Soundproofing a steel bath with your own hands - how to make a silent bath Getting ready for winter and insulating our bathroom

Steel enamelled baths at proper care serve for quite a long time. Their service life can be measured in decades.

The main enemy of enamel is the fall of heavy, sharp, hard objects (for example, a tool). If this happens, the damaged surface must be cleaned, degreased, and covered with a layer of deeply penetrating enamel.

Each use of the bath should end with washing it with a washcloth and soapy water. Then rinse thoroughly clean water. It is not necessary to use water with a temperature exceeding 75 º C to wash the bath.

If yellowish spots appear on the surface of the bath, these are salts and minerals that are present in the water. They need to be washed with a solution of vinegar and water.

The plumbing and accessories market is saturated with a large selection of bathtubs. A significant niche in it is occupied by steel baths, since they are inexpensive options arrangement of the bathroom.

With proper and careful operation, steel baths serve for decades. One of the few disadvantages steel bath is that she is unable to retain heat. This disadvantage can be eliminated, and many people choose steel baths, and eliminate the disadvantage of low heat transfer.

Modern building materials allow you to insulate the bath at no extra cost. For a regular bath standard sizes it is necessary to purchase only three cans of polyurethane sealant (mounting foam) with a capacity of 0.75 liters.

The steel bath must be insulated before it is installed in place; legs and a siphon with overflow must be installed on it. Bath insulation can be done by yourself. For this you need:

clean the entire surface of the bath from the outside of foreign elements of dirt and dust;
then we wet the bathtub with a damp cloth, while the mounting foam clings better to the surface;
take a bottle of mounting foam, shake it several times and rinse it hot water, to ensure the rapid release of the polyurethane substance;
then you need to direct the jet of the balloon to the surface of the bath and, making abundant spiral movements, envelop the bath. Don't forget to leave a little free space near the siphon so that it can be replaced.

The process of foaming a steel bath is simple in its technology, but it requires concentration and synchronism of movements from a person. This is necessary for a plentiful and high-quality result of thermal insulation and soundproofing.

First of all, in order to foam the bathroom, you need to purchase several cylinders of mounting foam. On average, you need about 3 cylinders of mounting foam with a capacity of 750 ml.

Today, there are many options for consumers to choose from. different manufacturers that offer quality mounting foam, but you need to purchase only a proven, high-quality product.

For applying foam, you can purchase a special gun that regulates the speed of foam supply, the force of the jet stream and the width of application to the surface.

To foam correctly steel bath you need to do the following:

it is necessary to install all the necessary details on the bathroom (siphon, overflow tube and legs);
you need to turn the bath over and put it on a soft surface to avoid damaging the enamel;
clean the surface of the bath from stickers and protective film;
prepare the balloon for use and begin the process of foaming in spiral or circular waves around the tub.

A steel bath, by its design and the composition of the material from which it is made, tends to conduct noise with a higher frequency than similar models made of cast iron or acrylic.

When water enters the bath bowl, a ringing noise appears. This phenomenon can make some discomfort when taking a bath, not only for the owners, but also for their neighbors. Therefore, when choosing a steel bath, you need to consider its sound insulation before installation.

The soundproofing of the bath is performed immediately before its installation in place. Also, all the necessary elements must be installed on the bath.

There are several ways to soundproof steel bathtubs. The main and relatively inexpensive ways are:

- use of vibroisod. Vibroisod is a material used for sound absorption of the body in the automotive industry. They paste over the bottom of the body, thus preventing extraneous sounds from entering the cabin. It can be used to soundproof the bath bowl by gluing it on the outside, on the sides and on the bottom;

- use of polyurethane sealant. This method of soundproofing is simpler and accessible to everyone. To do this, you need to purchase several cylinders and apply sealant to the bathroom. The process of applying the sealant must be carried out in full concentration. It should be applied around the bath in even layers.

August 22, 2016
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Recently, I performed a task that seemed strange at first glance - warming the bathroom from the inside. It is rare when it is necessary to carry out the installation of thermal insulation inside this room. But in the case mentioned, it was impossible to work outside (due to the lack of equipment for industrial mountaineering), and it was impossible to leave the room without insulation, since frost even formed on the walls in cold weather.

