How to make a bathroom in a wooden house with your own hands?

Making a bathroom in the house is not easy, especially if the house is wooden. We have to solve problems that are not faced by those who equip houses from bricks or blocks.

Difficulties are related to the fact that the construction of a bathroom is not just the installation of plumbing, but also the creation of an “infrastructure” (plumbing, sewage, protected wiring with a water heater and ventilation). Considering that communications are established in a wooden building, one should approach the matter with special care.

A bathroom in a log house replaced the amenities in the courtyard. Accustomed to do all the owners of wooden houses themselves, starting to build a bathroom, should be familiar with the rules and sequence of operations.It is also necessary to acquire the necessary tools and materials so that you do not have to disassemble and redo the structure.

The device of a bathroom in a log house requires skills in different areas. Construction in the house from a bar consists of a number of stages and differs in some features.

One of them is shrinkage. To solve this problem, apply dampers. The house is recommended to build a sliding frame.

The next important feature is hygroscopicity and the danger of the appearance of a fungus due to the high humidity. It is almost impossible to bring him out on a tree, therefore it is necessary to prevent its appearance. To do this, at a certain stage, an antiseptic treatment of the room in which the bathroom is arranged and ventilation is installed is carried out. Simple ventilation can be done by making a hole in the ceiling. Installing a forced exhaust, you can increase the efficiency of ventilation.

Another feature is the need to protect the pipes from freezing. It is possible to use both traditional materials for thermal insulation of pipes, and modern heating cables.Pipes equip the crane for water discharge.

Placement of the bathroom in the country can be very diverse. If this is a two-story house, then a shower and a bathroom can be placed under the stairs, in the attic. Sometimes for these purposes an extension of about 5 square meters is used. m

Important is the location of the bathroom in the house relative to the points of connection to the water supply and sewage. It is necessary that at least one of the walls be external (for the installation of ventilation equipment).

The bathroom should be as far as possible from the dining room and kitchen. It is most convenient if it is located next to the dressing room or bedroom. Not bad, if it is located not above the living rooms, but above the kitchen. The entrance to the toilet should not be in the living room.

If the bathroom is combined, its area should be at least 3.8 m2. Separate - 3.2 m2 bathroom and 1.5 m2 toilet. If desired, you can make a room and a larger size. Planning should take into account the scheme of communications, unhindered access to them for inspection or repair.

In order to be comfortable to use the plumbing equipment, you need to place it so that there is enough space in front of the devices. When placing a shower, bath, it is important to leave a distance of 70 cm to the opposite wall. Passages - not less than 60 cm. Devices should not be closer to each other than 25 cm.

To build a bathroom you need to make a project as a whole, because its specificity and laying of communications affects the whole house. If a washbasin and a toilet are placed in the room, this is a lavatory, it occupies a smaller area, requires less expenditure and effort. Installation of a shower cabin, bathroom, water heater and installation of communications will cost much more, take more space, but provide a different level of comfort.

If the house has more than one floor, bathrooms are arranged on each. It is advisable to arrange them one above the other (cheaper installation of communications). The room must have a door that opens to the outside. If the area does not allow to put Evrovanna, you can try to place a domestic (shorter by 10 cm) or corner. Instead of the latter, you can install a shower.

Their installation needs to be begun with leading the sewerage. To avoid displacements (and, as a consequence, pipe breaks), installation of damping devices is necessary in the communication system due to shrinkage.It is possible to install compensation gaps when installing the system.

Supply pipes must be placed on a solid base and securely fixed. Exit sewage - through the chute in the foundation. It can not be attached to the wall. If it is necessary to remove the sewer pipe from the second or higher floor, use elastic suspensions to eliminate the possibility of depressurization.

Leaks in a wooden house are not allowed. Therefore, the floor is arranged a few centimeters lower than in living rooms. The sewage system is made of plastic pipes. They are easy to install, they can be quickly repaired, cleaned.

When installing a plumbing in a wooden house, you must remember that condensate will accumulate on a pipe with cold water. If inside the bathroom, decorated with moisture-resistant materials, it does not matter, then in the places where pipes enter the wooden walls or the floor, moisture will accumulate. Therefore, it is necessary to wrap the pipes in these places with heat insulating materials.

Having a bathroom with at least one outer wall, you can equip it with a simple ventilation system, but in order to achieve maximum efficiency, you should install a full-fledged air ventilation system.

It is necessary to comply with some rules:

• all elements of the system (fan and pipes) must be made of non-combustible materials;
• the design of the ventilation system must be protected from deformation due to shrinkage;
• ventilation elements should not come into contact with the tree, for this it is necessary to mount them with special brackets during installation;
• ventilation equipment is better placed in the attic.

