Any unusual design decision of sanitary facilities, can ruin an unsightly view of open communication. Hide spoiling views, sewer pipes in the bathroom can be a number of ways, most importantly to provide access to the serving system.
Properly mounted interior drainage in the apartment - is key to the proper functioning plumbing, no problems with odors and dampness. Professional installation of pipes and preserve the integrity of just made repair and your nerves. Therefore, before the pipe wall up into the wall, make sure that the joints and fasteners securely glued, communications circuitry is configured in accordance with the building project.
Tip! It is not recommended immediately to cement water pipe in the wall, and lay tiles. Let stand for a few days, the assembled structure in the clear, to check the reliability of soldering joints in the pipes.
The requirements for materials
Before closing the pipes in the bathroom and toilet, you must choose the correct finishing material. Quality and technical characteristics of the materials used must meet the following requirements:
- Resistant to moisture. Kitchen, bathroom, bathroom - these are the places where humidity is always high. Under the influence of moisture materials can be deformed to collapse, mold appears. It is therefore necessary to choose moisture resistant variants;
- Low weight. In order not to "eat" and without that small area of the room, use materials that do not need to create a heavy, bulky designs for their fixing;
- Stability and chemicals. Application and cleaning of bathrooms without household chemicals is impossible, so the material must be such that it was easy to wash off dirt, chemicals. It must also carry a good direct contact with alkaline and aggressive cleaning agents.
The best materials according to specifications, to mask the communication are: MDF panels, wall panels, plastic, water-resistant gypsum board and tiles. A variety of textures, wide range of colors, allows their use in any interior and create your own original design.
How to disguise the tube: the most popular ways
Options to hide protruding communication in the kitchen and the bathroom a lot, we will look at the most popular.
method №1
Filling the furniture of sewer pipes in the bathroom - it's a simple, functional way to hide from the eyes of the pipe, while keeping access to them. It is important to choose the right set for the kitchen or bath. Better yet, make it to order, taking into account all the nuances available with communications.
Large sewer pipes, eg risers, must be completely clean for wide cabinets. That the furniture fit tightly to the wall and does not catch the eye projections, you must:
- Remove the back wall completely;
- Rear shelf to make recesses in the shape of the tube.
Pipes in the kitchen, reaching to hide sink cupboard, the rear wall is necessary to carry out the same operation as with stoic.
method №2
If very little space, there is no way to order and install the furniture, you can water just to decorate or paint, making it part of the interior. For painting radiator pipe has a special paint which is resistant to heat and does not emit toxic substances. To modify the risers can take a water-dispersion or alkyd paints.
Before applying the surface is cleaned of rust and dirt. Coated with a primer that will protect the metal from corrosion and give greater adhesion to paint. Before painting, ensure that the condensate is not going to be removed if necessary.
To select a plastic pipe with a paint containing no alkali and acetone. This can ruin the finish. The best way suitable acrylic based white spirit. Next, you need to follow these tips:
- It is necessary to protect the next wall and floor covering from inadvertent contact with the paint. Spread around paper or plastic film;
- Begin staining with cold pipes, since it quickly dries hot, the result may be unnatural;
- Work is carried out with a wide brush, as it is able to envelop the round shape and does not allow divorce.
No less interesting look to decorate the tube. It is possible, for example, to use moldings which effectively complement the vertical risers and turn them into the column.
Method № 3
One of the most popular ways - close the drain pipe in the bathroom plasterboard is completely or make it a box. Moisture resistant drywall - a practical material that is often used in the interior or at the time of redevelopment. Its main difference is impregnated and antifungal impregnation, which protects the material from mold, fungus damage.
that sashit pipes in a box, it is necessary to create a frame of metallic guides fixed to the wall brackets. To create the box profiles are used whose size 27h60 mm. Work is carried out in several stages:
- On the floor and adjacent walls make markup. From the highest point of the aqueduct retreating 3-5 cm, and then draws a line. Also outline the horizontal sides;
- Using fasteners fixed guides. These transverse fastened and fixed between a "crab" at step distance of 15-20 cm;
- Where communication contact with tenami boxes, attach a special tape for cushioning;
- During assembly, ensure that the front side of the drywall was on the outside. Cap screws must be screwed so that they do not interfere in the further finishing;
- Next, you need to leave an opening for the door. For this drywall cut hole in the workpiece door plant loop sheathing finish fully finishing material;
- To be safe corners are fitted with perforated fasteners.
