Many apartment owners are concerned about the issue of additional space for accommodating various household items. Numerous containers with detergents and cleaning products, a supply of soap and toilet paper, napkins, hygiene products - all this requires placement. There is usually no space for these things in the kitchen cabinets, putting a cabinet in the bathroom is a good idea, but there is usually not enough space in this room. An excellent option for placing these things can be a toilet with a do-it-yourself sanitary cabinet.

closet in the toilet alone easy to mount, because such work does not require the presence of professional skills. A little bit of fantasy, exact centimeters of space allocated for the locker, plus a sketch made with dimensions entered on it - and you can go for materials.

Materials and tools

First you need to decide on the exact place for the sanitary cabinet in the toilet. As a rule, they use the space behind the toilet, since you can’t find a more suitable place, see the photo. A properly installed sanitary cabinet in the toilet will not only cope with the task of storing various items, but will also become shelter of all pipes and water meters, while providing free access.

The choice of material for the cabinet and shelves that will be located in it should be taken seriously. The fastening of the shelves must be reliable, as the weight of the items may not be light. If you do not plan to place various weights in it, then shelves made of plywood 8-10 mm thick are quite suitable. But still, shelves made of chipboard will become more practical, because they will withstand any load, see the photo.

To give the sanitary cabinet in the toilet a beautiful look, sheets of chipboard are taken for its facade. A more economical version of the cabinet in the toilet will be using inexpensive polished chipboard, after which it can be lined with decorative tiles that match the color of the walls of the room. The sanitary cabinet in the toilet should take up all the free space of the back wall, look at the photo.

So, except chipboard or plywood to install a sanitary cabinet in the toilet you will need:

1. Corner profile made of aluminum, its dimensions are 25 by 25 mm. It is useful for the convenience of placing shelves.
2. Furniture hinges. Their number depends on the size of the doors and their number.
3. Furniture magnets.
4. Door handles.
5. U-shaped aluminum profile (if there are holes for a fan pipe on the shelves).
6. Furniture corners.
7. To create a cabinet frame, a beam with a size of 30 by 30.

Installation order

Initially, you need to prepare all the necessary details. The dimensions must exactly match the indicated dimensions of the drawing. If the home master is having difficulty cutting the material correctly, then you can ask the craftsmen of the company where it was purchased. Almost every company that sells laminated chipboard provides such assistance.

To make a toilet cabinet you can't do without the following tools:

1. Electric jigsaw and wood saw,
2. roulette,
3. level,
4. pencil,
5. screwdriver,
6. Electric drill or perforator.

Having prepared all the necessary details, you can start installation toilet cabinet.

• Installation begins with the fastening of the bars that are intended for the frame. Using self-tapping screws, pre-marked holes are drilled, then dowels are inserted into them. Preliminary marking is carried out according to the level, since the frame may be skewed, which, in turn, will cause the door to skew. When marking the wall, keep in mind that the toilet bowl should not enter the sanitary cabinet area.
• The next stage of installation will be the marking of places for shelves. We choose one wall and mark out the places for the shelves in random order, the main thing here is that the shelves are conveniently located. The second wall is marked by level, you need to ensure that the shelves are installed strictly horizontally. After that, in the places marked with a pencil, we fix the aluminum profile, which is needed to install the shelves. Fastening is carried out using self-tapping screws and dowels.

Nuances when installing a shelf

If you have enclosed water pipes in a locker, then shelves should not touch them see photo. Usually the pipes are not arranged strictly vertically, so each shelf will have to be "processed" individually. If the pipes have a small diameter, then the holes in the shelves are made using a pen drill, then you need to take a jigsaw and cut the shelf so that it is in close contact with the wall.

A hole for the fan pipe is cut with a jigsaw, but before that you need to drill a shelf, this is necessary in order to pass a jigsaw file through it. It is important to determine the size of the hole as accurately as possible so that the files are in place.

It is not necessary to fasten the shelves tightly to the profile, because you may need a place to store tall items. Loose bottom shelf is often used for unhindered access to counters and pipe valves. Loose shelves are the easiest way to gain access and do not require the installation of additional hatches and doors.

Doors and fittings

It is better to hang the doors on the locker in the toilet together. First, you need to attach the hinges to the door, then, having tried on, the place for fastening on the frame is determined. You can use piano hinges, as the weight of the doors is small. Their installation will not cause problems, with the help of self-tapping screws they are attached to the door and frame.

