How to sew the pipe in the toilet

Open placement of water and waste highways is most often perceived as a violation of the overall design of the toilet room, which is usually eliminated by masking the pipes located in it. The question of isolation of openly laid pipelines arises with particular urgency when a common sewer riser is placed in the toilet.

In connection with the need to solve this problem, we decided to familiarize all interested parties with how to sew up pipes in the toilet, hiding them safely from the eyes of visitors. In the process of studying information on this topic, it turned out that a variety of building materials can be used to close pipes.

Material selection

Plating material

It is recommended to mask the pipes in the toilet use modern finishing materials that meet the following building codes:

• environmental safety (no harmful emissions at high humidity and ambient temperature);
• resistance to corrosion, as well as to its spread to neighboring objects;
• the possibility of arranging a fairly light construction that does not clutter a small room.

Metal box

When deciding on materials suitable for closing pipes in the toilet , the contractor is offered, as a rule, the following options:

• plastic panels,
• MDF panels,
• moisture resistant plywood,
• drywall (in moisture resistant performance).

Hiding under drywall

In addition to the characteristics of the material used, the choice should be taken into account and its decorative properties that ensure a harmonious combination of the covering with the interior of the room itself.

Preparation of the supporting frame and its marking

Framework for cladding pipes The assembly of the supporting frame should be started from measuring the niche, in which water supply and sewage pipes are traditionally placed in communal apartments. To do this, you will have to arm yourself with a tape measure and make accurate measurements of the location zone of all the existing highways in this place.

Small doors should be provided in the casing to provide access to the water meters and valves.

Upon completion of the measurements, you will be able to draw up a small sketch containing precise instructions on the attachment points of the framework elements, as well as on the main dimensions of the future cladding structure.

Plastic paneling

PVC box

As an example of closing pipes placed in the toilet niche, consider its covering with plastic panels. The indisputable advantages of using plastic materials include the following advantages:

• simplicity and ease of installation, which does not require a lot of time;
• low weight of the structure and the ability to quickly dismantle it;
• high moisture resistance;
• attractive appearance;
• long service life.

Making a plastic box

Before you start the installation work, you should prepare everything you need for of this materials and tools:

• the plastic panels themselves;
• aluminum profiles (guides) necessary for arranging the frame;
• fastening elements of the composite structure (screws, screws, dowels or nails);
• punch;
• mounting knife;
• construction level, screwdriver and screwdriver.

Work execution

Pipes are protected

Two options are possible assembling of panels installed in the toilet:

1. Complete or deaf concealment of a niche with pipes by aligning the plane of installation of the panels with the wall surface. This way of finishing leaves no trace of the presence of pipes (except for the doors), which significantly improves the design of the toilet room. But at the same time its useful area is somewhat reduced.
2. Partial closing of a niche, in which only one pipe is closed with the help of boxes. The advantages of this method include the savings of finishing materials and the reduction of the space occupied by the covering.

Design of the box

Having decided on the right way to close a niche, you can go to marking of places of fastening of aluminum guides (profiles). For the subsequent installation of guides you should use the sketch prepared earlier; at the same time, the fitting of profile blanks along the length is performed using a hacksaw for metal. Direct mounting of the guides to the walls is carried out with the help of dowel-nails driven in with a step of 30-40 cm. The covering panels themselves are mounted on the guides by means of self-tapping screws.

The sequence for the manufacture of the box

pronounced defects. This is explained by the fact that at some point in time you still have to completely dismantle the casing and frame for the overhaul of pipes.

Video

We propose to watch a series of videos about the installation of a plasterboard box in the toilet: 178>