Bathroom in a private house: layout and arrangement

A bathroom is an important component of any home, be it an apartment or a private building. And if in apartment buildings the situation is simpler, then the design and decoration of these rooms in a private house or in the country is an occupation that requires a special approach.

The bathroom of a private house is a separate room with a certain functionality. Its distinctive feature from the urban counterpart is the need to think over the sewerage system. The construction of a private building is associated with a number of factors. The place for the bathroom and toilet is chosen at the design stage. Moreover, it often depends on communication systems.

The supply of electricity and water must be organized in the best way. Access to the premises should be convenient for all family members. When designing, they choose the optimal footage before creating the load-bearing walls - then their demolition will be impossible. Calculate the approximate distance for the installation of plumbing, washing machine and furniture. Sometimes design involves the installation of niches and partitions.

Usually there are no windows in such a bathroom, so you have to make up for the lack of light. Complicating factors in the planning of the finished building are the presence of a broken perspective, a lack of footage, as well as sloping walls. It's bad when the ceiling is low in the house. This factor directly affects the design of the bathroom and forces you to abandon frame structures. And they are the best choice for decorating the ceiling space of the bathroom, if the house is built from an array.

All existing types of bathrooms in the house itself can be divided into 2 types: joint and separate. A common factor for them is sewerage.

• Separated. Such a bathroom implies two rooms isolated from each other. As a rule, a smaller area is allocated for the toilet. This room has no windows, it is strictly functional. The possibilities of arranging a bathroom depend on the total footage. If it is small, install a compact bath and sink. When space permits, the size of the bathtub increases, its shape changes from a traditional oval to a round one. Sometimes it is built using a rectangular model.

• Combined. Combining a bathroom and a toilet opens up more possibilities for arrangement. It allows you to save the usable area of ​​the house, reduce the cost of finishing the wall between two functional rooms. In a shared bathroom, you can install furniture and plumbing in standard sizes. This leaves space for the placement of accessories. Often, the combination allows you to place in a bathroom, in addition to a bath, a countertop with two sinks, a shower, a shower cubicle, and a bidet.

The best location for the bathroom is the option with the entrance from the bedroom. If there is only one restroom in the house, it is preferable to set aside a place for it near the bedrooms or dressing room. It is undesirable to build a bathroom near the kitchen and dining room. This goes against the norms of ethics, and few people like to put up with unpleasant odors.

From the point of view of requirements, the bathroom should not be located above the living space. This rule applies to two- or three-story buildings. Otherwise, it will be difficult to document it.If the house has more than one floor, one toilet is placed strictly above the other. You can successfully place a bathroom under the stairs leading to the attic or second floor. At the same time, it is good if the boiler room is located near the kitchen.

The toilet is installed near the riser. The maximum distance is 1 m. It is possible to remove the bath or shower cabin from the riser no more than 3 m. This is necessary for the correct drainage of the sewage system. Further removal will raise the issue of additional installation of pumps for forced outflow. It is unacceptable to allocate a room for a bathroom with access to the living room.

Clear standards are provided solely for toilet design. They are taken into account when planning the future bathroom. The dimensions of the bathroom are recommended only in the case when a person with disabilities lives in the house.

Functionality matters:

• if the bathroom contains only a sink and a toilet, an area of ​​1.2 x 1.7 m is enough;
• if there is only a toilet in the room, its dimensions can be 1.2 x 0.85 m;
• with a linear arrangement along one wall of the shower stall, sink and toilet, the area of ​​the bathroom can be 1.2 x 2.3 m;
• when placing a toilet with a sink and a shower on adjacent walls, the dimensions of the bathroom can be 1.4 x 1.9 m;
• when the bathroom assumes the presence of a bath, its area should be larger (from 5 sq. m);
• you can fit a bath, toilet, bidet, sink, washing machine and table in a room with an area of ​​2.4 x 2 m;
• it is possible to install a bath, a countertop for 2 sinks and a toilet bowl, leaving a lot of free space, with dimensions of 2.5 x 1.9 m.

Typically, spacious types of bathrooms are placed in a large house (7x8, 8x 8, 8x9 sq. M). Sometimes, in addition to a bath and a shower, they have a place for a recreation area. Masters believe that for a combined bathroom of a private house, it is enough to allocate a space of about 4 square meters. m. If the bathroom and toilet are separate, a room with an area of ​​3.2 square meters is sufficient. m, in the second - 1.5 sq. m2.

The methods of laying engineering communications practically do not differ from standard methods of location. The difference lies in a more detailed approach to ventilation in order to remove excess moisture. The distribution of water pipes can be upper and lower.

In the first case, they equip a storage tank in the attic. This allows you to think over an emergency supply of water, to provide a gravity flow, to arrange a hidden laying of pipes along the ceiling.

Regardless of the type of flooring, waterproofing is performed. The rule applies to any floor where the bathroom is located. It can be rolled, in the form of a cake from several layers. It all depends on the material of manufacture of the main structure.

The waterproofing scheme can be different. For example, cladding can be partial in the form of coating mixtures based on polymer-cement compositions. It is performed in the bath and shower area. Think over the hood. Often natural is impossible, so you have to build a compulsory one. Its effectiveness directly affects the comfort of the bathroom, its safety and the service life of finishing materials.

