Unfortunately, not always the parameters of the bathroom allow you to equip a full bathroom or install a standard shower. For small rooms and small houses, an excellent solution for the equipment of a hygienic unit will be the arrangement of a shower corner, which can be done independently to save money, taking into account individual needs and features of the layout of the dwelling. You will have to purchase part of the factory elements, but the savings will be substantial. Do-it-yourself shower enclosure with or without a shower tray.
Design
When choosing a place for arranging a shower, it is important that all water supply and sewer systems pass as close as possible. Otherwise, interference will occur in the form of laid pipes, especially mounted across the doorway. Sewer drain must have a diameter of at least 8 centimeters.
Try to lay the drain on the same level as the toilet, sink, as additional bends increase the risk of gaps. If the room has a water tank, pipes should not run through the entire room. The minimum distance from the central pipe to the corner will provide a steady pressure of water, plus there will be savings in the installation of additional fittings, pipes and taps.
The place for taking water procedures should be spacious enough for free movement (at least 70 * 70 cm). When installing a shower corner with a shower tray 90x90 with your own hands, remember that there are several more standard sizes: 70x77, 80x80, 100x100. Given this aspect, you can choose the best option for your home.
Installation Features
To ensure the correct stack of water and prevent splashes on the walls, a drip tray and a special curtain made of a material that is not afraid of moisture are installed. Factory models of a shower corner are equipped with a tray made of plastic, metal or even stone. However, the plastic version turns yellow over time, may burst, corrosion is observed on the metal pallet, and stone specimens are very expensive.
The most profitable project will be a do-it-yourself shower corner, which will not only save, but also realize individual preferences. A significant stage is the arrangement of the drain. There are several ways to output the sewer structure. The size of the pipe is selected taking into account the interval from the bathroom to the sewer riser. It must be remembered that the slope in height is taken at least two millimeters.
At low heights, a rise in floor level should be provided for masking. You can also install elements in the wall by hiding them in a special box. Next, the drainage pipe is extended to the center of the pallet, ensuring proper waterproofing, installing a ladder and adjusting the placement of the pipe.
Arrangement of a corner without a pallet
Do-it- yourself installation of a shower corner begins with the installation of a screed. First you need to complete the formwork installation. If you plan to finish the floor with tiles or other finishing elements, their thickness must also be taken into account.
The formwork is poured with concrete. It must be remembered that there must be a slight bias (at least one and a half percent) from the beginning of the corner to the ladder. To ensure this moment, a certain portion of the mixture is smoothed over the extreme section, gradually shifting to the ladder. After the screed has dried, you can begin to arrange a home-made pallet. There are two variations of its manufacture:
- monolithic construction;
- brick side.
In the second case, brick installation, plastering and finishing of the entire workpiece is carried out. Then, work is carried out on the construction of a shower cabin. For this, you can use a curtain frame or glass doors with a minimum thickness of 60 mm.
Tools
Installing a shower corner with your own hands will require a certain tool. The following devices will be needed:
- electric drill with a set of drills;
- Phillips and flat head screwdrivers;
- building level;
- dowels, nuts, other fasteners;
- silicone sealant.
If a decision is made to replace the bathtub with a corner, you will need to carry out a radical redevelopment. It is advisable to outline the plan in the form of a diagram or sketch, where the installation locations of each element will be clearly indicated.
First, measurements are taken of the width, height and length of the room, which are noted in the project. Then a place is selected for mounting the corner, its dimensions, the placement of the washing machine and other household appliances.
Pipe placement is also indicated. It is recommended to use tiles to finish the floor and walls, which will make it possible to design the rear wall of the cabin as a protruding part of the wall.
Pallet Design: Phase One
Do-it-yourself installation of a shower corner with a tray begins with the following operations:
- The dismantling of the old plumbing.
- Walls and corners are leveled, tiles are laid, time is waiting until it hardens.
- Installation of sewer and water pipes leading to the shower corner.
- A pallet is chosen for the design, a good option is acrylic with a corrugated surface. It is quite durable, safe and resistant to temperature extremes.
- Correct installation of the corner for the shower requires its fixation in a certain position. To prevent deflection of the structure, it is installed on special legs that are supplied. To prevent water leakage, the pallet is mounted in close relation with the corner part of the wall.
- The tile is rubbed, the seams are treated with silicone to provide sealing and counteract the formation of fungi and mold.
Main works
Installation of doors, frame and other elements is also carried out in stages:
- For mounting door and frame structures, special fasteners are used that do not violate the aesthetics of the cabin.
- To get a practical and reliable shower enclosure, do-it-yourself installation of the frame and its fastening to the floor and ceiling is done with dowels. On the support pipes, horizontal elements fixed in the wall are fixed.
- Then the place and type of door is selected, which can be of the central or side type.
- The most reliable door structures in this case are glass products, as well as acrylic or plastic.
- Installing a door requires attention and caution. Carefully place the construction rollers in the guide grooves and check their sliding.
- Also, the locking mechanism is checked for cracks and smooth opening over the entire area of movement.
Final stage
To finally complete the shower corner with your own hands, you need to install a mixer, curtain, shelves. Final sealing of all joints is carried out by applying a silicone composition to previously cleaned and dried surfaces.
After the sealant has dried, check the water supply, the integrity of the fittings, and the operation of the mixer. To control the sealing, the jet is directed onto the treated surfaces. If water seepage is observed, the procedure should be repeated.
The nuances of arranging a shower corner with a pallet
When using a shower design in which no steps are provided, it is reasonable to install a flat tray with low sides. Each element is equipped with adjustable legs, which makes it possible to adjust its height, depending on specific conditions.
First of all, you need to determine the place of the drain hole, and then adjust the height and inclination of the pan. In addition, it is desirable to refine the connecting joints with a special edging.
For an uninterrupted stack of water in the sewer, it is recommended to install a pan with a slight slope. The shower corner, the self-assembly of which is quite realistic, is structurally simple and simple to assemble. The main thing is to observe the sealing, bias and control the quality of the joints.
Installation Secrets to Know
If you plan to equip a shower corner with your own hands, you need to take care of the doors that fit to it. The main stages of the construction are as follows:
- Installation of a wall profile, its alignment in a vertical plane.
- Mark marker points for future drilling.
- Holes should be done carefully to avoid chips or deformation of the tiles.
- The depth of the workpiece must match the size of the fixing dowels.
- Then the doors of the shower structure are mounted. For added safety and to prevent damage to the product, it is advisable to work with one or two assistants.
- Cloths are fixed on a pre-mounted profile.
- In the end, the whole system must be checked for legal capacity.
Screw contacts should not be tightened as much as possible to avoid deformation of the glass.
Inclined shower enclosure
It is not so difficult to make a shower corner with your own hands, but, given that the arrangement of an inclined floor will provide a continuous stack of water, you need to follow certain rules. The following points will need to be considered:
- It is necessary to equip the floor in the floor, which will help to carry out the installation of the sewage unit.
- Before finishing cladding of the structure, all seams and cracks must be carefully sealed.
- Take into account that the floor structure includes screed, insulation, hydroisol and topcoat.
- The tile is mounted identically to the slope that the screed has.
The design of the floor with a slope will avoid the accumulation of water in the bathroom, make it easier to clean the room, will make it possible to select the dimensions individually, without focusing on the overall standards of pallets.
Total
In conclusion, it can be noted that it is not much more difficult to equip a shower corner without a tray with your own hands than to install a ready-made version. It takes savvy, time and patience, but the end result will please you for a long time. At the same time, you can recreate the shower cabin at your discretion, taking into account financial capabilities, imagination and features of the room.