An important decorative and functional part of the bathroom is the screen under the bath. With it, it will not be difficult to compile a single design that promotes the optimal organization of space, in a single style with the interior of the room. To date, the screens are the easiest way to external bath decoration, giving it aesthetic appearance and providing access to technical communications if necessary.

Varieties of baths under the bath

Bath screens of the following structures:

• stationary;
• removable;
• deaf;
• with sliding, folding, swing doors, either removing like a hatch cover.

Currently, the popularity of the use of removable neradventy screens for an acrylic bath is growing - these products are distinguished by a variety of forms and high decorativeness. Under such a screen, plumbing communications can be hidden, and in the case there is access to them, it is possible to dismantle it.

Sliding screens under the bath save space and differ in use. Structurally, they represent a frame with inserted into guides by sliding doors. This design is very popular, as it allows you to use a place under the bathroom for accommodating and storing various things, and also leaves access to plumbing pipes. You can equip comfortable shelves behind the bath. The disadvantages of sliding ready-made screens include fragility at a sufficiently high price.

As an alternative to the sliding design, the bath screens are equipped with several swing doors, opening forward or a hatch or a small door - to access pipes under the bathroom if necessary. In addition, the screens for the bathroom can be equipped with shelves or retractable blocks.

Materials for making screens

The screens under the bath are mainly made of the following materials:

• from plastic panels - inexpensive durable material with excellent moisture resistance. You can pick up any shade of the plastic screen, as well as go to it with a film;
• from acrylic, one-piece screens of a wide variety of forms are manufactured;
• from the plates of MDF - dense, waterproof and lung in the processing of the material. The joints of the MDF slab can swell from moisture, so they need to be carefully treated with sealant;
• from plexiglas and mirrors - screen under the bath Mirror decorative and functional at the same time, besides visually expand the bathroom space and fit into any interior.

In construction hypermarkets, a wide selection of products made from various materials from different manufacturers are presented. Screens under the bath, the size of which corresponds to the most common baths 60, 150, 160, 170, 170, 180 cm can be purchased. You can purchase a finished panel or a one-piece removable screen of the required size, as well as a model for hiding the bathroom end - for example, the end screen under the Plexiglas bath.

Products are supplied in a completed form, the installation is easy to implement. For example, the design of the screens under the ALAvann bath includes a robust frame from an aluminum corrosion resistant, as well as curtains from moisture-resistant laminated polystyrene.

Pick up the appropriate screen of non-standard shape and size is not so easy. Sliding models are presented on sale under standard rectangular baths, the screen under the corner is more complicated. Alternatively, finished products can mount the screen under the bath yourself.

At the same time, it is necessary to use moisture-resistant materials, calculated for a long service life in the bathroom - resistant to the effects of high humidity and not deforming during wetting, as well as mechanical effects.

For the equipment of the screen under the bath, you can use various methods and mounting methods:

• lay a brick screen;
• change the bath with moisture-resistant plasterboard with the finishing finish with plaster - or cladding with ceramic tiles or mosaic;
• mount the plastic screen under the bath;
• install the screen under the bath from moisture-resistant MDF with subsequent trim;
• buy and install a ready-made screen or a set of sliding doors (currently popular screens under Lerua Merlin bath, Alavann, Sergig).

How to install a bath screen

First of all, it is necessary to determine the choice of material suitable for the bathroom interior. Then you need to remove the dimensions - to measure the width of the niche under the bathroom or the length of the wall to the wall - depending on the design of the screen, as well as the height of the screen under the bath (we measure the height from the side or from the inner bending side of the floor to the floor).

The screen may be inherent in some design features depending on the manufacturing material. For example, for ease of use, you can equip the bottom of the brick or drywall rectangular or bevelled recess for the legs. Plan how to install the screen under the bath - think over the location of the opening to maintain technical communications. Draw a screen diagram and calculate the required amount of material.

Bath sliding screen

As a sliding screen material, it is convenient to use plastic panels or plastic lining.

Stages of installation of sliding screen:

• it is necessary to mark the placement of the fastening of the frame;
• we make a frame from the W-shaped profile or wooden bars;
• fix the frame;
• cut out the front panel from the selected material. It can consist of several details. In the case of a three-door sliding screen, the side doors are placed in the first profile groove, while the middle part is most often fixed motionless;
• attach the collected screen to the bathroom with spacer bolts.

Ceramic bath screen

The screen lined with tiles is suitable for baths of different shapes. Ceramic tile is resistant to detergents and is not deformed under the influence of moisture and steam. Some manufacturers offer a ready-made solid frame for lining from plastic or foam plastic, it is also possible to make it with their own hands from moisture-resistant drywall or other material.

It will be more convenient to collect the frame, after having after dismantling the bath. On the walls and the floor, the markup of the future-screen fasteners under the tile bath is applied. A frame of the P-shaped frame is mounted from the profile. To enhance the stability of the design as a support, vertical racks are used - wooden or metal. It is recommended to plan and calculate the location of the opening through which access to plumbing pipes under the bathroom will be accessed. The prepared frame must be seen by the sheets of drywall, while the joints of the joints should be on the guides, as well as sheets you need to securely braid. The jokes are squinting with a putty for drywall.

The resulting frame is lined with ceramic tiles, fixing it with tiled glue. The seams of the laid tile must be treated with a special grouting mixture protecting fungus and mold.

Screen under the bath from MDF

MDF plates are resistant to elevated temperatures and steam, on such surfaces due to special processing, mold does not appear.

The sequence of the screen installation of the bath is as follows:

• first, you need to cut the MDF plates of the desired size, as well as collect the frame of wooden bars with a cross section of 3-4 cm;
  

• to the wall under the edge of the bath is mounted wooden pars with self-draws or dowels;
• bruks connect with furniture corners using screws;
• in front of the screen, it is necessary to provide a hole to access the plumbing pipes;
• we are cutting the frame with prepared MDF plates;
• for access to communications, sliding doors are installed (attached to guides) or swallowing (the knobs are fixed or glued);
• in the framework of the frame, which will be contacted with the bathroom, as well as on the joints of the MDF plates, moisture-resistant sealant are applied.

If the height of the beds is allowed, then inside the screen, it is possible to equip the shelves for the storage of household chemicals and other economic accessories. If there is free space with the side of the screen, you can equip the retractable shelf.

Screen under the bath - Photo

Installing the Bath Screen - Video