Home Improvement Ideas From Let Me Build It!

There are three basic types of bathroom furniture and the first thing to do when choosing what you need is to decide which of the types you prefer, modular, stand alone, or built in units.

Stand alone bathroom furniture does not have to be fixed in place and you can move it where and when you like. Vanity units can often be bought as cabinets that you can just slide into place without the need for fixings.

Modular units are similar to stand alone pieces but they have smooth sides and edges so that you can fix them together without leaving a gap in between. This gives a neater finish and avoids problems with cleaning those narrow gaps between the sections.

Built-in furniture is carefully designed to fit a particular space and is fixed to the wall so that it does not move. The lines are smoother and the whole thing is easier to maintain because there are no gaps. This is the most practical solution to fitting bathroom furniture but it will make a small bathroom feel even smaller.

Wooden bathroom furniture should be treated so that it is water resistant, and if the fittings are made of chipboard or MDF they must be properly sealed, including along the edges because once this type of board gets damp it will disintegrate and there is no way to reverse this.  It is not generally recommended to fit MDF or chipboard units into a bathroom if the edges need to be cut because no matter how well you seal the raw edges, the steam will eventually penetrate if you do not maintain the finish regularly.

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