Many owners of apartments try to protect themselves against unexpected shutdowns heating and hot water supply and establish additional -Gas boiler equipment in the kitchen, as elsewhere position it will be difficult because of the inconvenience of having to supply communications. At the same time strive to set the unit looked aesthetically pleasing, or was hidden by decorative trim elements. Consider ways to hide a gas heating device in the kitchen.
Way to hide the gas equipment
Not all models of autonomous domestic gas boilers in the kitchen look attractive. However, if the unit is functional and meets the requirements, lack of aesthetic equipment is not critical - how the device can be shut down and the mask. Ways to accomplish this is enough, we will list the main ones:
- Construction of the boiler cupboard with decorative hinged doors, but without the back wall that blends into the overall design of the kitchen.
- boiler installation in the kitchen in the cubicle, arranged behind the partition profile steel and plasterboard with a decorative finish followed GCR (gypsum board).
- assembling gas unit, based on the location and convenience of operation, followed by art-out device - painting, drawing patterns, pasting of heat-resistant materials.
- boiler placement between similar to him in color and form elements of the space environment, which will make its presence is discreet.
You also can use a decorative veneer trim (networks and highways) gas unit to from unattractive wires, pipes and ducts to turn it into elements of decoration kitchen.
Let us consider ways aesthetic installation of the gas boiler in the modern kitchen and the rules that you must comply with this.
Accommodation column locker
The most efficient in terms of aesthetics to hide heating equipment can use the boxes, simulating mounted kitchen cupboard, but on the fact of being a holster boiler, made under furniture.
Ideally, such a cabinet must be ordered as part of the kitchen furniture set to be included in the architectural layout of furniture and different performance material. But, if such a case is made later, you can always choose the color of the material in the existing situation or, conversely, contrasting dramatically with her. One of the many numerical examples is this photo.
Selection of decorative cabinet as a means to hide the gas boiler in the kitchen requires compliance with a number of security requirements:
- enclosure design should provide easy access to the control devices and valving;
- safe for a boiler with open combustion chamber can have top and bottom walls and the front flap should have louvers or grille;
- finishing the inner surfaces of the case it must be made of non-combustible materials;
- around the boiler in the cabinet natural air circulation must be ensured;
- under the cabinet should not be located appliances because of possible contamination from water after actuation of the safety pressure relief valve of the boiler.
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, below - 25 cm gap.
If it is possible to install a gas boiler in the kitchen in a niche between existing cabinets, the unit issued only the front flap, which is mounted on the door ( "casement") box, between adjacent boxes designated cabinets. The outer surface of the sidewalls bordering the gas boiler lockers enamel coated flame-retardant or nonflammable shielding materials, for example ceramic tiles.
Important! Installation of decorative cabinet, or a frame with a sash made after the installation and testing of the boiler in operation.
Ckrytie column using plasterboard
In general, the procedure is the creation of the cabinet of drywall, which will be closed from the outside flap, as an ordinary kitchen drawer, matching in color and design. In this case, the gypsum board has a number of advantages: fire resistance of gypsum and ease of working with him.
For the manufacture of the cabinet of the GCR will need:
- metal profile surface for mounting gypsum board;
- plasterboard sheet;
- exterior flap under the kitchen design;
- loop for attaching the door;
- self-tapping screws;
- tools for cutting and editing (tape, stationery knife, a Bulgarian with a cutting disc, exhaust rivets key, screwdriver or electric screwdriver, a drill with a drill on concrete).
Important! Locker must be installed prior to the final fixing of the heating equipment, as in the manufacture of its frame may damage the boiler. But in place of the boiler installation everything should be ready to host it, so that could only fix the device in place and connect the lines of the box ready.
cabinet manufacturing technology of plasterboard is as follows:
- On the wall is performed by counting a safe - is applied to the boiler and its circuit size is added: to the sides of 5 cm -35 cm upwards, downwards -25 cm. Get on the perimeter of the new contour to the wall with screws fastened to snipe frame of steel profile, which will be the basis for the rest of the frame, mounted on the exhaust rivets.
- To the finished frame is fixed cut to size Drywall - those walls through which the boiler will be treated highways.
- Installing a gas boiler and the connection pipes thereto through holes formed in the GCR.
- Mounted exterior casement, wherein the drilled holes or slots are performed for natural ventilation.
The result is a cabinet for the boiler, which can be finished even ceramic tile, then it will fit perfectly into the kitchen environment.
Despite the obvious advantages, this method has some drawbacks. Firstly, in this case, it is inconvenient to mount the unit itself. To do this, you must think in advance the entire communications system. And secondly, it is important to find a good place to this design looked harmoniously.
boiler disguise
Another way to hide the gas equipment is its decoration finishing materials under the general style of cuisine, the unit is merged with the colors of the walls and looked like an art, not a technical component everything.
This can be achieved:
- Boiler artistic painting method using deposition patterns and ornaments using stencils;
- pasting a decorative film (monochrome, a feature panel).
Painting
Not everyone will dare to paint a new boiler under warranty. Usually resort to this method in the case of old units. To paint is better to use nitroemali that are well sit on the metal and dry quickly. Surface boiler previously purified from rust sandpaper and degreased with acetone or mineral spirits. If the unit has a dent, they need to putty putty automotive and process until smooth waterproof sandpaper.
Painting done in two or three layers of paint according to instructions for use, which is available on the can.
Important! Indoor paint production should not be an open fire, as a pair nitropaint explosive. Work with nitro need, using personal respiratory protection.
Pasting film
Remove equipment from dust and dirt. Stick tape by using a lapping of its surface clean, dry cloth or rubber roller for preventing the formation of bubbles. Cutting edges produce extra office knife with a careful fitting of joints together.
Important! This operation requires a certain skill and experience, however for pasting such a large-size devices such as gas boiler, a better contact to the expert. Otherwise, the film will be overrun unpredictable.
Disadvantages pasting:
- hard to find a film that fully replicate the design, or even the color of the kitchen units;
- Floor fade, lose brightness;
- film is easily damaged;
- changing the appearance of the equipment is fraught with the loss of warranty.
Next image demonstrates the successful change of the exterior of the boiler by means of stickers feature a small square panels.
The challenge is often easier if the visible part of the unit is small in size, and for the combination of the boiler with the interior enough to issue only her. Then easier to pick up a picture or pattern to enhance the aesthetics of the device.
Hiding or masking of communication
Highways and communications, to which the gas boiler is connected, can also be artistically or hide, so they did not reduce the level of food aesthetics or interior elements were themselves finish.
Important! Monolithic sealing of the gas pipeline on the wall is prohibited - in the apartment it should be available all along.
Many manufacturers of heating equipment in the kit comes with a special panel boxes, allowing aesthetically conceal and to refine the constituent elements of the system, these devices are also removed not difficult.
Are commercially available and versatile housings for mounting on the wall and placing them in counters, pressure gauges, valves, etc. To better fit into the interior material is amenable to manufacturing painting.
Furthermore, water pipes, air ducts can be hidden in the manner described above - a device steel boxes with subsequent plating of plasterboard. This technology is universal, is designed for use for lining lines of different length and enables any profile beat, the difference would only be in material consumption.
conclusion
Ways to hide the gas unit or refine the exterior of used equipment, lost visual appeal, can not only support aesthetics of the kitchen at a high level, but also provide significant cost savings by eliminating the need to purchase a new boiler to replace the existing, life has not yet been exhausted.
