DIY bathroom repair

The bathroom is one of the most difficult premises in terms of repair work. Special attention should be paid to updating it, because in this room there are differences in humidity and temperature. To make a bathroom repair with your own hands, you need to know where to start it, in what sequence the work is done. How to do it right - we will describe in this article.

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Sequence of steps

It is necessary to understand the sequence of work performed before answering the question of how to make a bathroom in the apartment with your own hands.

Stages of repair in the bathroom:

• Planning.
• Purchase of materials.
• Dismantling the old repair.
• Work with communications.
• Waterproofing the floor.
• Alignment of walls, floor and ceiling.
• The final work.

We will consider each of these stages separately.

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Repair Planning

Planning is one of the main stages of the entire repair.

The plan provides an opportunity:

• To form an approximate image of the bathroom after repair.
• Purchase the necessary materials in the right amount.
• Determine the approximate cost of this room.
• Buy plumbing equipment suitable in design and size.
• Correctly post and hide communications.

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Procurement of materials

Do-it-yourself bathroom repair begins with the selection and acquisition of the necessary materials:

• Do not buy the cheapest materials - they will not last you long. Get only high-quality finishing materials that will last you at least 10 years.
• Do not buy cheap grout if you have chosen a good tile, and to connect expensive plumbing, buy high-quality pipes and mixers for it.

Important! The most popular finishing materials for the bathroom are tiles, porcelain tiles, mosaics. If you wish, you can also use the more economical option - washable wallpaper, paint, or expensive to create a certain atmosphere - for example, wood, but it must be carefully selected and processed. As for pipes, the best option for today is PVC.

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Dismantling

To dismantle old equipment and repair, you do not need to have a special education, but we recommend that you follow these rules:

• Gently break, not break. This rule applies to your safety.
• Use gloves, closed shoes, special goggles, etc. for personal safety.
• Dismantle the floor and wall trim to a concrete or brick base.
• Dismantle plumbing equipment in the reverse order from installation.
• Knock down the tiles most conveniently with a punch.

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Work with communications

After dismantling, proceed to work with wiring and water supply.

It’s not worth undertaking work with electricity on your own, without having certain skills. Entrust this work to a qualified person. The same situation occurs with the replacement of pipes. If you are confident in your abilities, do this job with your own hands.

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Waterproofing

An integral part of the repair in the bathroom is waterproofing.

It is done as follows:

1. Clean the surface of dust and debris and prime.
2. Using a special film for waterproofing, lay it on the floor with the institution on the walls. Or use mastic, which you apply to the floor and the lower part of the walls with a flat brush and roller.
3. Next is the leveling screed.

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Surface Leveling:

• To level the walls, prepare a mixture of 1 part cement and 4 parts sand.

Important! Add one tenth of the volume of water in it to the PVA emulsion to make the mixture more plastic.

• Install perforated beacons on the walls in front of the plaster.
• Level the surface with a mixture.

Important! Also, for leveling, you can use moisture-resistant drywall, which must be treated with an antifungal agent and waterproofing mastic. Drywall is attached to metal profiles or special glue.

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Tiling the walls:

1. Laying tiles starts from the second row, the bottom row will be laid after installing the floor.
2. Mark the points with a level at the same height in the corners of the room.
3. Beat the line for reference.
4. Cover the walls with tile adhesive with a notched trowel.
5. Apply glue to the tiles and attach to the wall.
6. Check the evenness of the installation level, stick the next tile.
7. Set the spacers between the tiles.
8. After drying, pull out the spacer crosses and clean the surface.
9. Scratch the seams with a soft rubber spatula.

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Floor and ceiling finishes

Work with the ceiling and floor is similar in many respects to the manipulations that were carried out during the decoration of the walls. But still, there are some differences.

It is best to choose a ceramic tile for the floor, which is laid on the floor in this way:

1. Cover the floor with tile adhesive.
2. Lay the tile on the floor and push it to the floor, and then tap with a hammer with a rubber nozzle in the direction from the center to the edges.
3. Check the level for correct installation.
4. Lastly, lay trimmed tiles around the pipes.
5. Clean the floor and grout the seams.

Important! For ceiling decoration, you can use suspended structures, suspended ceilings, putty.

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Final work

Do-it-yourself bathroom repair is almost over. It is only necessary to install plumbing equipment, doors, furniture and accessories:

• Plumbing fixtures are installed after finishing all the finishing works in order to save new plumbing from mechanical damage and have full access to all surfaces in the bathroom.
• The door is installed after installing the plumbing so that they are not damaged during its entry.
• After - lighting fixtures, mirrors, shelves, hooks and other accessories are attached.

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How to make a bathroom in the apartment with your own hands - we described in this article above. The work is not easy has certain difficulties, but if you follow the created plan and use all the recommendations, the result will exceed all your expectations and will please you for many years.