What you need to consider everything for the perfect bathroom

Do It Yourself / by admin / December 19, 2019

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How to arrange the plumbing, choose colors and lighting and what to consider when placing sockets.

Alexei Smirnov

Senior designer service for interior design Flatplan.

Not every apartment there will enough space to accommodate a separate bathroom. So now so popular bathrooms - an option that allows you to intelligently arrange all the plumbing for the most convenient use. Here's what you need to pay attention, to make ergonomic bathroom.

1. Effective area

Ergonomics means that planning should be a free space between the devices to one location does not prevent the use of others.

Bathroom needs to accommodate a necessary plumbing: towel rail, toilet, sink and bathtub or shower (as an option, a ladder with a shower). The latter depends on your preferences. You can add additional elements: bidet, hygienic shower, sink more (depending on the area).

For proper placement of all the elements better access to specialists as necessary to understand not filling toilet only, but also the possibility of increasing the wet zone due corridor or other uninhabited premises. Pay attention to the location of the instrument relative to the risers. This is especially critical for the toilet - do not place it on the wall opposite from the tubes.

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2. Location of the washing machine

It can be installed either in the kitchen, and in the bathroom, if space allows. It is also possible to allocate a separate room - laundry room. placement washing machine also permitted in the dryer column. The main thing - do not forget to add a stage of construction works concluded water and sanitation, as well as the outlet.

3. Location bowl

According to the standard toilet bowl taken place at a certain distance from other objects and walls. Namely:

minimum distance - 380 mm from the nearest wall or a sanitary device to the toilet bowl axis;
optimal - 450 mm.

For convenience, the front of the toilet should be at least 50 cm of free space. If you want to add a bidet, it is necessary to take into account the same distance in front of him. Between the axis and the edge of the toilet bidet should be from 380 to 450 mm.

If the area does not allow to set and he and the other thing, pay attention to the toilets with bidet functions.

4. The height of the shell

To sink were easy to use, you must set it so that the top edge at a height of 850 mm. This rule applies not only to conventional shells with tables, but also embedded in the tabletop and overhead.

The mirror over the sink should not hang too low (especially if it is with a shelf), and she sinks should not be located too close to the wall. Recommended minimum offset from the wall - 10-15 cm.

If you place under the sink washing machine, sink must be built.

5. The dimensions of the soul

To save the usable area bathrooms, many refuse to bath in favor of the soul. But do not forget that the minimum size of the shower (750 × 750 mm) is suitable only for people of average build. If the shower will be used by people of large build or do you prefer to play, shower with a ladder or shower is better to choose the size of 900 mm.

6. Storage

Every bathroom needs a place to store. Planning should be expected. If the bathroom is very small, it is better to use a mirror-cabinet or sink with cupboard.

7. Color selection

To visually increase the space better to choose light colors in the furniture and in the finishing materials. As finishing preference better to give porcelain stoneware and water-resistant paint. Plastic panels should not use: wear resistance are lower, they look very cheap, but the price can not be different from the paint or tiles.

8. Lighting

In the bathroom, there should be several lighting scenarios. In addition to the main light, you can use a sconce near the mirror or buy a mirror with light. The built-in or can be used as a basic linear luminaires. The main thing - these lamps must be water-resistant, so pay attention to their IP (degree of protection). Bathroom optimally IP44.

9. Placing outlets

Sockets must also be water-resistant (IP44). Pay attention to the fact that they can not be placed close to the sink: the ideal distance from its axis - 600 mm. The same rule applies to switches. They must be provided to enable / disable sconces.

10. decoration

Bathroom decor can be anything: it all depends on your preferences. Is that not recommend using plastic accessories of poor quality. A shutter as baths can be used for textile or glass shutter. However, at last there is a small minus - it will be visible stains.