Sooner or later, the most people comes to the wish to refine in the bathroom with their own hands.

Scheme of pig-iron bath.

Most often we are talking On the installation of hydromassage equipment or simply transfer the mixer to the side.

In both the first and in the second case, it will be necessary to drill a cast-iron bath. If the hand is not packed, there may be such complications as chipped enamels, sliding the tool from the desired point or the banal drill layer. Drilling required does not rush, because The material with which you work, has a rather high fragility.

Drilling hole

You will need:

  • permanent fat marker;
  • metal drill;
  • drill;
  • kerosene solution;
  • grinding machine (optional).

First of all, it is necessary to clearly note the place of drilling with a thick marker. The label is set as small so that when drilling is strongly not retreating to the side.

Many can not distinguish a cast-iron bath from the rest. If you do not go into details, then it is much more difficult, and if it is not possible to raise it, then it is cast iron. To drill a high quality bath, it is important to observe maximum caution, because Enamel is rather fragile, respectively, and it is quite easy to damage it. From the very beginning of drilling and before completion, for this reason, the drill / corolot should be held at one angle.

Scheme of pig-iron bath with hydromassage equipment.

The drill must be sharpened perfectly, while it is necessary to clearly make a bet and on the drill itself, which will be exclusively at the metal and with an angle of 116-118 degrees. It should be dug in metal, but not scratching it. Insufficient sharpening can be put on enamel crack, as well as take the tool and spoil the material. In order to dry the cast-iron bath smoothly, you can use a wooden board or a metal plate, where the finished hole will already be a slightly larger diameter. The little difference in diameters will not give any by-effectBut it will be great for the drill.

Most people enjoy the cast-iron bathroom bowl once come to the thoughts to make some innovations into water procedures. Often, refinement concerns the installation of the mixer directly on one of the side products or installation of hydromassage equipment.

Whatever the owners aroused, this process can lead to chips enamel and damage to the bathroom in the absence of sufficient experience and knowledge on how to drill a cast-iron bath.

The drilling procedure should be conducted without a rush, because the basis in which the hole will be located, has high levels fragility.

Drilling process

To produce such work, the next set of tools and materials will be required:

  • permanent marker with a thick pen;
  • drill designed to drill metal;
  • drill;
  • kerosene solution;
  • sander.

To begin with, make sure that the work is expected to lead on the surface of the cast-iron bath. Many are faced with a problem when it is quite difficult to determine what type of bath must be drilled. The steel product from the cast iron is primarily characterized by weight. If the cup can be easily lifted, it means it is a steel product. The cast-iron bath has a large mass, and to raise it, two, or even three people will be required.

At the first stage of the production of work, you should note the place in which the hole is planned to be created. The label should have a small diameter so that in the process of creating the hole, the drill does not retreat too much to the side.

How to drill a hole in cast-iron bath? You need to do it very carefully. The fact is that enamel on such a product is very fragile, it is easy to damage it. In order to avoid damage to the fragile layer, you should keep a drill at one angle both in the drilling process and after raising the drill from the hole.

To take care of it is also to ensure that the perfectly sharpened drill is used in the work, designed to drill holes in metal products. It should not scratch the metal, but to stick into it tightly. The insufficient level of sharpening of this tool will drill a hole, but with it will ensure the formation of cracks on enamel.

In order to drill the layer of cast iron with perfect evenness, you can use wooden bass or a metal plate in which a hole with the desired diameter will be predetermined. Through this workpiece, it turns out perfectly drill a hole even if the drill diameters and billets will differ slightly.

Back to the category

One of the most common mistakes of people first taken for such a job is disregarding such a procedure as a cooling tool. In order to accelerate the cooling process of the drill and thereby increase productivity and reduce the time for the realization of the conceived, the kerosene solution is perfect.

This tool will not only avoid overheating tools during work with it, but also provide much greater wear resistance. Thus, using this kerosene solution, you can increase the service life of the drill and speed up the process of implementing conceived changes in its own bathroom.

If such a solution was not at hand, you can always cool the place of work and the tool with ordinary water. It is impossible to cool the metal at all, because when heating the cast iron becomes very tough, which will lead to a damage of the drill in the first stages of work.

Another advice that can give inexperienced homemade Master Professional in the drilling of cast iron, is a way that does not damage the enamel during drilling.

Before drilled hole, with grinding machine Remove the enamel layer on the site of its location, as well as 2 mm around.

Thus, it is possible to exclude the possibility of cracking enamel, because during operation the tool will not touch it, it means that there will be no risks of the baths itself.

To avoid damage to the enamel layer, some experts advise it to drill it with a drill for ceramic tileAnd as soon as the border of the layers is stopped, to change the tool for tiles on the metal drill.

You will need

  • - drill with a drill Ø2-3 mm;
  • - abrasive circle;
  • - Remkomplekt for cosmetic repairs of baths from acrylic;
  • - Repair kit for major repairs acrylic baths;
  • - sandpaper Nos. 1,100, 200, 400;
  • - Universal putty (epoxy, "PE BRULEX", etc.);
  • - Enamel for baths ("Stacryl", "Epoxin", "Tyskurila Reaflex 50", etc.);
  • - reinforcing tape with glassy;
  • - alcohol.

Instruction

Repair of cross-cutting damage (cracks, samples) acrylic bathproof vehicles with a diameter of 2-3 mm at the ends of the crack. This is done in order to prevent their further development. Clean the place of damage to emery paper No. 100, degrease it with alcohol.

