Making a shower cabin without a pallet with your own hands in the apartment

Bathroom has a very important function for all residents of the apartment: if there are no proper conditions, then hygiene is very difficult. Variants of such a room can be very diverse, and they depend, first of all, on the size of the room. For a small bath it is inappropriate to have a large amount of furniture. In this case, everything should be simple and concise, as a result, a shower cabin without a tray will be the best choice.

Have a good and comfortable bathroom - the desire of any person. Therefore, in preparing for the repair of the premises, it is important to determine the presence of the necessary in it. If there is a lot of space, you can afford to design a beautiful room with various possibilities, where there is a place for drying, and for washing, and for cabinets.If the dimensions of the room do not allow to bring in a large number of components, then it is important to leave the most important thing.

A shower cabin without a pallet in an apartment with a small area will become a real boon. Make it yourself possible. The difference between such a booth and a booth with a pallet lies in certain nuances that you need to know when planning the choice of a place for swimming.

The advantages of the design without a pallet include:

• visual increase in the dimensions of the room;
• the creation of an original design with the help of a new design;
• ease of use of the shower, especially for children, aged people and people with health problems;
• ease of installation of such booths;
• convenience of cleaning the bathroom;
• does not require large financial investments.

The absence of a pallet is compensated by a ladder through which water is immediately drained from the floor surface into the sewer. In order to make this drainage system, it is necessary to raise the height of the floor (in the case of an apartment) or to design this room in advance taking into account the future bathing area.

The shower stall without a pallet has a number of drawbacks, which should also be mentioned:

• in case of unprofessional and improper mounting of the ladder, the water will not be completely removed from the booth, and there it will be wet all the time;
• if there are no sides in the booth, even the lowest, then after taking a shower and opening the doors, residual water will flow out;
• in case of any breakdowns of the drainage system there is a big risk to flood the neighbors who live on the floor below;
• if the siphon is set incorrectly, an unpleasant and stale smell will be felt in the bathroom.

For these reasons, most often for the installation of such booths resort to the help of professionals. If you want to do everything yourself, then in the process of construction work you should not hurry: every stage should be calculated to the smallest detail and checked repeatedly.

If a shower with a tray takes up a lot of space, then using a design without a pallet with translucent partitions will make the room spacious and large.

The use of glass or tile in a cabin without a pallet will give a more elegant look than acrylic or polycarbonate casement doors with a pallet.

In the booth itself, you can use wood to arrange the floorto stand on it was more comfortable and convenient. Best suited polished oak or walnut, which must be opened with a waterproof varnish. This treatment will reduce the slip on the surface and will become a heat-insulating layer for the floor, if the warm floor was not originally designed.

To create a drain you need to make an additional recess into which the ladder will be placed. It is best to create an additional threshold, which, in addition to the decorative role, will carry the functional load, preventing water from entering outside the booth. In the bathroom, such protection will help to avoid many problems, and therefore will not be superfluous.

Modern bathroom can be simplewhen the cabin is installed in the space reserved for it, and the remaining space is allocated for other needs. However, the design of this room may be much more interesting, for which additional walls or partitions are constructed. The shower in this version looks unusual, but beautiful, because the cabin turns out to be hidden behind a partition and does not catch the eye.

A new solution in the design of the booth can be a ceiling sprayer of water, which can be installed directly into the ceiling and not fixed to the wall. Thus, it is possible to save water and prevent it from falling outside the booth.

When planning a new design of the bathroom and the appearance of a booth in it, it is important to take into account all the factors so that taking a shower is pleasant and comfortable.

The corner in which the booth will be located should be located where there are sewage pipes in order for the water to flow away as quickly and safely as possible. It is desirable that the doors to the room were far enough, which will give the opportunity to visually make the bath larger and more spacious.

For a beautiful design of the room, you can use a bright tile. In addition, care should be taken to ensure that the color and stylistic decision of the walls, floor, booths and furniture are combined.

Planning to create a shower stall without a pallet, you should think about the materials from which the walls will be made.

• Plastic. It looks beautiful and makes the whole structure light and transparent. Plastic walls will last a very long time.In addition, they are very easy to care for, and you can purchase the material at an affordable price.
• Glass - material that is most often used for cabins without a pallet. The glass surface can be transparent, matte or combination. Modern doors can be iridescent or colored, which significantly expands the possibilities for room design.

Doors for such booths can be made of ordinary or colored glass.

