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How to Make a Bathtub Tray?

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Making a tray for your bathtub is a pretty basic DIY project requiring very little carpentry know-how! The first step is to simply purchase a piece of lumber large enough to fit your tub and hold all of your bath gear. If you want to be fancy about it, you can create holders for specific items by purchasing an extra piece of wood, cutting holes out of it, and then attaching that to your baseboard.


Or you can keep it simple by sticking to just 1 piece of wood. Either way, it’s only a matter of sealing your wood, sticking some grippers to the bottom, and attaching a pair of handles if desired. An older clawfoot tub may not support a tray without it falling in. Add support legs to the ends of your tray so it braces against the side of the tub.


Purchase lumber cut to size. Bring your tub’s measurements to the store. Select the size board you need (for example, a 1” x 10”). Ask the staff to cut it down to size to match the width of your tub. When you bring it home, double-check that the board rests on both sides of your tub’s rim. If you are creating holders, remember to ask for a second board of equal size.


To avoid confusion, remember that lumber sizes are H x W (for example, 1” high and 10” wide). Therefore you are cutting the board’s length to match your tub’s width. Add an extra half-inch (1.25 cm) or so to each measurement to make sure the object has adequate room to fit. For square or rectangular holders, use a table saw to cut them. For circular holes, attach an appropriately sized hole saw to a screw gun.


Attach the 2 boards. First, sand the edges of each cut with sandpaper so they’re smooth, as well as the top of the base board. Then place the top board on top of the base board so they line up evenly. Use drywall screws to screw them together around all four sides. Make sure your screws aren’t so long that they poke through the bottom of your base board.

Bathtub cleaning and maintenance

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The use of bathtub is very popular, many family bathrooms will have a bathtub, in modern fast, high pressure of life, to ease fatigue, relax the body and mind is not a bath in a hot bath in the bathtub. Yes, the bathtub does bring us boundless comfort.

The daily cleaning of bathtub can be done with general liquid detergent and soft cloth, not by washing with ketone or chlorine water. Disinfectants containing formic acid and formaldehyde are prohibited during disinfection. If there are scratches or cigarette burns on the surface of the bathtub, polish them only with 2000# water abrasive paper, then apply toothpaste, and polish with soft cloth. The scale on the surface of the bathtub can be rubbed with soft towel with light acid detergent, such as lemon juice and vinegar.

Hydraulic friction device cleaning: 40 degree C hot water filled with bathtub, 2 grams per liter to add cleaners, start hydraulic massage for about 5 minutes, stop pump drainage, and fill up with cold water, start hydraulic massage for about 3 minutes, stop pump drainage and clean the bathtub. The surface of the cylinder is dirty. Wipe it with wet towel and neutral detergent. This process can be repeated three times, and it will be bright and clean. Do not use hard objects or blade to strike the surface of the bathtub. At the same time, cigarette butts or heat sources above 70 degrees C should not be allowed to touch the surface of the bathtub. Do not use rough surfaces and utensils, clean cylinder surfaces containing chemical solvents or particles. When backwater and nozzle are clogged with impurities such as hair, they can be screwed down.

Do not use more than 80 degrees of hot water, such as repeated use of hot water will reduce the service life of the cylinder, the correct way is to put cold water before putting hot water. Do not start the water pump in the bathtub without water. In hydraulic massage, avoid debris or other articles blocking the backwater outlet, causing too much water pump overload, causing the pump to overheat and burn up the pump.

Nowadays, the baths on the market are mainly acrylic, steel plate and cast iron, of which the sculpt of the Alex bathtub is rich, the heat preservation effect is good and it is easy to clean, but the hardness of its surface is low and the surface is easily scratched. Although the steel bathtub is smooth on the surface, it is not resistant to impact, so it is easy to be cracked. And cast iron bathtub is more heavy, in the process of handling is easy to be hit out of the crack, and no matter what the bathtub, after the use of a long time, there will be a variety of conditions. Because of the high cost of the bathtub, the sale value on the market is also high, so facing a series of problems, generally will not be replaced, but to carry out the bathtub maintenance.

