Inspection hatch for tiles: dimensions of sanitary hatchways, pressure, invisible, on magnets, how to make your own hands

Until recently in the bathrooms all communications were in sight, and it was considered perfectly normal. But time does not stand still, now they are hidden behind hypokarton constructions, turning lavatories into stylish rooms with a minimum of piles. Keep access to the counters and taps and not to spoil the beauty help revision plumbing hatches. You can buy or make them yourself.

Depending on the object, hidden behind the hatch, the following hatches are distinguished:

• electric;
• sanitary;
• ventilation.

By location:

• outdoor;
• wall mounted;
• ceiling.

In residential buildings and apartments, wall-mounted hatches are more likely to be used for a number of reasons( space saving, wider choice of models, simplicity and ease of installation).

Traditional shapes for plumbing hatches are square and rectangular. If necessary, it is possible to make or order non-standard doors, however their installation and application will be slightly different.

According to the material of production are allocated:

• Available plastic models. Usually with a handle or push-up. White is often used, but other popular colors are also on sale. A wide variety of sizes.
• Metal doors have a color coating( powder paint), they are loved for their strength and stability.
• Other materials. To make the sanitary hatch under the tile it is possible from improvised materials( drywall, chipboard), which allows to put over the masking coating. The frame for such a door is usually made of aluminum or metal to ensure durability. They can be beaten and hidden in a traditional design. This elegant solution, which is in demand not only among designers, it appeals to ordinary people. Especially this option is good when it comes to non-standard shapes and sizes.

The quieter the inspection hatch in the interior, the better. Therefore, more and more interest is caused by such models as magnetic, hidden, and pushing.

They are made on push systems, on roller mechanisms. They are often combined with invisible mechanisms, with spatial loops doubled, which allow to save space and not use handles. The doors can be sliding, folding, swing open on one or both sides. Mechanisms are better to choose from proven manufacturers.

The peculiarity of some pressing systems is that they open in two steps: after a strong pressure, the door slightly shifts to the side, after which it becomes noticeable. In this condition, the lid can be easily pulled aside. In practice, so design sanitary hatch small and medium-sized.

Popular invisible systems combine the nuances of other options and make it impossible to make big doors invisible.

Usually they are used in apartment houses in bathrooms to visually increase space, as well as to decorate communications in niches, providing an approach. The use of special loops and plasterboard on the lid helps to "adapt" the inspection hatch under the wall. However, the installation of such a window must be accounted for in advance when designing a niche. For a complete repair, re-registration under the "invisible" can be uncomfortable and, on the contrary, will spoil the entire species.

magnets Neodymium magnets are used in floor and wall viewing windows. Magnets are very strong and can withstand considerable weight. Making such covers invisible helps a cunning approach: the slot for the hatch is made slightly smaller so that the door itself is under the flooring( tiles, a piece of laminate), masking it. In the larger version or with heavy materials, the lid is equipped with a handle for convenience. Light and small hatches can be removable and without handles, larger ones are more likely to be folded. The magnet helps the lid to hold, in some cases it is simply shifted to the side to ease the attraction, in the floor they supplement the force of the lid's own gravity.

The standards for inspection hatches assume a minimum size of 10 cm * 10 cm square. Among the finished products, hatches are used for the size of conventional tiles 20 * 30.

Working with arbitrary parameters, the wizards strive to bring them closer to this option, so that the curtain can fully fit ceramic products. This approach will allow you to "hide" the hatch. The exact dimensions depend on the purpose of the door and the position of the pipes and the cable.

The largest of the ready-made options are doors of 120 cm. Homemade doors that differ from the usual parameters should be approximated to the following: no less than 5 to 50 mm of tile stock on the fixer with a wall, no more than ½ of its own free tile parameters.

The structure of a specific hatch depends on its type. The standard wall-mounted version includes an aluminum frame, a lock, a loop structure and a door.

The material of the latent sanitary engineering door is usually made moisture resistant( for example, processed drywall, particleboard, OSB).The frame is mounted in a niche or wall. The lock "reacts" to the external impact, keeping the door in the grooves of the niche.

The hinge mechanism and adjustment is an important part, on which depends how the hatch opens, in which direction. In simple versions, it can be hinged or furniture loops. In tricky - double with additional adjustment nodes.

Usually they try to determine the place of the inspection hatch in such a way that, opening it, it does not touch other objects in the room, and also gives the necessary overview. It is convenient to open the door left-right, with a rare exception. Vertical opening is accompanied by more responsible preparation of the place.

