How to make a box in the bathroom. How to make a pipe box in the bathroom. The last stage: sheathing and lining the box

A sanitary box (in other cases it is called a sanitary cabinet) is used in most panel and brick series modern houses(since the 70s).

It is also always present in monolithic houses, however, in fact, in most cases it is not there and the owner is invited to build it according to the "bricks" laid out on the floor of the room.

It is a building envelope (with an access hatch) for hot and cold water supply risers, as well as a sewer riser.

The main information that the customer should have regarding the installation of a sanitary duct is the understanding that the area inside the duct belongs to the common house area and is not included in the area of the apartment.

Based on this, the only thing that is possible during the repair is the removal of the old plumbing box and building a new one along its border. modern materials With obligatory installation it has a hatch for access to utilities.

Materials used:

Moisture-resistant drywall with ceramic tile lining;
Thin tongue-and-groove blocks;

Measures for the redevelopment of the sanitary duct:

Dismantling the sanitary ware (building a new one) with a subsequent increase in the original dimensions.

Application:

In addition to its direct purpose (fencing water supply risers), a sanitary duct is often used as a structure for embedding a toilet installation.
Also, an enlarged sanitary cabinet can be used to place an electric boiler in it. for the purpose of heating water for the period of summer shutdown of hot water supply.

What are access hatches and why are they needed:

Access hatches in a plumbing box come in a variety of shapes.
The main thing is that the hatch must have sufficient dimensions for inspecting the condition of the risers, taps and water supply meters, as well as carrying out current repair risers engineering communications. Above we gave a link to an article about access hatches.

Affecting the plumbing box entails work on a new waterproofing of the bathroom floor. Since the plumbing box, as well as the walls in the bathroom, must be waterproofed, which is necessary as a protection against possible leaks between floors. It winds up on the plumbing box, as well as on the walls in the bathroom to a height of 15-20 cm.

In new monolithic houses, the developer shifts the work on installing a plumbing box to the owner (but at the same time he does not forget to mark them with a dotted line on the BTI plan as completed). As a result, the future owners will have to build a sanitary ware box in the dimensions marked on the floor plan with the installation of an access hatch. And if this box is not "physically" when renting an apartment, this does not mean that it can not be built, or built in smaller dimensions, it only means that the developer saved on materials and provided this "honorable" duty to the owner himself

In the end, we will answer the main question that worries the owners:

Are there still cases in which the plumbing box can be partially dismantled.
- There is.

But it's hard enough. As we have already mentioned, the plumbing box refers to the common area of \u200b\u200bthe house, which can be affected when technical feasibility subject to the consent of 2/3 of the tenants of the house.
This means that if you have a large plumbing box, and engineering communications are "huddled" somewhere in the corner, then theoretically it can be reduced in size. "Only" it is necessary to collect the signatures of 2/3 of the residents of the house, that they are not against this event, to back it up with a seal management company and submit the protocol together with the project documentation for consideration by the housing inspectorate.

Under this condition, she will give consent to dismantle partial dismantling plumbing box. Of course, in words, the path is clear and seemingly simple, but in practice, not only is it difficult to get the consent of 2/3 of the owners of the house, it is difficult to find them "in principle", which leads to the fact that very few dared to start this path.

From practice: One of our cases was the dismantling of a plumbing box.

Initial data - a new building, a monolith, an apartment on the middle floor. The customer's floor plan of the BTI shows a plumbing box, and in a strange place, and what is most strange shown then it is shown , but in it NO engineering communications.

It’s just that on the BTI plan there is a square that appeared for no reason, in an illogical place, and it needs to be enclosed with a square just in fact so that this area does not enter the area of \u200b\u200bthe apartment (after all, this is a common house area).

The customer, of course, did not want to do this at all - after all, in his new monolith, the design solution was so well thought out, and this square does not fit into it at all, it was not taken into account, and we understood well that it really did not fit there.

