What is it?
The gap between the bathroom and the wall occurs inevitably - whatever smooth and smooth surfaces in the bathroom. If you provide this nuance at the stage of wall finishing with ceramic tiles, then a beautiful tiled curb along the bath will solve the problem. However, most often on the resulting clearance draws attention after the end of construction work. Especially for such cases, several options for sealing gaps that do not require dismantling tiles are invented.
The most popular solution is the use of angle, which is also called a plinth or border for the bath. It is a long, narrow plastic panel or ceramics. The protruding part of the plinth is inserted directly into the gap, and two other parties it is attached to the side of the bath and tile.
Why do they need and protect from the flow?
The corner on the bath performs two main functions:
- First, it prevents the penetration of water to the floor under the bath, Where there is often no waterproofing, as a result of which the water can leak on the lower floor. Even if this does not happen, then the dampness will be constantly maintained under the bathroom, in which mold and fungus will inevitably begin.
- Secondly, it performs a certain decorative task - masks an ugly gap, which was formed between the wall and ceramic tiles.
Plastic corner is far from the most reliable way to protect the floor in the bathroom from wetting. Over time, this element comes into disrepair, so every few years it has to be changed. This will not entail large financial costs, because there is a corner for a penny bath. But for some it is preferable to eliminate the clearance overhaul once than regularly make minor repair work.
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Corners of plastic
Plastic is one of the most suitable materials for finishing the bathroom, as it is resistant to moisture and temperature drops. A large plus of plastic corners consists of a very low price so, even if you change the furbo on the bath every year, it will be completely unnoticed for your wallet. In addition, such corners are characterized by good plasticity, so allow you to close the gap even with very uneven walls.
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Corners from ceramics
Ceramics - Material more Durable and therefore more expensive than plastic. If you choose a ceramic corner close in color to tile, it will be almost impaired. Also, like plastic, ceramics perfectly transfers the conditions of high humidity and temperature of temperature. But this is a completely natural material, so many give preference to him. The lack of ceramic corners is that they are easy to damage, since they are made of fragile material.
Which corner choose?
Choosing a bathing plinth, carefully examine all the options offered to you. It is necessary that the product complies with several basic requirements - then it will last long and will reliably protect your bathroom from excessive moisture and associated unpleasant consequences.
- The corner must be made of waterproof, not rotting material.
- The product should be simultaneously strong and resistant to deformations.
- Installation of the corner should be made easily, quickly and effortlessly.
- Plinth for the bath should well tolerate the effects of cleaning products for plumbing and ceramic tiles.
- In color and style, the corner must be combined with the bathroom and with wall decoration.
How to install a corner on the bath?
The installation of ceramics and plastic plinth is made in different ways, as each material has its own characteristics. Nevertheless, the general rules still exist:
- If we are dealing with an old bathroom, you first need to dismantle the previous corner and clear the surface of the bath and tiles from the glue residues (or the other solution to which the plinth is attached).
- The clearance between the wall and the bathroom is better to pre-close the mounting foam - so from the new corner will be more proc.
- The adhesive composition should be applied not only in the center, but also around the edges of the corner.
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Alternatives to seal the seam between the wall and the bathroom
There are other ways to eliminate the gap between the edge of the bath and the wall. Here are the most popular of them:
- border of ceramic tiles;
- border tape on adhesive basis;
- Sealant on silicone base for the bathroom;
- mounting foam;
- Stacryl - a liquid substance that is used to restore acrylic baths;
- The combination of various materials (for example, a combination of mounting foam + sealant + burglar tape is sufficiently common).
Thus, the embodiments of the gap between the wall and the bathroom can be infinitely a lot, but the plastic or ceramic corner is the easiest and affordable of them.
