Many apartment owners try to protect themselves from unexpected outages of heating and supply hot water and install optional equipment- a gas boiler in the kitchen, since it will be problematic to place it in another place due to the inconvenience of supplying the necessary communications. At the same time, they strive to make the installed unit look aesthetically pleasing or be hidden by decorative trim elements. Consider ways to hide a gas heating device in the kitchen.

Methods for hiding gas equipment

Not all models of autonomous household gas boilers look attractive in the kitchen. However, if the unit is functional and meets the requirements, the lack of aesthetics of the equipment is not critical - the unit can be either closed or masked. There are enough ways to do this, let's list the main ones:

• Equipping the boiler with hinged decorative wardrobe with sashes, but without a back wall, fitting into overall design kitchens.
• installation of the boiler in the kitchen in a partition, arranged behind a partition made of steel profiles and plasterboard, followed by decorative trim GKL (plasterboard sheets).
• installation of a gas unit, based on ease of placement and operation, with the subsequent decoration of the device - painting, ornamentation, pasting with heat-resistant materials.
• placing the boiler between elements of the room furnishings similar in color and shape, which will make its presence inconspicuous.

You can also do decorative cladding piping (networks and highways) of the gas unit in order to turn it into elements from unattractive wires, pipes and air ducts decoration kitchens.

Let us consider in more detail the methods of aesthetic installation of a gas boiler on modern kitchen and the rules that must be followed.

Placement of the column in the cabinet

The most effective way to hide the heating equipment in terms of aesthetics is to use a box that imitates a hinged kitchen cabinet, but in fact is a boiler case made for furniture.

Ideally, such a cabinet should be ordered as part of a kitchen furniture set in order to be included in the architectural layout of furniture and not differ in the material of execution. But, if such a case is made later, then you can always choose the material in the color of the existing furnishings, or, conversely, effectively contrasting with it. One of the many numerical examples is this photo.

The choice of a decorative cabinet as a means of hiding a gas boiler in the kitchen requires compliance with a number of safety requirements:

• the design of the cabinet should provide free access to control devices and shut-off valves;
• boiler cabinet with combustion chamber open type should not have upper and lower walls, and the front sash should have louvers or a grill;
• finishing internal surfaces the case must be made of non-combustible materials;
• natural air circulation around the boiler must be ensured in the cabinet;
• under the cabinet should not be located household electrical appliances due to the possible ingress of water on them after triggering safety valve release of boiler pressure.

Important! The distance from the boiler to the side walls of the cabinet should be at least 3 cm, to the top wall - 35 cm, from the bottom - 25 cm of the gap.

If it is possible to install a gas boiler in the kitchen in a niche between the existing cabinets, then the unit is decorated only with a front sash, which is installed on a door ("sash") box, fixed between adjacent cabinet boxes. The outer surface of the side walls adjacent to gas boiler cabinets are covered with fire-resistant shielding enamel or non-combustible materials, for example, ceramic tiles.

Important! The installation of a decorative cabinet or a frame with a sash is carried out after installation and testing of the boiler in operation.

Hiding the column with drywall

In general, the procedure is the creation of a drywall cabinet, which will be closed from the outside by a sash, like an ordinary kitchen drawer, matching in color and design. At the same time, drywall has a number of advantages: heat resistance of gypsum and ease of work with it.

To make a cabinet from gypsum plasterboard you will need:

• metal profile for mounting plasterboard surfaces;
• drywall sheet;
• front sash for kitchen design;
• door hinges;
• self-tapping screws;
• tools for cutting and installation (tape measure, stationery knife, grinder with cutting disc, blind rivets with a key, a screwdriver or screwdriver, a drill with a drill for concrete).

Important! The cabinet must be installed before the final fastening of the heating equipment, since the boiler can be damaged during the manufacture of its frame. But at the place of installation of the boiler, everything must be ready for its placement, so that when the box is ready, it remains only to fix the device in place and connect the lines.

The technology for making a drywall cabinet is as follows:

1. On the wall, markings are made for the cabinet - the boiler contour is applied and added to its dimensions: 5 cm to the sides, up -35 cm, down -25 cm.Around the resulting perimeter of the new contour, a frame made of steel profile is attached to the wall with self-tapping screws with snipe base for the rest of the frame, mounted on blind rivets.
2. A drywall cut to size is attached to the finished frame - those walls through which the lines will approach the boiler.
3. The gas boiler is being installed and pipes are connected to it through the holes made in the gypsum board.
4. A front sash is mounted in which holes are drilled or slots are made for natural ventilation.

As a result, you get a cabinet for a boiler, which can even be finished with ceramic tiles, after which it will perfectly fit into the kitchen environment.