I tried to set out the sequence of actions so that the described technology was easy to implement with my own hands. I am sure the material will be useful to you.

Features of bathroom insulation

The bathroom is a room with a specific microclimate, characterized by significant temperature fluctuations and very high level humidity. Therefore, its thermal insulation requires a special approach and I have no right not to mention some of the nuances.

The need to destroy the interior of the bathroom. To insulate the bathroom, you will have to dismantle the finish, and then re-tile the walls with tiles, plastic or plaster. All these operations increase the cost of the project, the time for its implementation and labor intensity.
Reducing the area of the sanitary facilities. It is unlikely that someone has a bathroom in the apartment is spacious. So, an insulating cake will make the room even smaller. So think about whether all the necessary furniture and equipment will fit there after warming.
Violation of air infiltration. Vapor-tight insulation does not allow moist air to pass through the walls, therefore, to regulate the humidity in the bathroom, it is necessary to design not just effective ventilation, but forced ventilation using powerful ones.
Danger of mold and mildew. This scourge can only be feared if the thermal insulation is not done correctly.
Reducing the service life of enclosing structures. If you install insulation inside, the walls of the dwelling will constantly freeze and come into contact with atmospheric moisture, which negatively affects their integrity.

However, in my case, install a heater on the 20th floor of the city apartment building I was not able, because I can not pretend to be a monkey hanging at a dizzying height. And I didn’t want to hire a specialist either.

Therefore, I resorted to internal insulation. Although there are some nuances that need to be said:

for internal insulation baths, it is necessary to use materials that have hydrophobic properties and do not lose their performance properties when wet;
it is better to choose materials with the lowest thermal conductivity so that the insulation layer is as thin as possible;
for internal insulation, materials with great strength are needed in order to maintain integrity during finishing and possible mechanical impact.

Choice of materials and insulation technology

Manufacturers of modern building materials offer a huge number of different heat insulators. This is mineral wool, and expanded clay, and penofol, and polyurethane foam.

But if we analyze everything that was said in the previous section, it becomes obvious that foam plastic and its more advanced version, extruded polystyrene foam, are most suitable for work.

These materials have many positive qualities:

Characteristic	Description
Low thermal conductivity	The material well protects the room from unproductive heat loss, therefore, to protect the bathroom from the cold, a layer of insulation 50 mm thick is enough.
High strength	Despite the low density (from 25 to 35 kg per cubic meter), the foam has a durable surface on which a thin layer can be applied. cement plaster or make a reinforced screed on it.
hydrophobicity	The insulation has a closed cellular structure, therefore, in direct contact with water, it absorbs no more than 4% (EPS - 0.5%) of the liquid.
light weight	Styrofoam 98% consists of air closed in polystyrene cells, so it weighs little and does not exert a large additional load on building structures.
Low price	Insulation is cheaper than alternative thermal insulation materials, which saves some Money, which can be spent on a purchase, for example, tiles. Or jacuzzi tubs.

For myself, for work, I bought polystyrene brand PSB-S-35 (the manufacturer is not important here) with a thickness of 50 mm and dimensions of 100 by 50 cm. The letter C means the presence of flame retardants in the polystyrene foam, which contribute to the attenuation of the insulation layer in case of fire.

As for other materials, you will need the following "gentleman's" set:

Cement based adhesive for polystyrene foam. For example, Dops Multifix. With the same composition, I will reinforce the foam from above for the subsequent installation of a decorative coating.
Polyurethane foam adhesive. For example, Tytan Styro 753. I will use it for gluing on one of the walls of the bathroom (which is in contact with the street). It is cold, so the cement adhesive will dry poorly and hold unreliably.
Dowels with hats ("mushrooms", "umbrellas"). Needed to fix the insulation layer on the surface of the walls. It is better to buy accessories with plastic cores so that metal screws do not become a conductor of cold from the street.
Reinforcing fiberglass alkali-resistant mesh. It will be used for reinforcement internal corners walls and the entire surface of the insulating layer of foam.
Waterproofing. This time I will use Ceresit CR-65. This material is sold in the form of a dry mix and is used for arranging hydraulic structures. Therefore, the resulting waterproof layer will certainly not let water through to the insulation and further to the neighbors.
Primer for concrete. It is necessary to take a composition that contains antiseptic substances. The latter prevent the appearance of mold and fungus inside the insulating layer. As an example, I can give Dufa Grund Antiseptik.