Started an "investigation". It turned out that the new building consists of 8 identical sections. And in one of the sections (not in this one), the developer provided for another riser of communications in this very place. When BTI measured the area at the end, it was too lazy, measured only one of the sections (namely, the section with the box) and "and applied-projected" this plan to other sections, without even going in and not measuring them (it looks like the house is the same). (But it was said later and in a whisper).

Officially, this error is categorically refused to admit. As a result, the remaining seven sections turned out to be potential "offenders", because none of the owners was eager to allocate it for no reason, in an incomprehensible place, "out of the box" square meter apartments.

Of course, it was possible to “fight” to raise the archives of the developer, to travel, to prove, but this is a month or two or three, it was impossible to start repairs without permission, and the owner already lives in his thoughts in the renovated apartment, and the mortgage is “dripping” and it seemed to us easier way work with the management company. Moreover, she turned out to be surprisingly sane and understood the absurdity of the situation.

The management company engineer called the owners, they came and each owner allowed all other owners to dismantle the box. This paper remained in the management company for issuing copies to the rest, and we handed ours over to the housing inspection along with a set of project documentation and received permission for redevelopment.

A typical example of how owners affect plumbing boxes:

Below we show an example of affecting the plumbing box of one of the recent customers:

At the beginning, we did not have clear initial data, that is, BTI documents, there was only a photo, but when looking at the apartment after redevelopment (the right photo in the top row), an initial assumption appeared that not everything was “smooth”.

A little later, the customer sent us a photo before the repair (left photo - apartment "in concrete") and BTI documents. And after analyzing these documents, everything immediately became clear.
In general, based on experience by 95 percent, we already assumed that there would be something like that, but it was not superfluous to be confirmed.

If we look at the left photo, we will see that the boundaries of the plumbing box are "clearly" lined with "bricks" on the floor. That is, they are clearly defined and it is impossible to change the dimensions of the box.

And as we already know that a plumbing box is just a "cabinet with a door" and you cannot additionally "tuning" it.

In this case, the customer:
not only reduced the box in size, we reflected this in the bottommost picture with the BTI plan,
so embedded in upper part boxes open shelves , as well as at the bottom safe between pipes.

A combined photo, before and after the repair, on which something is proportionally placed somewhere.

Below on the BTI plans you can see how the box looked before redevelopment, and how it began to look after redevelopment.

When designing the interior of a bathroom, it is necessary to choose the right finishing materials for walls and floors, choose the necessary plumbing fixtures. The design of the premises is often spoiled by various engineering communications, water supply and sewerage. Hide items from prying eyes a box for pipes in the bathroom will help.

Materials for creating a structure

When constructing a box, there is no need to resort to the help of a specialist, you can do it yourself. At the initial stage of work, a frame is made, which will serve as the basis for fixing finishing material. The element is made of galvanized metal profile. The guides are placed vertically or horizontally, then fastened with jumpers.

A wide variety of materials can be used as a finish. They must have the following properties:

high levels of moisture resistance (in the bathroom, the humidity of the air is constantly changing, which can lead to the formation of fungus and mold on surfaces);
the minimum weight of the finish and a small thickness (due to such qualities, the installation of structural elements is simplified);
environmental safety of the products used;
attractive appearance finishes.

Several materials meet these requirements.

PVC

Panels made of polyvinyl chloride have an attractive appearance. The products are on construction market in a wide range. A person can choose a finish according to personal preferences, in any case, the panels must fit into the existing interior of the room.

The box in the toilet made of PVC panels has the following advantages:

excellent indicators of moisture resistance;
strength and durability;
minimum weight of panels;
ease of installation without the presence of a special construction tool;
easy to clean, just wipe the surface with a damp cloth;
low cost of the material;
possibility of repair work: damaged panels are removed from the frame and replaced with new elements;
compactness.

The plastic box for pipes in the bathroom is ideal for small rooms, because the panels have a small thickness. Alternative option this material can be considered plasterboard panels.

Moisture resistant drywall

In stores you can find several options for products. Standard drywall is used in ordinary living spaces, but it is not suitable for a bathroom where high humidity is constantly present. The way out of the situation will be the use of sheets of moisture-resistant drywall. Products suitable for the device standard designs rectangular shape or parts with convex surfaces, but this will require special skills in working with the material.

