Built -in baths: photos, ideas, tips

The majority will agree that the bath near the wall has the usual look, a separate bath with its elegant bends looks beautiful, but the built -in bath looks gorgeous. Visually, the bath in the podium increases the space of the bathroom. And the bath built into the floor resembles a small pool. It is incredibly convenient to use such a bathroom, since you are spared over step over the side.

Built -in bath: installation options

Before making a bold decision to install a built -in bath at home, it is necessary to clearly determine which particular installation option you prefer. It is worth watching ready -made incarnations and choosing a project that suits your family and is real for implementation in your house. Since not in all houses you can mount a built -in bath, you should get acquainted with the possible difficulties that may prevent you. We will try to help you with this, providing information and photographs.

So, built -in baths differ in the method and place of installation. There are three installation methods:

1. Complete built -in on the floor, when it is on the same level with the upper edging of the bath. This installation method is taken into account in advance when planning a house. Otherwise, you have to break or disassemble the base of the floor.
2. Building in the podium. For this installation method, it is advisable to choose a bath with a frame in the kit. A variation of the installation in the podium is to embed a niche.
3. The lower part of the bathtub is built into the floor, and a podium is built to hide the upper part of the bath.

The installation site of the built -in bath usually depends on its shape:

• rectangular, square or oval baths are built in the middle of the room or near the wall;
• round baths look beautiful if they are built in the middle of the bathroom; Although the option is possible near the wall (window);
• corner baths, as can be seen from the name should be built in the corner of the room.

Of course, all these are only general rules. So to speak, the classic of the genre. Nothing prevents you from choosing your own, non -standard alternative to installing built -in bath. Perhaps it is your development that will become a new design discovery. In any case, we advise you to create a detailed plan for the location of the bath and all the furniture in the bathroom in advance. It is better if you draw up this plan in 3D projection and in color performance.

You decided to buy a built -in bath: which one to choose?

The material from which the bath is made will determine the method of its installation. Not all materials allow you to use a bath for embedding. We present to your attention a brief analysis of which material is most suitable for built -in baths.

1. Classics of baths - cast iron. The advantage of such baths is their strength and enamel resistance to abrasive detergents. The disadvantage is large weight. Since the catwalk for the bath also weighs a lot, the combination of cast iron and the podium will be irrational.
2. Steel bath. Dignity - heats up quickly. The disadvantage is if the bath is poorly fixed in the podium frame, it can deform a little. This will not affect the integrity of the bath, but the enamel will quickly give cracks.
3. Acrylic baths are known for their bizarre forms. The plasticity of this material allows you to create various design variations. The light weight of the acrylic bathtub perfectly compensates for the severity of the catwalk. The disadvantage of the acrylic bathtub is its weak resistance to abrasives and scratches.
4. Kvaril is a new material, an improved variation of acrylic with the addition of quartz sand. Kvaril combines the strength of cast iron and the ease of acrylic. Such a bath is somewhat heavier than acrylic, but more resistant to external mechanical influences.
5. Artificial or natural stone. The view of this bath is too chic to embed such beauty into the podium. And the weight of natural stone is not small. But if you still decide to embed just such a bath, know that such a bath has much more advantages than the disadvantages. In addition to weight, the disadvantages can be attributed only to high cost.
6. Copper bath. Plus such a bath is the antiseptic properties of copper. Minus - for embedding, such a bath is too beautiful.
7. Wooden. Creates a unique flavor in the bathroom. It is believed that the tree is very useful, but the same cannot be said about the adhesives that are used to make wood baths. One way or another, wooden baths quickly fail, and the recess in the catwalk or in the floor is designed for a certain shape of the bath. Given that wooden baths are made only by hand, calculate in advance whether it will be possible to order a bath of the same size and shape for replacement.

There are baths that are specially designed for embedding. But in principle, almost any model can be built. The exception is the so -called separately standing baths, which have an excellent decor that is illogical to hide. All of the above allows us to conclude that acrylic and quarial products have ideal indicators for a built -in bath. But, of course, you decide.

Accessories and devices

The built -in bath is primarily intended for relaxation and recovery, but in no case for washing. That is why such baths are often equipped with all kinds of lotions that can create an atmosphere of complete relaxation and turn your vacation into true pleasure. We will briefly talk about some.