The ventilation system must have an “iron” fire safety. It should be for the bathroom to install a specialized fan. In order to prevent air inflow in case of fire, it is necessary to integrate fire dampers into the system. Wiring should be hidden in a corrugated metal tube.

To protect the pipes from freezing, it is better to use heating cables. They are equipped with automatic regulators and maintain the desired temperature, invulnerable to corrosion. They can be used in the device and underfloor heating.

For plating the bathroom can be used as drywall and DSP plates. They are less vulnerable to moisture and suitable for walls, floor, ceiling.

Doors fit any suitable size. Usually use shield, covered with plastic or veneer. It is important that the coating protects them from changes in temperature and humidity. The ends of the door leaf below and above must also be protected from moisture. Suitable glass (frosted) doors in a metal or wooden frame using seals.

Frameworks for plating made from galvanized metal profiles. They are easy to use: the frames of them are quickly erected, allow you to hide communications, install installations. The result is an ideal surface that is suitable for any finishing option. The space of the partition between the sheet materials is filled with sound absorbing materials. At the same time, sound insulation is higher than that of a brick wall. On this wall, you can install a locker, mirror. But for the installation of the heater you need to mount additional metal holders in the wall.

For the floor is suitable laminate, which has good reviews.

To perform all the work with proper quality, you need to get a set of necessary tools: circular saw; hacksaw; spanner and pipe wrench; Lerka with dies; vice; plunger pumping; calipers; flat-blade screwdrivers.A pipe bender, clamp, locksmith tools and several fixtures are also required.

Connecting pipes using a thread is better than welding, since this method allows disassembly if necessary. Vise and knob with dies will help to cut the thread.

For assembly and disassembly of pipe connections, keys 14x22, 19x22, 17x19 and heads for a cap are required. Looking for adjustable wrench and pipe lever wrenches.

Before you start arranging a bathroom, you need to read step-by-step instructions. The bathroom unit should start with waterproofing. It is necessary to pre-impregnate the tree with antiseptic. All surfaces are internally treated with a water-repellent compound.

Then install the metal frame. It is covered with moisture resistant material. Joints are also treated. The brand of composition and method of application is chosen depending on the type of surface.

Roofing material is not the best choice for waterproofing indoors (high cost, non-environmentally friendly). It is better to use a water repellent. Thanks to it, the surface is covered with a membrane impermeable to moisture.

The floor and ceiling are most vulnerable to moisture. You can additionally protect places exposed to it with ceramic tiles. It is glued to the leveled surface. False ceiling will allow to hide the ventilation ducts, install lamps. The walls are sheathed with waterproof plasterboard, it is fastened with screws to the frame of a metal profile. The frame is made of "box-shaped" profiles (two connected U-shaped profiles). Pre-drilled holes in the plates for the installation of electrical wiring. It is possible to lay ceramic tiles for finishing. Sliding frame - a design that compensates for shrinkage. Do it on the markup on the walls of the metal profile.

Gypsum fiber sheets incise. They break easily along the cut line. Metal guides cut the grinder or special scissors. Installation of the frame is made with screws. The inner space is clogged with stone wool. After sheeting sheets putty seams.

Wood is exposed to temperature and humidity in a private log house, and finishing materials are another protective barrier.

The optimal material for finishing the bathroom in a wooden house is ceramic tile, panel. It should be laid on the surface of moisture-resistant gypsum fiber, pre-treated with the composition "Betonokontakt." Tiles begin to lay the bottom, moving up. First, level the floor with a building level. Having finished laying tile, begin jointing. This is done with a special grout, rubbing it into the seams between the tile with a rubber trowel. This solution quickly hardens, so you need to work quickly and process small areas at a time. Excess solution can be easily removed with a soft cloth.

The ceiling is better to do outboard. For this purpose, a frame of metal profile is mounted. To look good line of the junction of the wall and ceiling, installed on the perimeter of polystyrene foam baseboard (ceiling). It is glued with mounting glue. For a perfect installation of the ceiling plinth, it is necessary to cut corners with the help of the construction molded material.

For finishing also apply lining, paint it.

Another option to quickly and inexpensively sheathe the inside of the bathroom, plastic panels. They are properly mounted on the crate or liquid nails.

This will require: a drill; screwdriver; drill; hacksaw; construction level.

You can install the installation for the toilet with your own hands and choose the appropriate style of the bathroom.

If space permits, you can install both a bath and a shower stall.

Inexpensive and functional.

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