Usually, toilet repairs are given little attention and a minimum budget is allocated. But despite the fact that this is the smallest room in the apartment, it can and should be made beautiful and comfortable. If you are at a loss with the choice of material, there is no need to rack your brains: the best solution, although not the easiest to implement, is toilet repair with tiled finish. Photos, videos, instructions and useful tips will help you decide on the design and go through all the stages of work if you want to renovate this room yourself.
Selection of interior elements and design thinking
First, decide what kind of plumbing will be in your toilet. During the renovation, you can combine a bathroom with a toilet or, conversely, separate them. Usually, only a toilet is installed in a separate toilet or a sink is added.
There are many types of toilet bowls in appearance and material. When choosing, you should focus on your own taste and budget.
What else can be placed in this room:
- bin;
- necessary accessories - toilet paper holder, brush, etc.;
- detergent cabinet;
- sink and towel holder.
All elements can be selected in accordance with the overall design concept, creating an original and complete interior.
Usually a separate toilet is the smallest room in the apartment. Its area can be 2-2.5 square meters. m. It would seem that such a modest space does not require design frills. But with the right choice of materials, you can visually expand the room and raise the ceilings.
When planning a renovation, you need to decide on the following points:
- the need to level the walls, floor and ceiling;
- choice of finishing materials;
- lighting design;
- choice of plumbing.
The toilet is the most important part of the room, the sequence of the entire repair depends on it. If you want to change it, then you need to choose a new product before finishing the walls and ceiling.
Bathroom renovation style
toilet design should be in harmony with the design of the entire apartment. If you have a separate bathroom, you should choose the same style for the bathroom and toilet.
Toilet Design Ideas:
- Scandinavian style. This direction involves the use of white for walls, a large amount of lighting (best of all - natural), elements of wood trim. Using this direction in a small room will visually expand it.
- Palace style. Baroque and rococo suggest the use of gilded details, rich finishes, elaborate lamps and many decorative elements.
- High tech. This style is characterized by the use of the most modern materials, minimalism in decoration, the predominance of black and white colors.
- Japanese. This style involves minimalism in all details, the use of simple forms. The walls can be decorated with tiles depicting sakura.
There are many design options for the bathroom and toilet rooms. You can stick to certain trends or combine several styles. Your imagination should not be limited by anything, including materials.
Material selection
The main requirement for all materials is hygiene. The toilet should always be clean, and it is desirable that cleaning does not take much time. That is why tiles are most often used for wall and floor decoration. It is easy to clean, is not affected by moisture and looks aesthetically pleasing.
There are several types of toilet tiles:
- Glazed tiles are the most popular type of wall decoration. There are many design options for tiles to suit every taste and budget.
- Ordinary ceramic tiles.It is thicker than tiles and has a rough surface. Therefore, such tiles are most often placed on the floor in rooms with high humidity.
- Porcelain. It is a glossy tile, durable, less porous than ceramic, excellent moisture tolerance, scratch and wear resistance.
- Majolica is an incredibly beautiful expensive Italian tile with a relief surface.
- Porcelain stoneware is durable, resistant to any influences, unpretentious care. It can be matte, polished, satin, glazed, textured, provides a wide range of design possibilities.
Repair in the toilet can be carried out using other materials:
- wallpaper;
- plastic panels;
- dye.
But all of the listed types of finishes lose to tiles in terms of hygiene and resistance to moisture. In addition, variations in colors, patterns and textures of tiles exceed the design capabilities of other materials.
When choosing a color, remember that light tiles will visually expand a small toilet.
Do-it-yourself tile laying
After the installation under the toilet is installed in the toilet, if necessary, you can proceed to finish the walls, floor and ceiling. Follow the instructions, and then the repair will not take much time.
How to make repairs:
- The preparatory stage includes the removal of the old coating from the walls, ceiling and floor. Remove all dirt and debris from the toilet.
- At the first stage, it is necessary to make a drywall box for pipes to close them, but at the same time provide access to them if necessary. Metal guides are attached to the floor and ceiling, moisture-resistant drywall is screwed to them with self-tapping screws.
- First you need to lay the tiles on the floor. It is poured with a screed, and after it dries, the floor material is laid.
- After that, it is necessary to evaluate the curvature of the walls. If the slope and defects are significant, then walls are lined with plaster or putty.
Walls with minimal unevenness can be leveled with tile adhesive.
- Tiles are laid on the glue. You should start from the center with a complex pattern or from the edge with a simple pattern. First, all solid elements are glued, and then the tiles are cut into fragments where the whole tile does not fit. To ensure that the width of the seams is the same everywhere, special crosses are inserted between the elements.
- When all the tiles are laid out, the crosses are removed. After the glue has dried, you can apply grout to the seams. It is selected to match the tile or take a standard white one.
Repairs made according to the instructions in the toilet will delight you for many years.
Cost of work
The cost of repairing a tiled toilet will depend on the choice of tile material, whether the entire surface of the walls and ceiling will be tiled or only part of it, whether the toilet will change, a washbasin will be installed, etc.
Prices for laying tiles start from 600 rubles. in St. Petersburg and from 750 in Moscow. Laying a mosaic will cost 2.5-3 times more. You should also keep in mind that the cost of wall tiling is usually higher than that of flooring.
