Built-in baths: photos, ideas, tips

Most agree that the bath near the wall has a normal look, a detached bath with its graceful curves looks beautiful, but the built-in bathtub looks chic. Visually, the bath in the podium increases the space of the bathroom. A bath built in the floor like a small pool. This bathroom is incredibly convenient to use, because you are spared from stepping over the edge.

Built-in bath: installation options

Before you take the bold decision to install a built-in bathtub at home, you need to clearly identify which particular installation option you prefer. It is worth to look at ready-made incarnations and choose a project that suits your family and is real for implementation in your home. Since not all houses can be fitted with a built-in bathtub, it is worthwhile to familiarize yourself with possible difficulties that might prevent you. We will try to help you with this by providing information and photos.

So, the built-in baths differ in the way and place of installation. There are three ways to install:

1. Complete installation in the floor, when it is flush with the upper edging of the bath. This way of installation is taken into account in advance when planning a house. Otherwise, you have to break or disassemble the base of the floor.
2. Embedding in the podium. For this installation method, it is advisable to select a bathtub with a frame in the kit. The variation of the installation in the podium is the integration into the niche.
3. The lower part of the bath is built in the floor, and the podium is built to hide the upper part of the bath.

The installation location of the built-in bath usually depends on its shape:

• rectangular, square or oval baths built in the middle of the room or near the wall;
• round baths look nice if built in the middle of the bathroom;although the option is also possible near the wall( window);
• corner baths, as the name suggests, should be built only in the corner of the room. Of course, all these are just general rules. So to speak, the classic of the genre. Nothing prevents you to choose your own, non-standard alternative to installing a built-in bath. Perhaps, it is your development that will become a new design discovery. In any case, we advise you in advance to create a detailed plan for the location of the bathtub and all furniture in the bathroom. It's better if you plan this plan in 3D projection and in color.

  

  You decided to buy a built-in bath: which one to choose?

  The material from which the bath is made will determine the way it is installed. Not all materials allow the use of a bath for installation. We present to your attention a brief analysis of which material is most suitable for embedded bathtubs.

  1. Classic bathtubs - cast iron. The dignity of such baths is their durability and stability of the enamel to abrasive detergents. The disadvantage is a lot of weight. Since the bath podium also weighs a lot, the combination of cast iron and the podium will be irrational.
  2. Steel bath. Dignity - quickly heats up. Disadvantage - if the bath is poorly fixed in the catwalk of the catwalk, it can be slightly deformed. On the integrity of the bath it will not affect, but the enamel will quickly crack.
  3. Baths made of acrylic are known for their bizarre shapes. The plasticity of this material allows creating various design variations. Light weight acrylic bath perfectly compensates for the weight of the podium. The disadvantage of an acrylic bath is its weak resistance to abrasives and scratches.
  4. Kvaril - a new material, an improved variation of acrylic with the addition of quartz sand. Kvaril combines the strength of cast iron and the lightness of acrylic. This bath is somewhat heavier than acrylic, but is more resistant to external mechanical influences.
  5. Artificial or natural stone. The view of this bathtub is too chic to build such beauty in the podium. And the weight of natural stone is not small. But if nevertheless you decide to build this kind of bath, know that the advantages of such a bath are much greater than the disadvantages. To disadvantages except for weight it is possible to carry only dearness.
  6. Copper bath. Plus such a bath is the antiseptic properties of copper. Less - for embedding, this bath is too beautiful.
  7. Wooden. Creates a unique color in the bathroom. It is believed that the tree is very useful, but the same can not be said for glues that are used to make baths made of wood. Anyway, wooden baths quickly fail, and the groove in the podium or in the floor is designed for a certain form of bath. Given that wooden bathtubs are made only by hand, calculate in advance whether it will be possible to order a bath of the same size and shape for replacement.

  There are bathtubs that are specifically designed for embedding. But in principle, you can build almost any model. An exception are the so-called free-standing baths, which have an excellent decor, which is illogical to hide. All of the above suggests that the ideal indicators for the built-in bath are acrylic and quarry products. But, of course, you decide.

  Accessories and adaptations

  

  The built-in bath is designed primarily for rest and recovery, but in no case for washing. That is why such bathtubs are often equipped with all kinds of lotions that can create an atmosphere of complete relaxation and make your rest a true pleasure. Briefly tell about some.

