How to renovate a bathroom in a Khrushchevka apartment

Renovation is not an easy undertaking at all. In the case of small-sized dwellings, everything is complicated by the small size, and in older houses, the problem of worn-out utilities is also added. Their replacement is also a concern of the owners, since waiting for them to change the management company can be a long time. Here and the repair of the bathroom in Khrushchevka usually begins with the replacement of old risers.

A distinctive feature of apartments-crushchevok – the small size of all rooms. Bathroom and toilet are so small that even the minimum set – bath + sink – only become compact. Find a place to install household appliances – a difficult task. The most popular solution is the redesign of khrushchevka, which almost always affects the bath and toilet. From two microscopic rooms make one – a combined bathroom. Due to the fact that the partition is removed, the area is increased by almost a square meter, which in these conditions is very significant. In some variants it turns out to increase the space at the expense of the corridor or a nearby pantry. This renovation of the bathroom in Khrushchevka is more difficult in technical terms and such a remodeling is more difficult to obtain permission, but everything is possible.

The order of renovation of the bathroom in Khrushchevka

If you decide to make a major renovation of the bathroom in the Khrushchevka, the order of work will be almost identical that with remodeling that without. With redevelopment is added destruction of the partition, transfer of the door, laying unnecessary doorway. Then everything is like a copybook.

In the further sequence of works is as follows:

• Remove all finishing materials. If the walls and ceiling are crooked (drops of more than 3 cm) or under the plaster there are voids (when tapping the sound is deaf, when pushing is felt movement) and plaster is knocked down.
• Determine what plumbing and household appliances where will stand, draw a plan with observance of the scale. On the plan to draw electricity, water, sewerage.

  

  If you combine the bathroom and toilet in Khrushchevka, it turns out more or less decent-sized room

  

  You can even place a bidet

  

  To repair the bathroom in the crushchevka did not bring surprises and surprises, create a plan indicating the places of installation of plumbing fixtures

• Conduct electrical wiring in the bathroom.
• Replace water and sewer risers (requires approval from the management organization). Most often, old metal pipes are replaced with plastic ones. When replacing water pipes use polyethylene pipes or polypropylene pipes.
• If the water supply and sewerage will be hidden, under them make a small depth of grooves, since the top will still be plaster. If not, plumbing and sewer pipes are made after finishing the walls.
• Pour a leveling floor screed. In it you can “roll” electric floor heating (water in multi-storey buildings is allowed only in the presence of individual heating, and that is if the ceiling will withstand the load).
• Finishing of walls, ceiling. Here the sequence of works is different – depends on the chosen method of finishing and plumbing. If the toilet bowl of cantilever type, installation occurs at this stage. At the same time, make a shower tray made of brick. When installing standard plumbing, it is put on completion of finishing works, so first put in order the floor-walls, ceiling.
• Installed plumbing and household appliances.

Variants of finishing materials are becoming more and more. For example, on the floor in the bathroom you can lay cork or PVC tiles. In this case, over the screed needs another layer of self-levelling mixtures – to obtain a strong and level base, and the coating itself is laid in the last turn after the completion of all the work, but before installing plumbing. In general, the order of work in the repair of the bathroom of the Khrushchevka can vary significantly.

Increase functionality

Repair of the bathroom in the Khrushchevka is complicated not so much from the technical side, but from the point of view of creating a beautiful, functional and comfortable room. The small size of the room is the main difficulty. You have to look for non-standard solutions in the selection of equipment, plumbing and furniture.

Bathtub or shower cabin

During the renovation of the bathroom in Khrushchevka very often refuse a bathtub in favor of a shower cabin. This allows you to carve out in a small room space for the installation of a washing machine. The most successful solution is a corner shower cabin. In this case, it frees up a fairly decent piece of space in which you can put a washbasin or washing machine.

If you sometimes still want to wallow in the bath, you can compromise – choose a shower cabin with a deep tray. But it is worth remembering that high sides are not very convenient for daily use if there are small children or elderly people. How are they worse than a regular bath? The fact that they will not be able to fully lean on them – it is plastic, and it will not withstand heavy loads.

