In old Khrushchev houses, as you know, apartments do not differ in spaciousness and comfortable layouts. But with high-quality and ergonomic repairs, even Khrushchev can become a cozy corner where you want to return. This applies to all rooms in such apartments, including the bathroom and toilet. And when the owners are faced with the task of repairing the bathroom, they face many problems associated precisely with the lack of free space. But in the toilet it is necessary to place not only plumbing, but also various household items or even furniture. Let's try to figure out how to do it toilet repair in Khrushchev, so that it turns out not only beautiful, but also practical.
The main stages of toilet repair
The complexity of repairing a toilet depends on what kind of work is required to be carried out - cosmetic or capital. So, in the first case, you can carry out repairs completely with your own hands, and in the second you will have to resort to the help of specialists, since replacing plumbing requires certain skills.
Toilet refurbishment steps:
- Design development.
- Choice of materials.
- Preparation of the premises for repair (removal of old coatings).
- Finishing the floor, walls and ceiling.
Tip: it is better to make the floor level in the toilet lower than the main one by a couple of centimeters. This will help to avoid flooding the entire apartment in the event of a blockage or pipe break.
In the case of a major overhaul, the sequence will be as follows:
- Design development.
- Choice of plumbing.
- Choice of materials.
- Preparing the premises for repair (removing old coatings, leveling surfaces).
- Change of pipes, riser, choice of location for plumbing.
- Finishing the floor, walls and ceiling.
- Installation of lighting, ventilation grilles.
- Plumbing installation.
- Installation of additional elements (furniture, washing machine, boiler).
- Door installation.
Tip: for leveling walls, it is better to choose plaster instead of drywall, as it is more moisture resistant and durable.
Naturally, a major overhaul in the toilet will cost you many times more, but you won’t have to worry about the quality of the pipes, besides, in this case, you can organize the space to good use.
How to choose materials for toilet renovation
The main criterion for choosing materials for finishing a toilet or bathroom is moisture resistance. Therefore, ordinary wallpaper or raw wood cannot be used. Most often used in the toilet:
- Ceramic and tile, which is considered the most the best option for finishing the toilet. It is moisture resistant, easy to clean, and a light or mirrored surface will help visually expand the room.
- PVC panels. Plastic panels have the same benefits, plus they are lightweight and very easy to install. But there is also a minus - for them you need to make a frame structure, which will reduce the room by a couple of centimeters.
From PVC panels, you can build a box in which pipes and a riser will hide. This will allow easy access to them in case of breakage.
- latex paint. It is very easy to apply on the wall, but before using it, you need to make sure that all surfaces are perfectly aligned.
- Non-woven wallpaper. They have a sufficient level of moisture resistance. Usually they are combined with tiles, creating the effect of dividing the walls into two parts. The lower part of the wall, more prone to pollution and wetting, is tiled, the upper part is pasted over with wallpaper. In addition, with their help, you can embody an interesting design solution in the toilet room by placing wallpaper with a photo with a medium-sized image on one of the walls.
In addition, it must be borne in mind that the material should not absorb odors.Otherwise, being in such a room will become simply unpleasant. That is why you should not use wood, porous tiles, drywall and ordinary paper wallpaper.
How to choose a toilet design
If you want to make your toilet not only functional, but also pleasing to the eye, you should think carefully about its design. Despite the fact that this room is very small, it can be visually made quite spacious.
- toilet design in Khrushchev should rely on light colors and good lighting.
- It is better to choose small patterns on the walls, but the tiles used, on the contrary, should be larger.
- You can use a mosaic, but then the grout for the joints should be light, to match the tile.
The rule for medium-sized tiles used in a small toilet: the seams should be low-contrast and invisible, not crushing the wall into separate fragments, but, on the contrary, allowing it to be perceived as a whole.
- In addition, horizontal and vertical lines will help to visually expand and stretch the toilet room upwards.
The square shape of the room will increase when using vertical tiles, and the elongated shape will find harmony due to the horizontal pattern.
You have to be careful with decor. You can use skirting boards, skirting boards, mirrors, choose interesting forms of a paper holder and a brush holder. But photos with frames or textile curtains will look out of place in this room.
How to choose plumbing and furniture
When choosing sanitary ware and furniture for the toilet, it is necessary to take into account, first of all, their functionality. For example, a toilet combined with a sink or a compact corner washbasin would be a good solution.
Of the furniture in the toilet, you may need shelves and cabinets. It is most convenient to place the shelves on the side of the toilet so that you can easily get the desired item. But if space does not allow this, then the shelves are placed on the back wall. They can be installed so as to close communications. Lockers can also perform this function.
A closet-niche located above the toilet and on both sides of it will look especially good. Also in such a cabinet, if space permits, you can build a washing machine or a heating boiler.
If you have a combined bathroom, then it makes sense to install a shower stall instead of a bathtub and use hinged toilet and sink options. In this case, it is very important to carefully consider the layout of the bathroom.
Repair cost
The average price of a turnkey cosmetic repair of a toilet in Moscow when contacting construction companies ranges from 12,000–25,000 rubles, in St. Petersburg - 10,000–22,000 rubles. The cheapest will be a simple cosmetic repair with PVC or MDF panels, tiling will cost 5-6 thousand more. A major overhaul of the toilet, including a full range of works, will cost 35–40,000 rubles.
