How to make a do-it-yourself bathroom renovation at home? Step by step - Review + Video

Once every few years, each person strives to make home repairs, repairs affect all premises in the house, so does the bathroom ... There is a bathroom in every apartment and in almost every house and, like any room, sometimes requires repair. So, you can do the repair of the bath in the house with your own hands and then we will talk about it.

Bathroom renovation in the house

There is a bathroom renovation there are many reasons, for example, the plumbing equipment has failed, the tiles have moved away, the old bathroom has lost its integrity or its aesthetic appearance. You just wanted to change something and make your dream bath.

As a rule, the replacement of something in the interior entails the repair (cosmetic or major) of the entire room. But whatever you want to make repairs, if you do it yourself, you will save a lot.

Repair stages

1. First, you need to decide which bathroom you will have, that is, make a design project, then calculate all building materials.
2. Then the old tiles, tiles, plumbing or plaster are dismantled.
3. The next step will be the renewal of ventilation, sewerage and water supply pipes, as well as replacement of electrical wiring.
4. Next, we deal with the floor, or rather we make a screed, then we lay tiles, linoleum and install new plumbing.
5. Then we are engaged in wall decoration, that is, we choose the material.

   We also install new sockets.

6. We are decorating the ceiling and making lighting.
7. The last stage will be the installation of furniture, shower, bath, etc.

Calculation of materials and preparatory work

Having approximately decided on the amount that you are ready to spend on finishing materials and plumbing, we must not forget about the calculation of consumables. And sometimes this figure can surprise you unpleasantly, because it can be more than expected.

In order to understand how many tiles you need to draw a special scheme, indicate each wall in individually and according to the perimeter indicators, draw a grid with the dimensions of the tiles.

And do not forget that when cutting or gluing tiles, some of them may be damaged. Therefore, the tiles are bought with a small margin. The materials for the floor and ceiling are also counted.

To find out the cost of plumbing, furniture and other materials, you can use the online store or specialized stores.

Before any repairs begin, preparatory work is always carried out:

• First, you need to remove everything from the room, while leaving the drainage system and sewer riser.
• Then the walls are cleaned from the old coating to concrete.
• You may need a hammer drill to remove tiles from the walls.
• If there is an old ventilation box, it is replaced with a new one made of plasterboard or plastic.

Installation of communications

Cast iron pipes, as a rule, dismantled and replaced with polypropylene. It will also be necessary to make a water connection to the washing machine, shower, sink, toilet.

To make PVC pipes, you need a special soldering iron to connect the pipes. Some home improvement stores rent these fixtures.

In order for the water to drain well, the sewer pipes should be installed

as low as possible and therefore for some showers you will have to make a podium.

So that the pipes do not spoil the aesthetic appearance of the bathroom, they should be somehow disguised. To do this, you may need to gouge the walls or build a drywall box.

For the equipment of sockets, switches and lamps, it is necessary to mount the cable, having previously drawn up a diagram.

Finishing work and plumbing installation

Screed

• Repair in the bathroom begins with a screed, it will depend on the insulation.

  When installing a warm floor, the screed technology will look like a pie, in the middle of which there will be a heating system.

• So, first, the concrete slab is treated with a deep penetration primer, then beacons are installed in increments of 60 to 80 centimeters.
• Next, a mixture is made from cement, sand or concrete. After that, the filling of the floor sections and leveling takes place, the penultimate stage will be the dismantling of the beacons and the grouting of irregularities.
• The last step is to cover the floor with plastic.

Thermal insulation

For thermal insulation of the bathroom floor, it is best to use foam or polystyrene foam. But most often in modern renovation they use a warm floor system. Underfloor heating systems are water, film, electric. These systems can influence the microclimate in the bathroom.

Wall decoration

Bath room traditionally trimmed with tiles, but you can trim the bath with a cheaper material, namely, use plastic panels for wall decoration.

Also, walls in the bathroom can be finished with decorative plaster, because modern decorative plaster carries humid air.

Ceiling repair

For ceiling decoration use drywall, stretch and slatted ceiling.The ceiling should be similar in design to the wall design.

The ceiling can also be finished with plastic panels. Very interesting multi-level ceilings can be created from drywall.

Plumbing installation

After all finishing work has been completed, you can install a bathtub, connect plumbing, install furniture.

Repairing a bathroom on your own is a complicated matter and requires some specific skills, but it's still an interesting and informative business.

It is up to you to make repairs with your own hands or use the services of specialists.

We hope this article was helpful.

We wish you good luck and patience!

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