Moisture resistant sheets can be identified by the green surface. Plates are treated with antiseptic solutions that prevent the appearance of fungus and mold. Installation of a drywall box in bathrooms has the following features:

installation of elements is much more difficult than fixing plastic panels;
it will not be possible to obtain a collapsible structure, therefore it is necessary to provide a small door or hatch in the box, which will provide unhindered access to the valves;
drywall boards are considered the basis; ceramic tiles or moisture-resistant paint can be used as a finishing material.

Important! For increase performance characteristics the surface of drywall is covered with special impregnations, which additionally protect the material from the harmful effects of moisture.

waterproof plywood

Products differ from sheets of ordinary plywood in a special composition. Natural wood veneer is securely glued together with a special glue that increases the strength and moisture resistance of the material. A person can choose the required thickness of the sheets, this parameter ranges from 6 to 40 mm. The main disadvantage of the finish is the high cost, its surface must be additionally coated with waterproof compounds.

MDF and HDV

Some craftsmen recommend assembling a box from MDF panels. In fact, it is not advisable to use this material in the bathroom, because fiberboards absorb moisture well, which will further lead to their destruction.

Pipes can be closed using HDV plates. Products differ from the previous version in increased density, they better resist moisture. HDV will serve in the bathroom for at least 10 years without losing the initial technical characteristics.

OSB

Oriented Strand Board (OSB) will be ideal option to finish the box. They contain synthetic resins and other components that prevent wood from rotting. Several types of plates can be found on the construction market, but panels with additional impregnation, OSB-3 or OSB-4 markings are best suited for the bathroom.

Design choice

You can disguise engineering communications with several different ways. The most popular box designs:

the cabinet is installed above vertical pipes, it can be equipped with shelves for various small utensils and household items;
partition box - a fairly large structure that is installed along the entire length or height of the room. Specified variant well hides all engineering systems, including sewer pipes ideal for large spaces. The box can be used for installation various elements plumbing, it well hides the installation of the toilet bowl or the inlet pipes from the sink coming from the faucet. Behind the partition, shelves are mounted for storing household chemicals;
compact horizontal or vertical boxes are used in small bathrooms. Designs occupy a minimum amount of usable space.

Important! Before choosing a specific option, it is necessary to determine the dimensions of the structure, make appropriate notes on the wall.

Required Tools

To make a removable box for pipes in the toilet, you will need:

galvanized metallic profile for the frame device;
dowel-nails for fixing guides on the surface of the walls;
laser or conventional building level used for marking work;
sickle or reinforcing tape is used for reliable connection of drywall sheets;
stationery knife;
a screwdriver and screws or self-tapping screws for fixing finishing materials on the frame;
perforator;
putty and spatula;
electric jigsaw;
metal shears or a grinder with an abrasive disc are used to cut the guides.

You will need putty and a spatula, a primer for treating drywall surfaces before finishing.

In addition to the specified tool, other devices can be used, it depends on the specific finishing material.

Making a drywall box

For creating decorative box from sheets of moisture-resistant drywall, you must follow the following step-by-step instructions:

On the preparatory stage works, they take measurements on the walls at the locations of the pipes, transfer distances to paper, make up detailed plan construction devices (opposite counters and stop valves provide a hole for the device of the hatch).
Marking lines are applied in the bathroom on the surface of the walls and ceiling, if necessary (the minimum distance between the extreme part of the engineering communication and the inner surface of the box is 3 cm).
They proceed to the device of a frame made of a galvanized profile (dowel-nails are used to fix the guides, for fastening to wooden structures- screws or self-tapping screws).
In the case of a box for masking vertical pipes engineering systems first of all, a metal profile is installed on the walls, then on the ceiling. To ensure the rigidity of the structure, jumpers are installed. The box should have a minimum number of bends, this will greatly simplify the installation work.
Sheets of moisture-resistant drywall are cut in such a way that the minimum number of joints is obtained.
The sheets of material are fixed with self-tapping screws to the previously installed frame.
A sickle (reinforcing mesh) is laid and putty is applied at the corners of the structure and at the joints of the sheets.
Insert doors or inspection hatch.