Despite the obvious advantages, this method has some disadvantages. Firstly, in this case it is inconvenient to mount the unit itself. To do this, it is necessary to think over the entire communication system in advance. And secondly, it is important to find good place so that this design looks harmonious.

Cauldron disguise

Another way to hide gas equipment is to decorate it with finishing materials under general style kitchen so that the unit merges with colors walls or looked like an artistic rather than a technical component of the arrangement.

This can be achieved:

• painting the boiler in an artistic way, using the application of patterns and ornaments using stencils;
• pasting with decorative film (plain, in the form of an art panel).

Painting

Not everyone dares to paint a new boiler, which is under warranty. Usually, this method is resorted to in the case of using old units. For painting, it is better to use nitro enamels, which sit well on metal and dry quickly. The surface of the boiler is pre-cleaned from rust sandpaper and degreased with acetone or white spirit. If the unit has dents, they need to be putty with automotive filler and treated to smoothness with waterproof sandpaper.

Painting is carried out in two or three layers according to the instructions for use of the paint, which is available on the spray can.

Important! There should be no paint in the production area. open fire, as vapors of nitro paint are explosive. You need to work with nitro paint using funds individual protection breathing.

Pasting with foil

Remove dust and dirt from equipment. Apply the film using a clean dry cloth or rubber roller to prevent the formation of bubbles to rub it to the surface. Excess edges are cut with a clerical knife with careful adjustment of the joints to each other.

Important! This operation requires certain skills and experience, therefore, for pasting such a significant device as a gas boiler, it is better to contact a specialist. Otherwise, film overruns will be unpredictable.

Disadvantages of the pasting method:

• it is difficult to find a film that completely repeats the design or at least the color kitchen set;
• the coating fades, loses its brightness;
• the film is easily damaged;
• changing the appearance of the equipment is fraught with the loss of warranty service.

The following photo clearly demonstrates the successful change of the boiler exterior by sticking an artistic panel of a small area.

The task is often simplified if the visible part of the unit is insignificant in area, and in order to combine the boiler with the interior, it is enough to arrange only it. Then it is easier to choose a drawing or ornament to increase the aesthetics of the device.

Hiding or disguising communications

The highways and communications to which the gas boiler is connected can also be artistically decorated or hidden so that they do not reduce the level of aesthetics of the kitchen or they themselves are elements of decoration in the interior.

Important! Monolithic embedding of the gas pipeline into the wall is prohibited - in the apartment it must be accessible throughout.

Many manufacturers of heating equipment supply a set of special panels with boxes that allow you to aesthetically cover and refine the components of the system; these devices are also easy to remove.

There are also commercially available universal housings for mounting on a wall and placing meters, manometers, valves, etc. in them. To make them better fit into the interior, the material of manufacture lends itself to painting.

In addition, water pipes, air ducts can be hidden in the way described above - by arranging steel boxes with their subsequent sheathing with plasterboard. This technology is universal, designed for use for facing highways of various lengths and allows you to beat any profile, the only difference will be in the consumption of materials.

Conclusion

Ways to hide a gas unit or improve the exterior of used equipment that have lost their visual appeal, allow you not only to maintain the aesthetics of the kitchen on high level, but also provide significant savings, eliminating the need to buy a new boiler to replace the existing one, the resource of which has not yet been exhausted.

A kitchen with a gas boiler is a room equipped with a special column, which can significantly save on heating the house. This is a convenient option, but when shaping the interior, it is often necessary to mask this element. In order for a bulky column to organically fit into the design of the kitchen, you need to know some techniques, which will be discussed in this article.

The nuances of decorating a kitchen space with a gas boiler

Gas heating is very convenient and economical solution warm if necessary private house or an apartment. But for its functioning, it will be necessary to install special equipment, which does not always fit well into the created kitchen interior.

Even at the stage of designing the interior of the future kitchen, you need to know about the exact location of the device, the stylistic orientation of the room and about decorating the gas boiler. But first of all, safety rules must be observed, which include:

• availability of free air access to the device;
• elimination of clutter up the approach to the column;
• compliance with the rules fire safety.

It is difficult to decide how to arrange a gas boiler, especially if the equipment is old and does not look as attractive as modern models... The solution is to replace it, but it can only be carried out by professionals and it costs a lot, so most often the owners of such devices come to the conclusion that it is better to decorate it.

So, if a gas boiler in the kitchen is mounted on the wall and is a hinged device, then it is either hidden behind the cabinet facades, or isolated as an interior detail. The first option is not always suitable, since it contradicts the presence of free air access to the column.

