Some three hundred years ago it was considered bad form to wash more than once a month, or even a year. Now, thanks to the famous Madame Pompadour, washing has become an obligatory ritual for every person.
What is plumbing?
The concept of sanitary equipment includes everything that surrounds us every day from year to year: plumbing, gas stove, bathroom, toilet. In addition, all materials used to conduct water, gas are also part of this term (pipes, bushings, adapters, bends, sinks, gas stove, shower, faucet, etc.)
How the bathroom will look depends on the owners of the designated area. Modern production can offer sanitary equipment for every taste. Colors, sizes, designs can be chosen for any, even the most capricious buyer.
How is plumbing divided?
Types of sanitary equipment can be listed for a very long time. The main ones used in any bathroom are:
- bath;
- washbasin;
- shower;
- bidet;
- toilet;
- urinal.
The desire to see a lot of new engineering ideas in your bathroom leads many to try to improve at least something in a small space year after year, changing sanitary equipment, tiles to plastic or wallpaper.
In those apartments that survived the period of perestroika and hid cast-iron bathtubs in their bowels, the owners are in a hurry to replace such an “outdated” accessory with a new one. Bathrooms made of various materials (acrylic, faience, marble, quartz and steel) have many built-in features that allow you to relax and unwind after a hard day's work.
Toilets have also been given new life thanks to innovations. Now the "white friend" can be placed not only on the floor, but also on the wall. Built-in and wall-mounted toilets have become a breakthrough in this area. Sanitary equipment of this kind greatly simplifies the care of the bathroom and creates an interesting, unique design.
An innovation was the appearance of a bidet in the bathroom. Not many people use this intimate hygiene device. Units become the owners of these accessories. But they become indispensable helpers.
The urinals that are more commonly seen in public toilets remain just as unclaimed. Having received its place of honor in a spacious bathroom, such a device will be appropriate in a bachelor's apartment.
For twenty years in small steps the place in the bathroomwin back and shower cabins. The variety of materials, shapes, sizes and additional features is overwhelming. And if the space of the bathroom allows, the owners try to install it even if there is a bathtub.
Sizes and features
Before you start repairing or replacing faulty items, you should carefully consider the functionality and appropriateness of the selected accessories for the available space. After all, what looks beautiful in the pictures of the magazine will not always be ideal for a small bathroom in Khrushchev.
Need a bath change? But you are at a loss, what to choose, maybe a shower cabin? Talk to your family.
Very often after installing the latter comes the understanding that it is very difficult to return the bath back. Installing a pallet, changing sewers will require new investments.
Modern showers delight with their functionality and many additional details for a relaxing hydromassage, steam bath. But at the same time, they take up quite a lot of space. And if you have clearly decided to change the bathroom to a shower, decide on the model. It could be:
- monoblock;
- team;
- open.
Replace or fix?
While renovating any part of the house, one has to face a difficult decision: replace or fix? If these are cosmetic trifles, then the issue is resolved quickly. But when it comes to old, rusted pipes, it's often down to the cost of the repair.
Modern technologies make it possible to make quick and, most importantly, inexpensive repairs using available materials. Metal-plastic pipes are easy to install, easy to bend and connect with fittings. Thanks to this, the repair of sanitary equipment will take a matter of hours.
If it was decided to carry out repairs, then you should contact a specialist who will help to carefully and correctly repair a hole in the pipe with a patch, tighten the valve if it leaks.
New fashion design or classic?
When choosing sanitary ware for your bathroom, think carefully about every detail. Thanks to innovation and industry, the market has been filled with beautiful chrome parts: valves, faucets, towel dryers.
Each of them will look organically in any interior. The catch is only in which option is more like the owner of the bathroom. Chrome-plated classics with clean lines, compact size or familiar faucets with valves, curved spout necks.