Of the tools, you will really need a puncher (since you will have to drill a large number of holes), as well as buckets, spatulas and graters for applying a plaster layer to the walls.

Work procedure

To insulate a bath, you need to take only three steps, which are shown in the diagram below.

And now about each of them in more detail.

Stage 1 - Surface preparation

As you understand, we will insulate the walls and ceiling. But first you need to prepare these surfaces for work. The sequence of actions is as follows:

I free the bathroom from furniture and plumbing fixtures. This is just one of the disadvantages of internal insulation technology. To install the foam on the walls, you need to take out the bathtub, sink, washing machine etc. Therefore, usually measures for thermal insulation are timed to general repair in the sanitary block.

I delete decorative trim from the walls. In my case, all surfaces were tiled. Therefore, I knocked down all the details with a puncher with a chisel attached to it. Moreover, you need to get rid of not only the tile itself, but also from the remnants, in order to get the most even surface possible. In the case of other materials, you can proceed as follows:
- The wallpaper simply breaks off the walls, after which the surfaces are protected with a spatula from the remnants of the substrate and glue.
- You can not remove all the paint, but get rid of only those areas that are already swollen or crumbling. The rest of the layer will not interfere with the work.

I do wall and floor repairs. Before laying the insulation, it is necessary to make sure that the surfaces do not have cracks, potholes and bumps that can prevent the foam from sticking or cause moisture to penetrate into the thickness of the insulation layer:
- Small and shallow cracks need to be slightly expanded with a grinder installed on it. diamond disc and then fill with polyurethane mounting foam. The latter, after solidification, is cut flush with the wall or floor.
- Larger depressions are cleaned with a chisel to get rid of crumbling areas, after which they are filled with cement repair mortar. If reinforcement is visible in the recess, then before repair it must be cleaned with sandpaper and smeared with a rust converter.

I clean the surface from dust. It is best to do this with a vacuum cleaner, which will remove even the smallest particles of dust and mineral chips.

I prime the walls and floor. The composition I have chosen not only improves adhesion, removes dust concrete plates and gives them antiseptic properties, but also kills all microorganisms that already live on the surface of the plates. Priming is carried out according to the following scheme:
- First, using a roller (or, to speed up the process, a sprayer), the walls are primed in one layer.
- After that, you need to give the composition time to dry. This usually takes about 4 hours.
- Then the walls of the room are covered with a primer again. After the second layer has dried, you can proceed to gluing the foam.

I'm doing electrical wiring. If necessary, lay in the bathroom electrical cables and install sockets, you need to do it now. For installation, PVC cable channels are used, which, in the event of short circuit prevent the insulating layer from igniting. And the expanded polystyrene itself is easily processed, so you can then hollow out recesses in it to mask these cable channels.

Stage 2 - Installation of thermal insulation on the walls

Let's start insulating the walls. I must say right away that although the gluing process seems simple, it contains many small nuances, on which the quality of the work performed ultimately depends.

The technology is as follows:

I hit zero. To do this, at a height of about 52-55 cm from the floor, mark the risk, guided by which, using a water or laser level, draw a strictly horizontal line over the entire surface of the walls in the bathroom, which will serve as a guide for gluing foam sheets.

I carry out, if necessary, the marking and cutting of foam sheets. The material is easily cut with a clerical knife, a hacksaw with sharp teeth or hot metal wire. Let me point out a few things:
- When cutting, keep the dimensions very precisely so that when gluing the seams between the individual sheets are minimal.
- For a tighter fit of the sheets after sawing off the part, it is necessary to process its end with a foam grater.