1. Healing devices. In such a bath, a hydromassage or aeromassage device, a device for massage of the back, can be provided. The ozoning function will help get rid of harmful bacteria. The water heater will provide a constant temperature. Many consider the backlighting the backlight to be a designer accessory, but this is not so. Experimentally confirmed the effective effect of chromotherapy or multicolor water illumination in the bath.
2. Accessories for convenience. In the bath, pens can be provided for the convenience of descent and raising. Many baths are equipped with armrests and soft head restraints. An anti -slip coating is not just a fashion accessory, but a prevention of accidents. Both the bath itself and the steps of the catwalk need such a coating. Do not neglect these devices when buying a bath. An annoyance from inconvenience can ruin the vacation, and injuries when falling - not only relaxation, but also all his life.
3. Entertainment devices. These include electronic control, television or radio. The dimensions of the bath can be designed for one person and several, so your vacation will be family or with friends.
4. Accessories for relaxation. To a greater extent, these accessories relate to the arrangement of the bathroom than the bath itself. Candles, aquarium, falschy, flowers - will create a relaxation atmosphere. Near the bath on the table, in the niches of the podium or in special recesses of the bath itself, you can keep various water additives: bath foam, sea salt, bags of herbs.
5. Fronts for care for the bathroom. These include built-in drainage and disinfection systems.

When buying a bath, pay attention to which systems various models are equipped and select the one that is in the best way to meet your preferences.

Podium device

The disadvantage of the built -in baths is that it is unrealistic to install them in a city apartment, since it is impossible to create a recess under the bath in such an apartment. And the weight of the catwalk, along with the bathroom and water located in it, does not allow to arrange a podium in a multi-storey building due to the danger of creating a destructive load on the supporting structures. Therefore, housing service organizations do not issue a permit for the construction of a built -in bath in an apartment of a floor house.

In a private house, a concrete podium is possible. The best solution will be to use the basement or extension to the house so as not to create a load on the supporting system of the dwelling. But in this case, you will have to additionally provide heating and insulation of such a bathroom.

More common is the device of the frame podium. Moreover, many baths are equipped with a frame frame with stiffeners, which allows you to create the basis for embedding. In any case, it is necessary to provide an increased load on the ceilings.

If the frame is not supplied with the bathroom, it can be mounted independently. The frame is made on the basis of wooden bars or drywall structures.

When developing the design and drawing of the catwalk, not only sizes should be taken into account, but also the possibility of arranging steps, shelves, niches or decorative elements: columns, fireplace. Be sure to have removable parts for the revision of drain-re-reduction (if it is not built into the bath). The bathtub built into the podium obliges a thorough study of the installation and installation project.

Outside, the podium is decorated with mosaic, facing stone, waterproof wood or ceramic tiles.

A multi -stage podium looks spectacular, with wide and low steps. In addition, this design is very convenient: low steps do not represent difficulties for moving them.

Design and arrangement of built -in baths: Useful tips

Like other types of baths, built -in baths have their pros and cons. In this regard, some nuances can be provided.

1. In the built -in bath you cannot take a shower. Therefore, take care of the presence of a shower cabin if your family has lovers to stand in the shower. Currently, it is really possible to purchase a combined bath with a shower.
2. Cleaning built -in the floor of the bath is a laborious lesson. If health does not allow you to clean, you may have to use the services of service workers.
3. A bath -built into the floor implies the corresponding temperature regime for the floor. Take care in advance about the flooring with heating.
4. Whatever the shape of the bath, it is most convenient to repair the one that is located not in the corner, but in the center of the room. When embedding, be sure to provide for the technical hatch providing access to various bath devices: hydromassage, water heating and others.
5. Any bath is suitable for embedding, but preference should be given to a large bath. If you still decide to integrate a small bath, think about the design to the smallest detail so that the bath does not seem to be a puddle.
6. Installation of a bath built into the floor is a matter of professionals. A catwalk for a bath can be arranged independently, which does not sink into the floor. For such a bath, it is enough to build wide steps that repeat the roundness of the side of the side. The easiest for independent installation is the bath, built into the niche. Designer's task: make a bath screen with a single niche with walls.

The built -in bath is the main element of the interior of the bathroom, the rest of the space is equipped around it. In general, it can be noted that the design of the bathroom for a built -in bath will be expensive. But the non -standard interior that you receive as a result is worth it.

Most designer tips regarding the arrangement of the bathroom are associated with the water resistance of the ceiling, walls, floor and more relate to repair work when installing a bath. A bath, the sides of which at the same level with the floor requires the device of a waterproof coating for the floor and additional drain in the floor.

General rules, what the interior of the room for a built -in bath does not exist. Each design solution will be individual. See photos of built -in baths, fantasize. Let your ideas come true.