Any housewife wants to make the most efficient use of every corner of her home. Even small spaces in the form of bathrooms can be useful for storing small items, there is a place for toilet paper, household chemicals, cleaning supplies. The question arises of how to make a closet in the toilet behind the toilet that will be compact and will not interfere.
To do this, you need to know some of the nuances of both the bathroom itself and the design features of such cabinets.
Modern apartment design does not leave you deprived and toilet room. Designer imagination allows you to make even a toilet paper stand, not to mention furniture, original. To support general style housing, the plumbing cabinet in the toilet should not stand out from this style, which means you need to choose the right materials for it.
Moisture-resistant drywall. Cheapest and affordable option. Assembly is carried out like any other gypsum plasterboard structure, using guides and profiles. Such a cabinet will require bringing it to a neat appearance. To begin with, the seams and screw heads are puttied, the seams are then rubbed down and the entire surface is primed. For finishing waterproofing can be used water-based paint. It must be applied in several layers (2-3) with a roller or wide brush.
Plywood. Also budget material, which will not require large expenses. The cabinet above the toilet can be made of plywood in any configuration, it will depend only on the availability of carpentry skills. There is a special moisture-resistant FSF, but it is not used for residential premises due to the toxic adhesive in its composition. But in in this case Plywood with a thickness of 15 mm is suitable. When cutting plywood parts, it is better to use a circular saw and make the cut along the grain, then the edges will be smooth, without burrs.
Alkyd-urethane varnish can be used to impregnate plywood and protect it. After covering the first layer, the fibers of the sheet will rise and the surface will become rough, so after drying it should be sanded and another 2-3 layers of varnish applied.
Tree. Wooden cabinet The chick above the toilet will look rich and original. The price of noble species, of course, will cost several times more than simple plywood, but the service life of wood is much longer. Wooden doors do not deform, shelves will not sag even under significant load.
Many will agree that a closet for a toilet is quite a useful, practical piece of furniture for such a room. Beautiful design will add zest to the interior, plus provide the necessary functionality. There are a lot of options for using cabinets; you just have to choose how exactly you will use the free space of shelves, drawers and other elements. In this material we will tell you how to build your own closet literally from scratch.
Before you begin the actual assembly, you should decide on the materials that will be used to assemble the cabinet. To do this, decide what you roughly plan to store on shelves and in drawers. If the objects are heavy, it is better to use laminated chipboard sheets. If these are simple household chemicals, powders, then it is quite possible to get by with plywood with a thickness of about 10 millimeters.
One way or another, it is better to make the facade from chipboard in order to achieve an attractive appearance of the structure. If you wish and have money, these sheets can be sheathed, covered decorative films, decorate to your taste.
In addition to the materials for the cabinet itself, you will need the following components:
Of course, you will also need a set of tools, including:
Obviously, purchasing a ready-made cabinet for a toilet is not difficult, just like installing it. Therefore, we will consider the option with independent design and assembly of this piece of furniture for the plumbing unit.
You will be satisfied with the work done, you will have something to be proud of, plus you will be able to create exactly the furniture that is ideal for your particular case. After all, not every ready-made toilet cabinet corresponds to the availability of free space, wishes or requirements of the client.
Preparing to create a toilet cabinet with your own hands begins with design. That is, you determine what the dimensions will be, where the furniture will be located, how many shelves, doors there will be, and so on. Calculate the dimensions accurately so that obvious problems do not appear during installation.
Of course, a closet in a toilet cannot be called complete if it does not have doors and fittings.
As you can see, making a closet in the toilet with your own hands is not as difficult as it might seem. You just need to observe the correct geometry, take accurate measurements, and also confidently use the tools.
You have every right take the easier route by purchasing already ready-made cabinets, or order a closet for the toilet by individual project. That is, you give the contractor a list of your requirements, the area of free space in the toilet, after which the manufacturer presents you with the finished work.
It is worth noting that in the case of individual orders It’s better to invite a measurer to your place. This way he can take into account the most useful information, determine the distance to the pipes, effectively hide communications, leave inspection windows, ensure the absence of condensation and other little things that an inexperienced person is unlikely to notice.
But if you take on the work yourself and do everything right top level, the toilet will become a real source of pride. Still, work is valued much more when you do it with your own hands.