After that, the doors are supplied with handles, after that comes series of furniture magnets. The work is done in this sequence, because if you first attach the magnets, it turns out that the door cannot be opened.

The toilet is a room with high humidity, so take care of the safety of the wooden elements that are included in the design. They need a protective layer of special impregnation. An additional closet, which appeared in the home interior, can become a container for items that did not find a place in the house. A hand-made masterpiece will be an excellent incentive for the implementation of new useful ideas.

Several options for bathroom cabinets

August 2, 2016
Specialization: master of interior and exterior decoration (plaster, putty, tile, drywall, wall paneling, laminate, and so on). In addition, plumbing, heating, electrical, conventional cladding and balcony extensions. That is, repairs in an apartment or house were done on a turnkey basis with all the necessary types of work.

In most cases, when doing repairs, you will need doors to the plumbing closet in the toilet to hide the pipes and the water meter. Here you can go in two ways, the first method is to buy such doors made of glass, plastic or wood, and the second is to make them from tiles. But I want to talk about all this in more detail and offer a video in this article.

Making a door

From ceramic tiles

1 - frame rails; 2 - plumbing; 3 - sewerage; 4 - water meter

To make a hatch behind a toilet for plumbing out of ceramic tiles, you will need:

• construct a box, the internal structure of which is shown in the diagram above. Your goal in this case will be a hole through which the water meter will be clearly visible, and access to the main taps will also remain;
• if this is a niche, then your goal will be to create a false wall, and if there is no niche and the pipes pass on top, then you will have to make a box;
• for a false wall in a niche, I always use wooden slats 50 × 50 mm - this is much more convenient than working with metal profiles;
• in the diagram you see that the slats represent the crate, but you need to try to make sure that the screwed moisture-resistant drywall (GKLV) is flush with the wall;

If you have such a design that will not occupy the entire wall, then you should first plaster it so that the sheet comes out flush with the plaster.

• if the plumbing doors will be on a box, then you do not need to fit the drywall flush with any wall. The main thing here is a sufficiently spacious hatch so that you have the opportunity to freely reach the crane.

In this situation (with a box or a false wall), the instruction allows you to go in two ways:

1. you can make, for example, plastic doors for a closet in a toilet with a metal box, as shown in the photo above. But you are unlikely to be able to stick tiles on them - this turns out to be too massive a structure;
2. the second option is when the hatch is made exactly to the size of the tile, for example, 200 × 300 mm and the tile itself is already held on magnets. Such special magnets are sold in a set of 4 pieces and their price is quite affordable. Personally, I prefer this way of fastening.

You can attach a furniture handle to a removable tile, or you can not screw anything there at all - it is easy to remove it by prying it with your nails.

Ordinary doors

The situation will look somewhat different if you want to have a large closet where you can put all the detergents, as well as bowls and buckets. Here you can not get by with an ordinary hatch, and you can purchase, for example, louvered doors in the toilet, which will start from the floor.

Here you should take into account that the bathroom belongs to rooms with high humidity, therefore, if the doors are made of wood, they should be protected with several layers of varnish.

If you wish, you can even make a sheet of moisture-resistant plywood or OSB on your own - the biggest difficulty is the assembly and installation of the box, which must be even diagonally. During my practice, I had to deal with real sandwiches - drywall was screwed onto a plywood sheet, and tiles were glued onto it - you can imagine a lot of such a design!

I am not a supporter of such heavy doors, besides, you will need more powerful canopies, which also need to be fixed on something.

But our bathrooms, in general, are not so big, which does not allow us to make a closet from the floor itself - the toilet will prevent this (imagine such a device in a toilet 75-80 cm wide!). Therefore, you can purchase the same slatted facade in the store as in the photo above and install it a little higher than the toilet cistern. The flaps will open above the tank, therefore, they will not interfere with you in any way.

For a toilet that is 80 cm wide, doors with a total width of 40-50 cm will be quite enough - such doors look quite impressive not only in the toilet, but also in the bathroom. If you wish, you can choose the size that suits you best - there are always a variety of offers on the construction market. But again, you need to be very attentive to the box - then the whole composition will look like a single whole.

