When making repairs in the bathroom or another room where the pipes are located, you really want to get rid of their unsightly appearance, which spoils the entire design.
box for heating pipes
How can you bring this place into an aesthetically acceptable view without much difficulty?
Box for heating pipes — this is the only way to transform the room. Several materials can be used to make it. Which of them is more convenient for work and is more suitable for the design of the room, it is up to the landlord to decide.
Need also say box maybe not easy close numerous pipes, but also become a design element of the room.
The box can be designed and built on your own, or you can purchase ready-made options that are not so difficult to find today in hardware stores. The main thing — correctly calculate all the dimensions of these parts.
Considering the different variants of this element, it is possible, you youtake the right one for your room, or ready-made ideas will push you to your exclusive option.
Content
box options
Kinds:
- perforated;
- metal;
- plinth;
- from drywall;
- plastic.
Moreover, all these types of boxes can perform a decorative function!
From what a box can be built and how can it be decorated?
- The first, most famous option is the box, built drywall, fixed on a metal profile or wooden bars.
- The second way to close the unsightly appearance of pipes can be called brickwork. However, this method cannot always be implemented, since it is more labour intensive compared to others.
- The third is a box made of plastic lining, which is also fixed to a metal or wooden frame.
Lightweight plastic box
- fourth ready-made plastic boxes can be called a way, which are simply installed around the pipes and fixed to the wall on metal profile frame.
- And more one way to apply — is to hide the pipes in the wall by arranging a box inside her. But this can be done if you are carrying out a major overhaul or installing a new heating circuit.
Pipes can be hidden in the wall
- Heating radiators can be closed with a plasterboard construction or a decorative screen.
Decorative box-screens
It is very important to remember that no matter what the box is made of, it is necessary to leave windows in those places where the vent is installed.or or cranes — for lung access to them in emergency situations.
Now you can consider in more detail the most popular ways to close heating pipes and radiators.
Plasterboard or plastic box
- The first thing to do if it is decided to close all heating pipes — it is to take measurements, and use them to make markings on the walls. They can be guided by purchasing the necessary materials.
An important condition for marking and arranging the box is that the structure should not come into direct contact with the pipes. — the distance between them should be from two to three centimeters.
- Frames for drywall and plastic boxes are made using the same technology.Accordingly, the materials for them will also need the same:
- metal profile or wooden bars;
- material for sheathing (plastic, drywall or wooden lining);
- self-tapping screws and dowels;
- measuring instruments;
— screwdriver;
- construction knife;
- scissors for cutting metal;
- drill;
— cutter — this is tool, with which the metal profile is fastened.
The cutter makes the job much easier.
- next step goes preparation of frame parts, a profile or wooden bars are cut.
- Next, the frame is mounted on the walls with dowels. If wooden blocks are used, you must first drill holes in them, otherwise when they are fixed to the wall, they may crack.
- When arranging the frame, one should not forget about the holes for free access to the taps. To fix the doors on them, a frame is built for the window.
- In the manufacture of vertical frames that have a large height, for example, from floor to ceiling, for rigidity jumper ribs are arranged in two or three places.
- Between themselves, the bars are fastened with self-tapping screws, and the metal profile — by using cutter or the same screws. For metal, special fasteners are provided, with a sharper end.
We mount the frame
- Further dimensions are taken from the arranged frame, and drywall or lining is cut out on them. If subsequently drywall is not planned veneer toceramic tiles, then when preparing it, semicircular chamfers are removed from the edges.
- Drywall is fixed to the frame using the same self-tapping screws.
We attach sheets of drywall or plastic to the frame
- If the cladding is made of lining, it is nailed to the wooden frame with small nails, and special metal holders (brackets) for lining are used. Therefore, if lining with a clapboard is planned, it is better to use wooden bars for the frame.
- A difficult moment is the decorative closure of pipes located in the corner. It is best to close them with a frame arranged in the form of a box. Don't try to make it with a cut corner — you will only complicate your task, and it will hardly look neater.
Pipes in the corner are beautifully "packed" in a plastic box
- After the installation of drywall is completed, its corners must be reinforced with a special sickle tape, which is applied to the putty. Putty also needs to close the heads of the screws.
- After the putty has completely dried on drywall, you can lay tiles, paint, or simply stick wallpaper on it.
The box can be pasted over, painted or tiled
Finished plastic box
In some cases, it is excellent for closing heating pipes fit a plastic box that can be wall-mounted or fixed on it. If the heating is being re-laid or arranged in a new house, this option will be a great way to hide all the pipes.
Finished plastic boxes
- On the wall, using a long ruler, markings are made on everyone pipe paths.
- Further perforator according to markings chasing wall, the width of the box. He should be free to enter this niche, how in width as well as in depth. It is also necessary to provide for the distance for applying putty.
- Further, shtrob cleaned of dust, wetted and thickly smeared putty.
- A box is installed in the intended place and additionally fixed to the wall at several points using a dowel.
- The pipes are laid in the box immediately after the putty has completely dried in the wall.
- After connecting and checking all communications, the box is closed with the includedkt krhood-casing.
- When finishing the walls, their coating can be aligned with the protruding part of the box, especially since it should stand out no more than two three millimeter.
Installing pipes in the box will allow you to control reliability communication connections (joints), and in case of an emergency, the cover can be easily removed and repaired.
Another way to use the finished box can be to fix it on the wall, also before starting heating installation.
Special plinth box
Heating pipes running along the wall near the floor can be covered with plastic or wooden skirting boards specially designed for this purpose. They are available in different widths and will help hide several pipes at once.
We close the radiators in the box
Since radiators also belong to the category of pipes, you need to consider several options for closing them with a screen box. Batteries do not always have an aesthetic appearance, and since the pipes suitable for them are neatly hidden, it is worth transforming these elements of the heating system, which immediately catch your eye.
If earlier you had to come up with decorative screens from various improvised means, today such designs can be found in stores for every taste and for different interiors.
Original box with light
This option can become exclusive, since such a backlight can be placed inside any screen for radiators.The light installed inside can have different shades and complement the evening room, or even become the main element of a romantic evening.
Such screens will look no worse in the daytime. — them wicker surfaces will become a decorative decoration of any room.
The box-screen merges perfectly with the window sill
A more modest and discreet screen that emphasizes the neatness of the room. It goes well with the window sill and merges with it into one. This version of the screen box hides not only the unaesthetic battery itself, but also the space around her.
Box - cabinet
Not every room can afford such a box-cabinet, since it is enough volume. It will fit perfectly into a room with a large area, and its top panel may well serve as a stand for kitchen technique or under flower vases. The aesthetic appearance of the box will decorate any interior, and main — reliably will hide the whole unsightly picture around the batteries.
Assembly of a box for pipes and a radiator - video tutorial
One tip that will definitely come in handy for those who decide to close pipes and batteries. Start the procedure with accurate measurements and calculationsso as not to make a mistake with the acquisition of material and not to spoil the walls. And if this work seemed difficult to you, then you can always ask for help from the masters who will perform her precisely and accurately.
