Furniture for washing machine

Design solutions are sometimes amazing. Today, invented a lot of interesting furniture, which allows you to save space in the house. This is especially true for small rooms, for example, a bathroom. For the bathroom, designers have come up with special options that allow you to build a washing machine under the countertop or next to the sink. Consider the furniture for a washing machine in the bathroom.

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Where to place the washing machine?

When buying a home assistant, you should also think about where you can put it. Depending on the room and the repair, you can purchase built-in appliances or stay on a stand-alone device. From this will depend on how the furniture for the machine will look: either it will be covered with a countertop, or it will be necessary to equip the working space around the device.

Variants of the device location:

1. Special curbstones for the machine with a sink - they are combined with a countertop in the required color scheme.
2. Stand-alone car - equipped with furniture around.
3. If the room has niches - you can put the device there.

Let's consider the location of the washing machine in different conditions.

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Sink with sink: advantages and disadvantages

A popular option of saving space in the bathroom is the curbstone under the washing machine with a sink. This design allows you to simultaneously build in the furniture and a washing machine, and a sink.

Disadvantages of pedestals:

1. The stylalk is often slightly deeper, as a result, the table top protrudes. This can cause inconvenience when working with the powder compartment.
2. At the end of the device must necessarily open the door, wait for the drying of the styralka from the inside, as additional ventilation is very rare in embedded technology.

Advantages:

• space saving;
• creating an additional work surface in the kitchen or in the bathroom;
• interior looks more neat, as all the communications of the stylalki are hidden;
• such furniture under the washing machine allows you to store objects in it, without cluttering the room with other furniture;
• if the machine is loudly working, the curbstone will be able to suppress noise a little;
• , if there is a heated floor in the room, the furniture on the legs protects the appliances from overheating.

Today many interesting variants of such designs are invented.

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Types of pedestals

In addition to the fact that the furniture for the washing machine in the bathroom differs in materials, design, cost and purpose, it is also divided by type of installation. Thus, the pedestals can be divided into:

• suspended structures;
• floor types;
• pedestals on the legs.

By appointment, such furniture can be divided:

1. Bathroom furniture - usually it's more simple floor options.
2. Kitchen furniture - here the choice will be more difficult, because in order not to lose the functionality of furniture, you need to think over a quality countertop on which you can prepare food.
3. There are also models in the form of lockers with a door, for which the car hides, when it is not used.

Important! If space allows, you can look at the options with additional drawers, shelves and laundry basket.

Size:

1. In size, the smallest cabinet includes a sink, a storage compartment and a small table top for a styalka. Such furniture for a washing machine has the following parameters( WxHxD): 1.10 * 0.87 * 0.61 meters. In this case, the sink and the compartment are located on the legs, and the washing machine assumes floor mounting.

Important! Such small models are compact and convenient when used in the bathroom.

1. A more standard option is furniture with parameters( WxHxD): 0.13 * 0.9 * 0.6 meters. This option is suitable for a more spacious room. Usually they are enlarged due to the elongated table top or several additional boxes for storage.

Important! If such curbstones are used in the kitchen, then most often they are ordered on a separate table top.

Appearance

Washing machine today is available in almost every home, but often this particular device becomes a stumbling block in the design of the room. In this case, various furniture comes to the aid of a washing machine, concealing the device and creating the necessary atmosphere conceived for the design project.

Important! If none of the options offered by manufacturers, is not suitable - such furniture can always be made to order. But keep in mind that a customized option will always take more time and can go expensive. Today, manufacturers offer a lot of solutions for pedestals - from simple budget options to expensive models of high-quality materials with additional functions.

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Separate technology and niche

Non-embedded models often have large dimensions, so in small spaces it becomes difficult to set them so as to save space. Perhaps, the most convenient option in this case is the installation of the machine under a single table top with a pedestal next to the sink. Thus, it is possible to obtain an additional working place over the device.

Important! If the room has a niche, then with the available dimensions of the styralka, it can be turned into a real cabinet with a washing machine under it, and even use doors to close the structure when not in use.