I am preparing a reinforcing composition for foam. For this, dry mortar, where water is added, after which everything is stirred and brought to homogeneity using a mixer connected to a drill. In this case, it is important to pay attention to several points:
- After kneading, it is necessary to leave the glue for 5-7 minutes so that the additives and plasticizers included in its composition are activated. After that, mix the solution again.
- Only prepare as much glue as you can use within about 40 minutes. After this time, the performance properties of the solution deteriorate.
- To prepare a new portion, you need to use a clean container (or wash the old one well). Otherwise, frozen lumps from the previous batch can spoil the glue and interfere with correct alignment foam boards.

I glue the first sheet of foam with glue. The adhesive application scheme will be the same for all sheets, but it has several features that are important to know:
- If the wall is even and it is not necessary to level it with foam, then the adhesive is applied to the entire surface of the foam, after which it is distributed with a notched trowel.
- If you need to level the wall, then the glue is applied with a roller along the edge (at a distance of 5 cm from it with small gaps for air to escape), after which several lumps are placed in the middle so that at least 40% of the area of \u200b\u200bthe material is covered with the composition.
- Polyurethane glue from a cylinder is applied in the form of separate lumps (about 6-8 pieces), distributed over the entire surface of the insulation.
- If the foam sheets are joined at an angle of 90 degrees, then the area that is adjacent to another part of the insulation does not need to be coated with glue.
- During operation, care must be taken to adhesive composition on a cement basis did not fall into the seams between the sheets of expanded polystyrene.

I fix the first sheet of foam. You need to start work from the corner above the line zero level(drawn in advance on the walls). The system is like this:
- It is necessary to fix the part on the wall, and then align it vertically, controlling the location using the water building level.
- After that, additionally strengthen it with four “umbrella” dowels. It is necessary to drill a hole in the wall directly through the foam, then insert the dowel, but do not hammer the core, but only insert it all the way, otherwise you can knock down the set level of the foam sheet.

I glue the rest of the sheets on top of the zero mark. When applying glue and leveling, you need to act as indicated in the previous two paragraphs, as for the rest of the nuances:
- When joining two adjacent sheets of the same row, it is necessary to achieve the tightest possible fit of the parts to each other. If necessary, you can use a styrofoam grater.
- When installing the top row on the bottom one, you need to make sure that the seams of the material run apart, that is, the seam of the top one is at least 20 cm away from the seam of the bottom row of foam.
- In the corners, the foam should be connected according to the principle of a ladder. That is, first there is a sheet from one wall, then from another, and so on with steps to the very top.
- If the wall has too much vertical drop, a Styrofoam pad of suitable thickness can be glued under the bottom of the foam sheet.
- All foam sheets are also additionally reinforced with four dowels, the cores of which are not fully clogged until the glue is completely dry.
- For gluing sheets on a cold wall that protects the bath from the street, you need to use polyurethane glue if the work is carried out in the cold season.

I glue the sheets below the zero line. Here it is important to fix them correctly, for which linings are used under the lower part of the part. If necessary, the insulation is trimmed with a knife or saw.
I fill the seams of the foam with polyurethane glue. It is necessary to pour the foam so that it fills the entire space between the foam sheets, and not just at the top of the seam.
I fix the sheets of insulation with dowels. This must be done after all the glue has dried. First, the cores of those parts that have already been inserted during gluing are clogged to the end. Then the number of dowels increases to 6-8 per sheet. It is also desirable to drive fasteners into the seams between the sheets in order to strengthen them too. The dowel must be hammered in so that its cap is immersed and does not rise above the surface of the polystyrene foam.

I perform the final cleaning of the foam surface. For this, a grater for expanded polystyrene is used. With its help, it is necessary to carefully process the seams of the foam (if there are small differences in height) and the outer corners (if any).

I reinforce the outer corners of the foam. In the bathroom where I did the renovation, the wall has complex shape, so the foam insulation formed two outside corners. They need to be reinforced with a corner with a mesh. It is done like this:
- A small layer of reinforcing compound (the glue that was used to glue the insulation) is applied to the two sides of the corner.
- A corner is applied, after which with the help plaster float as if pressed into the insulation.
- Then, with a spatula, a little more solution is applied from above, which is distributed in the direction from the corner outward.