  1. Wellness equipment. In such a bath can be provided hydromassage or aeromassage device, appliances for back massage. The ozonation function will help to get rid of harmful bacteria. The water heater will provide a constant temperature. Many people consider the backlight function as a designer accessory, but this is not the case. Experimentally confirmed the effective effect of chromotherapy or multi-color illumination of water in the bath.
  2. Accessories for convenience. The bath can be provided with handles for easy descent and raising. Many baths are equipped with armrests and soft headrests. Anti-slip coating is not just a fashion accessory, but the prevention of accidents. In such a coating requires both the bath itself and the steps of the podium. Do not neglect these devices when buying a bath. Annoyance from the inconvenience can spoil the rest, and injuries in the fall - not only rest, but also all life.
  3. Entertainment accessories. These include electronic control, television or radio. The size of the bath can be calculated for one person, and for several, so your vacation will be family or with friends.
  4. Accessories for relaxation. Most of these accessories are related to the bathroom arrangement, rather than the bath itself. Candles, an aquarium, false flowers, flowers - will create a relaxing atmosphere. Near the bath on the table, in the niches of the catwalk or in the special recesses of the bath itself, you can keep various water additives: bath foam, sea salt, sachets of herbs.
  5. Bathroom care products. These include built-in drain-overflow and disinfection systems.

  When buying a bath, pay attention to what systems are equipped with different models and choose the one that best suits your preferences.

  Podium device

  

  The disadvantage of the built-in baths is that they can not be installed in a city apartment, because it is impossible to create a recess under the bath in such an apartment. And the weight of the podium together with the bathroom and the water in it does not allow you to build a podium in a multi-storey building because of the danger of creating a destructive load on the bearing structures. Therefore, housing service organizations do not issue a permit for the installation of a built-in bath in the apartment of the storey house.

  A concrete podium may be installed in a private house. The best solution is to use a basement or an extension to the house, so as not to create a load on the supporting system of the dwelling. But in this case it will be necessary to provide additional heating and warming of such a bathroom.

  More common is the construction of a skeleton podium. Moreover, many baths are equipped with a frame frame with stiffeners, which allows you to create a foundation for embedding. In any case, it is necessary to provide for an increased load on the floors.

  If the frame is not supplied with the bathroom, it can be mounted independently. The frame is made on the basis of wooden beams or plasterboard structures.

  When developing the design and the drawing of the podium, you should take into account not only the dimensions, but also the possibility of arranging steps, shelves, niches or decorative elements: columns, fireplace. It is mandatory to have removable parts for revision of the drain-overflow( if it is not integrated in the bath).Built in the podium bath requires a thorough study of the installation and installation.

  Outside, the podium is decorated with mosaic, facing stone, water-resistant wood or ceramic tiles.

  The multistage podium looks spectacular, with wide and low steps. In addition, this design is very convenient: low steps do not represent difficulties for moving on them.

  

  Design and construction of built-in baths: useful tips

  Like other types of bathtubs, built-in baths have their pros and cons. In this regard, you can provide some nuances.

  1. In the built-in bath you can not take a shower. Therefore, take care of the presence of a shower cubicle, if your family has fans to stand under the shower. Nowadays it is really possible to buy a combined bath with a shower cabin.
  2. Cleaning the built-in bathtub floor is a time-consuming task. If health does not allow you to clean, you may need to use the services of service workers.
  3. The built-in floor bath means the appropriate floor temperature. In advance, take care of the device floor heating.
  4. Whatever the shape of the bathtub, it is most convenient to repair the one that is not located in the corner, but in the center of the room. When installing, be sure to provide a technical hatch providing access to various devices of the bath: hydromassage, water heating and others.
  5. Any bathtub is suitable for installation, but preference should be given to a large bathtub. If you still decided to build a small bath, think through the design to the smallest detail so that the bath does not seem like a puddle.
  6. Installation of a built-in bathtub is a matter of professionals. Independently, a podium for a bath can be arranged, which does not get drowned on the floor. For such a bath it is enough to build wide steps that repeat the roundness of the rim. The easiest for self-installation is a bath built into the niche. The designer's task: to make the screen for the bath one with the walls of the niche.

  

  

  Built-in bath is the main element of the interior of the bathroom, around it the rest of the space is arranged. In general, it can be noted that the design of the bathroom for a built-in bath will be costly. But that non-standard interior, which you get as a result, is worth it.

  Most of the design advice related to the bathroom arrangement is related to the waterproofness of the ceiling, walls, floor and more are concerned with the repair work when installing the bath. Bath, the sides of which on one level with the floor requires the installation of a waterproof floor covering and additional drainage in the floor.

  General rules how to make an interior room for a built-in bath does not exist. Each design decision will be individual. See the photo of the built-in baths, fantasize. Let your ideas come true.