How to make a screen under a bath of tiles?

The outer panel, which is installed on the bath on the outside, decorates the room and gives it a certain finish. Such a screen can be bought in a sanitary ware shop - their choice is large enough. The disadvantage of these products is one - they sometimes are almost more expensive than the bath itself. But nothing prevents to arrange a fashionable detail yourself. How to make a screen under a bath of tiles or other materials? This will be discussed in our article.

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Why do I need a screen?

Before you start doing something, it's always helpful to understand the purpose. For many decades the baths stood without any additional panels - and nothing. Even now, many owners neglect such "excesses".It is really superfluous if you have a beautiful bath with elegant legs and decorative enamel on the outside. And if there is a very ordinary font - cheap, but rude. It is better to close the ugly lower part, but at the same time hide the water pipes.

Other functions of

In addition to purely decorative function, this screen will allow you to arrange under the bathroom something like an additional locker, where you can store:

• detergents;
• various chemicals;
• some tools.

Important! Screen for a plasterboard bath with your own hands or a partition of brick, plywood is especially important if the house has small animals. You definitely do not have to pull out from the bathroom a stray turtle or a lost hamster's landmarks.

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What are the screens made of?

Panels that allow you to close the space under the font, differ from each other:

• material;
• mounting method;
• by design type.

As for the material, in the apartments you can find panels:

• of acrylic;
• made of plastic;
• of plasterboard;
• from plywood;
• made of metal.

Finished models:

• You can buy a ceramic screen, which you will be presented as ready. But this is not entirely true. The kit includes a frame and a set of tiles, everything else has to be mounted by yourself, and this is not much different from making the screen completely.
• Acrylic panels are easy to attach, they are relatively strong, but they do not look very impressive.
• As for the plastic, the manufacturers offer quite a few options, but they all have one very significant drawback - the plastic is very fragile. In addition, poor-quality plastics are quickly destroyed, releasing harmful substances.

Homemade

screens Ready-made screens are easy to install, but the costs may be too high. But you can always do something interesting with much less. Homemade screen can be:

• painted:
• with ceramic tiles lined;
• with mosaic.

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form The use of this or that technology depends on the shape of the screen itself. It can be:

• simple rectangular;
• difficult - with all kinds of bends.

In the first case, tiles are suitable, in the second - small fragments, from which you can make a mosaic panel.

Complicated form

For mosaic use:

• colored glass( for example, broken bottles);
• broken multi-colored porcelain tableware;
• special mosaic modules.

Important! The basis for the mosaic is a special flexible mesh that can take any shape and onto which the modules are perfectly attached.

Rectangular screen

For the screen of a simple rectangular shape you need:

• tile:
• skeleton.
• drywall.

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Tile

Before you make a screen for a bath of tiles, let's discuss the performance of this material. There are a lot of them:

• strength;
• durability;
• hygiene;
• resistance to moisture;
• resistance to mechanical damage;
• spectacular appearance;

Tile is widely used for finishing rooms with high humidity. The abundance of water vapor in the air on it does not work and does not reduce the performance. To temperature differences this material is also not sensitive. In addition, it is easy to keep in order, with his usual sponge not only dirt is removed, but also mold, if it suddenly appears.

Serve this screen will be wonderful long, and the next repair will be enough to replace a few tiles, if they suddenly break down, or change the frame and again put the same tile. Ceramics can not be scratched, and such a screen can fail only in one case - if you strike it with a hammer every day.

Choose the type of tile

The screen under the bath with your own hands made of tiles will long please you with its magnificent qualities and spectacular appearance if you choose the right material. To pay attention to several parameters:

• technical characteristics;
• tile shape;
• color.

First, decide on the color - this will significantly narrow the range of searches, and accordingly - save time. There are many options:

• screen for the color of the walls already finished with tiles;
• screen for color plumbing;
• is slightly lighter or slightly darker than walls and equipment;
• of contrasting color.

As for the form, then the choice is small. Tiles are often square or rectangular. The first option is more convenient in many respects, besides, the choice of square tiles in stores is wider.

Specifications

These characteristics include:

• area;
• thickness.

Area

Bathroom - a relatively small room( although in a private house area can be any), so of all the abundance of tiles choose:

• small size( preferably);
• of medium size( if not small, suitable for other parameters).

Advantages of tile small area are obvious:

• is less likely to have to be cut;
• you can make interesting patterns.

Important! The most convenient options are 10x10 or 15x15 cm squares.

Thickness

It depends entirely on the frame and the base. The stronger they are, the thicker the tiles can be. The standard tile, which is usually faced with walls, is suitable for the screen.

Important! One possible solution is a screen of the same material as the walls. This approach greatly facilitates the choice.

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Features

What functions will your screen perform? From this depends on the choice of its design. It happens:

• capital, or deaf;
• with the possibility to arrange under the bathroom something like a repository;
• with a niche for the feet.

The first option is easier to develop and mount, however, it has a significant disadvantage. If suddenly the pipe under the bathroom flows - you have to disassemble the design and do it again. But these troubles can be avoided by taking care of the inspection windows - holes through which it will be possible to penetrate the bath.

If access is required

Access can be provided in two other ways:

• using sliding walls;
• leaving the bottom of the niche.

Deaf screen

The base is made mostly of two materials:

• bricks;
• drywall.

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Brick wall

This is just the wall to the brim of the font, and in order to build it, you can use not only whole bricks, but also halves. Installation is not much different from construction, for example, partitions. First, the wall is laid out of bricks, then plastered, and only then glued with tiles. The main difficulty is to make a strictly vertical wall. The requirements in this case are the same as for a conventional wall, that is, the surface should be almost perfectly flat.