I reinforce the surface of the foam with a mesh. A pre-purchased fiberglass alkali-resistant mesh is used:
- A reinforcing composition is applied to the surface of the insulating layer.
- A mesh is glued to it, after which it is pressed into the solution with a grater.
- A little more composition is applied on top, which is then carefully leveled.
- At the junction of individual sheets and in the corners of the room, the mesh must be overlapped.
- When working for leveling, use the blunt side of the trowel for plastering, so as not to tear the reinforcing layer.

I carry out the final plastering of the wall surface with cement mortar. Further technology depends on the chosen finishing material. If you are going to glue the tiles, then you do not need to bring the surface to the ideal, and for painting and wallpaper, you will have to carefully plaster, putty and clean everything with sandpaper.

The last stage of wall insulation is their decorative finish.

Stage 3 - Floor insulation

To insulate the floor instead of polystyrene, I took extruded polystyrene foam trademark penoplex. This material has a high density, therefore it better tolerates mechanical loads exerted on the insulated surface.

I will describe the scheme of work briefly so as not to abuse your attention:

A plastic film is laid on the prepared floor. It plays the role of a waterproofing membrane and is used to prevent the foam from getting wet.
Sheets are stacked thermal insulation material. You can lay one layer 5 cm thick or two 10 cm thick. In my case, 5 is enough, since I also have a living room below and there is no need to defend against the fierce winter cold. The styling features are:
- The material is simply laid out on the floor without fixing. From above will cement strainer, which will firmly hold the insulation sheets in place.
- The ends of the foam plastic are designed in the form of a step, which allows you to tightly connect the parts and avoid the appearance of cold bridges.
- When laying the material in two layers, you need to make sure that the seams of the bottom are in opposite directions with the joints of the top row.

Reinforcing mesh installed. Here we need not fiberglass, but a metal mesh made of steel wire with a cell size of 10 cm. The laying technique is as follows:
- Separate sheets of the mesh are laid out on the foam in such a way that they run into each other at a distance of one cell.
- Plastic legs are placed under the mesh, which will hold it at a height of 2-3 cm above the level of the insulating material.
- The sheets of the reinforcing layer are connected to each other with steel wire.

Lighthouses are being installed. For this, special aluminum parts and brackets. Lighthouses need to be aligned with the water or laser level to achieve a perfectly flat floor in the end.
Screed is being poured. A solution is prepared, thrown into the space between the beacons and leveled with an aluminum rule.

Some nuances of thermal insulation of the bath

I tell you how to insulate a steel bath:

the plumbing fixture is turned over and installed on cardboard, foam rubber or other lining that will prevent scratches on the enamel layer;
legs are glued or otherwise fixed to the bath;
a layer of mounting foam is applied to the surface of the product, which then hardens;
similarly, you need to apply several layers of insulation (the more, the more effective the insulation);
if necessary, the foam can be reinforced with fiberglass mesh.

Summary

Now you know how to insulate a bathroom in an apartment. If you are wondering how to insulate this room in wooden house, watch the video in this article, where the mentioned technology is described in great detail.

What do you think, how to insulate an acrylic bath? Should I use polyurethane foam for this, or is it better to prefer other heat insulators? You can post your answers in the comments to the material.

August 22, 2016

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The bathroom should always be warm, and the question is how to insulate the bathroom in the apartment, if you want not just to wash, but to soak up, relax in hot water with fragrant foam, - it becomes not at all idle.

To start, define cold source a: most often outer wall, the heat-saving functions of which are violated during operation or insufficient initially.

External insulation of a wall that does not protect against cold for apartment buildings practically unsolvable problem:

façade insulation work requires a lot of permits and approvals;
facade work at height specific and therefore very expensive;
if behind a cold wall there is an elevator shaft or other communications, then work is not possible there.

Insulation from the inside: technical difficulties and positive aspects

Insulation work, as a rule, has to be done from the inside of the bathroom. The only technical obstacle to internal insulation can be dew point offset : places where condensation occurs from the interaction of steam and cold air. The solution in this case is simple: use of vapor barrier material.