The installation of a secret hatch begins with the mounting of the frame. In the gypsum board structure, profiles are preliminarily prepared in order to connect the frame of the hatch to the carcass with self-tapping screws for metal. Grooves for them are drilled in advance. If the installation is carried out in an opening in a brick or block wall, then dowel-nails are used, and the gaps between the frame and the wall are frosted. In this case, the door is removed from the frame and mounted after the sealant is ready( about a day to freeze the surplus on the contour).

After the frame is installed, the niche is trimmed with the material overlapping the frame. The surface of the frame must be level. Check after installation the operation of the hinge mechanism, debug it with a hex wrench.

The hatch and walls are trimmed simultaneously. To glue the tile to the invisible door, the work surface should be primed. The pressure mechanisms are fixed with special fasteners, the doors are weighed down by weight or a load bolt is used. On gypsum cardboard tile glued to liquid nails or use special cement mixtures. The reinforcing mesh is preliminarily installed on the wood boards. When glue is applied to ceramics, future gaps are taken into account. For high-quality fixing of tiles, glue should keep at least ½ of its surface.

The mixture should not become leaked and clogged into the space between the hatch and its frame. Eliminate surpluses more quickly. The mixture will grab in a day, then you can remove the excess from the tiles.

Processing invisible manholes has its own characteristics: they do not rub at the edges. The rest of the space of the hatch is covered with a composition like the whole wall. To accurately identify this place, the edge is treated with a construction tape, releasing a small gap. In it lay the silicone sealant, leveling the layer with your fingers. For the mass to behave obediently, the hands must be soaked in soapy water. After that, the scotch is carefully removed. Drying of silicone takes 2 days. The finishing touch: cuts along the perimeter of the hatch. Make from an angle of 45 °, trying to get a construction knife to the ground, using 1 movement on each side. This helps to avoid "fringe" around the edges.

With the open hatch remove excess sealant.

Not always ready inspection hatches satisfy requests. In this case, you can spend a little time and effort and make the necessary detail yourself.

If you need a small window, then the magnetic options are good. To do this, install the magnets at the corners of the door, and around the edges of the frame - magnets-doublers( total of 8 magnets).It is better to equip the lid with a neat handle, so it will be more practical. Use the usual furniture fittings as a handle.

When manufacturing large doors, furniture parts are also useful: it is convenient to mount ready-made push systems and conventional hinges.

• Measure, mark the future location and check its level to avoid distortions.
• Prepare the base and the frame. You can use an ordinary aluminum profile under the frame, the frame is made of laths or from the same profile. Set the frame.
• Make the cover: the base must be tight, use wood plates. The coating depends on the thickness of the layer and the planned work. It is better to apply gypsum cardboard: the finishing works on it are more successful than on the prepared tree. Carefully attach the lid parts to the screws.
• Prepare grooves for the looping mechanism: from both sides, retreat 10 mm and drill. By connecting the hinges with the lid, attach it to the frame, make markings for the holes under the mechanism.
• Set the hinges in the frame. Now you can hang the hatch in place. The lid should go level with the untreated wall and not rise above it. The hatch should have a gap, so that it can be easily opened by pressing( take into account the future lining).
• Secure the door with special bolts, use the load. Clean the hatch from dust, primetuyte and proceed to the lining.
• After drying the tile adhesive, check the door mechanism. Adjust if necessary.
• At the very end of the mounting push mechanism.

It is not an easy task to redesign the sanitary doors. An uncomplicated element of the interior requires careful attention. Many people only after buying and installing understand how it would be better to conduct this procedure. It is useful to ask neighbors from the top or bottom, how they solved this issue and whether they were satisfied.

Pay attention to the following moments:

• When buying a ready-made sanitary hatch, check whether the orientation is the same as the desired one( vertical or horizontal).Often the size of 20 * 30 confuses both sellers and buyers.
• Use the level when installing.
• Small windows are installed immediately with a cover, and large ones are dismantled for parts.
• It is better to decorate the walls immediately under the door of the invisible system, leaving the bottom row above the end. Thus, the sizes of the tile are adjusted and avoid accidental distortions.
• Unsuccessful operations with the cutting of sealant can be corrected: apply silicone on the edge and close the hatch. The resulting mass is removed and leave to dry again.
• If the wall is prepared for painting, then the seam should be cut after filling, before the mixture dries.

With a little experience, you can quickly install ready-made inspection hatches, and if you want - create it yourself. The master's case is afraid!