Since there is often not enough space, this can be corrected at least visually, for example, a shallow wall cabinet with mirrored doors. Mirrors will reflect all the walls and all objects in the room, this creates the illusion of space. Of course, in such cases, the wall decoration should not be too dark.

Alternatively, you can use roller shutters, which are made of plastic and metal, but the choice in size here, one might say, is simply huge. This is a fairly modern design solution and you can easily install them over the toilet with your own hands without resorting to the paid help of specialists.

Conclusion

I did not mention here such a type of barriers as curtains, although I did this not out of forgetfulness, but in my personal conviction that such a device is somehow incompatible with sanitary facilities. Firstly, they are fabric and dampness will deteriorate, and, secondly, for such things you need something more rigid and substantial. Of course, opinions may differ, so I invite you to speak up and share your ideas in the comments.

August 2, 2016

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To connect plumbing fixtures to the water supply network, a flexible water supply is used. It is in demand when connecting faucets, showers, toilets and other points of water intake, and greatly simplifies the installation process. Flexible piping is also used when installing gas equipment. It differs from similar devices for water in manufacturing technology and special safety requirements.

Characteristics and types

Flexible hose for plumbing is a hose of different lengths, made of non-toxic synthetic rubber. Due to the elasticity and softness of the material, it easily takes the desired position and allows installation in hard-to-reach places. To protect the flexible hose, the upper reinforcing layer is designed in the form of a braid, which is made of the following materials:

• aluminum. Such models withstand no more than +80 ° C and retain functionality for 3 years. In high humidity, aluminum braid is prone to rust.
• Of stainless steel. Thanks to this reinforcing layer, the service life of the flexible water supply is at least 10 years, and the maximum temperature of the transported medium is +95 °C.
• Nylon. Such a braid is used for the manufacture of reinforced models that can withstand temperatures up to +110 ° C and are designed for intensive use for 15 years.

Nut-nut and nut-nipple pairs are used as fasteners, which are made of brass or stainless steel. Devices with different indicators of permissible temperature differ in the color of the braid. Blue ones are used to connect to a pipeline with cold water, and red ones - to hot water.

When choosing a water supply, you need to pay attention to its elasticity, reliability of fasteners and purpose. It is also mandatory to have a certificate that excludes the release of toxic components by rubber during operation.

Features of gas connections

When connecting gas stoves, columns and other types of equipment, flexible connections are also used. Unlike models for water, they are yellow and are not tested for environmental safety. For fixing, end steel or aluminum fittings are used. There are the following types of devices for connecting gas appliances:

• PVC hoses reinforced with polyester thread;
• synthetic rubber with stainless steel braid;
• bellows, made in the form of a corrugated stainless steel tube.

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Drainage is a hydro-reclamation measure to remove excess groundwater.

If water does not leave the territory of the site for a long time, soil gleying occurs, if shrubs and trees quickly disappear (wet), it is urgent to take measures and drain the site.

Reasons for waterlogging the soil

There are several reasons for waterlogged soils:

• clay heavy soil structure with poor water permeability;
• an aquiclude in the form of gray-green and red-brown clays is located close to the surface;
• high occurrence of groundwater;
• technogenic factors (construction of roads, pipelines, various facilities) that impede natural drainage;
• violation of the water balance by the construction of irrigation systems;
• the landscape area is located in a lowland, a beam, a hollow. In this case, precipitation and water inflow from higher places play an important role.

What causes excess moisture in the soil

You see the results of this phenomenon yourself - trees and shrubs die. Why is this happening?

• the oxygen content in the soil decreases and the content of carbon dioxide increases, which leads to a violation of the processes of air exchange, water regime and nutrition in the soil;
• oxygen starvation of the root-forming layer occurs, which leads to the death of plant roots;
• the intake of macro and microelements by plants (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, etc.) is disrupted, because excess water washes out mobile forms of elements from the soil, and they become inaccessible for assimilation;
• there is an intensive breakdown of proteins and, accordingly, the processes of decay are activated.

Plants can tell at what level groundwater occurs

Take a close look at the flora in your area. The species inhabiting it will tell you at what depth the groundwater layers are located:

• top water - in this place it is best to dig a reservoir;
• at a depth of up to 0.5 m - grow marigold, horsetail, varieties of sedge - blister, holly, fox, Langsdorf reed grass;
• at a depth of 0.5 m to 1 m - meadowsweet, canary grass,;
• from 1 m to 1.5 m - favorable conditions for meadow fescue, bluegrass, mouse pea, rank;
• from 1.5 m - wheatgrass, clover, wormwood, plantain.