Usually, for the construction of load-bearing walls, an array (log, timber) or brick is used. The choice of material depends on the budget, soil composition, construction site, weather conditions in the region. For wiring communications, polypropylene pipes, concrete, crushed stone, fittings, and a fan are used. When installing the ventilation system, you will need asbestos-cement or ceramic pipes.

For the cesspool, you will need concrete rings or brick, concrete. A two-layer cover for it is made of metal and wood. You will need a cement screed for the floor. For finishing use plaster, sheets of moisture-resistant drywall.Surfaces can be pasted over with tiles, panels. When creating a frame for the ceiling, you will need metal profiles.

Inventory depends on the type of work planned. Usually, this is a set of construction tools, including screwdrivers, wrenches, and a screwdriver. A grinder, a construction mixer, as a rule, a knife will come in handy. When working with tiles, you will need a tile cutter.

The plastering process implies the presence of a container for mixing the mortar and a bucket for spraying the plaster mass. Work is carried out in special clothing, gloves and a protective mask are useful (when mixing powder mixtures).

Correctly equipping a bathroom in a private house with your own hands is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. Initially, a project is drawn up in the form of a diagram.

All the subtleties of the layout are applied to the schematic drawing, including:

• ceiling height and dimensions of the area;
• plumbing dimensions;
• a system for draining liquid into a cesspool;
• water supply system;
• wiring diagram;
• location of windows;
• materials for hydro and thermal insulation;
• thickness, quantity and location of finishing materials;
• the number of lamps, their location;
• set of plumbing and furniture.

You can make such a drawing with the help of a specialist or on your own (using computer design programs). You can use ready-made examples with a shower, a window (or without it), choosing the most optimal option. Sometimes an additional extension to the house is built for the bathroom.

Conventionally, the construction of a bathroom can be concluded in several stages:

• determination of the location of the bathroom;
• selection of optimal sizes;
• sewerage device;
• exhaust system equipment;
• water connection;
• installation of a waterproofing layer;
• plumbing installation;
• finishing of surfaces of floor, ceiling, walls.

Construction takes into account maximum functionality and durability of operation. The place is selected at the highest point of the site. The size of the bathroom should be sufficient for easy movement, installation of plumbing of the optimal size. It is important that the bathroom accommodates a washing machine, a small set of furniture for the necessary accessories.

Sewerage provides for the installation of pipes and the execution of a cesspool. Damping devices are used to avoid deformation during wall shrinkage. A gutter is erected in the foundation for the outlet of the sewage system. They try to provide for the possibility of repair or cleaning. For draining, take plastic pipes with a diameter of 10 cm.

If one of the walls of the bathroom goes outside, it is used under a natural hood. For this, a hole is made on the ceiling. If this technique is ineffective, take a fan and pipes made of non-combustible material. They are brought out to the holes using special brackets. These elements exclude the contact of pipes with the building material. The fan is protected from moisture.

The waterproofing of the bathroom can mean the cladding after the antiseptic impregnation of the walls. You can use roofing material, fill with a polymer composition or a waterproof mixture with a waterproof membrane. A good waterproofing is laying tiles on a cement composition. The ceiling is sometimes built suspended (for the purpose of masking utilities and embedding lamps).

Plumbing is installed based on the norms of distance in relation to each other and the riser. Use high quality fittings and installation. With a combined bathroom, fittings are selected in the same style to create the illusion of an ensemble. They try to choose rounded shapes to avoid injury.

Decorating a bathroom is a creative activity. The notion of tree exclusivity is outdated.Its abundance annoys households when the tone of the floor, walls, ceiling and furniture is identical. The feeling of being in a wooden box is created. This is unacceptable and creates a depressing atmosphere. In addition, the tone of the wood often hides the level of lighting in the bathroom. The focus is on interesting ideas, cladding, which allows you to make the interior expressive. It is important to use lightweight materials that are environmentally friendly and do not require complex frame systems. This need is associated with the shrinkage of the house, which is characteristic of private village buildings and country houses. Light finishing raw materials are also appropriate if the house is built of bricks or foam blocks.

More often, finishing is carried out on cement plaster. The gypsum material absorbs moisture and flakes off the surface. It is also undesirable in a separate toilet, where there is almost always condensation. Surface finishing with ceramic tiles is carried out after the entire structure has shrunk. Sometimes you have to wait for this moment for 1 year. A similar technology has slats, which can be wall and ceiling. If the house has sat down, the ceiling can be decorated with a drywall construction with a stretch film. You can use the cassette design method. Its technology makes it possible to accommodate luminaire panels instead of individual parts. Wallpaper in the bathroom is undesirable - under the influence of moisture, they will move away from the base.

You can evaluate the possibilities of decorating a bathroom in a private or country house by looking at ready-made examples of the photo gallery.

• Bathroom in the attic with rational placement of plumbing. Combination of facing of different texture.

• The combination of the texture of stone and wood, the use of space under the roof. The minimum set of furnishing elements.
• Stylish solution in the spirit of a loft. The feeling of an industrial facility is conveyed to the best extent.

• Bathroom under the stairs: simple, functional. Rational use of space at home.

• Country style solution. Wall cladding with wood-textured panels. Unusual choice of bath.

• An original solution for a bathroom on the second (or attic) floor. Unusual materials, spaciousness, a large window, a combination of tiles of different textures.

• Functional design of a bathroom combined with a toilet. The use of white for the illusion of illumination in a small room.

You will learn how to markup a bathroom in a private house in the next video.