Installing an acrylic bath with your own hands: benefit for the whole family

According to their technical characteristics, acrylic bathtubs are in no way inferior to cast iron or tin products, except that they are more fragile. However, one of these drawbacks is covered by a number of advantages, one of which is considered to be incredible ease. Installation of an acrylic bath with your own hands is not particularly difficult. You can consider the whole process.

It is worth saying that most often the package does not include a drain and legs, so you should buy everything in advance. You will also need hooks for the blades, which you can remove from the old bath. Installation of an acrylic bath with your own hands begins with the design of a brick rack, since its length is slightly less than that of a traditional cast iron. Next, you can install the legs of the bath, and then under the bottom place a piece of plywood, which will give it the necessary rigidity. It should be treated with antiseptic plywood, this will prevent the rapid emergence of mold and fungus associated with high humidity. On the perimeter you can fix the hooks on which the bath is hung. Installation of an acrylic bath with your own hands can be made so that it is hidden under the tile, which will cope with the gaps. In this case, you can use corner pieces instead of hooks. As a flavoring agent, foam foam, glued to a plywood surface, can be used.

Installation of acrylic bath: instruction

You can install on foam. In this case, leave a gap of 15-20 millimeters. After that, the bath is filled with water, and the remaining gap should be filled with a mounting foam. You can use this option if the bathtub is completely sewn. But for many it is more convenient to leave gaps under the bathroom, which allows to increase the approach to it, so it is convenient to wash or bathe children.

Installation of an acrylic bath by your own hands is done in several stages, so the next step is to fix the drain on it. Then you can sew. This is very easy to do. You will need two kinds of profiles - UD and CD, as well as moisture-resistant plasterboard or plywood. A structure is made of profiles. If you use plywood, it must necessarily be treated with an antiseptic. The construction is covered with plasterboard or plywood. The tile can be glued to the silicone, which makes the construction light enough. The part near the communications should be made so that it can be removed if necessary. You can cut and small hatches.

Installation of an acrylic bath on the frame is not particularly difficult. Features of this process will depend on the type of frame. Some of them can be designed to ensure that the bath does not stand tight against the wall, while others will reverse. First the skeleton is installed, after which the bath is lowered into it, the sewage drain is connected, and then the fastening is made. The process is similar to the assembly of a children's designer.

As you can see, an independent installation of an acrylic bath does not present any difficulties, in particular it concerns products on a frame.