If the boiler is a floor-standing structure, then a pencil case can be installed or plasterboard box to hide not only the unattractive column, but also the pipes with the meters. The decor of the boiler depends on the stylistic orientation of the kitchen interior. This will be discussed a little later.

Boiler placement options

If the purchased apartment is located in an old residential building, then the gas boiler in the kitchen is, of course, installed in a certain place. You can usually transfer it, but this process associated with great difficulties and duration. That is why it is easier to leave the device where it is and simply concisely integrate it into the kitchen interior.

If the gas boiler has not yet been installed in a private house, then you can choose the desired place for its installation. This option is easier, since you can build on your wishes.

Depending on the desire of the owner and the variety of kitchen interior design, you can choose one of two options for the location of the gas boiler in the kitchen.

Closed

At this way you can disguise the boiler in a cupboard, which is included in the kitchen set. But in this case, it will be necessary to provide the necessary air flow to the boiler by creating the necessary ventilation in the furniture item. It is also important to comply with fire safety rules and exclude the possibility of fire. To avoid this, inner side the cabinet is decorated with foil or similar material.

Usually, already at the stage of ordering and buying a furniture set for the kitchen, they raise the question of the need for a separate cabinet for the gas water heater. Furniture manufacturers are often faced with such individual requests and, according to the required dimensions, will make a box, which in its appearance will not differ from a kitchen set. Thus, a uniform design is obtained, which is not disturbed by the appearance of the boiler structure.

If the owner does not plan to put the gas boiler into the closet, then you can decorate it with curtains. This technique will be relevant for rustic styles, for example, country or Provence, which imply a large amount of textiles in the kitchen.

Open

If there is a desire to highlight the gas boiler in the kitchen as decorative element, it is not placed in a closed space, but act according to one of the following options:

Decoupage decoration involves gluing the structure with selected and appropriate stickers and covering it with varnish to protect the design. As an option for decorating a boiler located on the floor, interesting idea becomes an imitation of a fireplace. In general, decoupage allows you to highlight any element in the interior so that it turns from a disadvantage into a dignity and will delight the owners with its unique beauty and entry into the general concept of style.

Gas boiler painting. Those who have drawing skills and do it well may like the idea of ​​depicting stylistic drawings on the surface of the device, which will be a worthy addition to the column.

Decorating a gas boiler using a carved or forged grate... This option will fit perfectly into different styles, depending on the chosen decoration of the product. The grill will help not only hide unwanted appearance technology, but it will become additional protection from the use of the gas boiler by children. This piece of furniture will be perceived as a highlight of the design, and not as an attempt to hide something.

The location of the gas water heater in the niche of the kitchen set... In this case, you will need to purchase a set of kitchen furniture with a separate place for a gas boiler. It is not closed by anything, but simply placed in a niche and becomes part of a single structure.

Disguising the boiler to match the color of the walls... You don't even have to highlight the gas boiler, but simply equate it with the color of the walls. So the device will be almost invisible, at least at first glance.

Exception of the design. In modern industrial styles, for example, in a loft, a gas water heater, which is not decorated in any way, will look relevant. On the contrary, it will emphasize the direction of the interior. So, in a futuristic style, a gas boiler with communications intertwined at all sorts of angles will look right and create the illusion of an exhibit from a museum of modern art.

Modern models of gas water heaters can be very diverse in design, so it will not be difficult to choose the one that fits into the kitchen concept. So, in the assortment, models of ultra-modern design and those that meet the laws of retro get along well. For example, a cast-iron boiler, polished to a shine, has a full-fledged technical "filling" inside, but it looks like a device from the century before last.

Stylistic ideas for the design of a gas boiler

The kitchen in the house can be made in one of the available this moment styles. It depends on the desire of the owner, and the gas water heater should in no way interfere with the implementation of the conceived project.

Classic

This style is the most demanded for kitchen decoration. One of its differences is the unacceptability of the presence of household appliances and appliances on display. This means that in classic kitchen no place for a gas boiler. In most cases for a given design gas water heater hide behind the lattice facade of the furniture set. It is visually attractive and allows air to circulate freely in the box due to the lattice door. Such a facade fits perfectly into the kitchen in classic style and will not change the style of the room.

Advice! To avoid disturbing the ergonomics of the kitchen, the gas boiler is best placed in a corner.

Country, retro or provence

Rustic styles are as simple as possible. To fit a gas boiler into such a kitchen, you can go one of the following ways:

• Hide behind a textile curtain... As a rule, both country and Provence tend to a large number textiles in the kitchen, so a small curtain covering the gas water heater will fit perfectly here. It is necessary to choose such textiles to match the napkins or curtains so that the harmony of the interior design is felt. Most often, the print on them is floral or in a cage.
• Place in the closet... Here, too, the installation of a cabinet designed in accordance with the style trend is appropriate. So, the wood grate on the facade will perfectly decorate the kitchen and will allow you to hide the gas boiler, which is not appropriate for a rural setting.
• Paint or decorate desired images.

