What you need to know for installing the
screen When selecting this element, you need to consider the material from which it is made. It is desirable that the material is consonant with the rest of the ensemble of your bathroom. Most often, lightweight and very popular plastic screens are used. They are durable, are not afraid of moisture, are well decorated, they can be produced in different colors.
Some prefer inexpensive MDF panels, but let's say at once, they are short-lived and very afraid of moisture. Therefore, if you decide to install a screen from MDF, then treat the material with a special protective compound. In the event that the owner does not plan to keep anything under the bathroom, it is possible to tightly seal the space with plasterboard and provide the screen with a door for access to communications.
Next, you need to take care of the frame, which will be attached to the panel. It can be made from an aluminum profile. Before you start, make floor and wall markings to make the screen stand exactly on the bath. The whole frame can be reinforced with additional cross bars. The profile is attached to the floor and walls, and all the details are joined together.
The main types of screens and their installation with their own hands
The screen is made of plastic lining. The cheapest option, which is easy to install and if necessary it is not difficult to dismantle. To install the lining we will need:
- skeleton, which we have already prepared along the perimeter of the screen. We begin to glue the starting profile to the floor sealant.
- Then the lining strip is inserted into the starting profile. Do not forget about the hole for the door.
Sheathing of plasterboard bath. A special waterproof gypsum board is used. The big advantage of this material is that it is possible to build a niche with shelves under the bathroom from it. To install it we will need the same frame, on which we will attach sheets of drywall. In addition, we will need:
- paint;
- impregnation;
- sealant;
- putty;
- profile for gypsum board.
First of all, we mark the frame, collect it, install it under the bathroom. Next we attach the sheets of gypsum board to the frame and, when it takes its rightful place, it will have to be treated with a sealant, covered with a primer, and putty. The field of how the entire structure will dry up can be taken for finishing work.
The screen for a bath of ceramic tiles can be made on a basis of brick, plasterboard or MDF.To begin with, the surface is primed, shpaklyuetsya. After all has dried, the layer is wiped with a sandpaper and ground again. The tiles are laid in the same way as on the wall. The tile always looks great, especially if you choose the original color scheme. With the use of tile you can even make a sliding screen, but this will already be more difficult to perform.
MDF can only be used after impregnating them with special impregnations, because this material is afraid of water. After that we ground and fasten on the frame similarly to the gypsum plasterboard structure. Such a screen should be additionally protected from dampness by means of a vent in the screen from the opposite side of the technological door, as is done in the photo below. As a rule, it is enough to cut a slot length of 5-10 cm and a height of 2-3 cm. For masking, cover it with a decorative grid. Decorate the MDF-screen can be at its discretion tile or plastic.