Important! A brick screen can not be glued with tiles at all - now it is very fashionable to leave fragments of walls without finishing. But the surface must be cleaned of cement residues and varnished.

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Drywall

How to make a screen under a bath of drywall? It will be even a bit simpler than brick, because this material is sold in large sheets, and it is enough just to cut it correctly. Plastering it is not necessary. But at work it is necessary to consider some subtleties. First - two words about the merits, which include:

• strength;
• lightness;
• flexibility;
• possibility to apply different types of finishes;
• is an affordable price.

Important! Drywall is not afraid of mechanical influences. It will be difficult to break the screen. It is low in weight, which is very important for installation. In addition, from it you can make the screen even a fairly complex shape - for example, oval.

For work you need the most common tools. Cut drywall with an ordinary sharp knife, fasten on the frame - self-tapping screws. With regard to the variety of finishes, the plasterboard screen can:

• pasted with tiles;
• color;
• wallpapering;
• treated with decorative plaster;
• make a mosaic.

The only negative

But there is a significant drawback. Drywall does not tolerate a high moisture content, because it consists of cardboard sheets, between which layers of gypsum are laid. Both that and other materials are deformed under the influence of water. This, of course, can be used if you need to process a complex surface( for example, round the sheets).

Therefore:

1. Treat the sheet with a needle roller.
2. Water.
3. Make the desired shape.

Important! This does not mean that plasterboard can not be used in the bathroom. Just need to pick the right primer - then the material will not get wet, and the fungus will not settle on it. Buy this option does not work - in construction stores you will be offered several compounds specially designed for the processing of drywall tiles. Prices - the most diverse, so you can choose a primer that does not cause significant damage to your pocket.

We make a screen from drywall

The work will consist of several stages, each of which must be performed as high as possible. You are expected to:

• markup;
• frame assembly;
• stitching;
• trim.

Markup

To properly cut the sheets, they need to be marked. For this we need:

• building level;
• several cords with cargo;
• marker.

Operation procedure:

1. On the construction level, mark several points on the side of the bath.
2. Lower these points to the floor of the vertical( using laces with weights - but you can use a large metal square).
3. Mark the marker.
4. Connect the points by a straight line - the screen should not go beyond it.

Marking the racks

To make the necessary marks, you need to know:

• the thickness of plasterboard;
• thickness of finish.

Add these two measurements and back away from the intended line in the direction of the bath. Decide how many racks your screen will hold, mark the places for them.

Important! If you are going to glue the tile, then usually the thickness of the tile with glue is 10 mm, and the thickness of the profile CD47 is 47 mm.

Assembling the frame

After all the marked up, you can begin assembling the frame. You need some tools and materials:

• metal scissors;
• punch;
• screwdriver;
• self-tapping screws;
• dowel-nails;
• primer;
• sealant.

The frame is made of two kinds of profile - L and CD.It is better to follow the following sequence:

1. Draw a skeleton diagram on paper.
2. Enter the dimensions.
3. Cut the profile by strictly observing the dimensions.
4. On the bar that will be at the bottom, mark the holes for holes every 15-20 cm.
5. Lay the bar along the intended line.
6. Use a perforator to drill holes.
7. Secure the bar with the dowel-nails.
8. Attach the end strips - they are also more convenient to fasten the dowel-nails.
9. Place the rest of the vertical bars, and then - the top, they are fixed with screws.

Cover and lining

The next step is the lining. On the frame put sheets of gypsum board and fastened with screws. Then it is necessary to seal all seams with silicone sealant. You can also paint the drywall with oil paint.

But to cover the screen - that's not all. It is necessary that it looks beautiful, and for this use different versions of the cladding.

Important! Before this, a layer of deep penetration soil should be applied to the surface and allowed to dry.

Cladding the primed screen in the same way as any other drywall surface. Tiles are glued in rows with a notched trowel and special glue. Of course, the preliminary layout also makes sense in this case.

Important! If you decide to paint the screen, polyester and acrylic paints will work, they tolerate the high humidity very well, they are easily applied and quickly dry.

Revision windows

Such windows can be bought in construction stores. They can be mounted in the screen. The doors have already been made in them. Moreover, in building stores you can find even drywall sheets already equipped with such windows - it remains only to determine the place for them, correctly cut the sheet and mount the entire system.

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Sliding screens

Such models practically do not make of plasterboard. For a similar design are more suitable:

• plastic;
• plywood;
• metal sheets.

It is also unprofitable to coat a similar model with tiles - the whole system is very cumbersome and inconvenient. Therefore, proceed as follows:

1. Top and bottom mount metal straps.
2. On the slats, glue and fasten screws "rails" - strips of plastic with grooves( suitable, for example, fragments from the old sideboard with sliding doors).
3. Between the grooves are inserted sheets of plywood or metal, which travel on such "rails".

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Screen with a niche

The niche at the bottom is a very handy thing if you have to wash often in a bath or bathe babies. If there is a screen, you will have to lean more strongly, which is not very convenient. To avoid unnecessary loads, at the bottom of the screen a leg niche is cut out. It can be positioned both centrally( or where you most often stand), and along the entire length.

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About other

materials You can use wooden blocks instead of a profile, and instead of gypsum board you can use plywood. However, it should be borne in mind that the tree is very sensitive to high humidity, so without special treatment it will get wet and then dry up. Without impregnation in this case can not do. In all other respects, the actions will be almost the same as when working with gypsum boards, only to fix wooden parts can be ordinary nails.

Now you know everything you need to make a screen for a bath with your own hands. From the tile it will be, gypsum board, plywood or wood - now be determined by yourself, because only you know the planned design of the bathroom and only you know exactly how much money, the time is ready to allocate for this repair process.