Design of a bathroom in a panel house: features and options
To carry out a successful bathroom design in a panel house - this means being able to fit into an extremely small space all that is necessary for a comfortable family life. As a rule, in prefabricated houses, the rooms for the toilet and the bath are not combined, but even if the partition between them is demolished during the repair process, the total area will still be very modest.
Quite an extensive list, the implementation of such a task may seem complicated if the agenda is not only to fit all of the above, but to design the bathroom as beautifully as possible. Although this is possible if you approach the matter carefully and creatively at the same time.
Save space
Step one - demolish the partition.
In order to successfully accommodate the necessary elements, while maintaining aesthetics, it is better to demolish the partition between the toilet / bath. Traditionally, in a panel house, they go brick in the thickness of a half of a brick, and there is no such wall as a supporting one. From this, the conclusion is that most cases do not involve coordination of the technical inventory of this project with the bureau. We remove the partition, so we get a room, albeit small, but suitable for arrangement. And using a creative approach, a certain percentage of ingenuity, it is really possible to build a real five-star bath from this square of non-residential area.
Step two - close the window to the kitchen wisely
The design of the updated restroom does not imply a window to the kitchen, previously used for ventilation and additional lighting. It looked ridiculous before, but now it doesn’t belong to him at all. But this aperture, if properly closed from the side of the kitchen, can serve as an excellent small niche for all kinds of tubes, jars and other necessary cosmetic moments. A washing machine is the place to be just under the niche.
We put the basic plumbing in the corners
Step one - throw away the old bathroom. If you do not want to completely abandon the bathroom, then it is better to equip the corner option with a deep sink, which will simultaneously serve as a shower and a small bathtub.
Step two - change the toilet. The second corner, from the same wall with which the shower is installed, is equipped with a toilet. Most likely, this is the wall opposite to the entrance. If the basic plumbing is placed like this, it will turn out a little troublesome with sewage. As for the toilet model, that is, now angular models that take up little space. And there is - with a tank-sink, where the water after washing hands goes into the tank. This is an economical option, but often have to clean the drain tank of the indicated type. Above the toilet are shelves in the form of a niche.Such shelves can be made by yourself, or you can order from the master.
Attention, this is a traditionally humid room in which mold, harmful mushrooms love to grow and develop. Organize ventilation.
Heated towel rail
The third corner - opposite the oblique line of the toilet, can be equipped with either a dressing table or a huge heated towel rail on the entire wall. But here it already depends on the needs of the family. We install a sink under the coil. Some refuse it, but in vain. Over time, the lack of this element is felt very strongly. Under the coil on top of the sink you can make a solid mirror surface - it looks interesting. Coils are of two types:
water-powered coil;
electric coils.
Water people work constantly when hot water is turned on, but the electric one starts working when it is connected to the network and it is given the appropriate command. Therefore, this option is more economical. As for aesthetics, water coils can be non-standard, and if they are ordered under an individual drawing, they add exoticism - the design will become unusual. There is another type - a combined coil, which can operate on electricity and hot water.
Ceramic tile
The interior design of the bathroom in a panel house is not only a selection of high-quality sanitary ware and its wise arrangement, but also the choice of a good tile. Good is not necessarily expensive, but rather suitable. Bathroom design is a creative work. The tile serves the master as well as the paint for the artist - the right choice of texture and color palette will guarantee the most interesting result.
Now on the market there are many offers of European and domestic. European is of three types: red, blue and green markings. The degree of anti-skid corresponds to the number. Red is considered the best, and green is the third grade.This does not say, they say, the tile is bad, there is simply more chance of slipping on it. But glazed double firing for the floor does not fit - this is a wall-mounted option. To save money, you can skip places behind the shower stall, but accordingly covering them with waterproofing, because bare concrete screed is a wonderful soil for the growth of the fungus.
The concrete screed, which is made out under the tile, should be treated with an antifungal mixture!