There are many positive aspects from carrying out insulation work:

the bathroom will finally be always warm;
insulation hides construction flaws and uneven walls;
"along the way" hide communications;
with rising temperature in the bathroom it will be warmer in the whole apartment;
with a successful "rehearsal" in the bathroom, you can do the warming of the apartment as a whole;
do-it-yourself work will not only increase internal self-esteem, but also save significant funds.

Floors: insulation for comfort

In apartments, floor insulation in the bathroom is rarely carried out in order to increase the air temperature. The floors in the apartment cannot be cold, because they are located above the heated rooms. Insulation of floors in the bathroom with electric or water heating carried out to improve comfort, under them it is necessary to lay waterproofing film.

The device of additional covering on the floors of the bathroom is not always advisable, this leads to the creation of a load on the floors, additional door thresholds appear.

The choice of material for insulation: main characteristics, installation methods

The choice of material for the thermal insulation device should be based on the main characteristics:

minimum vapor permeability- keep the walls dry;
thermal conductivity should also be the smallest;
combustibility class insulation and cladding - G 1;
material should not contain and highlight toxic substances;
important indicator in many cases mounting speed insulation and its lining, technology availability for carrying out insulation work independently.

Mineral wool: an inexpensive solution

The scheme of work is available, the materials will be inexpensive, the execution is not difficult. mineral wool should be used only in slab version .

Installation of a heat-insulating layer of mineral wool:

the insulated wall is impregnated with an antifungal compound;
a waterproofing film is fixed on the wall with a launch on the ceiling, floor, adjacent walls;
a special wall profile is marked and attached;
plate mineral wool insulation is tightly inserted into the marked sections, but without compression;
the layer of mineral wool fixed on the wall is closed with a vapor barrier film;
the last stage of work: lining with moisture-resistant plasterboard panels.

The main thing in the installation of this material: accurate marking and fastening of the profile. Service life not less than 10 years.

Foam glass: price and quality

Foam glass could be called best material for wall insulation, if not for two points: it price is the highest in the group of heaters and in the installation there are difficulties with sealing joints with liquid rubber.

The material is versatile and has excellent characteristics:

vapor permeability - 0.005;
thermal conductivity - 0.05;
environmentally friendly;
differs in the high durability and a noise isolation;
no toxins;
low water absorption;
resistant to combustion, microorganisms, rodents.

Polyurethane foam plates: pros and cons

Polyurethane foam boards have all the necessary characteristics for insulating a bathroom:

excellent water resistance and full vapor permeability;
at the ends to exclude cold bridges, docking grooves are arranged;
the plates are covered with a layer of foil to return heat from infrared radiation to the room.

Expanded polystyrene: best performance and ease of installation

The most common bathroom insulation is polystyrene foam: having best performance in relation to similar materials in all positions, it is also Pretty easy to mount on the wall.

The cleaned and leveled wall surface is covered with an antiseptic.
The adhesive is applied with a spatula.
PPS plates are installed and pressed.
The gaps between the joints are filled with foam, cut off after drying.

Dual purpose cookers

The added moisture-resistant properties quite allow large-sized plates with good performance to perform two functions at once: insulation and cladding .

Product sizes can be selected such that the number of joints on the walls will be minimal, and the wall surfaces themselves it is enough to cover with a vapor barrier film and a thin roll insulation.

Bath surface insulation

Insulation of the outer surface of the bath is quite possible, but there are no special building methods and technologies, therefore, in the work fantasy and independent decisions are acceptable.

How to insulate a steel bath is usually decided by the owner himself, based on his wishes and possibilities, acrylic bath similar to metal.

What to glue insulation on

Apply an insulating layer to metal surface in any other way, except for gluing, it is difficult to come up with. The adhesive mass must comply with the requirements for operation in a humid environment and constant temperature changes.

Best choice for gluing mounting foam a. According to the estimates of home craftsmen who have already used foam for these purposes, should be enough capacity of half a liter.

