How To Hide Water Meter In Basement Floor

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How to hide water meter in basement floor.

Last year my dad built a storage tower for my brother and had an extra door left over from his project that he ended up not using yeah. Project basement makeover hiding our water shut off valve. Meter boxes attached to the house are unattractive and costly to move. Decided to early on i would use an ikea piece to conceal the water meter and pipe.

And when the water meter guy comes again to scare me he can easily pull back the panels to read the meter. So really our only option in the end was to create some sort of door or removable cover to hide the pipe. There are a lot of great water heater cover ideas out there but most fit into two categories. You can try painting it the same color as your house to help it blend in with its surroundings or you can trying hiding it behind a decorative trellis.

Less was more in my small room. These will hide the water heater without requiring major renovation work and are great in laundry room and partially finished basement or garage settings. They re necessary additions to your landscape but that doesn t make utility meters any more beautiful. Position your tape measure on the floor underneath your water heater and extend the tape up to the top edge.

Remodeled my basement and didn t have the budget to have a plumber re route my water meter coming into the house. Went back and forth between besta and billy. Some of these policies might have to do with clearance access for meter readers and adequate ventilation for ac units. As promised here are your sneak peek photos of the diy cornhole set.

How to hide utility meters. Always check with your local utility companies on policies for covering up your water meters electrical meters trash bins and ac units. Add about 2 3 inches 5 1 7 6 cm to each measurement so you have extra space around the heater. Trellises came in a variety of styles shapes and materials making it a nice decorative touch to the exterior of your home.

The kids have been enjoying it as well a certain adult. Then measure how far your water heater extends out from each wall that s next to it. Besta being deeper has more storage but the end billy won.