The kitchen is a room where a lot of communications are collected: gas, central heating, cold and hot water, extractor hood, sewage. All this creates comfort and convenience, but inevitably requires consideration of all possible options for how to disguise or simply close the pipes. The choice of how to hide the gas pipe in the kitchen or, for example, the hallway, depends on desire, creative abilities and financial capabilities.
Communications in the room are not always located well, and in order for the kitchen to look aesthetically pleasing, the gas pipe and the equipment connected to it must be hidden
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Rules for masking gas pipes in the kitchen
Options for closing gas pipes in the kitchen, as a rule, take into account the implementation of safety standards and especially the layout of communications. The following main points can be distinguished:
- gas pipe transfer, metering devices and other elements of the system is allowed only to specialists after the development of the project, as well as its approval in the relevant services;
- gas equipment should be installed in a prominent place, to which simple and easy access can be provided;
- Please note that there are houses in which it is strictly forbidden to close gas equipment;
- whether gas pipes can be hidden in the walls (in the gates), depends on the ability to install easily removable structures in order to close them;
- installation of plumbing communications can only be performed using materials that are designed for such work;
- while hiding gas pipes in the hallway, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, it is unacceptable to attach any heavy objects to them;
- repair and construction work with pipes in the bathroom, in the kitchen is better to entrust to specialists.
Carrying out any work, first of all, should be safe.
In order to comply with safety rules, it is better to make the pipe an original part of the interior, and not hide it
How to hide gas pipes: the easiest ways
There are inexpensive and simple options for hiding gas pipes in the hallway, in the kitchen or bathroom. One of them is painting the communications in the tone of the walls. This method will not allow you to completely hide the pipes, but the wiring will become visually less noticeable.
Communications, which are located at the windows, you can try to close the curtains. Sometimes toy magnets help to decorate them, but this way will complicate the cleaning of the room.
It is interesting! It is easy to form tree trunks from pipes arranged vertically, which can be equipped with plastic branches or painted on the walls.
An interesting element of the interior can be obtained by hiding the gas pipe in the kitchen using decoupage technique. To do this, you need paint, PVA glue, multi-layer napkins, acrylic varnish. First, the pipes are cleaned and painted in the desired color. Then the napkin is cut to size and the upper layer is separated from it. Next, glue is applied, it sticks and dries. For shine, varnishing is performed.
The easiest way to turn a gas pipe into a piece of kitchen decor
Systems that are located at floor level along walls can be hidden using drywall.The method is suitable for an eco-style or marine theme. To do this, the space with gas pipes is fenced off with a metal profile and drywall, and the resulting recess is filled, for example, with pebbles.
How to hide a gas pipe in the kitchen in a box
Can a gas pipe be closed with drywall depends on the specific layout and area of the kitchen. For this, a special box is constructed, which is a deaf system of sheet material and aluminum profiles. The panels can be drywall, plastic, MDF, plywood, etc.
Such designs help to hide a gas pipe in the kitchen (in the bathroom), and provide free access to all communications if necessary. The box can be vertical or horizontal and is constructed when the pipes are placed along the walls. To create it, you will need:
- moisture resistant drywall;
- profile;
- electric screwdriver;
- self-tapping screws;
- scissors for metal.
Is it possible to hide a gas pipe under the drywall, due to the presence of the required space for the structure, since it is quite spacious. The distance from the communications to the frame should be at least 10 cm. It is also necessary to provide free access to cranes.
Drywall - easy to install material, from it you can make a box for pipes of any size and shape
Assembling a horizontal box to hide gas pipes in the kitchen and hallway has the following sequence:
- marking of fastening profiles;
- the frame is attached to the floor and wall;
- drywall is cut with scissors for metal into elements of the required size;
- parts are attached to profiles.
If necessary, inspection windows are installed. At the final stage, the box is decorated. To do this, it is primed, painted to match the walls, tiled or glued with wallpaper.
Panels, furniture and other options for decorating a gas pipe
There are other pipe masking options. In order to hide the pipe behind the plastic panels both in the bathroom and in the kitchen, it is necessary to refer to the steps of assembling the box from drywall. The technology is similar, but other materials are used.
Even at the design stage, it is necessary to decide whether to close the gas pipes in the kitchen. It is possible, for example, to lay communications in a wall. Such installation is not always, but allowed. To do this, special strobes are made in the walls, pipes are placed in them, and the overlap is performed with plastic or plasterboard panels. The following conditions are mandatory:
- the panel should be easily removable;
- hard mounting to the wall is not permissible;
- the panel should be made of non-combustible and lightweight material;
- metering devices, locking and regulating elements must be placed in plain sight.
The gas pipe can be used as a railing, the main thing is not to hang very heavy objects on it
Railing technology helps to rationally organize the available space. Rails - devices with which accessories, equipment are placed on the walls.
Note! Before you decorate the gas pipes in the kitchen, you should make sure that there are no potentially dangerous factors for communications, for example, the excess weight of the structure that will be hung on them.
It is better to mount the roof rails - hooks for napkins and towels, shelves for cans, boxes, etc. - to the wall, creating the illusion that they are placed on the pipe. The communications themselves must be brushed to a shine or coated with a suitable paint. However, light objects can be placed on the pipe itself, because it is steel and durable.
A good solution to how to disguise gas pipes in the kitchen can be a furniture set. When ordering or buying, you can think through all the necessary elements.
Thus, there are many options for closing pipes in the bathroom, hallway, and kitchen.Choosing the best of them depends on the specific requirements of functionality and design.
