Floor sink: features of choice and installation

Quite often, homeowners needsaving free space in a small bathroom. This is facilitated by a pedestal with a washbasin floor, where you can put a whole lot of useful items, household chemicals. Let's see how to choose such a convenient piece of furniture.

Types

Currently, several types of pedestals with a sink are available to consumers:

• corner products;
• floor models on legs.

Consider the features of the design, the advantages of each of these options.

Corner cupboards

Corner cupboards under the sink floor perfectlyintegrate into fairly close rooms. Such a way of accommodation makes it possible to minimize the consumption of the free area of ​​the bathroom. The floor sink, installed in the corner, allows you to hide from prying eyes armature from the washbasin. Such equipment is easily installed, differs a variety of design solutions and configurations.

Pedestals on legs

The curbstones under the sink are floor-standing with legs comfortable,first of all, the possibility of placement in any part of the premises. For their installation, no additional fasteners are required. The presence of free space under the curbstone allows easy and quick cleaning in the bathroom.

In case of flooding of the bathroom, an outdoor washbasin withthe pedestal on the legs will not suffer. When choosing these options, it is recommended to give preference to models whose legs contain silicone overlays. This solution will prevent damage to the floor covering when moving furniture.

Materials of manufacture

As a floor stand without a washbasin, and withThe shell will be operated under rather difficult conditions. A bathroom is primarily a high level of humidity and a sudden change in temperature. Therefore, the fabrication material of the cabinet should easily tolerate similar conditions.

If you have chosen a design fromnatural wood, the surface of the material should be covered with laminated bases or veneer. Preference should be given to high-quality shells that do not go anywhere. It is desirable that the veneer is covered with varnish, resistant to moisture.

The installation of a metal cabinet does not look too mucha rational solution for a bathroom. In conditions of high humidity, the product will not last long. To avoid the development of corrosion, the surface of such a pedestal will have to be regularly wiped dry.

A good option is the cabinet for the bathroom,made of composite wood-shaving materials. Such options not only differ in budgetary prices, but also in their resistance to external influences.

Capacity

Before giving preference to a specific model,it is worth considering what will be stored in the curbstone. If the product is planned to be purchased for use by the whole family, then it is better to give design with numerous shelves, separate storage compartments for towels, linen, bathroom accessories.

When choosing a pedestal, it is recommended to stopThe models, capacity of which is about 20% wider than the existing needs. As practice shows, the most practical solution is the products with drawers. The latter provide an opportunity to correctly order the objects and make the best use of the useful space under the sink.

Dimensions

The size of the curbstone under the sink must matchparameters of the bathroom. The attempt to fit a bulky structure into a close bathroom seems like an irrational solution even with a large family. If you plan to preserve harmony in the interior, you will have to leave in the room the necessary minimum space for free movement, find for storage of towels, hygiene products, household chemicals, other useful things, other suitable places.

When arranging a bathroom for a particular person is worth assessing its needs.

Choosing a location for installation

The floor sink will be comfortable inoperation only when choosing the optimal zone for its placement. The ideal solution is the installation of a curbstone under the sink in place of the old plumbing fixture. However, this possibility is not always available, since the repair in the bathroom often leads to the need for redevelopment of the premises.

Let's find out how to place the curbstones under the sink floor:

1. Place for mounting the structure is recommendedto choose in view of its dimensions. In other words, it is necessary to perform calculations beforehand, dividing the bathroom into functional segments, which will act as zones of dislocation of individual interior items, including bedside tables under the sink.
2. The floor sink may contain a stand with shelves. To ensure that water pipes are not obstructed, it is worthwhile to calculate in advance the location of the fittings coming out of the wall.
3. Picking the outdoor washbasins in the bathroom, you needlook at the location of the sewer. If the latter comes out of the floor in the area of ​​the cabinet, in the bottom and shelves of the product it will be necessary to cut holes for draining from the siphon to the sewage system.

Finally

The best solution for a bathroomThe room looks like the installation of a thumbshell under a sink, made to order. The implementation of individual design ideas opens the possibility of investing in furniture the necessary functionality that will meet the needs of future users. In this case, the furniture fits perfectly into the room. Thus it is possible to receive appreciable economy of means, having taken as a basis materials of manufacturing, which cost corresponds to financial opportunities.