• Glass blocks - This is the most versatile option for bathroom cabins. By installing a glass block, you can divide the space in the room and allocate an area for a comfortable shower.
• PVC Blinds used for open booths. They are quite dense and do not let water through, and are used only during the shower. The cost of the curtains is low, so periodically they can be updated to create a new interior room.

For the selection of the size of the shower you need to focus on the bathroom itself.In a small room, it is best to install a booth of 100x100 cm, in which it will be comfortable to swim and do all the necessary hygienic procedures. If it is possible to make a more cumbersome design, then its dimensions are set individually.

The size may depend on the characteristics of the figure of people living in the apartment: for thin ones there will be enough minimum dimensions, but for full people it will be much more convenient to take a shower in a spacious room.

Having thought about a shower stall without a pallet, it is important to take into account the height of the room from floor to ceiling. To create a ladder, you need to raise the floor level by at least 10 cm, so in low apartments this will become a difficulty, especially if the household is tall.

In addition, it is possible to purchase asymmetric showers, where one wall will be shorter than the other. The minimum size is 70 cm, and the maximum can be selected according to your own preferences.

When planning the installation of a shower stall without a pallet, it is important to clearly understand what is to be done.

The first stage is to determine the place for the booth.after which preparation for the installation of the ladder begins. This is the most important stage on which the full work of the construction and comfort when taking a shower depends. There are many variants of ladders, because it is important to choose the one that will best cope with the drainage of water in a particular room.

Some designs are equipped with an addition that allows you to warm the floor, which is important for rooms where there is no heating, but there is a need for water treatment.

The gangway is a very durable product that can hold a weight of up to several tons. Temperature imbalance is absolutely not terrible for such equipment: a drop from minus 50 to extremely high temperatures will not affect the performance of the ladder. The gangway consists of a grate, siphon, drainage ring and steel flange.

Using a vertical ladder is typical for the private sector.where sewage is derived from the floor. The horizontal version is suitable for apartments, where with the help of side drainage water flows into sewer pipes.

When laying tiles on walls and floors, it is important to do this so that the wall overlaps the floor and the joints are well filled with waterproof material.

It is better to choose walls for a cabin from glass (from 6 millimeters thick).If the construction is angular, then the bathroom tile will be used as the back wall. If the stall is set apart, away from all walls, then each of its walls is a glass partition. If the contact is only with one wall, then from the other three partitions with a door are installed.

Cabins for a shower without a pallet can be square, semicircular, rectangular and round. The choice of form completely depends on the size of the room where the booth is located and the dimensions of the people who will use it.

Depending on the type of construction, the location also changes: square and rectangular can border only one wall or stand apart, the round one will be near the wall, and the semicircular one - stand in the corner connecting the two walls of the bathroom.

To prepare the base for a shower booth, a complete dismantling of the old coating is required. This is important in order to get to the drains, organize a new drainage and install a drain. All fittings that interfere with operation must be removed, and dust and dirt must be completely removed.The base under the floor should be completely flat, without differences in height. The walls with the base are covered with insulating mastic.

The floor in the cabin must be done with a slight slope to the place of water flow.so that it does not spread throughout the booth and quickly flowed. Plums can be made both in the center and in the corner of the shower area. To drain water, you can use both the ladder and the channel, which is installed easier and faster.

For proper installation of all structures, it is important to properly work with the floor. The first layer should go concrete, then foam, which is placed waterproofing. Then there must be another concrete layer that is veneered and completes the construction of the floor.

Drainage channels must be installed before all of these works, otherwise it will be too late to change something. The complete set of a floor by discharge also is thought over in advance and is considered at each new layer of a floor.

The arrangement of the stall without a pallet is quite complicatedTherefore, without experience, it is important to think through the entire workflow step by step and not deviate from the intended plan.

Replacing the old floor is necessary, because without these actions it will not be possible to get to the base of the pipes and equip a new system of water flow.If the floor is drained incorrectly, then instead of timely outflow of water, it will accumulate and (if the sides were not provided) moisture will be in the shower.

The surface on which it is necessary to stand in a booth can be made using various materials. It is best to cover the floor with wooden flooring that is environmentally friendly and pleasant for direct contact.

So, specially treated wood can last for a long time without changing its appearance, and the tiled floor area will look aesthetic, especially if the tile complements or continues the basic idea of ​​the design. In addition, it will not let moisture through and will reliably protect the floor, but it is not too pleasant to use it without floor heating or a rug.

