How to hide a gas boiler in the kitchen: the best design options and disguise tips

Technology and stages of operations

Works on moving gas supply pipelines do not take much time and labor resources. Dismantling and installation of one pipe fits into one hour of working time for a team of welders and fitters, consisting of two people. The transfer of a gas pipe in the kitchen by one worker is strictly prohibited.

Preparatory activities

Owners of an apartment or a private house are not recommended to change anything in their gas system, not even flexible hoses. The transfer, extension, cutting of pipes has the right to be carried out exclusively by a representative of the gas service with the appropriate permit. However, it will not be superfluous for persons using gas equipment to know some of the provisions and sequence of actions during gas pipe transfer operations.

Most often, a specific relocation team consists of two people. Both specialists are trained in all operations, have a certificate for working with gas equipment, professionally carry out welding, metal cutting. Masters start work at the facility within one calendar week after agreeing on the technical documentation for the movement of pipelines.

At the time of the brigade's visit, the points of dismantling, lengthening, and installation of additional gas equipment are already known. Gas water heaters, stoves, ovens, heating elements are subject to refinement. Masters are perfectly familiar with the rules for performing installation operations. According to the regulations, it is not recommended to cut off the valves that block the gas supply. They are essential components of the gas transmission system.

Preparatory measures before transferring the gas pipe

In addition, according to the rules for the use of gas as a fuel, when moving the points of the pipeline, as well as changing the gas valve, the specialist must install it in such a way that the valve is located in the zone of direct access for the user. The valve installed under the worktop needs easy access through the cabinet door with the rear panel removed. Sometimes access is through a piece of table top that opens up.

Taking this opportunity, the owner of the apartment can install a gas control meter. You can also change all outdated kitchen equipment. These operations should be warned in advance by the team that carries out the transfer of the gas pipe to another place. When connecting ovens, stoves, columns, the owner of the apartment is obliged to buy in advance a bellows hose, matched to the size.

The invited workers buy metal pipelines on their own. The cost of pipelines is included in the total estimate of services, materials and appliances. The owner needs to clear the kitchen space of furniture and bulky items. So specialists will quickly and efficiently carry out the entire installation complex on your gas pipeline. Things that are not subject to removal must be covered with non-combustible dense materials.

Pipeline disassembly

Most likely, when the movement is carried out, it will be necessary to cut out a segment of the old pipeline and build it on a new one, only in the opposite direction. In this case, the specialist, using special tools, cuts out unnecessary elements. Here a huge role is played by the qualification of the worker, who has access to the movement of gas pipes.

Electric welders, gas cutters, mechanics are trained in special courses, where they are certified by professional workers of gas equipment. After passing serious exams, they are issued a special document. Having dismantled the layer leading from the riser to the device, the master leaves a section of the pipeline. It has an LPG shut-off valve.

This section of the horizontal pipe must not be changed or removed under any circumstances! There can be only one situation - an accident with damage to the pipeline. If a complete replacement cannot be dispensed with, then it is allowed. Often in practice, residents of the upper floors of apartment buildings are asked to cut off a long section of the pipeline.

This element rises from the lowest point of the apartment to the highest point to a height of 1.8 m, then bends at an angle of 180 °. It is forbidden to shorten such a pipeline by installing a valve on the remaining piece.But there is a solution for this situation - it is necessary to digest the pipeline, and put the valve at a height of 75 cm from the floor under the tabletop.

Geyser placement

It is important to consider the following rules, which must be unquestioningly followed:

• the geyser is mounted exclusively on the wall - it cannot be placed on the floor;
• it is also impossible to place the device close to the wall cabinets - it is necessary to provide a place for ventilation;
• kitchen cabinets and their outer coverings, as well as wall coverings, must have high anti-combustibility properties;

• three main appliances in the kitchen - a stove, a gas water heater or a boiler, a refrigerator should be set at a certain distance from each other (it is usually at least 30 cm);

• also, there must be a distance of at least 100 cm to the electrical outlet and the gas meter;
• if the wall is made of wood, then a sheet of metal must be hung under the geyser.

In all other options, the following types of design of gas water heaters are found.

Open

One of the options, which is the simplest and least laborious and financially expensive, is an open way to place the appliance on the wall in the kitchen. In this case, the design of the kitchen with a gas boiler on the wall and pipes looks approximately like it is shown in the photo. It immediately becomes clear that the main disadvantage of such placement is low aesthetics. Not only does the installation look like a bulky box, but all communication lines remain outside. Which also adds a sense of chaos to the room.

The successful combination of a white boiler with wooden furniture

Modern model of a gas boiler in the style of a kitchen set

In order to somehow beat the metal case of the product, the following decoration techniques are used:

• decoupage - in this case, the drawing should correspond to the chosen style of the kitchen;

• pasting with various films suitable for this;

• painting with appropriate paints for metal - this can be either a variant of monochromatic coloring or applying various patterns;

• painting - using the technique of airbrushing, acrylic paints, using brushes or spray cans, you can get a unique design item instead of the usual gas boiler.

All four of the methods described assume that the gas boiler will not be hidden, but, on the contrary, will become an accent in the interior, which will be quite original and attract attention.

But in this case, it is important to consider that the execution technique must be of the highest quality so that a handicraft thing does not turn out.

The boiler will not be very striking if it merges with the color of the walls

Another solution is to place the equipment in the corner of the kitchen behind the hanging cabinets.

Closed

When placing gas equipment in the kitchen, when it needs to be closed, the following options should be used:

• masking the front and side surfaces of the gas column using drywall sheets that fold into a specific design;
• the use of furniture facades that cover the gas boiler on the front surface, and the side walls are inside the cabinet.

Both methods of hiding, which are presented above, allow you to mask and protect the gas boiler from the general surrounding space as much as possible. Thus, it remains hidden from view, without violating the uniform design of the kitchen.

But in this case, as in the case of open placement, it is important to choose only materials that have a low flammability index. Also, when closing the gas boiler inside the kitchen cabinets, it is important to ensure ventilation.

To ensure ventilation, you can use a cabinet with a lattice door

In order for air access to be provided, it is desirable to cut out the lower and upper parts of the cabinet as much as possible - so the air will circulate freely around the device.

For built-in placement of a gas boiler, it is better to use a hanging cabinet without top and bottom panels

Looking for a place

The rules for the operation of gas appliances allow their installation next to furniture modules. But for normal operation of the equipment without overheating, it is necessary to maintain ventilation gaps on the sides of the boiler at least 30 mm. The cabinets themselves must be reliably protected from high temperatures by overlays or shielding heat-resistant compounds.

Sometimes the flow column in the interior is easier to hide behind a hinged facade. But you need to follow the rules in the manufacture of the body of the masking module:

• it should be 6 cm wider than the unit;
• top and bottom covers, as well as the back wall, are not allowed.

That is, you should simply order a large frame with a door, behind which there will be a well-ventilated column. For small kitchens, this method is not always suitable - too much free space is stolen by a box made according to all the rules.

Another solution is to mount over a corner sink.Hanging cabinets will be located on adjacent walls, covering the heater from view with their cases. A floor-standing boiler will fit better into the interior if it is the last one in the bottom row of furniture. So it’s easier to take the chimney outside, and the heater will not rush into the eyes. Do not forget about the distance from the heaters to the gas meter: it must be at least 1.5 m.

Ideally, if your kitchen initially has a column or niche formed by a protruding ventilation shaft, as in this photo. Then the boiler can be hidden in a free corner and the chimney can be connected here.

Design with wardrobe

In the event that the boiler was purchased after the kitchen set had already been installed, and it is impossible to hide it, it is possible to hide it behind a self-made door. In order to make a cabinet, you will need wood slats and chipboard. As tools, you may need: a tape measure, various bolts, a cutter, sheds and a ready-made door that will look like a kitchen set.

Before proceeding with the creation of a locker, you will need to very accurately calculate the design parameters

Please note that the minimum distance from the boiler to each of the walls will be 3 cm. Accordingly, when calculating the width and height, 6 cm will need to be added to the dimensions of the boiler

Having received the required indicators, you can choose the door of the desired size.

Now you can get to work.

To begin with, we make the side walls of the future cabinet from chipboard. The most convenient way to do this is with an electric jigsaw.

Pay attention to the depth, it should be 3 cm more than the depth of the gas boiler.
At the bottom of one of the walls we make holes that will help connect communications to the boiler. At the top, you will need to make another hole, it will be required for the chimney.
We make special holes on the right and left sides that will be required for canopies.
Following the perpendicularity, the entire structure must be assembled and fastened with bolts

There should not be a back wall; several planks are attached instead.
We fasten the cabinet door to the prepared canopies. The finished structure can be placed on the boiler and hung on the wall.

You can close the boiler not only with the help of chipboard, but also using drywall. This method is similar to the previous one, only here drywall will act as the basis, which will be hung on the boiler.

To carry out this work you will need:

• metal profiles;
• boards GKL;
• facade headset;
• hinges for door installation;
• self-tapping screws;
• screwdriver or screwdriver.

Now that you have all the necessary materials at hand, you can begin the design process.

The technology of work is simple:

• in a parallel arrangement from the walls of the boiler, retreating about 4 cm, we construct a profile frame;
• we fasten all metal elements using self-tapping screws and place them on the wall;
• we cut sheets of the required size from drywall and mount them on an already assembled frame;
• in one of the installed walls we create several recesses in order to place hinges in them, they, in turn, must be screwed to the profile.

After that, you can place the boiler. The last thing to do is to hold the door canopy.

Kitchen interior with a gas boiler on the wall: how to hide communications

Having solved the issue of disguising a gas boiler in the kitchen, the question often arises of how to hide the pipes for gas and water leading to the appliance. The cumbersome, ugly chimney and hoses connecting the unit to the individual heating system do not please the eye.

To date, the most popular option for hiding communications is a box of profiles and drywall, which can be tiled or wallpapered. When installing the box, moisture-resistant drywall should be taken.

The gas pipe can be hidden behind the kitchen set. At the same time, cabinets and bedside tables should not put pressure on the pipe, you need to leave about 1 cm of free space between them.

If the pipe runs at a height of more than 1 m from the floor, you can use it as a stand for towels. To do this, the pipe is cleaned of rust and covered with several layers of chrome paint - after drying, towels and napkins can be hung on it.

Corner water or gas pipes that cannot be closed with a cabinet can be decorated with artificial flowers or fruits, decorated with glass mosaics, painted with colored paint to match the interior of the room.

We enter a gas boiler in the interior of the kitchen

Photo of a gas boiler built into a kitchen cabinet

If you are wondering how to hide a gas boiler in the kitchen, we can offer you the following option. To make the boiler completely invisible, you just need to build it into a special cabinet.

Instructions for creating a decorative cabinet decorating the boiler:

1. We take the dimensions of the unit and draw a sketch of the future design. The dimensions of the cabinet should be 5-10 cm larger than the gas boiler itself in the kitchen.
2. For its production, you can contact the company that makes the kitchen set.
3. If you are ready to make it yourself, you can order only the doors, in color to the rest of the kitchen. It is best that they be openwork. Then it will be not only decoration in the interior of the kitchen with a gas boiler. Such doors will provide an opportunity for additional ventilation.
4. The prepared cabinet sketch can be applied directly to the floor and walls. Guides are carried out parallel to the planes of the boiler. Along these lines you will need to fix the profile.
5. In order to assemble the base of the box, you will need profile sheets, a screwdriver and self-tapping screws.
6. Pipes from the boiler can be hidden under a metal frame.
7. The installed frame is sewn up with drywall and the front doors are hung. The surfaces are primed and, after drying, painted in the desired color.

Kitchen design with a corner boiler

Considering that kitchen sets are mostly made to order, a special column cabinet is unlikely to be a problem.

How to hide a gas boiler in the kitchen, installed in the corner. It's very simple. It can be imagined as a corner cabinet. To do this, just close it with a door.

Another way to fit the boiler is to match the kitchen set and household appliances in the style and color scheme of the gas unit. In this case, the facade of the kitchen can be made of colored MDF.

Facade of the kitchen from MDF with a built-in boiler

The price of facades made of MDF with a glossy finish is quite affordable. A rich deep color will add brightness to your kitchen. Another plus of such surfaces is additional protection against temperature, moisture and mechanical damage.

We mask communications

In addition to the question of how to close the gas boiler in the kitchen, there is also the question of what to do with gas and water pipes, chimney, tubes and hoses. All of them are necessary for the installation and normal operation of the unit.

Under no circumstances should pipes and hoses be embedded in walls! They must be available at all times. But decorating them is easy enough. For these purposes, you can use special boxes or panels that are included with the equipment. With their help, communications are closed, if necessary, they can be easily removed.

Closing the communications of the gas boiler with a wall panel

Ready-made boxes can be purchased at specialized stores or made independently from drywall or plywood. The finished structure, fixed to the wall, can be painted in the color of the furniture or the boiler.

If your kitchen is decorated in modern or high-tech style, you can leave the boiler open. The main thing is that the color of the skin should match the kitchen furniture.

The following video will introduce you to the gas boiler device:

Recommended types of boilers

Today, manufacturers offer a large selection of gas boilers for private use. These can be standard models or designer devices that match in color and size. According to technical characteristics, all heating devices are divided into:

• single-circuit and double-circuit;
• open and closed type;
• with different ignition systems;
• floor and wall;
• with different power.

Which one to choose is dictated, first of all, by the parameters of the room, then only by individual preferences. The differences between open and closed boilers in the removal of exhaust gases - through a standard or coaxial chimney. The second option is preferable, because.does not require natural ventilation and can be installed even in small rooms.

Devices with two circuits outperform single-circuit ones in that with their help the house can be provided not only with heating, but also with hot water without using a boiler.

The ignition system is also chosen independently. Of course, automation is more in demand, because. starts to work for heating itself, as soon as gas enters it. In manual boilers, the ignition function must be carried out by the user using matches or a lighter.

There will be a gas boiler floor-standing or wall-mounted, depending on the parameters of the kitchen. Both can be “implemented” into the interior and connected to a common heating system. The difference between them is in price and size. Wall-mounted devices are more compact, they can be placed anywhere in the kitchen and do not clutter up the usable space. The only disadvantages compared to floor units are low power and lower efficiency.

How to hide the floor model?

When it comes to floorstanding speakers, the easiest way to hide the boiler in the kitchen is to place it in a specially installed cabinet, this will help to optimally plan the other elements of the room. Moreover, this method allows you to solve the problem with the masking of communications.

If the area of ​​​​the room is large, and in this case a classic interior is often used, an imitation of a fireplace with a wrought iron grate can be an excellent solution for decorating equipment. To do this, you will need to cover the body of the device with non-combustible paint and select suitable images in accordance with the general surroundings.

Meanwhile, the decor of gas boilers largely depends on the chosen style of the room. For example, if the furniture and interior items are made in country style, the most suitable designs for the column will be: a lattice door of the headset, painting the case using decoupage technique, masking the unit with curtains and curtains made of natural materials (linen or cotton) matched to the tone of the furniture.

If a high-tech style is created, then the chrome-plated surface of the boiler does not need to be optimized, the same can be said about the loft style, when masking is not required, and the appliance is a specific design accent.

In a word, you can beat the presence of not too attractive heating equipment as you like, the main thing is to take into account the totality of environmental conditions and comply with safety standards.

How to hide a gas boiler in the kitchen, see below.

Gas boiler in a small kitchen

How many square meters should the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room be so that the location of gas equipment is allowed in it according to the norms? Start from Khrushchev - they have only 4-5 sq.m. The smaller the space, the more interesting the task that the designer (or you - if you took on this role) will have to implement.

Professional consultants will help you choose a worthy result of technological progress in terms of power and characteristics, but you will have to decide which one is better: floor or wall. Attached devices are now the most popular, they are smaller in size, but are not inferior to their mundane counterparts in performance. So it would seem that the choice is obvious. But that's only if you're starting from scratch.And if you are doing repairs in an old apartment and there is either no opportunity or desire to change an expensive item?

In a small kitchen, it is better to use a boiler in the upper part of the room. You can not close it with a removable box or an imitation of a fragment of a kitchen set. But even if you have planned a floor one, then place it against the wall (corners) where the door is located. According to the laws of the psychology of perception, a person pays less attention to objects located on the side and behind him when he enters the room. The left position is considered the best option, because. most people start the review on the right.

Designing the design of a small kitchen with a floor-standing gas boiler, you further narrow the scope of possible design findings. Use shades of white on large planes (walls, ceiling, floor, curtains or blinds), it is optimal in this case, choose open shelves, reduced dimensions of kitchen furniture and a snow-white boiler. The overall minimalism and monochrome will help to make the room airy, providing more free living space.

Gas boiler as an art object

The easiest way to make a gas boiler the focus of your kitchen universe is if the kitchen design is made in the following styles:

• Retro;
• Loft;
• Country;
• Modern;
• Futuristic minimalism (then the numerous pipes that are intertwined at impossible angles are easy to decorate, and the whole structure will look like an installation from the Museum of Modern Art).

The range of modern gas boilers is very wide: from replicas of antique equipment with a brushed copper outer casing, which have everything inside with the latest technology, huge floor systems that combine many functions and are reminiscent of English Victorian stoves, to models that look like an appliance, taken from the spacecraft.

If your artistic taste is consistent with the available cash, then such a unit can become the dominant, the center of attention of the kitchen-dining room. Ask yourself: are you ready for the constant admiration of all who see this miracle, and praise that flatters your pride? If yes, then a kitchen design revolving around a gas boiler is the option for you!

How to outweigh a column inside the kitchen

If you need to move the device less than one and a half meters, you can take this step without much thought - it will not require special permissions and financial investments.

If the distance exceeds this figure, the action will be regarded as a reinstallation, therefore, it will be necessary to make changes to the existing project and deal with the laying of gas pipelines.

It is definitely impossible to outweigh the column over the gas stove, it is better to discuss other options with a specialist in advance.

When moving the appliance inside the kitchen, it is necessary to carefully consider the rationality of this act and determine its pros and cons. Decide in advance why you need the freed space and whether the column will become an obstacle in a new place.

What to do in a small kitchen?

In small rooms, a gas boiler can take up most of the space. In such kitchens, the equipment immediately catches the eye, looks massive and awkward.The column should be placed not in the middle of the wall, but in the corner farthest from the entrance, it is there that it will be easiest to hide bulky equipment. Disguise as a kitchen module, additionally exclude heavy bulky furniture from the workspace - it will create the effect of "clutter". Instead, choose light, transforming and light colors.

The gas boiler will be less conspicuous if it is placed in the corner between the cabinets

Corner cabinet for gas boiler