Thumband under shellsy - a comfortable, functional piece of furniture for bathroom. This is an additional storage space for bath accessories, household items, cleaning products or linen. Facade pedestalsIt perfectly hides technical connections shellse, sewer drain.

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A beautiful cabinet will complement and decorate the bathroom design, making it more cozy and comfortable.

How to choose the right one pedestalsat for shellsy? Where and how to install it? What tools and materials are required for installation? How to avoid possible problems during installation? Is it possible to make such a base yourself, what is required for this?

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The design of your future vanity unit directly depends on the type of sink you choose.

Choosing a vanity unit for a bathroom sink

With a huge range of furniture for bathroom, offered by stores, it is not easy to choose the right option when choosing a base for shellsThe following factors must be taken into account:

  • Size bathroom;
  • Design, stylistic direction of the room decoration;
  • Features of water supply inlets;
  • Location of sewer drain;
  • Availability of heated floors;
  • Shape and size shellsy.
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If you are interested in the question of how to install a sink with a cabinet, remember that this piece of furniture should be comfortable, compact and functional.

The best option is to choose the one that is right for you bathroom furniture at the planning stage of a new bathroom or when preparing for a major overhaul of an old one. At this stage, you can provide for all the features of installation and design.

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In other cases, you will have to adapt to existing communications and style.

In a large bathroom it is better to install a good volumetric one pedestalswith the corresponding shellsoh. Drawers like chest of drawers will provide storage for a large number of things, and if you add an original design, beautiful fittings, rich decorative finish, then such an interior item will become the highlight of the entire room.

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The cabinet is an excellent choice for those who strive to rationally use every centimeter of bathroom space.

For a small bathroom, storage under the sink is a great way to make the most of the available space. Combination pedestalsy s shellsoh, a mirror and hanging shelves will decorate the bathroom, making it even more comfortable and functional.

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The vanity unit under the sink is especially suitable for those who live in modern small apartments in city high-rise buildings.

Floor pedestalsfor the washbasin you can choose one on legs, with or without a base. If you have underfloor heating, it is better to choose a base with open legs or a suspended one, which is attached together with shellsoh against the wall.

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The internal volume of the cabinet is effectively used due to the drawers, shelves and compartments placed inside it for storing various household items.

Corner option – saving space bathroom, use of non-functional corners. With corner furniture the whole room becomes softer, smoother, more voluminous.

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Smoothed sharp corners provide a “fluidity” of air and light, very suitable for the bathroom.

Choosing a Place to Install a Vanity Unit with a Sink in the Bathroom

Preliminary planning during construction or major repairs allows you to “adjust” communications – water supply, sewerage – to the location of the washbasin.

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If the bathroom is already finished, you need to take into account the existing water supply connections and sewer drain.

It is important to consider the location of the bathtub, toilet, entrance door, the size of the entire room, storage space, functionality of the bathroom itself. pedestalsy. Does the base serve only as a support or is it used as an independent element? The light factor is also important, as is the most convenient way to arrange pedestalsat, so that shellsand it was well lit.

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It is very uncomfortable to wash your face in a dark corner.

Installing a Sink Cabinet, Tools and Materials

The task will be much simpler if the base was purchased together with the washbasin. If purchased separately, additional adjustment of the countertop to the dimensions will be required. shellsy, cutting out a suitable hole for a drain or under shellsin general.

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Since the cabinet will be used in a room with high temperature and humidity, it must be made of moisture-resistant materials.

Installation steps

  1. Assembling the base.
  2. "Fitting" pedestalswith the one imposed on it shellsoh, at the planned installation site, marking the mounting locations, cuts.
  3. Installation of mixer, siphon
  4. Connecting the mixer to the water supply, connecting the siphon to the sewer
  5. Securing the entire structure in the chosen location

For a faster and better connection of the parts of the base under the sink, you will need a screwdriver, but you can also get by with a suitable screwdriver.

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All components are usually included with a ready-made purchased cabinet.