Bathtub maintenance is aimed at different faults. The common faults of the bathtub include: the bathtub can not be flooded; the bathtub is leaking; the bathtub is not energized or the leakage switch is switched off. Can’t adjust the size of the bathtub massage water. The bathtub control panel cannot start. This is the most common fault of the bathtub. The bathtub is not energized or the leakage switch is switched off. The size of the bathtub massage water can not be adjusted according to the failure of the massage bathtub. Different malfunctions require different maintenance methods.

The method of maintenance of the bathtub is corresponding to the fault, in which the bathtub does not water in general is the faucet and the foreign body is blocked, so the maintenance method is to clean the foreign body; the maintenance method of the bathtub leakage is to check the spool of the faucet valve spool and the seal ring. Then the replacement can be done; the massage bathtub is not energized, usually due to the poor contact of the power cord or the leakage of the power circuit, and the corresponding maintenance can be done. If the hydraulic size of the massage bathtub can not be adjusted, it is very likely that the suction of the pump is not enough, it needs to be checked and repaired, or the nozzle is blocked, and the dredging can be restored to normal.

The causes of the cracks in the bathtub are divided into cold cracking, thermal cracking and impact cracking. If the crack is serious, it is suggested that the professional should be invited to repair it; for the small cracking, the adhesive of the corresponding bathtub material can be used to bond, of course, to choose the nontoxic and harmless adhesive to the human body. After cleaning the bathtub and wiping dry, you can use the glue. After it is dry, it can be tested to see if the water is leaking. If it doesn’t leak, it can be put into normal use.

Selection and purchase of sanitary ware

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Toilet decoration costs in housing decoration costs accounted for a very large proportion, then we can choose inexpensive shopping bathrooms to save money? The toilet is divided into one-piece toilet, two-piece toilet and wall hung toilet. According to their actual needs and toilet area to choose the appropriate toilets. A small toilet can be built with a wall hung toilet, and an area with ample toilet can be connected with one-piece toilet and two-piece toilet.

To observe the quality of the toilet, we need to start from four aspects. First, we should observe the ceramic surface. The more luster is, the better the density is. It can effectively prevent water vapor from permeating. Then we can compare the water-saving performance from 3 liters or 6 liters of specifications, and finally check whether the structure of each part of the toilet is firmly connected.

Bathroom cabinets mainly include four kinds of solid wood bathroom cabinets, ceramic bathroom cabinets, PVC bathroom cabinets and acrylic bathroom cabinets. The solid wood bathroom cabinet is made of dehydrated solid wood as the base material. The appearance grade is high and the waterproof performance is good, but it is heavy and easy to crack, and it needs good maintenance. Ceramic bathroom cabinet is clean and easy to handle, but it is easy to be damaged. PVC bathroom cabinets are more glossy in appearance, lighter in cabinet and better in waterproof performance, but PVC bathroom cabinets are susceptible to deformation. The acrylic bathroom cabinet is similar to the PVC bathroom cabinet, but it is crisp than the PVC cabinet. It is easy to produce scratches and cracks.

The quality of bathroom cabinets can also be viewed from four aspects. First check the appearance to see if the bathroom cabinet is damaged, cracked or deformed. First check the appearance to see if the bathroom cabinet is damaged, cracked or deformed. Then check whether the bathroom cabinet glaze is smooth, the surface is cracking. Then check whether the bathroom cabinet components are tightly connected, and whether the use is smooth. Finally, the anti fouling capacity of the bathroom cabinet can be tested by writing and erasing.

Wash basins are mainly divided into table wash basins, vertical wash basins and corner wash basins. The table wash basin is suitable for large bathrooms, and the material is mostly marble or granite. Vertical wash basins are suitable for medium size toilets. Corner wash basins are suitable for small bathrooms because they are very small. In addition, we need to choose the type of wash basin according to the number of faucets, so we need to plan the number of perforation ahead of schedule.

