Any wall cannot be ideally equal. It concerns and surfaces of walls in the bathroom. For this reason, at installation of the bathroom it is necessary to lay a special plinth which will close the crack formed between a wall of the room and a side. It should be noted that it is impossible to establish a bathtub without formation of this crack. Therefore it is important to know how it is correct to paste a corner on a bathtub. If not to make it, then water will get to space between a wall and a side.
Than to paste a corner in the bathroom?
The first that should be made, it to buy all necessary materials. First, it is a plinth. It is chosen or to match by bathtubs, or under a room wall shade. It is also important to choose a plinth. It can be tape, ceramic or plastic. One of the most reliable and cheap materials is plastic corner. This plinth is got most often in shops. The ceramic border independently is not recommended to be stacked. It demands special skills and existence of tools. Will be to employ professionals for its installation cheaper, than most to buy all necessary. And the tape border considers less reliable.
Secondly, surely buy material which the border will fasten. To have to resolve this issue by that to people who want to establish a plastic plinth. A tape border self-adhesive therefore for its installation no additional materials will be required. Now let's understand, than to glue plastic corners. Experts advise to use for this purpose liquid nails or silicone adhesive.
Now we will understand when it is necessary to carry out similar works. Experts advise to glue a plastic or tape plinth under a wall tile. It is so possible to prevent its lag from a wall. But if repairs in the bathroom are already completed, then there is nothing terrible in establishing a border over a tile. However, after a while it is necessary to change a border as it can begin to lag behind a wall. Technologies of a pokleyka of a plinth under a tile and on it are absolutely identical.
How to paste a plastic corner on a bathtub?
Before beginning works, attentively look whether the bathroom is correctly established. Take level, apply it to sides, and be convinced that the bathtub costs without considerable distortions.
Further, measure by centimeter distance which is required to be closed a plinth, mark a border and cut off necessary quantity of a corner. At you 3 borders, one of which will be much longer than two others, have to turn out. By the way, surely measure each party separately. Do not expect that two sides of the bathroom will be identical, the error is always. Having been too lazy to spend a couple of minutes for careful measurement of necessary length of a plinth, itself can create unnecessary problems only.
Further rub off a wall and sides a wet rag, let's them dry. Apply glue on a plinth and press it to a surface of a wall and a side. Remove surplus of glue with a rag.
It will be possible to use a bathtub for designated purpose in 3-5 hours if you establish a plinth over a tile.
How to glue tape corners on a bathtub?
Preparatory work should be carried out just as it is described above. Level check correctness of installation of the bathroom, measure necessary quantity of a plinth, cut off it according to a marking. Do not forget to wash out walls and to dry up them.
Then unstick a protective film on a corner, and drive a border into the corner and to a bathtub side. It should be noted that it will be possible to use the bathroom to destination in 10-15 minutes after installation of a plinth.