Setting the cast iron tub with his hands

During repair the bathroom quite often the question arises, how to install a cast-iron bath.Installation is usually not difficult, if correctly perform all the steps of assembly and select necessary materials properly.

Step by step instructions for installing a cast-iron bath

Standard installation of a cast iron roll top baths, bundled toit is often inconvenient due to the fact that the height of the installed bath is insufficient for comfortable operation (especially for laundry therein).

1. When installing a new cast-iron bath with his hands, pre-mark the height to which you want to put it.From this mark laid wall tiles to the ceiling.

2. In a typical cast iron baths are places for fastening.However, in this case it will be considered an example of setting the cast-iron bath on the bricks, which allows to obtain the necessary level for easy and trouble-free use of it.

3. Determine the height at which you want to install a bath, organize on the level of the lining of the wall of a block of wood with a strip of moisture-resistant gypsum board on the upper face (including the bath rim thickness).This is done in order to remove the gap between the bathtub and the wall.The bar is attached to the bathroom wall, check the horizontal level of attachment.

4. The video shows how, installed bars on the bath with time pads at the bottom of the materials at hand.For stability prop hand bath racks of bars.Check the levelness of the installation level: cast iron bath must be firmly pressed to the bottom edge of the tiles.

5. Make sure the correct position of the bath, we connect a siphon to drain the water.If necessary, a standard siphon cut out a piece of plastic sewer pipe diameter required.You can immediately test the drain a little water.Be sure that the plugs after opening all the water without a trace out of the bath.

6. connect the ground wire from the bath to the steel water pipe or a special wire-earth ground.

7. The installation locations across the bath legs should be laid with ceramic bricks on the mortar firmly patched crack.Then, after that remove temporary bars, where a bath kept.

8. For falshsteny devices from a brick with a plumb line on the floor knock bath edge.When laying bricks, it is necessary to take into account the thickness of the tiles and adhesive layer to its installation.Stack bricks to falshsteny should be on edge, checking the verticality of the masonry.For the convenience of washing in the bath make a niche for feet.Niche dimensions: depth - 20 cm, width - 30-40 cm, height - 20 cm (Data sizes - conditional Everyone can hold their adjustments "under him.").

9. According to the photos, to service the siphon leaving a hole for the installation of metal or plastic audit-hatches.

10. After the masonry is dry, begin to lay tiles, installing metal bar horizontally by an integer tiles.Laying out the upper ranks of tiles dismantle the bar and lay the bottom row, cutting the tile height (if necessary).Tiles laid in the recess and on top of the bath, if directly between the tub wall and there is a gap.

11. Puts a number of tiles in the gap between the bathtub and the wall (above wrote about a wooden bar with a strip of GCR), covering part of the rim.

12. Install the hatch-audit.

13. Once the tile is laid, all the seams between the tiles is overwritten, and the tile surface is cleaned with a damp cloth.

Video installation iron bath with his hands

Setting the cast iron tub on legs: