Without useful technology it is impossible to imagine the life of modernity. Therefore, the washing machine in the bathroom is simply irreplaceable. It ensures the correct cleaning of personal belongings, bed linen, home textiles. But in rooms with a small area, it is not easy to fit the overall models. In the old nine-story buildings, private houses with poor planning, you need to think carefully about the available options for placing equipment. You can use the free space of corners, place it between the installed furniture, plumbing. If possible, it is recommended that the layout of the room be remade to highlight the central free zone, the passage along the wall adjacent to the doorway. The use of simple recommendations will make it possible to equip housing in a practical way. They will help create the maximum comfort of using even tiny rooms.

The technology itself should also be provided with easy access. Convenient location will make it easy to clean the filter, airing the drum, repairing the model.

How to put a washing machine in a small bathroom

Models with vertical loading are suitable for small rooms. They have a minimum depth. Excellent fit in the corner of the room, will be next to the pencil case, chest of drawers, bedside table with a washbasin. Models equipped with a swinging door should be installed away from the doorway. Otherwise, during the ventilation of the drum, you can accidentally break the door fastener. In an extended room, it is recommended to install the equipment near the shower area.

       

This arrangement will exclude a heap of free space and leave enough room for passage. If you want to install a model with a swinging door perpendicular to the washbasin, you should check the ease of access to the equipment. This layout is suitable for rooms equipped with a hanging cup with a faucet. A washbasin on a curbstone, such as a "tulip" will not allow you to comfortably load things.

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Under the sink

Placement of the washing machine under the sink is a rational solution for small rooms. At the same time, you can place a cabinet with a mirror over the washbasin. This combination guarantees minimal use of space. It will ensure the comfort of carrying out hygiene procedures and the convenience of washing things.

For installation above the equipment, wash-stands of the hanging type, which are fixed to the wall, are suitable. A budget option will be a combination of equipment and a wash basin with a shallow bowl, mounted on a shelf. In such models, the drainage system is attached to the side or back (located along the wall). Create a luxurious and "light" design of the premises will allow the purchase of a shallow wash basin with a mixer and a drain, built into the wall. True, such models are sold at an excessively high price and require professional installation, taking into account the specific design, supply and discharge of water.

       

Next to the washbasin

Installing the technique next to the washbasin usually results in the accumulation of debris between them. Avoid these problems and hold a compact placement of equipment will help its installation under the countertop, over which will be located a washbasin. This installation method has the following advantages:

• under the shelf next to the equipment, you can place a small cube (if the sink allows from the bowl), a laundry basket;
• on the lateral surface of the technique, located close to the washbasin, thanks to the presence of the shelf there will be no water stains;
• the shelf will protect the top of the equipment from damage and pollution, on it the owners will be able to store towels, cosmetics.

       

When fixing the shelf, do not place it close to the top of the equipment. It is better to leave a stock of 5-10 cm. This will eliminate the problems with installing a new model with a higher height.

In the niche

The non-standard layout of the apartment is not a problem for creating an original and rational environment. Therefore, in a room with a niche technique should be installed in the wall recess. In the upper part of the open niche, if necessary, a boiler or other water heaters are installed. Also above the machine can be placed shelves. They are suitable for storing towels, cosmetics, detergents, powder. The practical design solution will be the installation of sanitary roller blinds. They are applied drawing, patterns. They will allow to hide the technique neatly and to prevent the accumulation of dust on textiles, household chemicals and other stored products. When using the technique or to open access to the shelves, the rollers are easily lifted and fixed at the correct height.

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In the corner

Arrangement of narrow spaces should be performed with maximum use of the free space of walls and corners. A lot of popular machines for wiping clothes have a small width. They will fit into the corner opposite the shower zone, next to it. Angular location of equipment and cabinet is allowed. Location above the model of roomy furniture will free up the rest of the walls, exclude the piling up of the room. The presence of a towel heater installed above the central part of the wall allows you to place the equipment under it without the need for a swap. Equipping rooms with a small area, a square shape allows installation from one side of the curbstone with a washbasin, a shower cubicle. The far corner of the opposite side is ideal for installation of equipment: access to it will be open, the model will take up a minimum of free space.

       

In a closet or other furniture

To achieve a compact equipment of plumbing facilities allows the embedding of equipment. For example, it can be closed with a sliding door, creating a non-standard design. Conduct a rational arrangement will help such ideas of combining furniture and technology:

• combination with chest of drawers. The door closing the technique is selected for the color of the design of the dresser. Both products are located side by side, creating a discreet tandem.
• combination with a hanging cabinet. The technique will be the continuation of the hanging cabinet. Assembly of the structure is carried out by mounting the common side walls of gypsum board. The upper door opens the cabinet, the lower one opens the access to the equipment.
• combination with chest of drawers, washbasin. There is a wooden rectangular construction that will serve as the basis for the washbasin. Inside there is a technique, a pair of suspended drawers. Free space under the boxes will take a basket with household chemicals, a basket for dirty laundry.

       

Combination of bathroom and toilet

A combined bathroom requires a special environment for ease of movement. In such a room, the technique can be disposed in various ways, leaving a free space in the center. The location of the toilet and shower area under one wall allows you to install a model between them. Placement of the shower area near the back wall of the room ensures easy installation of the equipment near the bidet (or regular model). With the modern design of narrow rooms, you can install a toilet, bidet parallel to the shower area. They will leave a free passage in the middle. The technique is installed at the end of the room. Nearby you can arrange a washbasin, a hanging cabinet with a mirror. If it is necessary to combine very small plumbing spaces, the location of the purchased model opposite to the bidet is allowed. For this situation, a technique with a door located at the top is suitable.

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Bathtub replacement with shower cabin

A significant limitation of the sanitary facilities does not allow the successful placement of useful equipment. In this case, a complete redevelopment is required, including a change in the situation. For rooms with an area of ​​3-4 sq.m, a bathtub replacement with a shower cubicle is suitable. The model can look like a stand-alone box with small dimensions. Suitable products, consisting of a low pallet and a glass cubicle in the form of a parallelepiped. The shower zone can be built into the niche and do not have a back wall. Such models are equipped with a glass front panel. The floor and the back wall are laid out from the tile, the shower and the mixer are mounted separately. On this principle, shower cabins are equipped with wall sizes of less than 1 meter. A narrow technique with a deep drum can easily be placed next to them. The creation of a simple design will also make room for overall machinery with a capacity of 9-10 kg.

       

Conclusion

Dimensional Stiralka with proper planning of plumbing spaces will not pile up space. Its combination with furniture, washbasin will save space. You can arrange models in corners, niches. The liberation of the central zone will ensure the ease of movement, ease of access to the soul, the crane. You can build a model in self-made box-boxes together with drawers, chests of drawers, lockers. Such solutions will help to properly equip a combined plumbing room with a small area. If necessary, full re-planning of the situation, including the replacement of sanitary ware. For example, an ordinary washbasin with a pedestal can be replaced with a hanging cup. An attractive option would be the installation of a small shower cubicle. Such solutions will allow for a stylish and rational alteration of the premises, creating the most comfortable conditions for its use.