If at home there is a bath, then this provides comfort. But gradually the legs can fail in the design. In this case, it is possible to install the bath on the bricks. The procedure can be performed independently, if you familiarize yourself with the features of the work. Installation principles are presented in the article.
Method Advantages
In the photo, installing a bath on bricks looks attractive. This method is suitable for fastening containers of steel, acrylic, cast iron, which can be performed independently. It is advisable to choose a red corpulent brick that can withstand heavy weight, exposure to water and harmful microflora.
Although each bathtub has standard metal legs, craftsmen install plumbing fixtures on a brick base. This is necessary for uniform load distribution, ensuring great stability. This installation method has the following advantages:
- Sustainability. During the installation of structures, high-quality stability is ensured. This indicator is especially important for steel and acrylic products, which have a light weight. Models from these materials with poor-quality fastening swing, stagger, slide, which is unsafe.
- Protection against wall deformation. The solid base, which supports the bottom, does not allow the deformation of the walls, so the enamel can last a long time. The walls of thin-walled structures deteriorate from weight, due to which the enamel coating crackes, and then peels off. This method eliminates noise during water collection, which is usually observed in metal bathtubs.
- Universality. Brick legs are installed on all bathtubs, regardless of weight, shape, size. In addition, the method will help to raise the capacity to any height.
Installing a font on bricks yourself will cost more than fixing on standard legs. Costs are made up of the price of brick and cement-sand mixture. The least material is needed to create brick columns, then this method is not much more effective than the classical one.
Masonry options
Masonry bathtubs are different. This is determined by the specifics of the room, the features of the bath, the production need, capabilities and imagination of a person. The following types are popular:
- Two pillars in the form of small walls. Usually they are performed with a concavity at the top in the shape of the vessel.
- A solid pedestal that serves as a support to the base.
- Walls of brick at the edges of the tank. This type is often used during installation of an angular acrylic structure.
There are no big differences in the technology for creating these masonry. The differences are only in the amount of material and the amount of labor. Although debris still appears during the dismantling of the bathroom, cleaning and preparation are considered mandatory procedures.
If you plan to install a brick base, but an old bathtub is placed, dismantling is first performed. Work must be done in special clothing and protective equipment. This work is dirty. Before dismantling, communications are disconnected: water taps are shut off. Still need to make accessories and accessories.
Furniture is removed from the room, plumbing, sanitary ware are dismantled . The room is cleaned of everything that will interfere. Often, when the bathtub is dismantled , a major overhaul is carried out, so they remove the tiles, tiles, remove paint and other facing materials. Everything is fast. These works allow for high-quality repairs.
Training
Do-it-yourself installation of a bath on bricks without legs begins with the implementation of preparatory work. Pay attention to the leveling of the floor, waterproofing. If the tile will lay down, you need a cement mortar for strength. Installation of an acrylic bath on bricks, as well as a steel tank, is carried out according to a single technology.
Due to the weak construction adhesive mixture applied by the comb method, small voids remain under the tile. This position should not be allowed so that the tiles do not crack or break under the weight of the bathtub. Walls are tiled with tiles when dimensional structures are installed. The service life of the bath will be long if the work is done qualitatively.
Why is it required?
Installing a bath on bricks is not a new solution, this method has been in demand for decades. This is a reliable method in which the structure is securely fixed, stable, will be installed in the right place, and will be used for a long time.
As you can see from practice, bricks are a more durable option than the "native" legs that are in the kit. After 10-12 years, the supports warp, after which the product is deformed, due to which water does not completely drain into the sewer after water procedures. If the bath is taken by a full person, then only with brick props will there be confidence that the product will withstand. Over time, the legs rust, which does not threaten the bricks.
Materials
In order for a bath to be installed on bricks to be performed efficiently, it is not necessary to buy many expensive electrical appliances or cheap materials. This will require the presence of:
- bricks - at least 15 pcs.;
- sand, dry cement, containers for the mixture;
- sealant;
- metal profile, grinder, self-tapping screws;
- trowel;
- level;
- protective rubber pads.
Sealant should be taken tape, which simplifies the work of insulating joints. Bricks should be taken red or white, which do not have voids inside. Protective pads are necessary only for a steel bath, and the number of bricks is increased, since the weight of such a design is greater. The level is needed for horizontal installation of the tank.
Taking measurements
It is necessary to carefully and accurately measure the bathing area using a tape measure or a long ruler. If the container is purchased or is it old, then you need to place it in the workspace. Then the exact dimensions are removed with the bath. You will need data on the length, width, depth, distance from the ends to the desired location of the props. The best is the distance between two rows of bricks of 50 cm, but it all depends on the length of the bowl.
