Shower cabin of tiles with your own hands

Arrangement of a bathroom requires a bath or shower, and you can install both if the area allows. A good shower and its installation will not be expensive, but there are many alternative options for how to make a shower yourself. This will require tools, building skills and a minimum of sanitary equipment for draining water into the sewer. Shower cabin of tiles without a ready pallet - the most economical option.

Types of shower cabins

The shower cabin equipment has several options:

• to equip a shower cabin with glass doors in one cornerfrom 2 sides;
• restriction of 3 walls, tiled, and the entrance behind the curtain or the door;
• the organization of open space in a semicircle or a cochlea with a narrow entrance from glass blocks, plastic modules and other materials;
• booth is equipped along the wall and has conditional borders - with a washable curtain on a semicircular ceiling cornice and a deep pallet.

The base of the shower can be equipped with different bases - with or without a pallet. A shower cubicle of tiles without a ready-made pallet assumes the arrangement of a floor in a bathroom with waterproofing, where the water drain is organized with a slope into the water basin.

The pallet itself, or the bottom of the shower cubicle is of different shapes:

• rounded;
• square;
• radial( right angle plus quarter of a circle).

Instead of the finished pallet in the corner, there may be:

• a small sitting bath( the best option);
• self-made shower tray;
• shallow edge, lined with a decorative stone by the type of a small pool;
• simple drainage in the floor with a slope with no space restriction, where it is convenient to enter an elderly person or enter an invalid;
• is a threshold-limited perimeter with a "warm floor" system for comfortable showering in a cool room.

The floor space, which is not limited by the rim, is also convenient because in this way it is possible to equip several showers, separated by single curtains or small partitions near the wall.

Tip: This is convenient for large families, especially when most children play sports and choreography - then you do not have to wait for each other in the morning or evening. In addition, for hygiene reasons, it is very convenient - the whole surface of the floor under several shower sections can be thoroughly washed from the hose. This is like a common solution, how to make a shower in public places or to equip a sports shower.

Shower cabin without shower tray

Before making a shower from tiles without a finished pallet, it is important to understand that:

• is a convenient option in places where the pan is not suitable;
• self-equipping place for showering without a pallet is much easier and cheaper;
• does not need to allocate a separate space with the conversion of the bathroom, when the shower is needed for temporary use.

If the house is under construction, and all interior decoration and decoration is done in stages, then you can limit yourself to a temporary shower room. While it comes to buying and installing expensive sanitary equipment, it is impossible to live without personal hygiene. As a temporary measure, a shower tray tile is perfectly suitable, where everything is done independently and on a budgetary basis. The floor slope under the drain, which is called the ladder, assumes:

• excellent waterproofing;
• groove in the floor;
• nozzle - for discharge of used water into sewage.

This option is also appropriate in combined bathrooms, when there is a critical lack of space, for example, in "Khrushchev", where there is nowhere to place a bathroom, toilet, sink and a large washing machine.

Such a bathing area has its advantages:

• is easiest to clean after showering - rinse slightly after use, periodically disinfect with bleach;
• if there is difficulty with the movement of one of the family members - it is easy to enter the old man or enter a wheelchair, and the children will not stumble;
• for obese people is not limited to space for daily body washing, there is no need to sit down or stand on the pallet if this causes difficulties.

Advice: The simplest shower without a shower tray( with drain) can also be equipped under the stairs of a small villa, in a workshop or in the corner of a heated garage - in short, where there is an obvious need. A good example: a shower from a tile photo.

Shower cabin without pallet with your own hands: where do I start?

When equipping the shower enclosure, it is easy to do without a ready-made tray, and installation of the drain into the sewer system will be approximately the same. It is important to correctly arrange:

• inclined surface;
• threshold in the bathroom( if the drain hole clogs);
• the floor is finished with ceramic tiles, porcelain tiles or tiles;
• to equip the system with waterproofing;
• make sure that your feet are not cold when taking a shower.

High-quality waterproofing for bathroom floors is especially important in multi-apartment buildings or multi-storey buildings. But even if this is a private home ownership outside the city, excess moisture causes a lot of trouble - in the form of rot, fungi and premature destruction of the entire building.

For this it is important to observe the following sequence:

• cleaning from the old screed to the concrete base;
• arrange waterproofing, at least 2-3 layers;
• finish the walls with bituminous mastic;
• mount the inclined drain;
• fill the new coupler of the entire room;
• put tiles on the walls and floor;
• mount flexible shower;
• limit the cab to glass doors or curtains.

Advice: Arrangement of a shower without a ready pallet, the level of waterproofing is made to a sufficient height, up to 15-20 cm, in case emergency flooding occurs. A shower cubicle of tiles should be planned on the lower floor, and preferably not above the basement, but with a tap into the sewer system through the ground. In a city apartment, the best option would be a shower room from a tile without a pallet, but with a small podium equipped with reliable waterproofing.

Let's talk about equipping the

In the shower cubicle and outside it there can be special equipment on the electric drive and various communications. In order to avoid traumatic situations due to the use of electrical appliances, the wiring should be hidden and the outlet can be closed with a hanging cabinet with doors. Lighting devices are used only in closed type, and it is better to make switches outside the room. Do not forget about the exhaust fan for the bathroom, the shower lights, the "warm floor" system and other amenities that operate from the network.

Shower cubicle of tiles with their own hands is equipped with equipment that seems attractive, for reasons of expediency. For example, if for medical reasons one often has to go to paid water procedures to a clinic, a swimming pool or a mud bath, then it is easier to install the same equipment at home. For example, the whirlpool equipment under the "Charcot shower" or something like that. Then it will be necessary to lay special communications for starting the equipment.