For the washbasin you need a siphon with a grate for the drain hole (also usually included with all the gaskets) and a mixer. The mixer should be selected in accordance with the design bathroom, in suitable combination with bath and shower mixers, shower head.For plumbing work you will need FUM tape, an adjustable wrench, and screwdrivers.

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The base is assembled according to the attached instructions; it is important to tighten all fasteners evenly and tightly.

After assembling the large elements – the sides, table top, bottom – the fittings are attached and the doors are hung. pedestalsyou need to “try it on” in the intended place, placing it on top shellsy, mark the place where it will be attached to the wall, the locations of the holes for the sewer pipe, and the water inlets.

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If necessary, cut a hole in the countertop for the sink, marking its size and location.

Advice! To make cuts, use a saw with fine teeth and a good set, it will not tear the "veneer".

After the necessary measurements and cuts, the siphon is secured, the mixer is installed, the entire structure is attached to the wall with studs, previously secured in plastic dowels. If the structure does not provide for wall fastening, the surface shellsThe part adjacent to the wall must be coated with silicone.

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This will be quite enough to keep her motionless.

Having secured the structure, you can make connections with water inlets and sewer drains, do not forget to use FUM tape at the joints. Do not apply too much force to all fasteners and plumbing parts, so as not to strip the threads or damage the integrity of the gaskets.

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Quite simple and neat connection of all parts using only your hands.

Advice! All cuts, as well as the installation bed shellsLubricate with silicone.

Possible problems and their solutions

The base is standing or hanging crooked. When installing, use a building level. If pedestalsand on legs, you can use them to adjust the plane of the table top and sink.

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In the case of a suspended version, careful measurements must be taken; curvature due to uneven hanging can only be corrected by reworking.

The base is loose. When assembling, pay special attention to the quality of the connection of the parts. For a stronger fastening, you can use wood glue.

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It should be taken into account that disassembling the cabinet after gluing may become impossible.

Leaks. Seal all plumbing equipment with FUM tape or technical flax.

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Treat the joints between the sink, the base and the wall with silicone sealant.

Making a homemade cabinet and installing it

It is not always possible to find the right option in the store pedestalsy for shellsy. Such a piece of furniture can be made independently, using simple inexpensive materials - wooden blocks, plywood, moisture-resistant plasterboard, glass.

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A cabinet for a countertop sink in the bathroom will be especially good for DIY creation.

A product made of wood will look very stylish and expensive, but it is necessary to treat it with a water-repellent impregnation. MDF and plastic have good moisture resistance.

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An interesting, original product can be obtained by using different types of materials.

Inexpensive materials, such as plasterboard or plywood, can be simply covered with self-adhesive film, veneer, varnished or painted, or pasted over with mosaics.

The base consists of:

  • Frame
  • Countertops
  • Sides
  • Shelves, drawers, doors.

It is necessary to carefully take measurements depending on the intended location, height, shape of the washbasin, taking into account the existing communications. Based on the measurements, a sketch is created with calculations and dimensions of the parts.

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Tools for work.

For production pedestalsYou will need: a hammer, a drill, a jigsaw, a screwdriver, a hacksaw, a chisel, screwdrivers, a grinder, sandpaper, a tape measure, a pencil.

Manufacturing stages

  1. All details pedestalsy are transferred to the selected material according to the dimensions and cut out; the hole in the tabletop is cut out with a jigsaw according to the dimensions shellsy
  2. All parts are assembled sequentially - first the frame is assembled, then the side elements and tabletop are attached to it
  3. The layout of the shelves is planned taking into account the pipes, the bottom is also attached taking into account the sewer drain.
  4. The fittings are attached and the doors are hung.
  5. Decorative finishing, painting, pasting, moisture impregnation are performed
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You can easily turn any old chest of drawers or table into a vanity unit under your sink.

The installation of a homemade foundation is carried out in the same way as a factory-made one.Its final finishing can be done after installation on site.

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There will be much more space inside such a cabinet than when it has to accommodate most of the sink.

Having spent some time and effort on making it yourself pedestalsy, you can save a lot of money.

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An original washbasin will be a source of pride for you for many years.

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