How to take a bath: step by step instructions

As a rule, the bath is dismantled during the repair work of the whole room or when replacing the sanitary equipment. In any case, you will need a step-by-step instruction on how to remove the bath so as not to damage the cladding elements, furniture and other plumbing in the bathroom, to work quickly and efficiently.

Preparatory stage and start of work

Despite the fact that in the process of dismantling, you still get garbage, preliminary cleaning and preparation of the premises is stillA mandatory step before starting work. If this is a comprehensive repair, then there should be nothing left in the room, down to the shells and hoses. Specialists recommend that the bath is dismantled in overalls and protective equipment. You should be prepared for the fact that the work is quite marchy and dirty.

So, before you take off the old bath, you need to do the following:

1. Completely disconnect all communications in the bathroom: close all water supply taps.
2. Carry all bathroom accessories and accessories. Even if they do not interfere with you, you still risk damaging them or hopelessly damaging them.
3. Take out all the furniture from the room: tables, lockers and so on.
4. Remove the plumbing and sanitary ware.
5. Clean the room of anything that might interfere with the operation.

Quite often, the disassembly of the bathroom is directly connected with the overhaul, which implies the removal of tiles, tiles, peeling paint and other facing materials. Everything is done basically quickly enough, but at least a day you will leave.

We also advise you in advance to ask whether there is a service for the removal of bulky waste in your home. Otherwise, you have to deal with the export of the old bath yourself, which is quite difficult.

We proceed to dismantle the

When all the preparatory work is done, you can proceed directly to the dismantling:

• The first thing to do is to disconnect the drain pipe. If your plumbing costs from the time of the Soviet Union, then, most likely, the pipe is cast iron, connected by a solution of concrete. Naturally, this design is fixed firmly. The easiest way is to simply cut off such pipes in order not to waste time. In any case, you are unlikely to use them in the future. But the plastic pipes are simple enough to untwist and postpone for the time of dismantling in another room.

• Before removing the bath, disconnect the floor siphon and the overflow pipe. In most cases, the siphon is secured with a tightening bolt turned in the direction of the drain grid. It is enough to turn it in the opposite direction and unscrew it. After that, the siphon disconnects without problems. It happens that it is difficult to unscrew the clamping nut. If it does not lend itself to and there is no need for its subsequent use, you can simply cut it with a metal hacksaw. Such nuts are made mainly from soft brass, so special efforts will not be required for cutting. If it is inconvenient to work with a hacksaw, you can use a chisel and a hammer. Just carefully knock it down, trying not to damage the bath itself.

• Now it is necessary to make lateral cuts. They are made from the inside of the drain grid in such a way that the distance is sufficient to cut the sector out of the sink funnel. The size of it should be no more than a quarter of a circle.
• Next carefully cut the circumference of the funnel. The most important thing is not to damage the enamel. But this is important only if you re-assemble the bathtub. If not, you can work faster and without much care. What will eventually remain from the sink, push the edges inward, bending the chisel and the hammer. Now the drain will pass without problems through the drain hole in the bathroom, and you can easily pull it out.

• Disconnect the drain-overflow pipe and pull out the branch pipe from the sewer socket. In order not to drip water, the socket itself can be closed with a gag or simply wrapped around with a piece of unnecessary tissue. If the bath was grounded, the strip should be disconnected so that it does not interfere with the operation. To do this, simply knock out a metal wedge with a hammer. Part of the tiles at the edges of the bath often also have to be cleaned.
• Now it is already possible to release the bath from the cement adjacent to it. Again, if you do not plan to use the bath any more, special care is not required. You can simply beat off pieces of cement. It is likely that it will fall off along with the enamel. However, in the event that all plumbing will be installed back, you should act cautiously. The upper layers of the cement can be removed with the same chisel, but do so very carefully. Further it is necessary to work more subtly. You can use a knife, spatula or any other sharpened metal, all actions are extremely accurate. Above you can walk nazhdachkoy, but it is also fraught with damage to the enamel, which in the future will cause corrosion. In any case, if the bath was fixed with a concrete solution, then it is hardly possible to do all the work perfectly.

Features of dismantling different types of baths

In general, the process in all cases is quite similar, but different weight implies certain features and causes some difficulties. Therefore, we highlight the key points of the process in each individual case.

Dismantling of the cast-iron bath. The problem is that the repeated use of cast iron baths is usually not possible. Therefore, the main tool for dismantling will be a hammer, with which the bath will be broken.

Beating pieces of a cast iron bath is a laborious and very noisy process. For general reasons, we recommend that you warn neighbors that at certain times you will carry out repairs in order to avoid then complaints.

Cast iron - the material is very heavy, but it is quite brittle when working with force. Beat pieces of metal as small as possible in order to be able to immerse them in bags and take them out of the house. The advantage of breaking a cast-iron bath is the elimination of the need to hire special equipment for export. Pieces can be immersed even in a passenger car, taken to a landfill or scrapped.

If you do not want many hours to work with a heavy hammer, you can use a Bulgarian with a special disk-attachment. Pieces will be smoother and more convenient for removal.

Important! In work, use personal protective equipment: gloves, goggles, closed shoes.

There is no need for detailed instructions on how to remove an acrylic bath. It is light enough and passes without problems in the doorway. It can also be sawed and removed without problems.

It should be said that many people agree to take acrylic bathrooms with self-transportation, which will save you extra trouble.

The dismantling of the steel bath on the principle is almost identical to the dismantling of cast iron. For sawing it is enough to choose a strong circle and a Bulgarian. But if the bath itself is small, weighs a little and easily passes through the doorway, then it is not necessary to saw it. You can even just take her outside. You can be sure that it will be immediately taken away.

Tips and Tricks

Despite the overall simplicity of operation, there are a number of nuances that must be considered in the work. Therefore, we offer you a set of basic tips that will greatly simplify and speed up the process:

• If the bath is light and passes through the doorway, do not cut it. Save your own time and energy.
• When taking out a bathroom from the room that will be mounted back after repair, it is better to cover the corners with a mounting film, so as not to damage the enamel if you strike it against the corners of the opening, etc.
• Take care not to damage the parts from the fasteners. Try not to lose them. Without these elements, it will be very difficult to re-install the bathtub and it will be unstable. Have to go to the nearest building store and buy new ones.
• We advise you to immediately replace all the discharge pipes during the repair. Even if they have changed relatively recently. You can easily damage them, and after installing new plumbing the replacement process will be very much complicated. The replacement will not greatly affect the cost of repairs, but will prevent additional costs of forces and time in the future.
• Pipe joints are recommended for processing with high-quality sealant. This is rather a preventive measure, but it will never be superfluous and will provide a long service life.
• Before removing the bath, the legs should be removed as much as possible. You are most likely going to put it in another room, and metal stands can greatly damage the coating. It would be safer to remove them and just to fill the tub on one side in a new place or prop up against the wall.
• When lifting the bathtub vertically, it can go forward on the tile. To prevent this, you can lay under it an ordinary rubber mat. This will ensure excellent adhesion to the surface and greater safety in operation.
• If one side is firmly attached to the wall, you can simply raise the opposite side and "drop" it to the floor. But care should be taken to soften the blow: lay fabrics, rugs, etc. But if you live in an old house with weak ceilings, such a method is strictly not recommended.

As you can see, the very process of dismantling is not anything complicated, but it requires considerable effort and time. Therefore, soberly count your own time and effort. And only after the final repair start work. You can learn more about how to take a bath by reading the video.