In panel apartment buildings, with a finished plumbing cabin, divided into a bath and a toilet, riser utilities, as well as water supply to the apartment, is located in the toilet behind the toilet. During construction, they are closed with an ugly cabinet with a door, which are often replaced with decorative cabinets. One of the options for such a decorative cabinet, which covers the riser utilities and water supply to the apartment, can be a cabinet made of plasterboard. If in the last article we built a cabinet from plasterboard in the bathroom, here is how to make a cabinet in the toilet behind the toilet from plasterboard.
We have a toilet in panel house, width about 800 mm. Behind installed toilet, a cabinet is made with a door made of chipboard, painted or covered with PVC film.
The task is to replace the existing, unsightly cabinet with a cabinet in the toilet behind the toilet made of plasterboard with a hatch door for access to engineering communications. The hatch door is planned to be lined ceramic tiles along with the walls in the toilet.
To correctly purchase materials, even before dismantling work, it is necessary to carry out the following measurements:
Let's draw a future closet on a piece of paper. In the figure we indicate the hatch door. The bottom of the hatch should not be lower than the height of the barrel so that it can be opened. If the barrel is planned with a vertical drain mechanism, with a lever, you need to take into account the height of the drain handle.
Note: The dimensions of the hatch door are standard and can be viewed on any seller’s website.
Together with the cabinet drawing, we will draw a frame diagram. The frame of the sanitary cabinet between the walls of the toilet is not complicated. Vertical racks near the walls and in the places where the hatch is installed. Horizontal racks on the ceiling and floor, as well as reinforcing racks along the bottom and top of the hatch installation. Around the installed hatch, a kind of frame should be formed from profiles for drywall, and the profiles themselves need to be strengthened wooden beam, to be able to secure the hatch door.
For this work we will need the following materials:
For this work we will need the following tool:
Work stages include:
Having first turned off the water supply and drained the water from the barrel, old toilet needs to be dismantled. It will interfere with work.
Using a crowbar, an ax and a nail puller, old wardrobe needs to be disassembled. The walls must be cleared of all structures.
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If necessary, the floor in the area where the new cabinet is installed needs to be leveled. Construction debris must be removed and the floor leveled with a leveler; it is semi-dry and will not leak to the neighbors. The leveling agent (semi-dry screed) takes 3 days to dry.
Marking the cabinet consists of drawing profile fastening lines on the walls, floor and ceiling. Marking lines must be strictly vertical.
The frame made of profiles is mounted according to all the rules for installing plasterboard structures. Profiles are attached to walls, floors, and ceilings with dowels and screws or dowel-nails. The profiles are connected with self-tapping screws or a cutter. The reinforcement beam is inserted into the profiles and secured with wood screws. If the hatch is large and heavy, it is better to make vertical bars spaced from the ceiling to the floor.
Important! Dichtungsband sealing tape must be laid between profiles and structures. The tape is glued to the outer flange of the profile.
The cabinet in the toilet behind the plasterboard toilet is tiled along with the walls.
A difficult problem to solve in almost all cramped bathrooms is the question of where to place everything so that it is convenient and does not clutter the space. Of course, if you have a place for a large and roomy one with all kinds of cabinets and shelves, then the problem of storing bathroom accessories disappears. But if there is simply nowhere to put the closet, then you need to look for unused space. This is exactly what the area above the toilet is considered to be, especially if the tank is not hidden behind a partition, but rests against the wall. If you place a cabinet above the toilet or place a compact rack there, or simply hang a few shelves, then they will not interfere at all - after all, they do not hang above your head, but above the cistern.
In this review, “Dream House” suggests looking at ideas for arranging storage space in a bathroom or toilet above the toilet - what cabinets, racks and shelves can be used for this, what can be purchased, and what can be done with your own hands.
It would seem that you can store it in the bathroom? In fact, for daily hygiene procedures and home cleaning, you may need a lot of things. Towels, shampoo, shower gel, bubble bath, toothbrushes and toothpaste, soap, bottles of perfume, shaving accessories, washcloths, cotton swabs, napkins, toilet paper, air fresheners, detergents and cleaning products... Tell me where all this goes put it in a small bathroom? Multiply almost everything by the number of family members, and you get even more jars, or do you all wash your hair with the same shampoo and use the same washcloth? That's right, and if there are small children in the house, then there are much more hygiene products.
By placing several shelves or a cabinet above the toilet, you can solve not only the issue of storage, but also additional decor for the bathroom. Free places on the shelves above the toilet your family photos, framed pictures, decorative or aroma candles, vases and figurines.
In addition to storage, the cabinet above the toilet can also serve to hide cistern, meters and water filters. In this case, in the lower part of such a cabinet, all this will be covered with doors, and on the upper shelves you can already arrange the necessary accessories.
