How to repair a bathroom in Khrushchev

Repairing is generally not an easy undertaking. In the case of small-sized housing, everything is complicated by the small size, and in old houses the problem of worn-out engineering networks is still added. Their replacement is also a concern of the owners, since it can take a long time to wait for the control campaign to change them. So the repair of a bathroom in a Khrushchev usually begins with replacing old risers.

One of the options for what can happen as a result

A distinctive feature of Khrushchev apartments is the small size of all rooms. The bathroom and toilet are so small that even a minimal set - a bathtub + a sink - becomes only compact. Finding a place to install household appliances is a difficult task. The most popular solution is redevelopment of Khrushchevwhich almost always affects the bath and toilet. One is made of two microscopic rooms - a combined bathroom. Due to the fact that the partition is removed, the area increases by almost a square meter, which is very significant in these conditions. In some options, it turns out to increase the space due to the corridor or the adjacent storage room. This renovation of a bathroom in Khrushchev is more difficult technically and it is more difficult to get permission for such a rework, but anything is possible.

The procedure for repairing a bathroom in Khrushchev

If you decide to make a major overhaul of the bathroom in Khrushchev, the order of work will be almost identical with or without redevelopment. When redeveloping, the destruction of the partition, the transfer of the door, the laying of an unnecessary doorway are added. Further, everything is like a blueprint.

In the following, the sequence of works is as follows:

• Remove all finishing materials. If the walls and ceiling are crooked (the drops are more than 3 cm) or there are voids under the plaster (when tapping, the sound is dull, when pressing, movement is felt), the plaster is also beaten.
• Decide what kind of plumbing and household appliances will stand where, draw a plan in accordance with the scale. Draw on the plan the supply of electricity, water, sewage.

  

  If you combine a bathroom and a toilet in Khrushchev, you get a more or less decent room in size

  

  You can even place a bidet

  

  So that the renovation of the bathroom in Khrushchev does not bring surprises and surprises, create a plan indicating the places of installation of plumbing

• Conduct electrical wiring to the bathroom.
• Replace the risers of the water supply and sewerage system (requires agreement with the managing organization). Most often, old metal pipes are replaced with plastic ones. When replacing the water supply, use polyethylene pipes or polypropylene.
• If the water supply and sewerage systems are hidden, a shallow depth is made under them grooves, since there will still be plaster on top. If not, the plumbing and sewer piping is done after finishing the walls.
• Pour the leveling floor screed. You can "roll up" electric floor heating (water in high-rise buildings is allowed only if there is individual heating, and then if the floors can withstand the load).
• Wall and ceiling decoration. Here the sequence of work is different - it depends on the chosen method of decoration and plumbing. If console type toilet, editing takes place at this stage. At the same time do brick shower tray... When installing standard plumbing, it is installed at the end of finishing work, so that the floor-wall and ceiling are first put in order.
  • If the ceiling is painted, the walls are tiled, they are plastered, the ceiling is putty, painted. Then the tiles are laid on the walls, then on the floor.
  • If the ceiling is suspended (plasterboard, armstrong, rack and pinion, from plastic panels) or tension, it is finished after the completion of all work, when the walls and floor are ready).
    

    It is from this state that the repair of a bathroom in Khrushchev usually begins

  • If the walls are painted, 2-3 layers are applied over the plaster. putties... The floor is made after plastering, but before plastering (although it is not essential, it is possible after plastering).
  • If the walls are finished with PVC panels, they are not even plastered. Then first they make the floor and ceiling, at the final stage - installation of plastic panels.
• Plumbing and household appliances are being installed.

There are more and more options for finishing materials. For example, on the bathroom floor, you can lay plug or PVC tiles... In this case, on top of the screed, another layer of self-leveling mixtures is needed to obtain a strong and even base, and the coating itself is laid last after all work is completed, but before installing plumbing. In general, the procedure for repairing a Khrushchev bathroom can vary significantly.

We increase the functionality

Renovation of a bathroom in Khrushchev is difficult not so much from the technical side as from the point of view of creating a beautiful, functional and comfortable room. The small size of the room is the main challenge. We have to look for non-standard solutions in the selection of equipment, plumbing and furniture.

A small bathtub can be beautiful too

Bath or shower

During the renovation of the bathroom in Khrushchev, they very often abandon the bath in favor of a shower cabin. This allows you to carve out a place in a small room for installing a washing machine. The most successful solution is a corner shower. In this case, a fairly decent piece of space is freed up in which you can put a washbasin or washing machine.

One of the options is to put a shower stall with a deep tray or simply install glass doors on the bathroom.

If you still want to lie in the bathroom at times, you can compromise - choose a shower cabin with a deep tray. But it is worth remembering that high boards are not very convenient for daily use if there are small children or the elderly. Why are they worse than a regular bathroom? The fact that it will not be possible to fully rely on them is plastic, and it will not withstand heavy loads.