Mix the resin from the Remkomplekt for the overhaul of acrylic baths in the proportions specified in the instructions. Apply the resin layer on the repair place. Take the reinforcing material over the resin. Put it in the resin and apply the second layer of the adhesive component from above, seeking it to impregnate the material and penetrates in all the pores. Wait until the resin hardens. The waiting time is indicated in the instructions for Remkomplekt. Some of them require the imposition of several layers of reinforcing material. Perform these requirements.

After the overlay and hardening of all layers, work out the place of repair first with emery paper No. 200, then -№400. Get the treated surface to be as smoother as possible and smooth.

Treat the surface of the repair with alcohol and apply a polyrolol from Remkomplekt for cosmetic repairs acrylic baths. Polish the place of repair flannel.

Repair of through holes of cast iron and steel vannesley The opening in the cast iron has the type of crack, drill in its ends by an opening of a hole with a diameter of 2-3 mm. In the iron bath you can not do this.

Treat damage to the electric drill with the abrasive circle so that a crater funnel is formed around the damage. The location of damage should be cleaned up to pure metal. The big dimensions will have a funnel chamfer and the more gentle of its edges, the better.

Decrease repair with alcohol. Mix with hardener universal putty based on epoxy resin. in the proportion specified in the instructions. Apply the mixture on the edges of damage. Circuit reinforcing tape on damage, tightly pressed it to the surface. Apply on top of the tape another layer of putty. Give her time to harden a little. Repeat the operation with the imposition of reinforcing tape again. When covering it with a resin, try to the surface of the damage to be slightly above the surrounding surfaces of the bath.

After the final solidification of the resin, clean the damage first with emery paper No. 100, then No. 400. Try to ensure that the damage surface is on the same level with the surrounding surface. Degrease its alcohol and apply one of the enamels for the baths ("Stacryl", "epoxin", "reactive 50", etc.). Since enamel application technology can be different, follow the instructions for a specific material.

If you plan to install the mixer on the side of the bath, we can drill holes in any model of pig-iron, steel, acrylic, kvarilova, from the injection marble bath.

Cost 1 (one) hole - 1500 rubles. (Acrylic, Kvaril 1000 rubles)

Departure Master to the house within the Moscow Ring Road - 2500 rubles.For the Moscow Ring Road - by agreement.

Drilling holes in the bath requires some skills. Of course, you can independently take a drill or coft, find the drill of the desired diameter. And in the process of drilling cast iron or began to damage the enamel, "move" from the desired hole for several centimeters, break the drill and ... seek help to a professional. After all, when making a bath with a hydromassage, the wizard makes it more than once and not two.

Of course, in fact, everything may be not so bad. However, sometimes entrust drilling holes in cast iron, steel, marble is better (easier and cheaper) professional than mastering himself. Moreover, the ability is perhaps more and not useful.

The modern interior of the bathroom of any size implies not only the rational placement of all the necessary elements, but places elevated requirements for the combination of their style, comfort and functionality. Therefore, the installation of the mixer on board the bath becomes increasingly popular. The mixer mounted on board the bath looks elegant and original than makes a highlight in the interior of the bathroom.

Advantages of mortise mixers on board bath

The operational task of this type of mortise mixers is to create a strong stable stream of water for a neat filling of the bath.

Mixer set on board bath

The installation of the mixer on the bath has the following advantages:

  • provides quick and neat bath filling;
  • prevents splashing water;
  • optimizes the space of the bathroom;
  • provides convenience of operation;
  • it makes it possible to disguise the soul leak hose.

Cascade mixer creates a jet like a waterfall

The bathroom with a mortise mixer becomes stylish and most comfortable as possible. Particularly interesting, cascade models resembling a small waterfall.

Important: Due to the wider diameter, the load increases the load on the design of the mixer, and the hose located under the bathroom flashes faster than the usual one. Therefore, when choosing a mixer on board the bath, special attention should be paid to its strength and durability.

Shower with Compact Way, Crane, Switch, Single Crane

In the previous article we considered the question -, now we will tell about the installation features.

Stages and installation features

An experienced master will install a mortise mixer on board the bath in a couple of hours. For non-professional, who decided to fulfill such work independently, it will be necessary much more time. To begin with, it will have to study the device of a mortise mixer, since its installation is somewhat different from the installation of the traditional design.


Tip: If there is an opportunity, then to facilitate the task, it is recommended to immediately acquire a bath with a hole under the mixer.

To perform work, you will need:

  • electrode with a nozzle in the form of a crown cutter of the desired diameter;
  • adjustable key, screwdriver;
  • flexible hoses;
  • fastening elements.

Sequence of installation of the mixer on board the bath:


How to drill a hole in an acrylic bath

How to drill a steel bath

Important: A hole on the side of the bath can be done independently, only if it is made of acrylic or similar composite materials. Cast iron and steel baths should be processed only in factory conditions to avoid enamel chips that will lead to corrosion. But you can also take a chance, if you do it very carefully.

Many manufacturers of mixers for installation on board the baths as an addition to them are special mounting panels. Their use allows you to strengthen the place of attachment, because when creating a hole, the stiffness of the bathing bath is significantly reduced.


In practice, the masters prefer to do without these additional panels. Often they are not suitable in size and require trimming. It is also difficult to apply on the side of the rounded form. However, you must not forget about the functional purpose of the mounting panels. Therefore, if there is a doubt about the fact that with a decrease in stiffness, the bathing bath will withstand the load, you need to consult with specialists.

Mixer in Bath - Take or not to take?


The main thing is to fit with the mind and to choose, and to the installation of the mixer on board the bath. And then this decision will be the most correct.