Being engaged in the preparation of the base, it is necessary to take into account all the important points, to think over the design completely, to avoid mistakes. The most important thing is to properly equip the system to drain water from the shower stall. It is necessary to make all the necessary layers that should be at the base of the place for swimming. If you are not confident in your abilities, it is better to invite a specialist (or at least to consult him).

For the installation of the shower stall, it is important to correctly make the foundation on which the further construction will be erected.

When the old flooring is dismantled and a new drainage system is installed, it is necessary to properly finish the construction of the base and to overlay it with tiles. You can choose the usual variant of the coating, but it is recommended to use a small, mosaic tile, which will be much nicer when you are in the process of swimming. Before you start installing the coating, it is important to take care of waterproofing, which is extremely important for the bathroom.

Having a ready base, it is important to check its slope, which is set at the stage of floor screed. If it is made incorrectly, the usability of the booth will be dubious.

When the base is ready, you need to use finish insulation., for which mastic is applied to the floor and the lower part of the walls, which will be in contact with water constantly. The joint with the floor and the drain must be further processed using waterproofing tape, which is applied to another layer of mastic.

Laying the tile itself begins in the bathroom not from the floor, but from the walls, which provides greater protection of the room against moisture. On the floor in the cabin laying will be simple if the slope to the sink is located in the far corner.But if it is located in the middle, then it will be necessary to cut the tile so that it lies correctly. In the booth itself, you can use tiles of a different color to highlight this zone.

When all surfaces are lined with tiles, the joints between the tiles are filled with silicone sealant.

Installation of the booth itself will be the final stage.

Having thought about purchasing a shower stall without a pallet, it is important to choose for yourself a suitable option, of which there is not so little:

• frameless type;
• type without vertical profiles;
• framework with frame;

• booth profile in gold, copper, brass;
• compound glass and plastic;
• the use of curtains instead of partitions;
• sliding doors;
• opening single doors.

The location of the bathing area is thought out in advance, as are the dimensions of the booth, so the partitions are bought exactly in size. The choice of colors and textures is also thought out at the planning stage, so that, after finishing the work with the base and tile cladding, you can safely install the walls.

In the house to build such a variant of the shower room is simpler than in the apartment, but with a great desire and skills,you can handle it yourself and in a high-rise building. Installing the fence in the form of a side will prevent the flow of water from the booth.

When building a shower stall without a pallet, you should follow the recommendations of experts.

• When you create in an apartment or house design with a shower stall without a pallet, it is important to correctly calculate the slope for draining water. It is usually made with a difference of 1 cm per meter, which allows water to flow in the right direction, and there is no risk of injury.
• Beautiful and comfortable arrangement of the floor is possible with the help of small-sized tiles. If you use a tile of standard dimensions, then it will be very difficult to work with it, especially near the drain. Small tiles allow you to cope with this task easily, although they require more time for the work itself.

• Installing a drainage system, it is important to do everything right at once, because the repair after the completion of the booth will no longer be possible. Do not rush at this stage.
• Starting work with the floor (in particular, in the cabin itself), you should do the laying of the drain.
• Acquiring the necessary materials, it is worth taking them with a small margin (in case of unforeseen circumstances).It is better to buy quality products that will extend the life of the bathroom as long as possible.
• If the dimensions of the room allow, then, in addition to the shower, you can leave the bath: the combined design will look interesting and unusual. Also, this decision will be practical and will give the opportunity to quickly take a shower and soak in the bath.

When deciding how the bathroom will look like and how to choose a shower stall, you need to look at the options for ready-made rooms, which will help you find the perfect option for a particular room and family to use it.

The bathroom, made in bright colors, contrasts with the cabin, inside which there is an imitation of brickwork.

A low base booth is easy to use, especially for certain populations.

Choosing a bright shade for the floor, it is logical to make the entire inside of the booth in the same color.

The bright colors of the bathroom provide lightness and unobtrusiveness.

The angular location of the booth saves space, and the transparent walls with tinting do not visually take away the space of the bathroom.

For those who wish to make a cabin in the shower quickly and inexpensively, you can use the option of placing it at the partition wall, and as a protection against splashes you can put one long wall of glass. It is better not to highlight the shower zone in color, which will make it invisible at all. In this case, you do not need to do either the roof or the doors, only the base and one wall. If there are concerns about the ingress of water outside the booth, you can hang the entrance to it with a curtain.

Any shower repair option will look good if it is prepared and implemented with a soul. Skillful hands and the desire to make your home more comfortable can make a work of art out of any room, while maintaining the functionality of the room, and sometimes expanding its capabilities.

On the pros and cons of showers without pallets, see the following video.