Loft

As mentioned earlier, it is not at all necessary to hide a gas water heater in a loft-style kitchen, since it becomes the element that is necessary in these conditions. This direction welcomes the presence of all communications that not only do not spoil the appearance of the kitchen, but also make it original. It is even worth, in some cases, focusing on the gas boiler and pipes in order to achieve the uniqueness of the design.

High tech

This high-tech style is impossible without technology. last generation, therefore, a gas boiler in such a kitchen must be ultra-modern with many functions. So, the chrome surface, lighting, display and other related components will only warm up interest in this interior detail.

No masking or painting of the boiler is required. In addition, the gas water heater can be placed next to the kitchen equipment of the same design, which will create an imitation of a single system.

The nuances of masking communications

If you have a gas boiler in the kitchen, you have to think not only about its design, but also about masking all communications that are connected to it. It should be noted right away that when carrying out repairs, in no case should these parts be walled up into the walls, since, according to the rules, all gas elements must be located so that they can be freely accessed. It is also forbidden to hide pipes of this type in drywall casings without doors.

You can mask all communications behind the panel with the possibility of its removal or the presence of an access door on it. There is the option of purchasing a ready-made removable casing. To do this, you will need to visit a hardware store and choose a design that is more suitable in size than others.

You can remove pipes from a gas boiler from the view by placing them behind a kitchen set. But in this case, the cabinets are not installed close to the wall, so that they do not put pressure on the communications.

Corner gas pipes that cannot be hidden in any way can be decorated by painting in the desired colors or by applying images to their surface.

Important! Failure to comply with the described rules for the placement of gas equipment may result in a fine from an authorized organization and even injury in a possible accident.

Gas boiler in a small kitchen

Cramped rooms are always inconvenient for creating full-fledged conditions in them for certain purposes, and the placement of a gas boiler is no exception here. In a small kitchen, a gas water heater can take up a significant amount of space, which makes it much more difficult to install a kitchen unit with the required amount places for storing utensils.

Advice! It is best to mount a gas boiler in a small kitchen at the top of the room.

The easiest way is to install a gas water heater in a small kitchen, not in the middle of the wall, but in the corner farthest from the entrance. There she will be less conspicuous. In this case, it will be necessary to exclude the use of bulky furniture items in the kitchen, since they, together with a gas boiler, will create the effect of cluttering and cramped space. Only the use of compact and transforming furniture models will help make a small kitchen, even with a gas water heater, a convenient place for cooking and spending time. The general minimalism and airy design of furniture and a gas boiler in light colors will help to visually expand the small kitchen space.

Another place for mounting a gas boiler on small kitchen can become one of the corners near the door. This placement will be beneficial for floor-standing models of gas equipment.

Self-installation of the casing

Situations often arise when a kitchen set has already been purchased and installed, and the gas boiler was installed later. In this case, you can order a locker for it in the same furniture company from which the set was purchased, so as not to go beyond the design.

If this is not possible, then it can save self-installation doors for masking a gas boiler. If the owner of an apartment or house has the initial carpentry skills, then he can easily build a casing of the required size from chipboard and slats. In addition to materials, you will need the usual tools that every home has: a tape measure, a jigsaw, a screwdriver and accessories. If there is a need for this, then you can order only the door, which will be installed on the finished box.

Before starting work, it is necessary to correctly calculate the dimensions of the future cabinet according to all the rules for placing a gas boiler. So, the minimum distance from any surface of the cabinet to the boiler is 3 cm, which means that the box is made 6 cm more in width and height, like the door.

The process of creating a locker for a gas water heater with your own goes with his hands according to the following algorithm:

1. Chipboard slabs are cut with a jigsaw side walls according to the measurements taken in advance.

Important! The depth of the box is also made 3-4 cm more than the same indicator of the boiler.

1. Holes are made in the lower and upper walls for the installation of all communications.
2. Cut out holes for installation with a crown furniture awnings right and left.
3. They fasten all the sides made with bolts and in strict perpendicularity. The back wall is not executed. Instead, two planks are installed, which bring together the upper and lower parts and make the structure rigid.
4. Attachments to the kitchen wall are fixed to the back slats.
5. Place the door on the hinges.
6. They put the structure on the gas boiler and attach it to the wall.

In such a simple way, you can significantly save on buying a separate cabinet for a gas boiler in the kitchen.

