Concealing gas meter

9 years ago

I'm after some advice regarding how best to conceal a gas meter situated in an alcove in the living room. Currently it is boxed in with some custom cabinetry. However, we don't like it. It is too tall, doesn't fill the whole alcove and for some bizarre reason the front is set at a weird angle. In the other alcove sits the electricity meter and fusebox in a nice cabinet.

Ideally we would build a similar cabinet over the gas meter, however because the chimney breast is so shallow I estimate it would stick out six inches beyond the breast and would look a bit daft. Also the window is situated too close to the wall so it would extend past that too. Making it look neat against the bay architrave will be a nightmare.

I've also considered finding a suitably sized free standing cupboard to fill the alcove, cutting the back and floor out and positioning it over it. At least with it being free standing it would look more natural.

Anyway, please see photos. Any advice greatly appreciated!

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Laura
9 years ago
Firstly, I wouldn't say it's too tall. It's too narrow. I don't think you're going to be able to avoid it sticking out further than the window. Really.

I would have a cupboard built to cover the whole width of the alcove; to match the one you have the other side maybe.

I can't tell from the pic what window dressing you have, but you could soften the edge with curtains.
Laura
9 years ago
We had a similar dilemma. The gas and electric metres are on the same wall and jut out into the room. Plus te previous owners had the new fuse box positioned quite high above them. We had a carpenter make us a cupboard, it cost about £130 inc materials. We just had to provide the hinges and handles and then paint it.
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Mark Shercliff
Original Author
9 years ago
Thanks Laura.

When I said it's too tall, I meant in relation to the gas meter. If we were to build in a cupboard obviously that is the kind of height we would go for.

We have roman blinds in our three sided bay and have considered adding curtains also. Yes this would conceal the imperfections. It's still on our radar, just thought I'd get opinions first. :)
Peter Johnson
5 years ago
A flat I bought had a terrible home-made cabinet over the electric and gas meters, and all cabinets seemed much deeper than needed, so I bought a cheap kitchen cabinet, and cut the back third off it, then relocated a few holes from the redundant part to a similar position on the modified cabinet. It worked great.

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