Installing steel bath with his hands

In addition to iron and acrylic, the market offers a large number of steel baths, which differ in the availability and ease of installation. In today's article I will talk about how to set it by hand.

What is needed for the installation?

Need design itself and feet with bindings that are provided. In addition, in the course of work, we will need the following tools:

• wrench and pliers;
• Sanitary sealant to fill gaps;
• polyurethane foam for thermal insulation of the bottom;
• drain valves (siphon and bends);
• Saw for sawing wooden bars (in the case of setting the frame).

Nuances and possible errors

All stages of installation to be performed with the utmost care. Let's look at the most common mistakes that can occur during operation:

1. Improper adjustment of leveling feet. If not properly adjust them at the beginning, later it is very difficult to do. The bowl has to be fixed.
2. Loose legs. Details need to tie up to the stop. Otherwise, the nuts become loose, resulting in a loosening of the bath.
3. Installation of drainage system after a bath installation. In this case, the process proceeds much more difficult due to the lack of normal access to the working surface. The difficulty arises when the bath has a low landing.
4. Incorrect markup level sewer pipes. If the drain pipe is located above the bottom of the bowl, is sure to encounter difficulties with the outflow of water.

Because of these "blunders" you will have to re-do the repairs.

How to prepare the bathroom for installation?

Before starting the work necessary to prepare the room itself. Establish better bath immediately before coating tiled walls. In this approach, during the lining can be effectively repaired all the cracks and gaps.

As for sex, it It must be perfectly flat and have a durable coating. Change it better before installing the bath. When installing the tiles should be pressed into the floor, to prevent the formation of voids. If you do not, then under high load it simply will crack.

When major repairs necessary check for the presence of uneven walls. If they are found, it would require an adjustment of the cement plaster. If the walls are too curves, then it is better to level with the help of water-resistant gypsum board.

Set bath

You can install it without the support or on a special frame. The second preferred embodiment - it gives reliable construction. Let us consider it in more detail.

on the brick

Brick is one of the best materials for rack mounting. Can make a clutch of three walls, or to limit the two supportsSupporting the bottom of the bath. The first method is characterized by high reliability, but require significant costs for bricks and mortar. The second option is much more economical. Brick supports can serve instead of the native metal legs.

Important! It is necessary to carefully adjust the height.

After you install the bath should be filled with sealant gaps.

On wooden blocks

They can be nailed on the perimeter of the walls, and a bath set on them. Such a device will provide strength and to protect the pipe from damage. Mounting structure consists of the following steps:

• markings on the wall;
• cutting wooden bars;
• fixing bars using screws;
• applying to the surface sealant health bars;
• installation of bathroom with a pre-screwed legs;
• Adjust the feet and re-sealing of the perimeter.

How to fix and adjust the feet

The legs are screwed to the ground with bolts. It is necessary to securely tighten up bolts and adjust so that exit the downcomer is flush with the bottom of the bowl.

Final work (insulation, regulation, sanitary summing)

Siphon plastic and outlet to the sewer is best to fasten bath installation. Advance withdrawal at the end of a connected simply connected to a drain pipe. As I said above, it is necessary to adjust the height of the bath so that the drain pipe is at the bottom of the bowl.

To eliminate the noise of water flows to the bottom of the cup can be applied to the foam core. It must be done before the bath installation.