What is important to know when planning the drainage of the site

Each group of plants has its own moisture needs:

• with a groundwater depth of 0.5 to 1 m, vegetables and annual flowers can grow on high beds;
• the depth of the water reservoir up to 1.5 m is well tolerated by vegetable crops, cereals, annuals and perennials (flowers), ornamental and fruit and berry shrubs, trees on a dwarf rootstock;
• if groundwater at a depth of more than 2 m, you can grow fruit trees;
• the optimal depth of groundwater for agriculture is from 3.5 m.

Do you need site drainage?

Record your observations at least for a while. You yourself will be able to understand how much drainage is needed.

Maybe it makes sense to simply redirect melt and sediment water along the bypass channel, and not let it flow through your site?

Perhaps it is necessary to design and equip a storm drain and improve the composition of the soil, and will this be enough?

Or is it worth making a drainage system only for fruit and ornamental trees?

The exact answer will be given to you by a specialist, whom we strongly recommend calling. But after reading this article, you will gain some awareness in this matter.

At the end of the technological and production tasks associated with the arrangement of the sewer system in an apartment building, an industrial building, as well as in a private household, it is required to test the system involved using the forced spillage method. This task was applied to identify possible defects or improper installation of the entire sewer part involved and the act of testing the internal sewerage and drain systems will be material evidence of the work on the acceptance of the facility.

A visual check should be accompanied by entering into the test report of internal sewerage and drain systems according to SNIP, which is currently represented by the current regulations of the appendix of the D series, which corresponds to SP 73.13330.2012 "Internal sanitary systems of the building", recently a new one has been applied updated working version according to SNiP 3.05.01-85.

Often, rooms that are compact in size need more thoughtful equipment, a vivid example of the above can be a small bathroom in which you need to place all the necessary accessories: toilet paper, fragrance, plumbing care products, etc. This issue will help solve the closet over the toilet, which, in fact, is very convenient and may well be placed in more spacious rooms. This design will absolutely not interfere, because the shelves are not placed above the head, but above the toilet tank. In general, no matter how you look, there are only advantages from a compact rack placed in the toilet area.

Benefits of a cabinet over a toilet.

1. Provides extra storage space for essential items.
2. Due to its design, it can play the role of a decorative object;
3. It will help to hide impartial communications (pipes, wires);
4. On open shelves you can put your favorite decorative items (vases, figurines);
5. A cabinet with doors will help hide the mess that reigns on the shelves.
6. A variety of designs (open rack, closed cabinet, shelf).

What items can be stored on the shelves of the closet above the toilet.

Quite often, a bathroom in houses and apartments is combined with a bathroom and a laundry room, which means there will be plenty of storage items. These can be stacks of towels, personal hygiene products, washcloths, toilet paper, wet wipes, washing powder, household chemicals, fragrances, etc. Well, a cabinet above the toilet with closed doors will help to successfully group all this stuff in one place, besides, with the right choice of its design, it can even serve as an original decorative interior detail. But even an open rack can be turned into an original decorative item, you just need to maintain perfect order on its shelves and effectively display cute vases with artificial flowers, as well as elegant figurines or scented candles.

Open shelving above the toilet.

When choosing an open shelving, it is important to understand that perfect order should reign on its shelves, in addition, you need to be aware that objects on open shelves can become covered with dust, which means they need to be cleaned as often as possible. But if you are not afraid of frequent cleaning, and in general you like to keep your house in order, then you will definitely like this rack, because in its essence it is very convenient to use, just reach out to it and take the desired item without opening the doors.

Stacks of towels are often laid out on the open shelves of the rack: for the shower, face and hands. Moreover, the color of the towels is selected to the tint range of the room. The rack can be made of metal and represent a forged openwork composition, it can also be carved wooden or created from MDF.

Shelf above the toilet.

This design does not require a base under it, as it is attached to the wall, but the variety of shelves is completely impressive, those who wish can find intricate carved or forged structures for sale, as well as take a closer look at simple, concise forms. On the shelves, you can again lay out towels that should always be at hand, as well as put up your favorite decorative items: vases, figurines, pots of artificial flowers, air freshener, toilet paper.