It is not necessary to put a ready-made shower cabin. Less space is taken by a pallet of tiles and a partition. If the partition and doors are made of glass, the room will not be “overloaded” and will be felt as more spacious.

If you are still not ready to give up the bathtub, there are those that are significantly narrower in one part. In this area it will be possible to place a sink. It will be convenient to use it, as well as the non-standard shape of the bath.

Choose a place to install a washing machine

When developing the design of the bathroom in Khrushchevka try to find a place for the installation of 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 cabin, and in the vacated corner – washing machine. If this option is not suitable, you can install a special-shaped sink and under it a washing machine.

Until you get used to 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 a small size to save space. This, by the way, is also a solution, but not the best.

Design and design tricks

To renovate the bathroom in Khrushchevka was not only functional, but also beautiful correctly select finishing materials, their color and texture.

Finishing materials and their color

Bathrooms Khrushchevki bathrooms are not only small, but the ceilings in them are low. Therefore, the suspension system if and install, then only at a minimum distance, and to achieve this you can install wall lights or recessed ceiling lights, but on LEDs, which have a thickness of about 3-5 cm. This loss will be almost insensible, and the work will be much less than when plastering the ceiling and its subsequent putty.

It is not at all necessary to put tiles on the walls. In this case, a smaller mosaic looks even better, since large tiles “reduce” the room. More options for finishing the walls in a small bathroom – painting and finishing with decorative plaster. Paints for bathrooms create no less reliable coating, but this option costs a smaller amount of money, especially if you putty the walls for painting will be yourself. Decorative plaster is also moisture-resistant, and looks this kind of finish is modern.

In any case, the ceiling and walls in a small bathroom should be made light colors, preferably with a light gloss or pearlescent, silk luster. This option of finishing makes the room visually more spacious. Most often it is shades of beige. Very unobtrusive and democratic color, which can be brought to life by some details of brighter colors.

Another technique – the walls are monochrome and only about in the middle is a wide strip of a more bright or contrasting color. This technique “extends” the walls, the room seems larger than it really is.

Choice of sanitary ware

If doing the repair of the bathroom in the Khrushchevka you decided to replace the bathtub with a shower cabin, refuse to install a ready-made cabin. Even the smallest takes a lot of space, and plastic walls strongly load the space. Just physically feel the lack of space. Make a pallet of tiles and put glass partitions – a more practical solution. Doors can be made sliding – there are a sufficient number of systems that are easily installed with their own hands, and for craftsmen it is not a problem at all.

When choosing a sink, try to find the option that will best fit into your interior. They are of different shapes, sizes, colors. There are wide and narrow, deep and shallow, angular – in the form of a sector, such that are partially located above the bath. In general, there are many options. Yes, they are more expensive than the standard solution, but if you have the opportunity, pick up a beautiful and comfortable plumbing.

Repair of the bathroom in the Khrushchevka with their own hands: photo report

Apartments in Khrushchevka are usually inherited or bought by young families. Their condition is usually deplorable, if the repair was done, then about 20 years ago. Here and in this apartment the bathroom looks “not very”.

This repair of the bathroom in the Khrushchevka is traditional – tile on the floor and walls, the ceiling is made of PVC panels. Everything starts with the removal of all finishing materials.

The next stage – leveling the walls with plaster (without beacons, as the walls are relatively flat). On the floor is poured screed of self-leveling mixture (pouring floor).

After the setting of the screed begins laying tiles on the floor. It is laid diagonally. To make it easier to pre-draw a plan (pencil) on the floor.

After laying the floor tiles, we started to connect water and sewerage, installed the bathtub and connected it.

After that, we began to lay tiles on the walls. This is not always done. The second option of finishing – first tile the wall, then put the bathtub, and the gap between the wall and the border to seal with a special border for the bathroom. The second option is preferable, because at any time you can replace the bathtub or put a shower cabin. In the first case will have to redo everything.

After the walls are finished, assembled the framework for a suspended ceiling of plastic panels. Economy option, but later you can change to any more expensive.

After that, only small things remained – to hang a mirror, install and connect the sink with a built-in cabinet.

And the finishing touches – the rod near the bath, shelf and hooks.