Conclusion

A kitchen with a gas boiler, with the right approach, may well be beautiful room... If you approach with all responsibility and a sense of style to decorate a gas water heater and communications from it, then you can get exactly the interior that the owner of the house dreams of.

The heating boiler, if it does not fit into the overall interior of the kitchen, can be hidden. But not all methods are suitable for this. For example, it can be installed in a kitchen set only if the dimensions of one of the cabinets coincide with the design of the boiler. If this is not possible, you will have to look for other methods of disguise.

Installation rules

Before talking about how to hide a boiler, you need to find out what rules and regulations exist in relation to its installation. If you do not follow them, everything can end very sadly. The first thing to pay attention to is the space in which the installation will be carried out: its size should be at least 4 m2, and the height should be more than 2.5 m.But you should also take care of installing a special device that can notify you in the event that a gas leak occurs.

When purchasing a boiler, you need to take into account that its power should not exceed 60 kW. The equipment can be mounted on a wall or on a prepared floor. It is impossible to place the system tightly near the cabinets, as it must be present. free space for good air circulation. Please note that if your home has wooden floors, then the wall that is assigned for installation must be covered with a sheet of metal.

What other rules must be followed:

• the distance to the cooking plate or refrigerator must be at least 30 cm;
• from the counter, the unit must be placed in the range of 1.6 m or more;
• The socket intended for the operation of the boiler must be located 1 m from the installation.

As soon as everything is installed and the communications are connected, experts strongly recommend that you check the chimney's performance again. It directly depends on this safe operation device.

Variants

So, after the owners have acquired a new boiler, the installation of equipment begins to be planned. Most often the standard unit white negatively affects the appearance of the interior, so the owners think about how to fit it into the overall design.

So, the design of the corner where the boiler will be installed must be organized even before the heating device is installed.

Of course, the most the best solution will carry out editing in special cabinet which will be done according to design decoration the rest of the headset. But also can be installed specially prepared metal carcass, which will cost with plasterboard. A boiler is hung inside such a niche, and last of all, a door is installed on it, which will also repeat the appearance of kitchen furniture. There is a variant of finishing the front panel of the boiler. It can be painted or decorated with self-adhesive. And the most simple solution will place the boiler somewhere behind one of the sides of the headset, this will work if the color of the heater matches the furniture.

All design decisions must be made before installing the boiler. In addition, you need to take care of the choice of communication cladding in advance. Discuss the required dimensions of the furniture, and pay special attention to the dimensions of the place where the cabinet will be located.

As for the floor-standing AGV, it can be placed in the corner of the kitchen, it can also be installed in a floor-standing cabinet-case, however, all safety rules must be observed.

Wardrobe design

In the event that the boiler was purchased after the kitchen set had already been installed, and it is impossible to hide it, it is possible to hide it behind a door made by yourself. In order to make a wardrobe, you will need wood slats and chipboard plates. As tools, you may need: a tape measure, various bolts, a cutter, awnings and a ready-made door, which will look like a kitchen set.

Before you start creating a cabinet, you will need to very accurately calculate the design parameters. Please note that the minimum distance from the boiler to each of the walls will be 3 cm.Accordingly, calculating the width and height, you will need to add 6 cm to the boiler dimensions. Having received the required indicators, you can choose the door of the required size.

Now you can get to work.

1. To begin with, we make the side walls of the future cabinet from chipboard. The most convenient way to do this is electric jigsaw... Pay attention to the depth, it should be 3 cm more than the depth of the gas boiler.
2. At the bottom of one of the walls we make holes that will help connect communications to the boiler. At the top, you will need to make another hole, it will be required for the chimney.
3. We make special holes on the right and left sides, which are required for awnings.
4. Observing the perpendicularity, the entire structure must be assembled and fastened with bolts. There should not be a back wall; instead, several slats are attached.
5. We attach the cabinet door to the prepared awnings. The finished structure can be placed on the boiler and hung on the wall.

Thus, the unit can be installed even in the corner, for this you need to do corner cupboard with the same door. If there is no desire to engage in design work, the boiler can simply be disguised with stickers or decals.

You can close the boiler not only with chipboard, but also using drywall. This method similar to the previous one, only here drywall will act as a basis, which will be hung on the boiler.

To carry out such work, you will need:

• metal profiles;
• GKL plates;
• facade headset;
• hinges for door installation;
• self-tapping screws;
• screwdriver or screwdriver.

Now that you have everything at hand necessary materials, you can start the design process.

