Today on sale there is an incredible number of various kinds of legs and other supports for the bathroom, which differ in many different criteria, including cost. It is worth noting that a bath mount can be purchased not only as a solid support, but also in order to emphasize the aesthetics of the design and the cosiness of the entire room. Manufacturers try to regularly produce various models of fasteners so that you can choose products for a specific style and design solution of the bathroom.
Instructions: how to fix the bathroom so that it does not wobble
There are a variety of different ways you can fix your bathtub to the floor or wall.
Basically, it is the floor fasteners that are used.
It is more practical and easier to work with.
As for the types, there may be several of them:
- A support structure can be great for supporting the entire bathroom, including supporting the weight of water and a person. Such supports are not fragile foundations at all, but durable products that can last for years and not lose their technical characteristics.
- An auxiliary support is used to make a secondary support if the primary support is insufficient. In some cases, a secondary support is needed to level the bathroom.
- The decorative support is used to decorate the main legs and cannot function as a solid base, fixed with construction foam.
Decoration is just a creative decoration and nothing more.
Practical fastening of the acrylic bathtub to the wall
There are various ways to fix the structure of an acrylic bathtub.
Most often, they choose the type of installation to the wall:
- Inset in a niche. If this option is chosen, then it is necessary to carry out work at the time of finishing the premises, as there will be too much dust, dirt and debris. In other words, first a niche is prepared from a metal frame and drywall, and after that, finishing work is required to complete the repair.
- Metal corner. Most often, acrylic bathrooms are trying to be attached specifically to a structure made of a metal corner. It is not necessary to buy it, but it is quite possible to make it with your own hands. The frame is installed along the wall along the side of the bathroom, after which it is placed on this support.
- The most ideal way to attach an acrylic bathtub is by installing hooks or by choosing special brackets. As a rule, they come complete with plumbing equipment, but if they are not available, they will have to be purchased additionally. Initially, you need to put the bathroom in its permanent location and level it with a building level. Further, a deviation is made from its corners by 20 cm. Next, the product is pushed back, the thickness of its side is measured, this distance is measured downward from the previously set marks on the wall surface, and holes for the dowels are prepared. A dowel, a bracket are screwed into them and the bathroom is installed. A ceramic or plastic skirting board is installed on the seam surface.
It is worth noting that it is permissible to make a tie-in in the room where there is already a tile, but in this case, you will have to adjust not the insert for the bath, but the structure for the parameters of the room.
All joints must be treated with a special waterproof sealant.
There is one caveat. The frame of any bathtub should be arranged not only on the surface of the wall, but also on the floor, so that there is no distortion of the structure and deformation of the container for water procedures during operation.
We figure out how to fix a steel bathtub so that it does not sway
How to install a steel, iron or any other metal bathroom so that it does not wobble?
Would need:
- Purchase strong supports;
- Prepare a place for installation;
- Choose the required set of tools.
It is worth noting that the steel bathtub is not too heavy and can easily fit on legs that are not too demanding. The quality of the racks and their service life depend on the correct selection of support for plumbing equipment.
As a rule, supports for steel bowls may differ in appearance and in the type of fasteners:
- Screw. They are installed on the bottom with screws. They look like ordinary metal racks, and installation takes place by screwing them to a special protrusion on the surface of the structure, or, in other words, to the ears. This method is considered tough, and in order to carry out the installation, it will take a lot of effort and accuracy so as not to harm the enamel of the bathroom.
- Self-adhesive plates. Such legs are considered universal, and fastening is carried out to the surface of the steel bathtub due to a special adhesive layer located on a metal plate to which the legs are attached. In appearance, they resemble the most ordinary bench. This method avoids the formation of scratches on the outer enamel layer of the sanitary ware, even if you install it yourself.
- Eyelets. In this case, the fixing of the legs is carried out with the help of lugs, or, in other words, separate consoles resting against the protrusions or ears located at the bottom of the bathroom. After installation, the lugs are tightened with special pins.
The latter method is considered reliable, and will allow you to make a solid foundation, however, you need to be as careful as possible so that defects do not form at the bottom of the container for water procedures.
Important! Such legs can be used only if there are special lugs located on the bottom of the product. Driving screws into the bottom is strictly prohibited.
If the floor is leveled, then a self-adhesive support is fine.
Choosing fasteners for the bath
Almost every plumbing technician can provide a photo report on how exactly he installed the cast iron or steel structure on the legs. What if the installation is done by hand?
You just need to build on what the bathroom is made of and choose the appropriate methods for mounting the legs:
- The cast-iron font should stand on such supports that will not stagger, especially when the container is filled with water and there is a person in it. In addition, any fasteners are fitted with special wedges or bolted to increase rigidity.
- Steel bathtubs are quite difficult to fix, as they are light, and they can be moved from the desired position with one movement. In the case of such bathrooms, they choose a method of installation to the walls, which is required to be carried out even at the stage of rough work and subsequently to make a tiled cladding.
- Acrylic bathtubs stand best on a hand-assembled metal frame. In this way, deformation of the product due to poor-quality supports can be avoided, and the structure can be strengthened.
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