If the box is generated for masking aqueduct with hot water or heating retained the top outlet openings warm air. Also, make a hole at the bottom. This is necessary to quickly detect a leak, then fix it.
Method № 4
The bathroom is often obkladyvaetsya tiles. It also can be used to mask the pipes. The method is characterized by high labor costs and financial investments, but will achieve a better aesthetic effect. Serve a basis metal or wooden rails of which is going to box. If the guides are wooden, they are treated with water-repellent composition.
Further, execution of works should be as follows:
- Spend froze perimeter passing communications;
- Going frame fixed to the floor and walls;
- Conduit sheathed chipboard or plywood sheets;
- Leave space for the door;
- From above impose reinforcing mesh;
- It is laid tiles;
- The seams between the tiles will be overwritten, leaving a space reserved for the door.
Form boxes can be any. For greater functionality, it can be done in the form of a projection or shelf on which will be placed decorative items. Or make a small locker where you can store household chemicals.
№5 method
The screen is made of plastic panels - a simple, high performance, as well as a cheap way to hide the cost of the pipe. Nestrashen panels or wet air, they do not deform, they are easy to replace, if you want to change the interior.
To perform a trim, require a base and a metal profile and U-corners. If you know the technology of stacking plastic ceiling panels, everything is similar.
- Before starting work, be sure to perform measurements and make the layout;
- Metal rails are mounted around the perimeter of the wall;
- Plastic cut to the required dimensions;
- The initial panel screwed to the profile part of the castle, and then just going with the help of latches;
- The last element is fixed by a fastening screw.
Mounting the screen under the bath is carried out in the same way. In this way it is possible to mask the tube near the floor, the counters.
№6 method
Plumbing shutters. This is an unusual, modern way of masking the pipes in the bathroom or toilet.
The main plus of this design - a full access to communications. Due to the broad spectrum of colors are easy to pick up your interior, will be a great addition in the bathroom, decorated in the style of hi-tech or loft.
There are two variants of the lifting mechanism: mechanical and electrical. Choose should be based on the size of the room, communications conditions. The frame can be made of drywall. To ensure stable operation of the mechanism, it is necessary to install the roller blind parallel floor and wall surfaces.
Method № 7
To save space in the tube wall can vtopit. This is a complex, radical process. In addition, the disadvantage is the complexity of the repairs. It is therefore important during work to provide preventive measures to eliminate leaks. For this purpose, it is desirable to solder fittings directly, when laying cutting grooves, to equip them with foam sleeves made. The insulating material will remove the condensate does not allow hot water pipes greatly expanded.
At the beginning of the work is necessarily schematic drawing on paper. Further, should do the following:
- Shut off the water in the basement, so as pipes have to endure. When it comes to the bathroom will have to drown out the sewer;
- Proshtrobit the walls puncher place pipe laying. Use a respirator, as it will be a lot of dust;
- After installation of running water soak a few days open to check the reliability and integrity of bayonets;
- Further it is possible to seal them with cement mortar;
- Only after the solution is completely dry, finish the work.
I must say that there are elements of the pipes, which can not be masked. These include:
- Designated fittings compound in the form of letters X, T and G. These are the most vulnerable places with a high risk of leakage;
- It is impossible to embed the metal pipes in the wall, and soldering the copper compound;
- All threaded, valve elements, which need constant access.
Recommendations masters and possible errors
There are a few rules when masking communications, which should adhere to.
- First, try to avoid the installation of communications of multiple joints. This requires competent wiring.
- Secondly, it is important that the compound be durable and soldered from the same material.
- Third, be sure to leave access to the meters, valves, cranes.
Use insulating material to avoid condensation.
conclusion
Each pipe has a way of masking their advantages and disadvantages. But whatever way you choose, the important thing to observe all the rules during work, then your communications will be not a weak point in the interior of the room.
