How can I put up walls for a bathroom that still allow access to pipes and such?

Question

I am trying to create a bathroom in a furnace room that has furnace, water heater, gas meter, etc. I need to put up walls that still allow access to these things. It's a small room.

Answer 1

To be honest with you.
If you have to ask us you should not be doing it. Don't start a project like this if you are not sure what to do. But if you insist atleast get someone to some and do a free qote and go to Home Depot and ask them what materials you'll need . But I guarentee they'll tell you the same thing about not doing it yourself.

I would suggest you just add a door to one of the walls in the bathroom to go through into the furnace room.

Answer 2

I don't know how many pipes you are talking about but I will try to describe the lay out.
Usually there is a cut out about 3 ft square and you make a door to fit in that space and fasten it with at least four screws. This size is usually over where the pipes come together like behind the bath tub or under the sink.
However if you want you can make such a more narrow door, say 2feet wide but as long as you like/need either vertical or horizontal.
To do this. frame the opening with 2x4 studs of which to attach the closure. You might want to finish it with decorative molding.

Answer 3

Depends on the placement of all that stuff...if it's all pretty central, I'd personally just put an access panel in there...bear in mind that closing off a furnace is not a good idea without some kind of ventelation though (other than just the ducts...). You will need to put a vented pass through there on any wall.

If the stuff is all over, you're going to have a heckuva time getting it to work. Sounds like more work than it would be worth...

Answer 4

You can use a waterproof paneling on your walls. where you want access to your pipes use the trim that you use in between the panels to trim out a trap door so that the end result looks just as good and not just thrown together. It is the same basic principal as the panel in front of your tub (more obvious in custom bases for whirlpool type tubs) the front panel usually comes off for access if need be.

Answer 5

you need to build in an access panel or even a false closet.

Answer 6

use a material that you can just fasten with screws that can be taken out & remove the piece so you can get to the pipes.

Answer 7

why not just doors that look like closet doors, that's what my neighbor did, and it's fine.