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Choosing the right furniture

The fact that manufacturers offer a large selection of models gives room for imagination, but at the same time complicates the buying process. Definitely can not say which furniture is better, because it all depends on your preferences and wishes.

General recommendations:

1. Before installing the cabinet, be sure to accurately measure all sizes of the styralka - take into account not only the standard width, height and depth, but also a small margin for connecting the equipment to the device. Then you do not have to change the furniture and the device will just rise to the desired place.
2. Only the front-loading device can be placed under the cabinet.
3. Choose furniture in the same color scheme as the room.
4. Before buying, you should determine the place where the curbstone will be located. Usually the choice is between the kitchen and the bathroom.
5. Determine for yourself the approximate amount that you are willing to spend on the curb. This will help sort out the part of the options that do not fit into your budget.
6. Consider how the connections to the machine will be made.
7. Be sure to check the condition of the hardware - painted plastic parts can quickly lose their appearance, so the preferred option will be metal fittings.
8. Do not forget about the material from which furniture is made. It must withstand high humidity and temperature changes.
9. When spinning, most machines vibrate, so be aware that between the walls of the cabinet and the device should be a bit of free space. Also, to reduce vibration, it is necessary to install the device on a flat surface, adjust its legs according to the level, and put a special anti-vibration mat, stands, or box under the washing machine under it.

Important! If the rug and coasters perform only the function of reducing vibration and sliding machine, the box is a convenient accessory that can not only reduce the vibration, but also raise the machine, creating under it an additional storage space. Such a support is most often made of chipboard or fiberboard, so if you have the initial carpentry skills, you can create this piece of furniture yourself.

After selecting and purchasing furniture it is important to properly assemble it and install the equipment in the chosen place.

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Mounting

When you buy in the store you can be offered a furniture assembly for a washing machine. Do not immediately abandon the service, because its cost is often quite small or already embedded in the price of the item.

If you decide to install it yourself, you should consider several things:

1. There should be some free space between the walls of the machine and the cabinet.
2. If it is assumed that the washing machine will be hidden behind the door, then take into account that the door should open freely and do not interfere with the operation of the device.
3. Be sure to consider how the drain and power supply of the device will be connected. It is important not only to properly connect and secure communications, but also to provide the ability to quickly access them in case of breakdowns.

Important! If none of the shopping options you do not like, and ordering furniture is too expensive, you can always make it yourself, or make it even easier - to buy a suitable curb, and the countertop on the curbstone and washing machine to do yourself.

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We make the

countertop. Today, two types of table top materials are popular:

• artificial stone is a practical and high-quality version of a monolithic and moisture-resistant
• coating. The chipboard is faced with finishing materials - most often these countertops are made independently to save on expensive materials.

Important! The first thing that is done in the manufacture of countertops is to remove all gauges, prepare tools and buy the necessary materials.

You will need:

• sheets of particle board;
• coating for facing( plastic in sheets);
• self-tapping screws;
• construction stapler and staples to it;
• glue and sealants;
• measuring tape;
• simple pencil for necessary marks;
• rubber hammer;
• electric fret saw;
• screwdriver;
• scissors;
• hand mill;
• level;
• hammer;
• other tools and materials as needed.

Stages of creation:

1. After preparation of the necessary equipment, the stage of preparation of the details of the future table-top takes place. The sheet is labeled, the necessary elements are cut with a jig saw. Details are stapled.
2. After - in the workpiece make a hole under the sink, and seal the joints with sandpaper to a flat surface.
3. Sections should be treated with a sealant, even those that will be in the docking areas. So you prevent moisture from entering the chipboard and premature failure of the countertop.
4. Next - the ends are covered with facing material, but before that it must be prepared.
5. The cladding material is cut with a small margin, the end sections are treated with a sealant, and the lining is glued.
6. Next, the cutter cuts the place under the sink, polishes all the ledges and cuts off excess material.
7. After the table top is mounted with a screwdriver.

Whatever bathroom furniture you choose, even if you do it yourself - always pay attention to its functionality, the quality of the materials and fittings used. Then it will last you a very long time.