At the final stage of work, the box is covered with a primer and proceed to the finishing work. The design can be painted or tiled to match the color of the walls in the bathroom.

Demountable design

If necessary, you can make a collapsible box, which will simplify the repair of utilities. In this case, drywall sheets are fixed with screws on the edge of the frame. The finishing material in the end part is not puttied, in the future it will be closed metal corner. To disassemble the structure, it is enough to remove the corners and unscrew the screws.

tiling

To mask engineering communications, ceramic tiles must be selected according to the color and pattern of the existing finishing material. At the initial stage of work, drywall is covered with a primer, which will contribute to better adhesion base surface. They make a preliminary layout of the tiles and determine the most advantageous placement of elements.

Now you need to prepare the glue. The solution is mixed with water according to the manufacturer's instructions. The mixture is applied to the surface with a notched trowel, after which the tiles are laid. To maintain the same gaps between adjacent elements, plastic crosses are used. The position of ceramic tiles is adjusted with a rubber mallet and a building level.

For cutting tiles, a tile cutter or a grinder with an abrasive disc is used. During the work, it is necessary to take into account the size of the gap between the tiles. When the glue dries, the joints are filled with grout of the selected color using rubber spatula and clean the surface from contamination.

Making a box from plastic panels

The device of the box of plastic panels is carried out according to the same technology. First, marking lines are applied on the walls of the room. After that, proceed to the installation of the U-shaped and angular profile. When the frame is installed, they take measurements and cut the plastic, insert the panels into the frame. Plastic products do not need additional processing, they perfectly resist the effects of moisture.

Access to communications

For unhindered access to engineering communications, a water meter and shutoff valves, a door or inspection hatch is provided. Products are made from the same material as the box trim. For ease of use, a furniture handle is attached to the doors. To prevent spontaneous opening, the product is equipped with magnets.

on device vertical design marking lines are applied in the direction from the floor to the ceiling;
it is necessary to treat the inner surface of the finishing material with an antifungal agent, an antiseptic;
it is important to provide revision holes in the design for the use of shut-off valves or control over the amount of water used;
it is necessary to use a metal profile for the installation of a frame for drywall;
it is better to fix the sheets with self-tapping screws every 30 cm.

And the last, but very important requirement: if the pipes are in close proximity, it is worth placing them in one box. Minimum distance from the inner surface of the structure to utilities is 3 cm.

If you want to get a beautiful bathroom as a result of the repair, then you will need to try not only with the choice of ceramic tiles and plumbing, but also with the preparation of the room itself. For example, it is worth hiding not too much beautiful pipes, which are unlikely to fit into the design of the room. How to make a pipe box in the bathroom and what it can be made from, you will learn from this article.

Is it possible to build a box?

The design of the box is usually quite rigid and does not imply easy dismantling for pipe repairs. Therefore, before erecting a structure, it is necessary to check their condition. If you have old communications, then it is advisable to replace them with plastic. When replacing, try not to use soldering, mount whole pieces of pipes.

The fewer connections in communications, the less likely you will have to break the box to fix the leak. It may never be needed.

How to make a pipe box in the bathroom: 2 options

You can close the pipes with a box by building it directly around them, or close the entire wall with communications, including pipes. The first option creates a small threshold if the pipes run parallel to the floor or a column if they are vertical. In addition, you can save on the material from which the box will be mounted. The second option reduces the space of the room, but this can be partially corrected by making a niche for storage and niche shelves closed with doors.

Materials for creating a box

The bathroom is a special room in your home, so the materials for mounting the box should be:

moisture resistant;
environmentally friendly.

To mount the box, you will need these materials to be also not too thick and not heavy. Given the parameters, you can use the following materials:

moisture resistant plywood;
plastic.

It is more convenient and reliable to use drywall or plastic to create a box.