11 step workflow for insulating a bathtub

The step-by-step procedure for warming the bath will look something like this:

Disconnect the tub and turn over.
Seal with masking tape the places where the ingress of foam is undesirable.
Prepare foam sheets by first cutting off the desired formats.
Moisten the surface for gluing insulation.
Foam should be applied in small areas, as if gradually collecting a mosaic.
On surface bends, use smaller foam sheets.
When the entire surface is covered, pause in work for 1-2 hours to completely cure the foam.
Foam the joints between the pieces of foam.
After drying, cut off the excess foam. as a safety net, cover the surface with a fine soft mesh or fiberglass; foam glue is suitable for fixing.
Carefully turn over, install the bath. Insulating a bathtub is not difficult, but requires care.
It is permissible to use other heaters, according to taste, desire and possibilities, but mounting foam is the leader as an adhesive.

Private house: features of insulation

Insulation of a bathroom in a private house has its own characteristics, but mostly of a positive nature.

The owner of the house decides on which side it is better for him to insulate the house.

Height of an individual house does not require the involvement of a team of climbers. V own house you can work at night without fear of disturbing your neighbors; there is always a place to store materials; the owner usually knows all the shortcomings and subtleties of building his home.

Warming the bathroom from the inside in a private house is no different from a similar repair in an apartment.

Notes and additions for craftsmen

To reduce the humidity in the bathroom is allowed installation of an exhaust fan low power on the ventilation grid.

Wall cladding device ceramic tiles various kinds is not always one of the types of its insulation due to a small layer covering the walls and inappropriate properties of facing materials.

Perhaps a sufficient condition for a comfortable temperature in the bathroom will be underfloor heating water type, sometimes it is enough to add heating radiators to raise the temperature.

In the upper floors rarely, but still sometimes you have to use ceiling insulation. Technology and materials for ceiling work the same, but the work is somewhat more complicated.

Not a superfluous addition would be to check the tightness of the door in the bathroom.

And most importantly: independent execution insulation work is not a very time-consuming and complex process, you just need to choose a high-quality convenient material and tool.

The most popular products in the sanitary ware market are steel bathtubs. In some sense, they can be called a budget class, since their price is relatively low.

However, with proper handling, such products can boast a very long service life.

At the same time, the owners of such baths note a couple of serious shortcomings in them.

Firstly, the water in them cools down much faster than in cast-iron counterparts;
and secondly, a very loud sound is emitted by a jet of rising water, which can be heard not only in neighboring rooms, but also in apartments.

And these shortcomings can negate the main advantage of such bathtubs, namely, low cost.

However, this is not such a problem, because both the noise and the rapid cooling of the water can be forgotten once and for all if the steel bath is properly insulated. This will be discussed in this article.

About steel bathtubs

Despite the fact that cast iron is considered the traditional material for the manufacture of bathtubs, metal and plastic products are quite common these days. And if the majority of buyers do not trust plastic in this case, then people buy metal baths willingly.

Indeed, even over cast-iron counterparts, they have several advantages, among which it should be noted:

Low cost.
Light weight.
Durability and impact resistance.
The metal heats up very quickly. Enough to open hot water for a few seconds, and such a bath becomes warm.

Taking into account all the advantages, it can be noted that steel bathtubs are worthy competitors to traditional cast-iron ones, but they need minor improvement, namely, insulation.

Preparing for insulation

How to insulate a bath and how to insulate a bath? These two questions are of concern to many home masters, and the answers to them are much simpler than it might seem at first glance.

For insulation, it is best to use mounting foam. This material is very easy to install, and you can do the process of thermal insulation with your own hands without any difficulties and problems. Polyurethane foam is a universal insulating material that is used as insulation for windows and doors.

As the main or additional heat-insulating material, floors, roofs, it is also used to insulate the loggia.

Most often, joints and gaps between the main plates are sealed with mounting foam. However, often this heat insulator is sprayed directly onto the surface to be insulated in a continuous layer.

To insulate the bath, you will need ordinary mounting foam, which is sold in cylinders and does not require the use of any special devices.