The technology of work is simple:

• in a parallel arrangement from the walls of the boiler, stepping back about 4 cm, we construct a profile frame;
• all metal elements we fasten it using self-tapping screws and place it on the wall;
• cut out sheets of the required size from drywall and mount them on an already assembled frame;
• in one of the installed walls we create several recesses in order to place the hinges in them, they, in turn, must be screwed to the profile.

Then the boiler can be placed. The last thing to do is to put in a canopy of the door.

Other options

You can hide a gas boiler in the kitchen not only in a closet, there are ideas that, as you have seen, will help you beat this installation for individual heating in the apartment in the most profitable way.

In addition to the method that was discussed above, there are a number of the simplest ones that allow you to design the surface of the boiler so that it fits with other furniture design.

• if the work is carried out with the facade of the boiler, then the film must be selected in such a way that its differences with the rest of the set are minimized;
• the work must be carried out very carefully so that bubbles do not appear, the pasting must start from the top, and each subsequent centimeter must be carefully smoothed;
• when the work is finished, any protruding excess of the film can be cut off using a clerical knife.

Of course, this design has a number of obvious disadvantages.

These include:

• difficult selection of the film, since it is not always possible to find the shade and pattern that would match the typeface;
• such a coating will not be able to last a long time;
• very often this finish will result in the loss of the service warranty.

Painted cauldrons can sometimes be found. But this approach is chosen only in relation to the old models of the Soviet type, which have long been hanging in the room. New model hardly anyone decides to arrange it this way.

If the owner decided to paint, then you will need to do the following:

• the surface of the boiler must be cleaned and degreased with white spirit, please note that already at this stage you lose the guarantee for boiler maintenance;
• since the bodies of these thermal units are made of metal, it is better to purchase nitro enamel for painting, the painting itself can be done in any convenient way.

Most often, if the kitchen design has already been developed, the new boiler is hung on the side of the headset. Even if its design is different, it will still be able to match the already formed environment. If the unit is made in white, and the headset is different, but it has white elements, then the idea can become very successful.

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Boiler in the kitchen: installation requirements and 3 ways to decorate

About four years ago, during the renovation, we were faced with the question of how to hide the gas boiler in the kitchen and not violate any rules and requirements. We solved it.

And now, choosing new house, I understand that this problem will be relevant again, only you will have to mask the unit not standing on the floor, but hanging on the wall with a bunch of tubes. Surely many have already had or are yet to come across something similar, so a story about the types of gas heating boilers, the rules for installing them in the kitchen and ways to "make it beautifully" will come in handy for someone.

Conditions for installing and decorating gas heating equipment in the kitchen

Our current cauldron is tucked away in a fairly loose plasterboard niche that has no door. It was impossible to do otherwise, since this is equipment with an open combustion chamber.

Most likely, it will be necessary to improve the boiler with a closed burner and not just in the kitchen, but in the kitchen-living room. And here completely different standards apply.

But first things first.

General requirements

In general, the rules for installing gas boilers are regulated by SNiP 31-01-2003 and 31-02-2001. But I will try to express them in simple "human" language.

• There is one general rule : regardless of the type of equipment, it can only stand in rooms that, according to the current SNiP, are considered non-residential. The living room does not apply to them, so developers often bypass the ban, naming a kitchen combined with a living room, a kitchen-dining room. The dining room is non-residential.
• Door presence... The room in which it is installed gas equipment, must be separated from living rooms... She, in turn, should not have a threshold so that air circulates freely throughout the house. Or a special convection channel is built into it.

• The kitchen window must be equipped with a window for the same purpose - to ensure the circulation of air flows. With the advent of metal-plastic windows gas services have become more loyal to their absence, if the window has a mechanism that allows you to open it for ventilation.

• Quantity window openings ... In order to ensure good natural lighting in the room with the boiler, at least 0.03 sq.m. must fall on each of its cubic meters. the area of ​​the window opening excluding frames and partitions.

As for the rules for embedding equipment in furniture and other attempts to disguise it, then they differ depending on the type of this equipment. But in any case, aesthetics should be in second place after the safety of its operation.

Boilers with an open burner and 3 options for their decor

Convection equipment with an open combustion chamber can be installed in the kitchen, but it is undesirable - it is better in the boiler room. And hiding it, observing all safety requirements, will be problematic, if not impossible. Here the main document, which will have to be guided by, will be the instructions for the boiler.

Installation requirements are:

Image	rules
	Room area. Since the boiler needs air for combustion, which it takes from the room, the minimum kitchen area should be 9 square meters. m, and the ceiling height is 2.5 m.
	Free air access. Hide it in the closet or closed niche is strictly prohibited, as this will restrict air access to the burner and create emergency operating conditions.
	Chimney device. Such equipment requires a vertical chimney with a pipe height sufficient to maintain the draft.
	Separate hood. In a kitchen with such a boiler, there must be a separate hood for it, which cannot be combined with a common hood - a separate channel is needed.
	Good air exchange. The air exchange in the room with the equipment operating should be at least 200 cubic meters / h.