Not necessary put a finished shower... Less space is taken up by a tile pallet and a partition. If the partition and doors are made of glass, the room will not be "overloaded" and will feel more spacious.

Bathroom design in Khrushchev is complex

If, nevertheless, you are not ready to give up the bath, there are those that are much narrower in one part. A sink can be placed in this area. It will be convenient to use it, as well as a non-standard bathroom shape.

Choose a place to install the washing machine

When developing a bathroom design in Khrushchev, they are trying to find a place for installing a washing machine. Yes, it rusts faster, but in other rooms it is even more difficult to find a place. One of the options has already been described - a corner shower, and in the vacant corner there is a washing machine. If this option is not suitable, you can install a specially shaped sink and a washing machine under it.

To make the bathroom in Khrushchev more comfortable - the sink can be installed above the washing machine

Until you get used to it, it is not very convenient to use the sink - it is installed a little higher than usual, but much more convenient than if you put an undersized one to save space. By the way, this is also a solution, but not the best one.

Design and design tricks

To make the bathroom renovation in Khrushchev not only functional, but also beautiful, we select the right finishing materials, their color and texture.

Using every centimeter is the challenge

Finishing materials and their color

Baths in the Khrushchevs are not only small, but also have low ceilings. Therefore, if suspended systems are installed, then only at a minimum distance, and this can be achieved by installing wall lamps or built-in ceiling lamps, but on LEDs that have a thickness of about 3-5 cm.This loss will be almost imperceptible, and the work will be much less than at plaster ceiling and its subsequent putty.

LED luminaires have a low height so that the ceiling can be lowered to a small height

It is not necessary to lay tiles on the walls. In this case, a smaller mosaic looks even better, since a large tile “makes” the room smaller. Another option for wall decoration in a small bathroom is painting and finishing with decorative plaster. Bathroom paints create an equally reliable coating, but this option costs less money, especially if you yourself will putty the walls for painting. Decorative plaster there is also a moisture resistant one, and this type of finish looks modern.

Mosaic in a small room looks more organic than large tiles

In any case, the ceiling and walls in a small bathroom should be made in light colors, preferably with a slight gloss or a pearlescent, silk sheen. This finishing option makes the room visually more spacious. Most often these are shades of beige. A very unobtrusive and democratic color that can be revived with some details of brighter colors.

It is better to decorate the bathroom in Khrushchev in light colors. This example uses a calm shade of green.

Another technique is that the walls are plain and only about in the middle is a wide strip of a brighter or more contrasting color. This technique "pushes" the walls, the room seems larger than it actually is.

The choice of plumbing

If, while renovating a bathroom in Khrushchev, you decide to replace the bathtub with a shower cabin, refuse to install a ready-made cabin. Even the smallest takes up a lot of space, and the plastic walls load up the space heavily. You physically feel the lack of space. Making a pallet of tiles and installing glass partitions is a more practical solution. Doors can be made sliding - there are a sufficient number of systems that can be easily installed by hand, but for craftsmen this is not a problem at all.

The colors are light, vertical stripes break the monotony, but the highlight of the interior is a bathroom and a sink of a non-standard shape. They perfectly complement each other and both are convenient to use

When choosing a sink, try to find the option that best fits into your interior. They come in different shapes, sizes, colors. There are wide and narrow, deep and shallow, angular - in the form of a sector, which are partially located above the bathroom. In general, there are many options. Yes, they are more expensive than the standard solution, but if possible, pick up a beautiful and convenient plumbing.

DIY bathroom repair in Khrushchev: photo report

Apartments in Khrushchevs are usually inherited or bought by young families. Their condition is usually deplorable, if repairs were made, it was 20 years ago. And in this apartment, the bathroom looks "not very".

Raw material

This renovation of the bathroom in Khrushchev is traditional - tiles on the floor and walls, the ceiling is made of PVC panels. It all starts with the removal of all finishing materials.

Removing the old finish from the walls

The next step is to level the walls with plaster (without beacons, since the walls are relatively flat). The floor is covered with a screed made of self-leveling mixture (self-leveling floor).

No perfect surface needed - tiles will fit

After the screed has set, the tiles are laid on the floor. We spread it diagonally. To make it easier, a plan was first drawn on the floor (with a pencil).

Laying tiles on the floor

After laying the floor tiles, they took up the supply of water and sewage, installed the bathtub and connected it.

Water and sewerage connection

After that, they began to lay tiles on the walls. This is not always done. The second finishing option is to first lay out the wall with tiles, then put the bath, and close up the gap between the wall and the side special border for the bathroom. The second option is preferable, since you can replace the bathtub or put a shower stall at any time. In the first case, you will have to redo everything.

Tiles in the process of laying

After the walls were finished, the frame for the suspended ceiling was assembled from plastic panels. Economy option, but later you can change to any more expensive one.

Ceiling update

After that, there were only little things left - to hang a mirror, install and connect a sink with a built-in cabinet.

We come to the final part

And the finishing touches are the stock near the tub, shelf and hooks.

Final touches