In a panel house, which has stood for more than a decade, there are a lot of pests that germinate immediately upon the onset of more or less favorable conditions, therefore, antifungal treatment of the bath and toilet rooms is as important a stage as the timely replacement of other sewage elements.
We increase the space visually
The bathroom in the panel house is quite small, even if all the elements fit correctly, it will not look free. But there is a way out! Mirrors plus LEDs. Any niche will look more interesting if it comes to equip it with LED backlight. This is saving electricity (such bulbs take a minuscule energy) at the same time as creating the illusion of space. And if the back wall of the niches is made mirrored, then you get the effect of a light tunnel. In general, white is a priority for small rooms. But not in its pure form. If the walls are purely light, and the floor is a couple of shades darker and interspersed with a different, darker shade, this is an ideal interior option.
Blotches of the color in which the basic plumbing is made look very good. For example, a steel shower. Blotches in a light floor tile should be made the same. It will look great. Panels are not better than a radically different color - a clear edging of a small room will make this drawback even more noticeable. Get a kind of frame. It’s good to visually separate the zones. For example, lay the walls and floor near the toilet with a small square mosaic tile.Yes, it is not the most budgetary, but repairs are not done for two years.
Bathroom Design - 10 Step-by-Step Points
Each element of the bathroom should be in harmony with others - this is the only option to maintain a decent look with a noticeable lack of squares. Even if all the plumbing and appliances are successfully placed in the corners, and the storage shelves are in the form of a tier that does not take up much space, the result without an initial project with a step-by-step distribution will not be ideal. Every centimeter is important here and there is a risk that if you do not follow the drawing standards, you just can’t accommodate everything that’s needed, so you should take each step:
We tear down the wall between the toilet / bath.
We carry out a drawing with the distribution of each centimeter after measuring the resulting area.
We demolish all the old pipes, bring new ones.
We remodel the wiring, including install spotlights.
We process every millimeter with an antifungal drug.
We distribute the basic plumbing - shower, toilet, sink.
We lay out the tile, having previously treated the walls again with an antifungal drug.
Let the tile dry.
Install the basic plumbing.
We make out small decorative elements.
On average, for self-repairing a bathroom in a panel apartment with a separate bathroom with a demolition of a partition, it will take from two weeks to a month and a half. But with a planned calculation, this is a feasible task, so that the most intricate design of the bathroom comes to life, it’s just worth starting.
To carry out a successful bathroom design in a panel house - this means being able to fit into an extremely small space all that is necessary for a comfortable family life. As a rule, in prefabricated houses, the rooms for the toilet and the bath are not combined, but even if the partition between them is demolished during the repair process, the total area will still be very modest.
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Quite an extensive list, the implementation of such a task may seem complicated if the agenda is not only to fit all of the above, but to design the bathroom as beautifully as possible. Although this is possible if you approach the matter carefully and creatively at the same time.
Save space
Step one - demolish the partition.
In order to successfully accommodate the necessary elements, while maintaining aesthetics, it is better to demolish the partition between the toilet / bath. Traditionally, in a panel house, they go brick in the thickness of a half of a brick, and there is no such wall as a supporting one. From this, the conclusion is that most cases do not involve coordination of the technical inventory of this project with the bureau.
We remove the partition, so we get a room, albeit small, but suitable for arrangement. And using a creative approach, a certain percentage of ingenuity, it is really possible to build a real five-star bath from this square of non-residential area.
Step two - close the window to the kitchen wisely
The design of the updated restroom does not imply a window to the kitchen, previously used for ventilation and additional lighting. It looked ridiculous before, but now it doesn’t belong to him at all. But this aperture, if properly closed from the side of the kitchen, can serve as an excellent small niche for all kinds of tubes, jars and other necessary cosmetic moments. A washing machine is the place to be just under the niche.
We put the basic plumbing in the corners
Step one - throw away the old bathroom. If you do not want to completely abandon the bathroom, then it is better to equip the corner option with a deep sink, which will simultaneously serve as a shower and a small bathtub.