Such heat generators are most often of the floor type, less often of the wall type. Both those and others do not look the best in the interior, unless the boiler is made in techno or loft style. Therefore, you always really want to hide them somehow.

This can be done, but only on condition that the air flow to the equipment is unimpeded in the volumes specified by the manufacturer. As well as access to it for maintenance and repair. What are the possible options?

Option 1 - decorative design of the external panel

• It is painting, painting, decoupage, etc.... There are many ways to modify and decorate it with your own hands. Choosing a paint or pattern to match your kitchen set can work well.

• Decorative front panel... It is easier, but more expensive to buy a modern boiler from renowned manufacturers, producing models with a decorative front panel.

Option 2 - installation in a decorative box or cabinet

Before ordering furniture in the kitchen with the intention of placing a boiler in one of the modules, once again carefully study the instructions for it and get clarifications from the gas service employees.

Otherwise, there is a high probability that at the very first check you will be obliged to dismantle all this beauty. And this is still the most the best way... At worst ... well, you know what happens when gas appliances are misused.

The main requirements are:

• Providing air access, for which the cabinet is made without a bottom, a lid, a back wall and with "leaky" facades. It can be perforated metal plate or a lattice made of any material, the design of which matches the style of the furniture;

• Distance from the walls of the boiler to the walls the cabinet and its facades must be specific, it is indicated in the technical documentation or installed by employees of the regulatory authorities;
• Doors should open easily, and, if necessary, can be removed, like the entire structure that covers the equipment;

• Providing fire safety- this is one of the main points. It is achieved by covering the inner walls of the box with fire-resistant materials.

But even if all these requirements are met, obtain permission to build a boiler in furniture cabinet not always possible.

Option 3 - niche installation

It is good if the kitchen has a natural niche and the boiler is standing or hanging in it - it is not so striking. But you can do it yourself, using a metal frame and sheets of drywall.

We did just that when we were deciding how to close the floor. heating equipment... I will show you how it happened and how it happened, but I immediately apologize for the quality of the photos - they were not supposed to be shown to anyone.

Images	Description
	That's how it was in the beginning - everything is in plain sight.
	The plus is that the boiler is in the corner, it is easy to hide it.
	A frame made of metal profiles is assembled on self-tapping screws for metal.
	Here it is already covered with plasterboard and covered with wallpaper from the outside.
	From a different angle. The kitchen itself has the shape of the letter L, so you can't even see the niche from the entrance.
	On the other side of the partition, a refrigerator and a pencil case stood up.
	Now the cauldron can only be seen by going close to it. Therefore, we did not begin to design the opening in the niche in any way. But if you wish, you can close it with a lattice door or blinds, but they must always be kept with half-open slats.

I repeat once again: if you don't have any boiler yet, you shouldn't buy with an open burner. Too much trouble with him if you want to hide. Yes, its price is lower, but you will either have to spend money on fulfilling all the conditions, or come to terms with the fact that it will constantly be an eyesore.

Boilers with closed burner

Such equipment is less demanding for installation and camouflage. At the same time, in itself it often looks much prettier, perfectly fitting into the interior of the kitchen without any tricks in the form of decoration or embedding into furniture. Judge for yourself:

You can choose a boiler with a closed combustion chamber from two types - turbocharged or condensing. What they have in common is that the rules for installing a gas boiler in the kitchen do not prohibit building their kitchen set or installing it in a closed niche.

And all because for combustion they do not need to take air from the room - it enters the burner through a coaxial chimney that has two circuits. The exhaust gases are discharged through the inner pipe, and the air enters through the outer one.

• Turbocharged boilers are installed in rooms with an area of ​​6 sq.m. Their main disadvantage is the noise generated by the fans blowing air into the combustion chamber.

• Condensing boilers during operation, they form, therefore they must be connected to the sewage system to remove moisture. They are most often used when a water-heated floor is installed to heat the house.

These heat generators, unlike the previous ones, need to be connected to the mains, as they are controlled by automation.

To minimize the costs of manufacturing and fitting kitchen furniture, you need to think in advance where to place them. It is advisable to do this as close to the chimney as possible.

What to do with pipes

The requirements for the installation of boilers also include the rules for connecting pipes to them - gas, water, smoke exhaust, and in the case of convection equipment and sewer.

As for the chimneys, they are discharged vertically from atmospheric units with an open combustion chamber. And the coaxial chimneys of boilers with a closed burner - horizontally through the outer wall.