Advantages of using drywall for a box in the bathroom

It is worth making a box of moisture-resistant drywall, because:

good moisture resistance. It has been used in such premises for many years;
it is easy to cut;
all construction stores they sell moisture-resistant drywall - there will be no difficulties with its purchase;
on top of drywall, you can lay tiles, paint or apply any other decorative coating.

Advantages of using plastic for a box in the bathroom

Plastic panels are also a good option for mounting the box:

quick installation that does not require a lot of tools;
excellent moisture resistance if the joints are smeared with sealant during installation;
immediately get an attractive surface with which it is easy to operate;
the material is not afraid of temperature changes;
simple and quick repair or dismantling.

Drywall pipe box in the bathroom

To begin with, we will consider all the nuances of creating a duct for pipes in the bathroom, mounted from drywall. If you have ever twisted drywall with your own hands, then skim through the most important tips in this section and its last part about collapsible design. Everything else you already know.

To install a drywall box, you will need the following tools:

metal scissors;
screwdriver or screwdriver;
self-tapping screws and, possibly, dowels;
roulette;
pencil;
level.

For sure most of necessary, if not all, you already have.

Instructions for building a drywall box

It is necessary to measure the walls near which the pipes are located. Make a detailed plan for the placement of connections (locations of possible leaks) for the future. Doors should be located opposite the meters and valves. If you want the box to look uniform, then make removable parts of the structure instead of doors.
Make markings future design on walls, on the floor and on the ceiling (for vertical structures).

The distance between the pipes and the walls of the box is at least 2.5-3 cm!

Using a galvanized profile for marking, make a frame for the box. To do this, you will need self-tapping screws and a screwdriver if the walls are made of drywall. You can get by with a screwdriver, but the work will take more time. If the walls are brick or concrete, then use dowels and screws.

If you are installing a box for vertical pipes, then first make guides along the walls. Then the front edge is attached with the help of suspensions or a curved edge, and only after it - the galvanized profile is mounted on the ceiling and on the floor.

In the case of mounting a vertical box, non-standard designs with several edges (corners) are quite possible.

If the vertical box is more than 1.5 meters, then when mounting the frame between the guides, it is necessary to make jumpers from the profile. Max distance between jumpers - 1 meter.

Prepare drywall sheets for installation so that there are as few joints as possible.
Attach the drywall sheets in place using self-tapping screws. Do not forget to make a hole for further access to communications.
Putty the corner or corners of the structure and the joints between the sheets.
Decorate the box in the same way as the rest of the walls in the room, including installing the baseboard.
Insert the door for access to communications.

At the beginning of the article, we talked about the fact that even a full-wall box can be made useful design. See how you can make a niche in the video:

Collapsible construction of a drywall box

It is possible to install a collapsible drywall structure when building a pipe box in the bathroom. To do this, fasten the sheets along the very edge and do not putty them. Finishing work are not produced at the edges - they are closed with the help of corners. Thus, when you need to disassemble the structure, you simply remove the corners and unscrew all the screws. It will not be difficult to assemble such a box after repair work with pipes - it will take 20 minutes on the strength.

Plastic pipe box in the bathroom

The easiest option for a box in the bathroom is to mount it from plastic panels. Even if you have ceramic tiles everywhere, this material will fit perfectly into the interior. The main thing is to choose the right color and not overdo it with the pattern. The best option become plain plastic panels.

Tools for mounting plastic panels

For installation you will need:

drill or screwdriver with a tile drill, if you have finished finishing ceramic tiles;
self-tapping screws or dowels for the box;
cutter for plastic, grinder or electric jigsaw;
roulette;
level;
silicone.

As you can see, there are much fewer tools than in the case of drywall installation. And if you add also the tools for finishing the tiles and the time for laying it, it becomes clear that a box of plastic panels is an ideal option!

Instructions for building a box of plastic panels

Let's take a step-by-step look at how to make a box of plastic panels:

Make a markup for the box. How to do this, see above, in the instructions for drywall construction.
Install the box from the profile. It can be made the same as for drywall, or you can abandon the front face.
Prepare plastic panels according to the dimensions of the structure.
Glue the panels to the profile using silicone.
Glue the corner between the panels with silicone.