Compare the quality of the wash basin according to the glaze quality of the ceramic wash basin. Under high light, observe whether the glaze appears sand eye and point. If the glaze is smooth and smooth, it represents the anti fouling ability of the wash basin, easy to clean and have good antibacterial effect. In addition, the water absorption of the glaze is also an indicator of the quality of the washbasin. The lower the water absorption, the better the quality of the wash basin, because the glaze with high water absorption will expand and crack, and the test water absorption can be compared by dropping ink on the surface of the ceramic.

Sanitary ware hardware accessories include faucet, shower, rack, corner valve, soap net, clothes hook and so on. Hardware accessories are divided into pure copper fittings, stainless steel fittings, aluminum alloy fittings, zinc alloy fittings. Because of the complexity and complexity of these accessories, it can be compared and analyzed through these aspects. First of all, look at the brand. Generally speaking, the higher the brand awareness, the better the after-sale. Then look at the material, material and price are closely related, avoid buying inferior material accessories. Finally, look at the appearance of hardware fittings of sanitary ware, from the degree of finish and wear resistance.

The selection of sanitary fittings and hardware accessories also needs to be considered from the use environment and purpose, and can not be blindly purchased. If it is not matched, it will be very troublesome. For example, washbasins for bathroom spaces usually use single or double faucets. Bathtubs and shower rooms usually use triple lead. There is also the choice of sprinkler time, according to the size of toilet area to choose, small area on the use of portable sprinkler, large area on the top of the choice of sprinkler.

Five details need to be mastered in the bathroom decoration

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In the people’s home life, there can be no books and restaurants, but there must be a place where there must be a toilet. To know the role of the toilet in a family is still large, it brings great convenience to people’s life.

When the bathroom is decorated, its drainage and ventilation is the first consideration. If it is not handled well in the decoration, it will bring you a lot of inconvenience in the future use, and it always feels that there is a feeling of smell. There also will be a lot of problems in the drainage. Drainage, the installation of ground leakage must be lower than the ground 10mm, leaving a inclined angle, so that the design is more reasonable, and the hole aperture of the ground drain grate should be controlled between 6mm–8mm, so that the hair, sand and soil will be prevented from entering. Ventilation, if the toilet does not have windows, then it is necessary to install an exhaust fan to carry out the exhaust, and to keep the bathroom cabinet dry.

Bathrooms is a relatively damp place, so when you choose materials, you need to spend a little more effort. For example, we should choose more anticorrosive, anti rust and waterproof materials. In addition, it is also necessary to take into account its permeability, especially the ceiling of the toilet, which must be selected which is breathable and moisture resistant material, or it is not easy to make these materials deteriorating and rotting.

The use rate between bathroom is also high, and it is also a multi-functional place, although the space is not large, but the toilet, bathing, wash, laundry and so on are not less. Therefore, a healthy and reasonable design space is still very important, we must choose a reasonable talent, so as to make the spatial distribution better. The height of bathroom fittings is also suitable. Generally speaking, this height is not uniform. It can only be said that it varies from person to person. Generally speaking, the height of shower heads is between 205-210 cm, the height of the basin is between 70-74 cm, and the width should not be less than 50 cm. The height of the bathroom mirror should not be less than 90 cm, and the top should not exceed 200 cm. You can install this height when you install it. There is also a washing machine’s width should not be less than 35 centimeters.

Bathroom first gives a person is a kind of damp and dark feeling, the local feeling is stronger, so the color of the toilet must be selected well, it is better not to choose the dark color, as far as possible to choose the elegant and fresh color, for example, like blue. I believe you have heard that blue can enhance the mystery and privacy of bathroom. At the same time, it is also good to put some green plants in the shower, which makes the space more vivid and able to get rid of the gloom.