10 examples of redevelopment in the kitchen - you can and cannot

It is impossible: to increase the kitchen due to "wet" zones

If the apartment is located on the top floor, then such redevelopment is allowed. Otherwise, if the kitchen is moved under the bath or toilet of neighbors from above, then this is considered a deterioration in living conditions and such a redevelopment is impossible. This rule does not apply to owners of duplex apartments.

You can: expand the kitchen with a loggia

If the window sill is left in place, and a partition is installed between the kitchen room and the loggia, then such a redevelopment is allowed. The remaining ledge can be converted into a bar counter. The loggia needs to be insulated, but the batteries cannot be carried. Balcony to add to the living space is not allowed.

The photo shows an example of the legal combination of kitchen and loggia.

It is impossible: to demolish a bearing wall

If there is a capital wall between the kitchen and the room, the combination of rooms is unacceptable. Demolition of the load-bearing wall will lead to a serious accident - the building will collapse. If dismantling is necessary, you can make an opening, the width of which the designers will calculate. Redevelopment is carried out only by specialists according to a previously approved project, since the opening needs to be further strengthened.

In the photo there is a reinforced opening in the main wall.

You can: combine the kitchen and the room if the wall is not supporting

This redevelopment, like any other, requires coordination. As a result, you can get rid of an unnecessary corridor or create a spacious dining room. If gas is used for cooking, it can be turned off, but this procedure is lengthy and expensive. Another method is also acceptable: install a gas sensor and create a sliding partition between the joined spaces, and indicate the living room as a non-residential room.

In the photo, the interior of the Khrushchev with the combined premises, between which a mobile partition is installed.

It is impossible: to turn the kitchen into a bedroom

This step threatens a fine, since placing the kitchen over the neighboring rooms is unacceptable. Official permission can only be obtained if no one lives under the kitchen: that is, it is a basement or a commercial building.

The photo shows the redevelopment, which is impossible to coordinate in the BTI.

You can: equip a non-residential space in the kitchen

It is impossible to equip a bedroom or a nursery in a former kitchen (remember that the kitchen room of the neighbors is on top), but you can do a living room or an office. According to papers, this will be a non-residential room.

You can not: move the stove yourself

It is better to coordinate the work on moving the hob initially with the gas service, especially if the gas stove does not move on a flexible hose. Additional laying of pipes requires coordination of redevelopment, and all communications (riser, hose and pipes) must be open.

You can: transfer the wash

You can move the sink along the wall without approval, but moving to a separate island requires a project. Also, with the official permission of the management company, you can transfer the heating battery if the sink needs to be placed on the windowsill.

Do not: change ventilation

When installing the hood, it is necessary to connect it to the kitchen ventilation duct, and not to the ventilation of the bathroom. Any change to the ventilation shaft is unacceptable, as it relates to common house property.

You can: expand the kitchen through the pantry

Redevelopment is possible if the stove and sink were moved to a non-residential area: in the pantry or corridor. Such a kitchen is called a niche. It is important that its area is at least 5 square meters.

In the photo there is a kitchen corner transferred to the corridor.

Redevelopment of the kitchen is often a necessary measure, since in many typical apartments its area not only does not allow to realize interesting design decisions, but also worsens the quality of life. Observing the above rules, you can turn the kitchen into a more convenient and functional space without breaking the law.