Options for service access doors

It is imperative to leave for yourself the possibility of access to meters, pipe connections and taps. To do this, you need a door or several opposite these elements. It can be bought (hatch, blinds, built-in door) or made. If you make a door with your own hands, then make it from the same material as the rest of the structure. It should be decorated in the same way as the box itself. To make it convenient to use, glue or screw a small furniture handle (these are usually installed on kitchen sets). In order to prevent the door from opening spontaneously, it must be equipped with magnets. You can make an invisible door. How it is mounted is shown in the video below.

You can't do without communication systems in the bathroom. However, water and sewer pipes are unlikely to give your room an aesthetic appearance. Therefore, most residents, in the process of repair, try to hide all communications. To implement the plan, there are several ways: hide the pipes with furniture, boxes, shutters or wall them up in the wall. When choosing a masking option, it is worth considering the possibility Maintenance communications. So that in the event of a breakdown, you do not have to break the decor of the room. By installing a pipe box in the bathroom, you can make a collapsible structure or build small doors for access to communications.

Depending on the location of the mains, the box can be installed in two ways: closing only the pipes or the entire wall on which they are located. In the first option, by closing only those areas where there are pipes, you save on material. Sewing the entire plane on which the highways are located looks more aesthetically pleasing, but reduces usable area bathroom. In order to somehow use the space in the box not occupied by pipes, small storage facilities are built there for various things.

What is the best box to make?

Before closing unsightly communications, it is necessary to choose the right material for the box, behind which pipes in the bathroom will be hidden. It must meet several requirements:

be sufficiently resistant to moisture;
have a small weight and thickness;
made from environmentally friendly ingredients that do not emit harmful substances.

According to these criteria, from commercially available materials for the manufacture of a box in the bathroom, you can use: MDF, moisture-resistant plywood, moisture-resistant drywall or plastic.

Preparatory stage

Most often, problems with the pipeline occur at the junctions. Therefore, the fewer, the better. If the box is installed after laying new pipes, care must be taken to ensure that the line has as few connections as possible. If the replacement of the pipeline is not included in your plans, before hiding the pipes in the bathroom, it is necessary to conduct a thorough inspection of them. Inspect all lines for defects and, if any, eliminate them.

It is believed that without fear of leaks, soldered and welded joints can be closed. But for fittings that have threaded connections should be freely accessible. They need to be checked periodically. Therefore, threaded connections cannot be walled up. It is also necessary to provide free access to the valves, sewer audits, counters, filters.

Making a box step by step

Installation of the box in the bathroom consists of several stages. Let's consider each of them in more detail.

Measuring and sizing a structure

Before sealing the pipes, it is necessary to make the necessary measurements and clarify the location of the box. In places of unreliable connections, to meters and valves, it is necessary to provide a removable part or a door. A floor plan on a scale will not interfere, on which all structural details will be marked. In the process of measuring, do not forget about the thickness of the finishing material.

Having determined the contour of the future structure on the floor, with the help of a plumb line they transfer it to the ceiling, and then make markings on the walls.

Mounting the frame for subsequent sheathing

Before sewing communications into the box, it is necessary to install a frame around the pipes. It is best to make it from a galvanized profile. Since the air in the bathroom is constantly humid, the use of wooden blocks is undesirable. If you still decide to use them, choose bars made of decay-resistant rocks. And before use, treat everything wooden details antiseptic.

The adhesion of the frame elements to each other is carried out with self-tapping screws or with the help of a cutter. To fix the profile to the wall, dowels and euro screws are used.

It is necessary to mount the profiles to the wall, taking into account that the finishing material subsequently does not adhere closely to the pipes

The first step is to mount the profile on the walls. Then install the racks forming the front face.

Depending on the design of the future box, there may be several or only one A-pillars. They are attached using their own curved edge or suspensions.

After that, the guides are mounted on the ceiling and floor.

It is convenient to fasten vertical and horizontal profiles to each other using a cutter

If the length of the racks is more than 1.5 m, it is necessary to make jumpers between them. They will also be needed for a frame whose width is more than 0.25 m. The distance between the jumpers is made no more than a meter.

