be released from the concrete, and the tabletop will be as strong as possible. If you decide to strengthen the worktop, then you need to pour the basis in two stages with a periodicity of 24 hours. When the first layer is dry, put the reinforcement on it, and then pour the residues of the concrete mix;
- when the concrete is completely dry, carefully remove the frame, turn the table top and install it on the bars. Using a grinding machine with a coarse-grained nozzle, remove approximately 1 mm of the upper layer;
- clean the surface with a vacuum cleaner and a damp cloth;
- speat the surface with cement mortar to fill all the minor pores, and leave dry again;
- the last stage is the grinding of the table top with fine-grained nozzles as descended until zero.
The concrete countertop will serve not one dozen years. It is protected from burnout, fading, mechanical damage and damage to chemicals.
Artificial stone countertop
The acrylic countertop does not need to be processed, but do not think that it will be possible to save significantly on it - the cost of plates of artificial stone is sometimes impressive. So, the marble tabletop for the bathroom can do it several times more expensive than granite. But any money is justified by the beauty and functionality of this material. It is only necessary to choose the colorful color, thickness, sizes and cut the table top.
And if the table is made of artificial stone can be affected in the kitchen of the knife blows and hot dishes, but in the bathroom it is not threatened. All that is required of it - high moisture resistance, and this quality has always been one of the strongest.
A method for manufacturing artificial stone countertops:
- collect-frame basis. List of artificial stone itself is not thick enough to become a full-fledged top, so it must be attached to a solid foundation. For this perfect plain plywood. If it strips cut width of 7 cm, it is possible to form a good frame. Make pre-layout countertops and use it in the assembly. If you bought a sheet of artificial stone 3 mm thick, using a coherent framework;
- secure the artificial stone on the basis with the help of moisture-resistant two-component glue, capable of cope with acrylic, and with wood. Epoxy resin is perfect for this purpose, but it is quite toxic, so you do not neglect the safety rules. Distribute the adhesive composition over the surface of the base using a spatula. On the wrong side of the leaf of the artificial stone, it is necessary to apply glue only where the sheet will touch. Press materials better from the center to the edges;
- when the glue is dry, compare the ends of the table top with a milling machine or a bar with a large sandpaper. Cut the strips from the leaf of artificial stone and take the ends of the countertops, pre-peeled and degreasing.
Useful advice: If your tabletop form assumes bends, then in this case the end stripes must be preheated to 165 degrees. You can do this with the help of a construction dryer. Heat the strip and quickly bend it under the desired angle. The material hardens very quickly and retains a new form. After that, you can apply glue and fix it on the end.
To disguise the glue, add a pigment into it, close by tone with the colors of artificial stone.
To install the sink, it is necessary to make a hole with an electroltrol bike, and the perimeter of the niche should be glued with a construction foil tape.
