Options for cabinets for balconies with roller shutters, and selection criteria
Over time, so many things can accumulate in the apartment that not all of them have enough free space. Especially if the apartment does not have a large area, convenient layout. For such cases, a very profitable purchase is a cabinet on the balcony with roller shutters, which will help organize the rational storage of many different things that are dear to the owner of the house.
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What are roller shutters
Any balcony on both sides has a fairly spacious space, which is optimal to use for installing the cabinet. However, models with swing doors will require even more space when open, which can be extremely uncomfortable for the user. Therefore, furniture designers came up with an original, practical, functional solution - to install a cabinet with roller shutters.
The doors of such interior items are replaced with roller shutters, which allow economically planning the space of a balcony or loggia. Roller shutters are made of slats mounted horizontally in a continuous surface. Due to the presence of furniture shutters, the lamellas move along the guides, which allows the canvas to slide out of the wall or assemble in a special box noiselessly. More expensive models may have a special engine and a button that starts it.
The material from which manufacturers create the slats is not afraid of the temperature difference, moisture, sunlight, so they retain their attractiveness and comfort for a long time. Often, this is aluminum, carefully coated with paint, which shows high resistance to wear.
By their aesthetics, the shutters on the balcony cabinet are similar to blinds, convenient to use. They provide a person with the opportunity to open the cabinet completely. Full opening of the cabinet is very convenient for the user in the case when it is necessary to place something voluminous inside the cabinet. For example, a box. At the same time, sliding doors allow you to open it only half.
The main types of structures
Modern cabinets with roller shutters are a very practical design, which is characterized by many positive qualities:
- compact sizes, low weight;
- ability to protect contents from dust,
- original design;
- long service life, durability;
- undemanding care. Such products should be wiped with a damp cloth from accumulated dust;
- ease of installation.
Such furniture on the balcony will free up enough space for relaxation on a summer evening. But which design to choose? Indeed, today the furniture on the balcony with shutters is very diverse in its structure.
A spacious cabinet with roller shutters on the balcony can be made in a wide variety of sizes. Therefore, before choosing a specific model, it is important to analyze the space of the balcony, its size. This will allow you to choose the optimal scale of furniture.
It can also have a variety of designs. Depending on the number of shutters used, there are:
- models with continuous roller shutters are a rack with shelves of different heights, which is closed from prying eyes by a continuous sheet. Lamels open from bottom to top, moving along the guides;
- designs with several rolling shutters. Often, such a cabinet consists of several cabinets installed one on top of the other with their roller shutters. The convenience of such models is that there is no need to open the entire contents of the cabinet. It is enough to open the shutters in that part where the necessary item is located.
Based on the mechanism of movement of the web of lamellas, distinguish:
- structures with roller shutters that rise along the rails, exposing the contents of the cabinet and gathering in a special box;
- models with a canvas that runs into the side of the structure.
Materials of manufacture
The shutters themselves are often made of lightweight aluminum, which is coated with special paint. This allows you to significantly expand the color schemes of roller shutters, successfully fit the closet into the back of the balcony in any style and color. Aluminum is resistant to the effects of negative factors, so it is very practical and functional. Roller shutters made of this material last a long time, rarely become unusable in a quick time after installation.
If a cabinet with such elements is planned to be manufactured independently, it is important to read the technology for performing the work and get acquainted with the necessary tools for this. The appearance and operational parameters of the future product largely depend on the quality of the materials and tools used. To make a cabinet with shutters on the balcony on your own, you must have such materials.
| Material | Appointment |
| Bar with a section of 40x40 mm | A furniture frame is built from it and the cabinet is mounted to the floor covering. For a single-cavity model, the frame represents a design of four uprights. If the cabinet is planned to be divided into two vertical cavities, you will need six slats and a partition in the form of a board. To fix the furniture on the floor, you need four more timber. |
| Fiberboard sheet | With its help, the back of the cabinet is decorated. Attaches to the frame using a construction stapler. |
| 2 sheets of chipboard (waterproof) | It is necessary to create product elements. |
| Metal corners | With their help, the shelves can be fixed at the current height. |
| Furniture Roller Shutters | It is better to choose aluminum products that are resistant to wear. |
| Fasteners | Provide reliable fixation of all furniture elements. |
Do not make too narrow and long shelves inside the cabinet, since with a heavy load they can bend. Wide square shelves withstand more significant loads.
You can also abandon the use of vertical guides, armed with another additional part, a stiffener. It is installed between vertical partitions in the place where you need to place overall things.
As a result, a cabinet with rolling shutters will turn out to be affordable, made from natural materials, safe roomy, reliable.
How to do it yourself
There are several options for solving the problem of arranging a balcony space and rational storage of things in the apartment. A convenient, roomy, practical cabinet with shutters answers both of these questions. It can be ordered from the manufacturer’s factory, in a private workshop, bought in a store or made on its own.The first option can be very expensive, the second some inconvenience, since it can be difficult to find a cabinet with specific parameters, and the third option for solving these questions will require a person to have developed imagination, some skills, time, inspiration.
Also, the master will need a number of tools in the manufacturing process of such a design:
- hammer;
- wood hacksaw;
- screwdriver;
- drill with drills for wooden and concrete surfaces;
- measuring tape, simple pencil;
- building level.
If the tools are prepared, you can proceed to the creation of the drawing, on which you need to display all the elements of the future cabinet and their sizes.Be sure to make sure that the glazing of the balcony has been pre-made. This will keep the furniture as long as possible. It is also worth analyzing the floor surface for deviations from the level. If the floor has significant irregularities, they should be eliminated by performing floor screed. The walls to which the cabinet will adjoin are also worth leveling with plaster mix.
If the work is performed for the first time, it is necessary to pre-execute the layout of the frame from cardboard. This will determine the exact amount of materials that will be required.
To ensure that the future product acquires the correct geometric shape, charmingly check the bars for evenness using the building level. Then the roller shutters will move freely along the guides and will not wedge. Use only waterproof materials during operation. When the preparatory work is completed, proceed to installing the frame.
Installation of the built-in cabinet on their own is done in the following sequence of operations:
- make edging for the ceiling, the floor in the shape of a rectangle, placing them one after the other one after another
- build the frame of the model from wooden blocks 40x40 mm;
- fix the side walls of the cabinet on the loggia on vertical bars;
- screw the bottom plate and cover of the structure, and to them - the inner partition;
- install horizontal shelves across the vertical rails of the frame;
- hang the roller shutters instead of the cabinet shutters on the balcony, following the manufacturer's instructions.
Note that do-it-yourself cutting sheets of chipboard can be problematic. This service can be ordered from professionals so that chips and bumps on the surface of the future locker are not depressing.
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