All other pipelines, especially gas ones, are strictly prohibited to be laid in grooves or closed with non-removable structures. They must be freely accessible at any time.

However, there are several ways to hide pipes from heating devices.

• Close with decorative boxes... They can be bought in a wide variety of designs, or you can make them yourself from scrap materials.

• Enclose in a plasterboard box and finish with the same material as kitchen apron or adjacent walls. But the box must be removable or hatches must be installed in it opposite the taps and valves.

• Install together with the boiler into kitchen furniture ... That is, to design the lockers in this way, making holes in them in the bottom and side walls, so that when the doors are open, access to the pipes is free.

Conclusion

Considering ready-made new homes with gas heating boilers, sometimes you are simply horrified at how out of place they hang, and how many different pipes lead to and from them. Immediately you start to think about how to hide the boiler in the kitchen, especially if it is combined with the living room or dining room.

As we have seen, this can be done. But first of all, you need to think about your own safety and the safety of the house, and only secondly - about how it will all look. Therefore, before starting to do something, you need to carefully study the technical documentation for the equipment. And make sure your idea meets the security requirements.

March 14, 2017

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In the kitchen setting of apartments that do not have centralized heating and hot water supply, a gas boiler is an integral attribute, which does not always fit into the interior. Despite the small-sized parameters of this heating element, it is necessary to arrange it so that it can be accessed and used absolutely safe.

It is often necessary to disguise or hide the gas boiler in the kitchen, which is especially true for classic and rustic styles. There are several ways to do this. At the same time, the environment will become more functional and visually attractive.

Before you disguise gas device in the kitchen, it should be understood that the most important purpose of the device is to heat the coolant. At the same time, it is important to ensure constant air access to the devices.

You can hide the heating device in the following ways:

1. Use room features such as niches and columns.
2. Create plasterboard construction, which allows you to make an imitation of the wall surface.
3. Mount the column in the kitchen set. To do this, you will need to order a cabinet for certain sizes.

According to building codes, the boiler must be placed at least three centimeters from the nearest objects and surfaces.

Using a kitchen set

Installation of a gas column in wall cabinet contributes to the preservation of a uniform style of the room. Modern manufacturers offer speakers equipped with camouflage furniture. When arranging, you only need to determine a suitable place and ensure safety rules.

It is important to choose the right furniture where the boiler will be installed. A certain ventilated space should be left on the sides of the equipment. If possible, the sidewalls should be removed. The speaker cabinet should not have a back surface, since the device is wall-mounted. The bottom or top can also be removed.

Before installation, measurements are taken and the exact location of the boiler is determined. Front door performed in accordance with design solution.

When making a cabinet according to individual sizes you will need to prepare special accessories and tools. These are chipboard plates, slats, self-tapping screws, an electric drill, a tape measure and a jigsaw.

Using drywall

Installation of a plasterboard structure is similar to the previous option. Only instead of walls, gypsum plasterboard bases are used, on which the facade is installed.

The frame is mounted at a distance of 5 cm from the intended walls of the boiler. Metal parts are attached with self-tapping screws. Measured sheets are cut from the gypsum plasterboard, which are connected to assembled frame... Finally, it is installed front part.

Communication masking options

Removing pipes from your eyes is more difficult than disguising a column. Wiring is carried out using steel or plastic lines.

Communications can be hidden from view in the following ways:

1. Place pipes in the wall. The heating device and the connected lines should be removed into the niche. For quick access to the locking element, special inspection hatches.
2. For the arrangement of the gas boiler and piping, a plasterboard box is used.

Panels can be used to mask pipes. They are sold in any hardware store.

Selection finishing material and a roomy box depends on the created design of the premises. Most often, plywood or gypsum plasterboard is used, which is faced with paint or tiles on top. The box is mounted to the wall surface with self-tapping screws

Boiler installation requirements

To fit the column into a prepared furniture set, it is worth considering the following important requirements:

1. The distance from the floor to the lower surface of the structure must be at least one and a half meters. When installing double-circuit equipment, you need to additionally hide the wiring for hot and cold water.
2. Providing air circulation. The doors are installed supply valves.
3. It is important to position the boiler correctly. For its installation, a blank wall without door and window openings is selected.
4. When creating boxes and niches, you should not use materials that are not fire resistant. The structure is made of fireproof plasterboard. Plastic, MDF and wood cannot be used.
5. The distance between the walls of the cabinet and the equipment must be sufficient for carrying out a technical inspection.

When making decor, do not forget about the installation and safety requirements. Compliance with the installation features will allow you to ideally disguise the gas boiler and create a cozy and stylish interior on the kitchen.