Self-assembled shower cabin

Self-assembly of a shower cabin will save you a lot of money that you would spend to attract a master.

Shower cabins are increasingly found in modern apartments.

There are several explanations for this: they are convenient, do not occupy a lot of space and with their help you can save considerably on water, because the shower cabin will consume it less than a classic overall bath.

There are a lot of models of shower cabins, and you can choose the appropriate in size, price and functions.

But, whatever type of device you choose, you will bring it in disassembled form, and after that the cabin will need to be assembled, either with the help of specialists, or independently.

On how to properly assemble the shower cabin yourself, we'll talk in this article.

Floor preparation, frame and pallet assembly

Even if you are new to repair work and have never before installed shower enclosures, using videos and instructionsit will not be difficult to do this, and the entire assembly process will take no more than 3 hours.

However, some preparatory work still have to, although they are easier than installing a bath.

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First of all, you need to choose the place where the cabin will be located. To do this, you need a room layout.

On it you have to choose an angle that has 90 degrees and is lined with tiles or other resistant material.

The floor must also be laid out with tiles, or even if you align and cement. It must be strictly horizontal so that the structure is stable.

Assembling the shower enclosure requires communication in the place where it will be located.

If this is not done yet, then you will need instructions on how to connect the sewage system to the shower cabin and how to bring hot and cold water to the mixer on the wall.

Use the video to make your work easier, or use the help of professionals.

After these works are completed, you can proceed directly to assembly and installation of the structure.

Often the assembly scheme of the cabin is applied by the manufacturers to the design itself, so first unpack the parts and see if there is one.

When unpacking, you must act very carefully to prevent damage, especially the cabin doors, which are often glassy and quite fragile.

Although the instructions how to assemble the shower can be different depending on the manufacturer, the main stages of it are similar.

Begin assembly from the installation of the pallet - this detail of the design is the largest and is usually packed in a separate box.

If you got a shower in a semi-assembled form, then it will be somewhat easier to install it.

The pallet looks like a mini-bath, covered with acrylic, on its bottom is installed a crosspiece made of metal. To her, you need to attach the legs that are included in the kit.

The scheme of their installation is simple: they need to be fixed on one plane and stand exactly, otherwise the pan will stagger or tilt.

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The pallet with fixed feet is mounted to the wall you have chosen, so that there are no gaps between it and the wall itself.

To make the structure more stable, it is sometimes glued to the tile with silicone.

Before doing this, it is necessary to attach the siphon to the sewage outlet, which should have been laid before the assembly.

Before starting assembling the frame of the shower cubicle, see the video instruction.this process will be somewhat more complicated than installing a pallet.

Also do not forget that the circuit and the instruction from the manufacturer should be at you before eyes during operation, tk.they may have some features and differ from the universal scheme.

The first thing to do is to assemble the frame: it includes two vertical racks and two arches, on which the doors will be fixed. An additional lower arc is installed on the pallet.

First you need to screw the vertical guides along the edges outside the cabin. How to do it, look at the video. Fasteners must be part of the cabin set, usually screws and dowels.

To install the guides, it is necessary to make holes in the tile, and then walk along them with silicone along the line on which the part will be installed.

The rails need to be installed on the wall with screws and dowels and, at the same time, fasten the part with silicone, which will serve as a sealant and prevent water from leaking from the cabin to the outside.

Although the instruction how to assemble a shower enclosure will solve most of the problems, however you may encounter some difficulties.

The most common problem is an uneven angle, because the walls in the apartments, including the bathrooms, often do not find curves and a corner of 90 degrees.

In the event that the pallet does not adhere to the walls sufficiently tightly for this reason, you need to cut the tiles slightly using a grinder at the height of the pallet to the surface.

Cut carefully, so as not to damage excess material, but at the same time make the pallet fit more tightly to the wall.

The places where it will be connected to the surface must be carefully treated with silicone.

Installation of doors and other works

With the most difficult part of the work, how to assemble a shower cabin, you have already mastered.

It remains only to install the glass partitions and hang the doors, as well as carry out other minor work so that the structure can function.

Unpack these parts carefully, especially for glass partitions, which are quite fragile, but heavy.

Together with partitions and doors, the construction also includes rollers and a magnetic tape, which are necessary for fixing.

Schematic and step by step instructions, as well as video, will help you to cope with the installation of these parts.

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Installation begins with partitions that need to be fixed from the side of the walls. Before installing them, be sure to put on the seals.

These parts differ depending on the type of construction of the cabin, and the instructions that are attached to the shower cabin will help you to install them.

In general, the installation of parts is simple: a partition located near the wall, you need to insert into the seal.

It should be where the movable door is, but this seal has a different shape.

How to install both versions of the sealant, look at the video, and understand what seal to use, and for what details, the scheme and instructions for the shower cabin will help you.

Before installing the cab doors, you need to fix the rollers on top so that the doors can move. Rollers attach to a special sled on the upper arc, and behind them rollers are installed from below.

When installing both rollers, it is necessary to install a seal, as well as a magnetic tape that is worn on the doors.

It is necessary to ensure that the doors are snug against the frame when closed and do not allow water and steam to pass through.

After installing the doors in them, you need to screw in the handles. For this, special holes are already provided in the doors, therefore, nothing else needs to be done.

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Installation instructions assume that they must be fixed in the middle of the doors next to each other.

To check the correctness of their installation, as well as the whole structure, try to open and close the doors. If everything is done correctly, they will slide freely and open without effort.

If they open with difficulty and do not move well in the arc, then you have incorrectly installed the rollers, and at some point they are warped.

You need to find this place and eliminate the deformation.

After you have finished with the installation of the doors and checked the correctness of their work, the places where the pallet is connected to the cabin, must be treated with silicone so that they do not pass through the moisture.

Use the video at every stage of the work and then you can easily assemble the shower with your own hands.

Final development of

After assembling the shower cubicle itself, you need to do a number of smaller jobs so that it can be used.

You need to install a mixer on the fittings that comes out of the wall, and put the shower rack so that it matches the size of the hose that you purchased for the shower.

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The length is measured from the mixer to the sprayer. It is important to correctly determine the dimensions, so that you can freely move the sprayer to the rack, otherwise it will be inconvenient to use the hose.

Although the shower cabin assembly is not complicated, especially when there is a circuit and instruction, you need to think carefully before buying it. In particular, to find out whether the head of water in your apartment is sufficient.

If you live on the last floor, the pressure may not be sufficient, so you need to purchase a pump to the shower, or choose a model more carefully, based on these characteristics, as well as other nuances of your bathroom.

It often happens that an expensive shower cabin simply can not perform all functions and work in all modes that it provides.