Advice!
Warming should be done before the initial installation of the bath, because dismantling the installed and tiled product is a rather difficult task.

Before work, you should make the necessary preparations:

The product must be assembled and fully prepared for installation.. Install the drain siphon, fix the legs.
Clean the surface of dirt and dust.
Before applying the mounting foam, the surface should be well moistened.. Wet the washcloth with plenty of water, washing off dust and dirt from the bath.
Next, prepare the mounting foam for the insulation process.. To do this, carefully shake the bottle. If possible, you should still warm it up by placing it under a stream of hot water. This will maximize foam output from the canister, saving you money and time.

Advice!
If later sewing and tiling is planned, then on the front side of the bath you need to install a guide profile UD.

We carry out thermal insulation of the bath

Instructions for thermal insulation involves several stages:

Separately, we should talk about the insulation of the walls. There may be slight difficulties with the application of insulation. So, the foam can fall off and flow down in large chunks. In principle, if you perform the whole process carefully and slowly, without applying foam with a strong jet, then you will not have any problems.

But if you are not sure that you can master this process, then it is better to wait a bit until the foam applied to the bottom dries completely (it will take no more than half an hour).

After that, simply turn the bath on its side and continue in the same way.

Conclusion

Now you know how to insulate a bathtub in a simple and accessible way without spending extra money. After surface treatment, leave the product alone for eight hours until the sealant finally sets. After that, you can safely install the bath in place and enjoy its new characteristics.

In the presented video in this article you will find additional information on this topic.

A bathroom is present in every home today, now it is difficult to imagine those times when in order to bathe we had to heat buckets of water to fill an old but reliable metal basin.

The idea to insulate the bath arose for a reason, on the eve of the winter cold, we all love to lie in warm bath and relax, but unfortunately it happens that our pleasure does not last long, for the simple reason that the water in the bathroom cools quickly, and constantly pouring new hot water in order to maintain a comfortable water temperature is a very costly business, due to high tariffs for water. Let's try to solve this problem and insulate the bath, today we will insulate the metal bath.

The rapid loss of heat for a metal bath is one of the biggest drawbacks. A metal bathtub is the most common bathtub model that is now used in most homes, and this is quite justified since a steel bathtub has such advantages as:
- low cost;
- stable enamel coating;
- ease of transportation and installation;
- stability of the whole structure.
But still, it also has some disadvantages, such as:
- rapid heat loss;
- low level soundproofing.
We can eliminate the listed shortcomings with our own hands, spending a minimum of effort and money on everything.

To warm the bath we need:
- Vibroizol
- Mounting foam,
- foam gun
- Scotch.

Vybroizol is a special material that was developed for use in the automotive industry. Due to its composition, which includes components such as bitumen and a rubberized base, it perfectly performs the function of a sound insulator.

On the one hand, it has a dense adhesive structure, which allows it to adhere to any smooth surface without any problems.

You decide which parts of the bath to treat with this material.

I am suggesting two options:
1. completely process the entire surface of the bath, which will provide you with complete sound insulation;
2. Treat only those parts of the bathtub where the water flowing from the faucet comes into contact with the surface of the bathtub and that place on the bottom of the bathtub where your body comes into contact with it.

At this stage, the soundproofing of the bath is completed, we can proceed directly to its insulation.
We will insulate the bath with mounting foam.

To do this, we need a foam can and a foam gun. When choosing a foam, pay attention to the lines of its storage, do not buy foam with a stitched shelf life, because after their expiration it loses its properties.

Foam should be applied in even layers on a previously prepared surface. If you decide to insulate your newly acquired bath before installing it, then for convenience, turn your bath upside down and do not forget to degrease the surface before you start applying the foam.

It is important to apply the mounting foam evenly, while forming a single layer without gaps.
Before applying the foam, I advise you to warm the bottle under the stream warm water, then the foam output will be the largest and most economical. Please note that the place for the siphon should not be covered with foam.

After completing all the insulation operations, our bathtub does not look very presentable, but this issue can be solved with the help of decoration. To do this, we need to make a frame from a metal profile around the bath, and then sew it up with plastic or drywall of your choice.