What stand under the sink in the bathroom is more suitable

Of course, the centerpiece in any bathroom is the bath itself or the shower. But it is the bathroom sinks with the cabinet and mirror that create the overall mood of the room. If you decide to make repairs and change the style of the room, then it is not necessary to clean everything, it is enough to choose the sink with the cabinet. In addition, there is always an option to assemble the structure with your own hands.

What guide when choosing

Naturally, every owner and especially the hostess has its own unique point of view on what kind of furniture they should have. But before you get the wallet is not superfluous will be thoroughly acquainted with all possible options. After all, the model can look very beautiful on the monitor screen or shop window, but this does not mean that it will fit your interior, and the price here is far from everything.

To begin with, all products of this kind can be suspended and floor-standing. The color and configuration of the structures is of great importance, because it is from these indicators that it depends on how harmonious this furniture will look. Not the last role is played by the functional content. In other words, how many shelves, drawers or other options are installed.

Outdoor options

The floor cabinet in the bathroom with a washbasin is considered a classic, it has a number of undeniable advantages.

• Such structures can be installed in the forehead, the main thing is to have a flat floor and a reliable connection to the water supply and sewage systems.
• In many models, the sink is based precisely on the cabinet, which eliminates the need to additionally mount it on the wall.

• The floor-standing washbasin for a bathroom with a cabinet and a mirror comes as a single set, in which all the details and trifles are initially provided, you just need to assemble, install and connect plumbing, sewage, and in some cases also lighting.
• Weight and equipment in such structures absolutely do not play a role. It is on them that heavy marble or granite countertops and sinks are most often installed.
• From our own experience, we can say for sure that it is much easier to design and assemble such furniture with our own hands, in comparison with hanging models.

The only significant drawback of such cabinets is that it is extremely inconvenient to clean under them. Even if the structure is set on legs, in any case they will interfere, not to mention the basement thumbs.

Suspended structures

• Speaking about the merits, the airiness and visual lightness of the suspension immediately catches the eye. Here it is not so important what shape is chosen, bollards with any dimensions based on the wall will look neat.
• Cleaning under such wall cabinets for sinks is a pleasure, nothing bothers you, rubbed with a cloth and enough.

Tip: if your bathroom boasts a warm floor system, then the hinged structures will be ideal for such a bathroom. The fact is that from constant heating from below, any floor stand will sooner or later begin to crumble and collapse.

But for such structures there are slightly more restrictions than for the basic floor model.

• Suspension is a serious thing, and even if your bedside table is made of lightweight chipboard or MDF, you can only hang it on the main wall. In no case can not mount such a cabinet on the partition, it is too thin and can not stand the weight of the product. And about fastening on such coatings as drywall we are not talking at all, it is categorically contraindicated.
• One more stumbling block may be more complicated installation instructions. Often it is necessary to separately mount the sink and countertop with a box. Plus, the independent design of such furniture requires some other, serious preparation.

Design Tips

The next selection criterion is color. Despite the huge range of products on the market today, almost half of the models come in a classic white color.

Such popularity has its own reasons.

• First, white is traditionally considered a symbol of purity. and where, if not in the bathroom, use it.
• Secondly, the overwhelming majority of plumbing fixtures are made exactly in white. and, naturally, the furniture also harmonizes with it in white.
• Designers know well that white furniture visually looks more thoroughly, reliably and efficiently, rather than dark or colored. But here it is important not to overdo it, any fashionistas know that the light fills, the same laws work in design. Even a small nightstand will look volume.

Important: if the room is made in white or light shades, it will visually look wider and roomier. But if you install white furniture, in this case, a white washbasin with a bedside table in the bathroom, it will immediately take over and reduce all space. So to combine such things is not desirable.

A few words about self-assembly

There is no point in writing about how a serial, factory bedside table under the washbasin is going to the bathroom with your own hands, as the manufacturer completes the product with all the necessary fittings and in addition to everything in the kit there is a detailed instruction. In our opinion, it is much more interesting which stand can be constructed independently.

If we are talking about a full cabinet with a sink, then, first of all, it should have a box with side walls and doors. The back wall of such structures, as a rule, is absent, as communications pass through there and pipes are connected.

The sink in this case should be taken invoice, it will be permanently mounted on the countertop. As for the material, the tabletop is taken ordinary, it is suitable for both kitchen sink and sink under the bathroom.

The side walls and doors are made of laminated chipboard or MDF, but here it is important to buy a waterproof material, the price is slightly higher, but if you decide to save, then ordinary plates will separate from moisture within 2 to 3 years.

Do not forget about fittings, screws, plugs for closing screws, furniture hinges, handles, as well as silicone and fum-tape. From the tool it is desirable to have a drill with a set of sockets, a screwdriver or screwdriver, jigsaw and a set of keys.

After the detailed drawing on paper is ready, you can go for the material. Any decent hardware store, if you take a product from it, provides a cutting service, for a fee, you can even be laminated with a cut.

Tip: when you, according to your size, will cut out the side walls, doors and the tabletop, ask to make cuts on the side walls under the hidden furniture hinges, since the piano will not look solid.

The box itself consists of 2 side walls and at least 3 transverse plates, the length of which will correspond to the width of the box. As the slats you can use all the same chipboard. Two will be installed at the top and bottom of the front, and the third will give rigidity to the box at the back.

Face plates are made in width 100 - 200 mm. The rear strut should be slightly wider, about 200 - 300 mm, it is installed approximately in the middle, so as not to interfere with the connection to the sewage system and water supply. All strips are mounted between the side plates and fasten with screws.

Before driving locking struts into the side wall of the screws, it is necessary to make a tick, to subsequently cover the screw with a stopper. After the box is ready, it remains to fasten the furniture hinges on the side walls, hang the doors on them and fasten the handles.

Next, we still have to fix the countertop on the box and cut into her sink. The table top is fastened with screws using special corners. To insert a sink, you need to cut with an electric jigsaw a hole in the tabletop 3 - 5 mm larger than the size of the bowl. So that the bowl freely entered, and its sides lay on the tabletop.

Important: in order to mark up as accurately as possible, you must first cut the paper stencil of the future hole under the sink. Pay attention that reputable manufacturers of sanitary ware complete their products with a finished stencil.

To cut a closed hole in the tabletop, you must first drill a hole in the incision line with a diameter slightly wider than the jigsaw blade. After that, a jigsaw is cut a bed under the sink. The cut is processed with silicone. The bowl is fastened with L-shaped clips, there are special points for fixation on the bottom of the product.

It is better to install the mixer and the drain pipe on the sink immediately, even before mounting it on the countertop, since after installation it will be inconvenient to climb from the bottom and fasten it. When the structure is assembled, it should be moved tightly to the wall and preferably fixed to the wall with a pair of self-tapping screws. First, the sink faucet is connected to the water supply system, the last is mounted siphon and is connected to the drain.

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Conclusion

We told how the simplest floor stand is assembled under the washbasin in the bathroom with our own hands. You just have to come up with a form, buy the material and make it. As for the hinged pedestals, there is not much more complicated construction, in one of the nearest publications we will tell about it.