Do not forget about the way to get warm water in the shower:

• centralized supply;
• gas column;
• boiler.

No matter how you can equip a shower cabin without a pallet with your own hands, it will take about a week or two to work, and in terms of costs - much less than a finished imported shower cubicle with a pallet. In addition, some devices have to be done additionally. You can significantly save on hired labor, if the hands have building skills, and the technology is known.

Tip: Any equipment needs to be planned before the beginning of construction and finishing works, so as not to damage the waterproofing or re-tiling the tiles.

The fineness of mounting the simplest pallet from

tiles If it seems that the shower without a pallet with tiling is very simple, then this is a deceptive impression. The better and more reliable everything is equipped, the more similar to the usual floor, and inside is hidden a multi-level system like a puff cake.

Under the layer of concrete dressing, there may be another slab or another lower layer, on top of it - thermal insulation. Above the foam or other insulation - 2 layers of concrete with an interlayer of reliable waterproofing. Based on the length of the discharge to the sewage system and the features of the branch pipe, it may be necessary to deaeration, that is, the removal of air coming from the water. Deaeration pipe discharges air from the system drained from the siphon. Shower room with a ladder( drain without a tray) in the floor, finished with tiles, looks simple, but concise.

The system "warm floor" equipped with a special heating cable "Nexans" is very convenient. Do not worry about the cable passing through the floor, it has a well-designed waterproofing and a closed type of connection. In addition, the heating area is rather limited, and the temperature will never be excessively high. It can be turned on in advance or equipped with a presence detector, purchased with the cable.

It is also important what kind of bathroom equipment a bathroom is equipped with, and if these are old rusty pipes, it's time to change them to more reliable plastic communications. Water supply system is better to hide in the wall under the tile, and for the sewerage to provide a special inspection hatch, so that there is access for emergency cleaning.

Tip: If you put metal pipes, remember the condensate, which attracts dampness. Cover them with two layers of heat-saving paint to increase the service life and raise the comfort level in the bathroom.

After installation of sanitary ware and all equipment it is important to treat other walls with moisture resistant plaster or in any other way to increase the waterproofing of the bathroom. The tile is laid over the reinforcing mesh, which fixes the moisture-resistant plaster.

Podium in the form of a podium with your own hands

When choosing a shower design from tiles, it is important not only what material will be lined for the adoption of water procedures, but also the shape of the base. About how the shower is equipped without a tray with an inclined drain in the floor, it has already been said, but there are many adherents of the fact that instead of the finished pallet you can equip a small podium. The pallet, laid out of brick with a mosaic tiling for the pool, will look like a mini-pool - a photo as an example.

Advantage of independent pallet laying is also in the fact that it can be made in any shape:

• in the form of steps;
• with comfortable seat;
• the bottom can be decorated with natural materials - shells, pebbles and polished marble.

The podium is laid out of bricks, but it must receive a reinforcing binder with adjacent walls. This structure is designed to limit the spreading of water on the floor of the bathroom. Placement of a podium tray in the corner behind rods or a glass door in the form of a booth is the best option. The elevation should not be high, but the pallet is best supplied with all layers of hydroprotection, as described above. That is, for bituminous mastic on top of a concrete slab 2-3 layers of screed with a waterproofing layer, it is possible to add liquid glass to the concrete, it is important to provide thermal insulation or pallet warming. When forming the surface, do not forget about the difference in slope, so that water drains into the sewer hole.

The height of the edge is chosen arbitrarily, depending on the idea, and if the structure performs the function of sitting, then it is mandatory to make 1-2 steps to the catwalk. Brick or foam concrete - it does not matter, it's enough to do with a lightweight hollow building material that will ensure a stable and reliable design of the pallet under the tiles.

Facing of shower cubicle

Preparation of walls treated with bituminous mastic, involves the treatment of walls with moisture resistant plaster, where you can add liquid glass. This layer is reinforced with a grid, and this layer is laid mosaic tiles for the pool, tiles, ceramic tiles or granite. Do not forget, after laying the tiles, to make a qualitative grouting of joints, which will serve as additional hydroprotection. In such cases, preference is given to silicone based sealants.

After that, along the edge of the podium adjacent to the wall, you can lay a special curb of tile or a flexible curb strip for the bath, which will keep the structure from leaking against the wall. After that, over the tiles, fix the holder for the shower, shelves for soap and shampoos, holders for towels and other fittings. If someone has problems with equilibrium in the family, the shower is equipped with special handles, and a mat is placed on the pallet, which counteracts slipping.

Doors on a makeshift shower

The final step in the design of a shower cubicle of tiles with your own hands will be a washable curtain on a special ceiling cornice or a glass door. As an option - a door made of an eraser or other washable material, which can be bought ready-made or made independently. If someone is confused by a transparent door in the shower room, then you can make it from:

• frosted glass;
• corrugated;
• with sandblasting;
• colored glass or with a volumetric pattern.

The finished door leaf is ordered from the glazier in the required dimensions, preferably from a thick hardened glass for reliability. There the edge of the rectangular door will be smoothed out, and a special fastening will be selected for the thickness of the glass in the building store - canopies and joints for fastening in the floor and a stop limiter. Do not forget about the door handle on both sides of the shower - order the holes in the glass workshop at a comfortable height.

Tip: If you can not get a special glass, then the usual transparent can be decorated with a special film, for example, stained glass or mirror. By the way, the mirror film gives one more advantage - in the shower room the person feels hidden from prying eyes, and outside there is an opportunity to put himself in order at the mirror in full growth. This option will be much cheaper than buying a mirror in the bathroom separately.