Corner on a bath plastic - installation

In any bathroom there is quite a difficult microclimate, that's why you need to choose the finest materials for repairing this room as carefully as possible, demanding. The lack of the ability to constantly ventilate the bathroom, a high level of humidity, frequent changes in temperature adversely affect the finish of all surfaces, which leads to their rapid wear. Therefore, during the repair it is important to take care of isolating all possible joints, gaps, where moisture can penetrate. And the most vulnerable place where dampness constantly occurs, mold is formed, an unpleasant smell, you can name the gap between the wall and the bathroom. To solve this problem, the masters attach a corner to the plastic bath. The installation of this useful element does not take a lot of time, but it is considered quite useful. Actually, how and where to use such corners, we'll talk in this article.

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Types of corners for the bathroom

Before you learn how to properly install a plastic corner on a bathtub, you need to figure out what kind of bathroom they are in order to choose the best option for your home. In the people they are also called curbs, which are an inexpensive, practical tool that allows you to remove gaps between walls and fonts.

Important! More often such gaps arise due to the unevenness of the walls, the violation of the technology of bath installation or the discrepancy of its dimensions with the parameters of the room. They are made, as a rule, from polyvinylchloride, and they represent a usual bar in the form of a corner in width from 3 to 6 cm and length from 1,8 to 3 meters. Such curbs can easily be fixed independently with the help of liquid nails or silicone sealant.

There are such varieties of corners:

• Internal borders. This - the corners, which are installed in the process of facing the walls with tiled materials, and then on top of them the sides of the bath are mounted. Thanks to this design, it is possible to reliably isolate the joints between the wall and the bowl from moisture ingress.
• External borders. These are plastic corners, which are mounted on top of the bowl. In other words, these are the bars curved in the form of an angle of 45 degrees. Such self-adhesive edges do not allow water to penetrate between the wall and the bathroom, as all the liquid flows down them inside the container.
• Dismountable corners for the bathroom. They consist of two parts - an internal and decorative outer edge. Their installation is more complicated, but they perfectly protect against the formation of mold, moisture penetration.

Important! To choose specifically, what type of waterproofing border is right for you, you need to rely on the situation:

• If you need to seal a hole between the wall and the old bathroom, you'll get a better self-adhesive corner.
• For new plumbing are more suitable long-term collapsible rails, so how to fix a bath on the bath is necessary in this case in the process of performing repair work.

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Advantages of the corners for the

bath Until the appearance of specialized devices for insulation of joints between the wall and the bowl of the master, tools were used, for example, thickened oil paint or moisture-resistant cement. But, unfortunately, such measures were of a temporary nature, because we had to regularly re-cover the cracks.

Plastic corners have become a real salvation. They completely solved the problem of water leakage into the formed gaps. Their advantages include:

1. Easy installation. Even a person completely unaware of the repair work understands how to install a corner in the bathroom. Indeed, fix it is simple, you just need to use liquid nails or sealant.
2. Resistance to a changeable microclimate in the bathroom. Since plastic is a very practical material, it is not afraid of dampness, direct contact with detergents, water and mold. That's why these curbs are very long.
3. Easy to clean. Such materials are absolutely undemanding in this respect - it is enough to wash the corners occasionally with a soap solution or a regular sponge.
4. Reliability. Curbs do not allow water to flow into the gap between the bath and the wall due to its smooth construction, and thanks to this, the liquid does not stagnate in them.

Important! It is on the right choice of angle depends on how much you qualitatively seal the seams between the bathroom and the wall surface. To accurately avoid mistakes and avoid water ingress or splashing during the use of the shower, choose the sides 2-4 cm wider than the gaps themselves.

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How to set a corner for a new bath?

So, you have purchased a new plumbing and bathing corners. How to install them we will consider further. Once a brand new bath is installed, you need to take care of sealing the joint between it and the wall before you start using it.

Materials for the work of

You will need to install the rims, in addition to them:

• sealant;
• painting tape;
• antiseptic;
• hacksaw or jigsaw.

We make the installation as follows:

1. The sides of the bowl that adjoin the wall should be carefully cleaned of dust and dirt with a sponge and soap solution.
2. Now measure the distance from the side of the bath, corresponding to the height of the curb, then at this level we fix the paint tape in order to protect the new finish of the walls from dirt.
3. We fix the side of the sanitary ware and the adjacent wall with an antiseptic and degreasing agent, so that the corner is better adhered.
4. Fill the sealant gap between the wall and the bathroom, let it dry properly for several days.
5. We cut the plastic corners using a jig saw or a hacksaw at an angle of 45 degrees of the correct size, we apply liquid nails or a sealant on them, press them well against the surface.
6. The edges of the sides are closed with special plugs, we let the construction dry for a few days.

Important! Note that corner corners of 90 degrees serve no more than two years due to the fact that due to unsuccessful design they constantly accumulate water and develop a fungus. Over time, they darken, start to smell unpleasantly and raise unsanitary conditions. Of course, you can get rid of mold, but only for a while and the corner still have to be replaced.

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How to install a border on an old bath?

When the bath is operated for a rather long time, the joints between it and the wall naturally wear out, so they have to be re-sealed. Excellent for this plastic border, because its installation does not require dismantling the finish of the walls and does not spoil the appearance of the room.

In this case, you need to understand carefully how to fix the adhesive tape. The bath is mounted in the following order:

1. We dismantle the old corners with a knife or spatula.
2. We remove from the joint old sealant. If you do this it will be difficult to use tools, then you can use some kind of chemical composition.
3. With antiseptic, we remove mold from the walls and sides of the bath.
4. Clean the surface of dust and dirt with a detergent and then with alcohol, degreasing acetone or detergent containing acid.
5. The joint is filled with a new sealant on a silicone base.
6. To sealant does not hit the wall and the edges of the bath, you need to protect them with paint tape, and this is important not to spoil the decorative design of these surfaces.
7. Use a jigsaw or a knife to cut the corners and make sure that the joints are even, at an angle of 45 degrees.
8. We apply sealant to the sides and tightly press them against the wall and the edge of the bath.
9. You can remove excess sealant with a normal rag.
10. It is necessary to put the caps on the edges of the rails.

Now you know all about how the installation of plastic corners on the bath, why do it and how much it is profitable. We hope you have succeeded, you have seen that it is simply and inexpensively, and now your bathroom is in an ideal condition, in which there should be a main hygiene room in any house.