Closet in the toilet above the toilet.

When choosing a closet with closed doors, you need to be prepared for the fact that it will look somewhat massive, but behind its doors you can safely display a wide variety of objects in color, size and shape, from perfume bottles to household chemicals. The main advantages of such furniture include the fact that a mess can reign behind the doors that will not be visible to the person who has entered, and of course, if you successfully choose the tone of this furniture, in accordance with the tiles in the room, then the interior will seem perfectly thought out, with the presence of a certain zest.

Behind the toilet is a boiler, instantaneous water heater, valves, water pipes or meters. Plumbing cabinet protect them from mechanical damage, at the same time hide external flaws.

It is difficult to find the desired option with suitable sizes in construction stores. The doors for the sanitary cabinet in the toilet are better make it with your own hands.

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Initial actions

Before installation toilet door Behind the toilet, check all pipes and replace them if necessary. In addition, you will have to install counters.

If you need to change pipes, it's better to stop choice on metal-plastic. They will last longer. They can be installed in any apartment, regardless of the floor. They are also easy to assemble. The only drawback is the sound permeability. But it is easily eliminated with the help of a sanitary cabinet.

Important! Pipes are easier to repair/replace before installing the locker. Otherwise, it will be more difficult to get to them.

Tools

Before starting work, prepare tools and materials. To build doors for sanitary niches, you must have on hand:

• electric drill,
• jigsaw,
• screwdriver,
• hydraulic level,
• roulette,
• pencil,
• self-tapping screws.

Each tool should check for suitability. Otherwise, there is a risk during manufacture to break not only it, but also the product itself.

Finish options

Close water pipes behind the toilet so that everything looks organic and stylish - a difficult task, but solvable. For starters, you should learn about finishes sanitary cabinet.

At creating such furniture solves several problems at once:

1. The pipes are hidden from prying eyes.
2. Free space is filled designed shelves, where toilet paper, brushes and detergents will be stored.
3. Saved access to pipes for minor repairs, installation and monitoring of meters.

In the wall that will installed behind the toilet an opening of a certain size is made. Then it is finished with a special material, and then a door is placed.

Invisible sanitary cabinet

To piece of furniture did not stand out, and the interior of the bathroom looked the same, for facing the doors you need to use the same materials as for the entire room.

As finishing will serve as paint, tile or mirror, which also visually enlarges the space.

And if not the ability to hide the closet, then you can simply choose decorative doors to the bathroom. There are many design options - from simple stationery stickers (for example, butterflies) to patterned fabrics. The latter can be glued with ordinary PVA glue.

Important! Making the space where the boiler, pipes or meters are located invisible is one of the main tasks when creating a holistic and stylish bathroom design.

Door options

For plumbing cabinet there are plenty of them. Below are the most popular.

Important! When creating doors for bathroom cabinets, you can use your imagination. The main thing is that the finished version harmoniously fits into the style of the room.

How to do it yourself

If not opportunity to purchase a wardrobe, then you can make it yourself. We propose to build a rack located behind the toilet and allowing you to place some household items.

He will look simple: two walls, a shelf and doors. First, the dimensions, location and distance between the shelves are determined.

As soon as measurements are taken and building materials are purchased, you can begin. Definitely needed cover the toilet with oilcloth, the sink and other furniture in the room so as not to damage anything in the process.

Stages production of a sanitary cabinet:

1. A base is created from a bar.
2. Markup in progress using a hydraulic level.
3. By markings holes are made where parts are fixed with screws.
4. Attached cut bars(they will also serve as the basis for the finished product).
5. To the bars corners are attached or rails using self-tapping screws.
6. The opening is measured and created loop markings. All of the above models can act as doors. They are purchased in advance. To simplify the task, you can install classic doors with piano hinges.
7. Screwed handles or lock. Hooks for towels can be installed on request.
8. Wooden cabinet elements treated with a water repellent.

the main task- choose the right moisture-resistant building materials, determine the size and location of the future product. It is also important that there is access to counters. To do this, with self-production and installation, it is necessary to make a hole in the drywall for passing pipes.

Useful video: a beautiful closet in the toilet

It's obvious that sanitary cabinet in the toilet- a useful and convenient item. It covers rough, unaesthetic pipes, while at the same time opening up additional space in the form of shelves where you can store toilet paper, cleaning products, etc.