For structural strength, jumpers are attached to racks with a height of more than 1.5 m

Using wooden frame treat cut points construction mastic. This will protect the box from damage and prevent its deformation during temperature and humidity fluctuations.

Sheathing the frame of the box with sheet material

When cutting out the details for the box, try to make whole elements, and not from pieces. First, cut the side pieces. They are cut in such a way that the edges do not protrude beyond the frame profiles, but are flush with them. After that, cut out the front of the box. It should cover the side elements.

After cutting the material, it is mounted to the racks. Do it with self-tapping screws (3.5-4.5 cm). The distance between them should be no more than 2.5 cm. Such a box will have sufficient strength, so it is not necessary to attach the material to the jumpers. For control weaknesses pipelines leave inspection holes with doors.

An opening must be left in the box for free access to valves, meters and filters. It can be buried with a door purchased from a hardware store.

You can build them yourself or buy ready-made ones. For the hand-made manufacture of access points to pipes, a door is made from the material that is used for the box itself. So that it does not open, furniture magnets are fixed on them.

The door for the control hole can be finished with the same material as the entire box. So it will be less noticeable

You can make a fully collapsible box. To do this, sheets of finishing material are attached to the screws to the very edge. Making the final finish, they are not covered with tiles.

Finally, plastic corners or a plinth are fixed. When it will be necessary to dismantle the box, remove the plinth, unscrew the screws and remove the finishing material.

Self-tapping screws, closed with a plastic corner, are easily unscrewed to dismantle the box in emergency cases. After that, the box remains intact and can be mounted in place

Final decorative finish

The final stage of the installation of the box is its finishing. It depends on the material from which the structure is made. Plywood, drywall and MDF can be tiled or painted. Plastic panels do not need further finishing. They look pretty attractive on their own. Unlike drywall, plastic does not reduce the area of \u200b\u200bthe room.

To decorate the bath, a frame is constructed from a profile

In the same way, the pipes are closed under the bath itself. First, the frame is mounted, and then it is sheathed, leaving the control doors.

Moisture-resistant drywall is mounted on top of the frame from the profile and tiles are mounted on it. Be sure to leave a door for pipe maintenance

Now knowing how to mount the box, you can decorate any pipes in the bathroom and make the room more attractive from an aesthetic point of view. Hiding communications in the bathroom improves the design of the room. In addition, after closing the pipes with a box, the noise level emanating from them is reduced.

Video example of these finishing works

Are you going to redecorate your toilet and don't know what to do with it? water pipes? Agree, the disguised pipeline looks much more aesthetically pleasing.

Various tricks and materials are used for this purpose. Often, specialists from construction organization. Especially when you want to build a box for pipes in a drywall toilet. If the budget is limited, and the pipes do not fit into the interior at all, then you can fix everything yourself by choosing a simpler option.

This article will focus on ways to mask the pipeline. We will talk about what tools and materials will be required for this purpose. The material is accompanied by thematic photographs and videos that clearly demonstrate how with my own hands you can disguise the pipeline in the toilet.

When the budget does not include the cost of repairs, and the pipes in the toilet are annoying, you can get by with minimal spending. We are talking about decorating the visible parts of the pipeline.

This method can be a real salvation when the head of the family, instead of repairing, chooses other ways to spend his leisure time - for example, fishing or basketball with friends. Moreover, both a woman and a man can handle the decoration. The main thing is to be inspired.

uncommon fantasy and free time on a day off, they will help turn the study of thought into a realistic jungle

Depending on preferences and mood, the pipeline can be disguised as anything - turn it into a tree, into an animal, or decorate it with beautiful decorative elements.

The main types of decoration:

stick a film with a suitable pattern over the pipes;
paint with waterproof paint to match the color of the walls in the toilet room;
depict a unique pattern or reproduce a birch trunk, oak bark or other material using paints;
use decorative stones, beads, chains, twine and other items used for needlework.

The simplest and convenient option- paint the pipes with paint that harmoniously matches the color of the wall decoration. Or stick a film with a pattern.

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