Location in the room
Before installing the bath on the bricks, you need to make sure that the container fits snugly against the wall. Otherwise, water will be poured into the distance between it and the structure, because of which mold will appear. The ends of the container should tightly touch the walls, so the gaps after installation must be filled with sealant. It is important to determine at what height it is more profitable to place the structure. The indicator will be equal to the height of one brick.
The bath should be tilted towards the drain to prevent stagnation of water. It is desirable to create brick racks, while the height of the rear should be equal to 19 cm, and the front - 17. If the tank is made taking into account the slope for the drain, then you will not need to lay out racks of different heights.
Installation of backups
We continue to carry out the installation of the bath on the bricks with our own hands. When measurements are taken and the location area is marked, we begin to prepare a sand-cement mortar. To do this, you need cement and sand in a ratio of 1: 4.
First, laying the first row for one support and leveling to dissolve the solution. This procedure is carried out by level. Then, bricks of level 2 and 3 are installed. At the end of construction work, the mortar must be laid on the external parts of 1/2 brick, so that there is a recess in the shape of the bath. It takes 24 hours to solidify.
Do not rush to place the bath on a dry masonry, first you need to mount a siphon with overflow. To do this, turn the iron bowl upside down and treat the water holes with any hermetic means. Then a siphon with overflow is mounted on its own, and then a container is installed on a brick pedestal.
Installation
Before installing the iron bath on the bricks with your own hands, you need to put gaskets. Independently, it is desirable to carry out the work together, or even better, together. First, a level is placed at the bottom of the tank. Then the structure is lowered onto the bricks.
According to the level, a bathhouse is set up only if its design is classic - the bottom is horizontal. If the bottom is made with a slope, then the level needs to be applied not inside, but outside. The procedure is slow, without haste. It is important to ensure that the edge fits snugly against the walls.
The next step in installing a meter-long steel bath on bricks will be a test of strength and stability. You need to grab the edge of the container and pull it gently to the side, as if swaying is carried out. If movement is observed, then the structure is uneven, then you need to inspect the work and place a piece of brick, if necessary, strengthening with a solution or glue is performed. If desired, the edge can be glued to the wall with a profile or fixed with dowels and screws using a profile.
Fixation and installation of the pipe
To install a steel bath on bricks, additional reference points are necessary, since these containers are light and unstable. It is advisable to make a wall or brick racks at each of the 2 nearest corners. If the container is adjacent only one side to the wall, then it is necessary to build piers, and if the steel tub is limited from 3 sides, then brick columns are needed.
The next step in installing an acrylic bath on bricks will be to attach the drain to the sleeve of the sewer pipe. Need a plastic pipe and elbow with angles of 90 and 45 degrees. Flexible corrugation made of plastic is connected to the outlet of the sewer. This must be done hermetically so that nothing flows out when the water drains. For a snug fit, sealant is used. It takes time to dry and harden, otherwise it will not be able to qualitatively seal all openings.
Installation of a cast-iron bath on bricks is performed according to the above rules. After that, a connection reliability check is required. To do this, fill the tank with water and open the drain, after which they carefully monitor what is happening. It is important that the water is removed quickly and freely, in the joints and under the bath so that it does not drip. The check is carried out 2-5 times, after which the structure must rest, and then you need to repeat the filling and draining of water.
Recommendations
It is important to follow the process of installing the bathroom on the bricks. Errors can lead to negative consequences:
- The top of the product should not be higher than 60 cm from the floor. Many beginning masters make mistakes in this, because of which the period of operation of the product is reduced.
- It is necessary to pay attention to the angle, the direction of inclination. This is required for the correct calculation of the placement of sewer pipes. Mistakes can lead to difficulties with draining water. Usually the difference between the height of the sides is 2 cm.
- When forming the pedestal, it is important to consider the size, configuration of the product, as well as the material. Most difficulties will be with cast iron and metal structures. They are heavy, which creates a load on the base.
- Do not mount the bath immediately after the completion of the brick support. Drying is performed first.
- Sometimes with the help of building foam not only the brick base is processed, but also the outer part of the product. This is necessary for high-quality sound insulation. Coating an acrylic product is not necessary because it already has good sound absorption.
- To adjust the angle of inclination you get pieces of bricks and cement mortar. If you have to work with an acrylic container, it is important to control so that the sharp corners of the fragments of bricks do not pierce it.
Conclusion
If you have doubts about the quality of work, you can order it from a specialist. Now there are construction companies that perform this work. The installation price is 2-3 thousand rubles. If the work is done professionally, it will be more likely that the mount is reliable.