Equipping such a cabinet can be very convenient - in order not to open the cabinet door every time to flush the tank, a small space is left on top. This is possible if you have a tank with an upper flush button, which is used in almost all today. modern models.
Shelves or a cabinet installed above the toilet can be either open or closed.
The need for closed shelves above the toilet most often arises in areas where it is important to hide toothbrushes and other hygiene products from possible bacteria and odors.
Closed cabinets can be equipped with doors, and mirrors can be installed on them for convenience.
Also, the shelving above the toilet can be closed with thick curtains, as in this photo.
If the toilet is separate or the ventilation issue is resolved in the combined bathroom, then the shelves can be open. This solution makes it possible to implement different ideas decor, turn the bathroom into a cozy room.
Today, easy-to-install and very compact racks that are placed above the toilet have become quite popular. Their peculiarity is that they have stable legs, and the shelves start higher, above the toilet cistern. Such racks can also be open or closed, many of them are equipped with doors. In particular, among wooden shelving You can find closed models.
Metal racks look more elegant; openwork ones, with all kinds of curls, are especially interesting. But there are also very simple folding models with shelves. It's simple a budget option, but it is no less effective in solving the storage issue in the bathroom.
In modern bathrooms, where communications are usually hidden in a partition or false wall, it is possible to install built-in cabinets and shelves above the toilet and. This design option is not only convenient, but also looks more aesthetically pleasing. Firstly, the toilet cistern is also hidden behind a false wall and does not spoil appearance, secondly, in this case, there is certainly nothing hanging over you.
Racks and cabinets for installation above the toilet, which were discussed above, are now available in a huge assortment in furniture stores. You can also buy them in an online store if there is no choice in your city, and you can also order them made according to the photos you like. But these are not the only solutions, because even inexperienced craftsmen can make simple shelves with their own hands and attach them to the wall. Compact wooden shelves Any cabinet or rack above the toilet will replace it, and if you need just a little extra, then one shelf will help out - in this case, there is no need to get a cabinet.
An original idea that you can also implement yourself is wicker baskets mounted on the wall instead of shelves. If the design of the bathroom allows it, then this method of storage above the toilet will be simply ideal.
The question of saving space in the bathroom/wc arises for almost everyone who is starting a renovation or just wants some comfort. It must be remembered that most often the wall behind the toilet is free, unless it is occupied by a boiler, and with a small area it is necessary to use as much free space as possible. An excellent solution to this issue is a built-in closet behind the toilet.
In addition to being able to cover unsightly water pipes and meters, you can store towels there, toilet paper, detergents and other.
There are several options for such lockers:
A variety of toilet cabinets allows you to use the free space behind the toilet as efficiently as possible:
The market provides a huge range of finishing and building materials. Therefore it is important to do right choice so that it is inexpensive, but at the same time high quality. Various materials can be used to make the structure.
If the material for the main structure is clear, the question remains - if closed type cabinet in the toilet, which door to choose, what is the difference between them, and which is better.
Let's look at the most common options.
There are two types: roller blinds and pseudo-blinds. The first one is more preferable when there is no possibility to open the door. The second option is made in the form of blinds, but there are no moving objects; such doors are good for poor ventilation.
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From the name itself it is clear for what type of cabinet this type of door is preferable.
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It is worth considering this option when the area of the room allows you to open them completely.
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This type of door of all those listed will be the most expensive, but ideally suited to the design of the bathroom/bathroom. The main requirement for this design is a reliable frame that can support the glued tiles. For a harmonious style, it is advisable to select the dimensions of the cabinet based on the size of the tiles, so that during installation the sanitary hatch coincides with the tile seams.
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If you want to add rigor to your design, you can use this type closet
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Doors can also be divided according to the opening mechanism:
The main advantages of cabinets behind the toilet:
The need to make a cabinet with your own hands appears when it is not possible to buy a built-in cabinet inexpensively, and the lack of a standard for the location of pipes and connections to communications makes this choice difficult.
The main requirement for materials is moisture resistance, since even with good ventilation high humidity in the toilet/bathroom.
For the frame design, the following options are most acceptable:
If the area limits even the possibility of using swing doors, it is possible to install blinds or roller shutters.
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At the first stage of planning a cabinet at home, it is necessary to make a preliminary design of the future design. Initially, you should decide on the type of cabinet, whether it will be wall-mounted or built-in, then on the dimensions of the structure itself, and if there are shelves in it, determine the distance between them.