Step two - change the toilet. The second corner, from the same wall with which the shower is installed, is equipped with a toilet. Most likely, this is the wall opposite to the entrance. If the basic plumbing is placed like this, it will turn out a little troublesome with sewage.
As for the toilet model, that is, now angular models that take up little space. And there is - with a tank-sink, where the water after washing hands goes into the tank. This is an economical option, but often have to clean the drain tank of the indicated type.
Above the toilet are shelves in the form of a niche.Such shelves can be made by yourself, or you can order from the master.
Heated towel rail
The third corner - opposite the oblique line of the toilet, can be equipped with either a dressing table or a huge heated towel rail on the entire wall. But here it already depends on the needs of the family.
We install a sink under the coil. Some refuse it, but in vain. Over time, the lack of this element is felt very strongly.
Under the coil on top of the sink you can make a solid mirror surface - it looks interesting. Coils are of two types:
Water people work constantly when hot water is turned on, but the electric one starts working when it is connected to the network and it is given the appropriate command. Therefore, this option is more economical. As for aesthetics, water coils can be non-standard, and if they are ordered under an individual drawing, they add exoticism - the design will become unusual.
There is another type - a combined coil, which can operate on electricity and hot water.
Ceramic tile
The interior design of the bathroom in a panel house is not only a selection of high-quality sanitary ware and its wise arrangement, but also the choice of a good tile. Good is not necessarily expensive, but rather suitable. Bathroom design is a creative work. The tile serves the master as well as the paint for the artist - the right choice of texture and color palette will guarantee the most interesting result.
Now on the market there are many offers of European and domestic. European is of three types: red, blue and green markings. The degree of anti-skid corresponds to the number. Red is considered the best, and green is the third grade.This does not say, they say, the tile is bad, there is simply more chance of slipping on it.
But glazed double firing for the floor does not fit - this is a wall-mounted option. To save money, you can skip places behind the shower stall, but accordingly covering them with waterproofing, because bare concrete screed is a wonderful soil for the growth of the fungus.
In a panel house, which has stood for more than a decade, there are a lot of pests that germinate immediately upon the onset of more or less favorable conditions, therefore, antifungal treatment of the bath and toilet rooms is as important a stage as the timely replacement of other sewage elements.
We increase the space visually
The bathroom in the panel house is quite small, even if all the elements fit correctly, it will not look free. But there is a way out! Mirrors plus LEDs. Any niche will look more interesting if it comes to equip it with LED backlight. This is saving electricity (such bulbs take a minuscule energy) at the same time as creating the illusion of space. And if the back wall of the niches is made mirrored, then you get the effect of a light tunnel.
In general, white is a priority for small rooms. But not in its pure form. If the walls are purely light, and the floor is a couple of shades darker and interspersed with a different, darker shade, this is an ideal interior option.
Blotches of the color in which the basic plumbing is made look very good. For example, a steel shower. Blotches in a light floor tile should be made the same. It will look great.
Panels are not better than a radically different color - a clear edging of a small room will make this drawback even more noticeable. Get a kind of frame.
It’s good to visually separate the zones. For example, lay the walls and floor near the toilet with a small square mosaic tile.Yes, it is not the most budgetary, but repairs are not done for two years.
Bathroom Design - 10 Step-by-Step Points
Each element of the bathroom should be in harmony with others - this is the only option to maintain a decent look with a noticeable lack of squares. Even if all the plumbing and appliances are successfully placed in the corners, and the storage shelves are in the form of a tier that does not take up much space, the result without an initial project with a step-by-step distribution will not be ideal.
Every centimeter is important here and there is a risk that if you do not follow the drawing standards, you just can’t accommodate everything that’s needed, so you should take each step:
On average, for self-repairing a bathroom in a panel apartment with a separate bathroom with a demolition of a partition, it will take from two weeks to a month and a half. But with a planned calculation, this is a feasible task, so that the most intricate design of the bathroom comes to life, it’s just worth starting.