In repair or construction, the same problem always arises – there is nowhere to hide the niche in the kitchen or in the bathroom, in which valves, filters and water meters are located. There are many ways to mask the masking ways – some at this place build a cabinet with doors, others tightly laid the excavation with tiles, leaving a small window for counters, others are looking for a design solution, exhausting themselves with the search for large paintings or panels that would close the plumbing ugly ugliness.
But none of the above methods is perfect. In the case of replacing pipes, you have to disassemble the tile, while other options are imperfect due to their low tightness, which is necessary here, since the rubber parts of plumbing and synthetic seals of the pipes, as you know, distinguish harmful evaporations. In addition, risers with hot water excessively heat the room, which is not very good, especially for residents of some multi -storey buildings, in which the plumbing closet is located in a tight toilet.
Naturally, this problem could not pass by the attention of the aroundly builders and engineers, who, without thinking, invented for a short time…The roller shutters are plumbing! Indeed, this idea, previously used only on windows, is now able to solve all problems with the masking of plumbing once and for all once and for all. Such roller shutters, firstly, provide the desired tightness and do not allow harmful evaporation to penetrate the apartment. Secondly, they have excellent thermal insulation and prevent the room with heating. Thirdly, now you do not need to disassemble the tile due to the flowing valve, it is enough to remove the roller-star.
The roller shutters consist of many planks made of plastic, steel or aluminum, firmly interconnected by grooves. The connection provides the necessary tightness, and the cavities in the strips that can be empty or filled with foam – thermal insulation. When lifting, the strips are collected in a special compartment, wound on the shaft. Exactly the same design have roller shutters on the windows, with the exception of, perhaps, the lifting mechanism, which in window modifications can have an electric drive and equipped with automation. Naturally, for plumbing, such excesses are completely useless, although at the request of the customer you can think about this option.
The main advantage of roller -over for plumbing is an excellent appearance. The design goes well with tiles or other types of wood cladding, and the strips themselves can be made in any color. In addition to the fact that such roller shutters can be used in apartments, they are very convenient to use in private houses, not only for plumbing cabinets, but also closing the outlets in the basement or using as doors to pantries and utility rooms. It is worth noting that if in Russia such products are just beginning to come into fashion, then in the West they are used a long time ago, and not only in private houses and apartments, but also in communal buildings.
Of course, this mechanism is used more out of convenience, and not because of external qualities, but the appearance is quite modern and can be used with almost any interior style.
When choosing plumbing roller stories, it is necessary to pay attention to quality, since many products produce from the waste of window modifications, or use extremely cheap materials. And although such mechanisms are not used very often, it will be a shame if the purchased roller shutters break down a month after the purchase. So the order is better to make in a trusted company and pay attention to samples.