Nowadays, when arranging interiors, designers increasingly use built-in household appliances, furniture items - beds, wardrobes, tables and much more. This approach to decorating allows you to save space in small rooms. In modern interiors, built-in wardrobes of various shapes are widely used, they are made of artificial and natural building materials (wood, plastic).
If you are doing repairs in your house or apartment with your own hands, you like to make furniture yourself, without resorting to the help of specialists, it is important to know how to competently approach the process of assembling interior items. This is especially true for those who are taking their first steps in this direction. Thus, update your furniture, save a significant amount.
Most DIYers choose to make and assemble a sliding wardrobe. It occupies a leading position among other types of furniture - universal, capacious, can be of different shapes and sizes, it does not need much space to open the doors. For these and many other reasons, people choose a sliding wardrobe. Following the step-by-step guide to assembly and installation, it can be mounted in a short time.
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Benefits of DIY Assembly
Why is it preferable to assemble furniture yourself? There are many reasons for this.
- You can design a sliding wardrobe of any shape you want, add some zest, implement any idea. Even if you contact specialists, probably many will be "too lazy" to spend time and effort to make your dream come true, trying to dissuade you, or will ask for a fabulous sum.
- By assembling furniture yourself, you take full control of the entire job and will be sure that there will be no “jambs”.
- You will purchase the necessary materials and fittings yourself, choosing a quality product.
- Making furniture with your own hands will give you a lot of pleasure, because such things create a completely different atmosphere in the house, you will be proud of the work done.
- This work can be so exciting that you will think about creating your own business, starting to make furniture for friends and acquaintances.
- No one else will have such an original and unique wardrobe – this is your design project.
- In addition to the above, the manufacture and assembly of furniture will allow you to significantly save your family budget.
Necessary materials
Don't rush to assemble a wardrobe from anything, decide on the material.
| Tree | If you choose wood, remember that this material is not suitable for built-in wardrobes, as the niches have a high level of humidity. The wood should not have cracks and knots. Wooden furniture is environmentally friendly, it does not contain toxins, it is wear-resistant, and looks aesthetically pleasing. Such interior items have a natural color and a unique pattern. In the future, you can restore damaged areas |
| Drywall | Of course, this is a suitable material for finishing works, but it is not suitable for making a cabinet. It is lightweight, but not durable. The structure will not look beautiful externally, you cannot do without putty and final finishing. If you plan to install lighting, you need to lay the wires during the construction of the frame |
| MDF, fiberboard, laminated chipboard | Quite often used in the manufacture of furniture, in particular, sliding wardrobes. The thickness of the board should be 0.6-1.2 cm. In addition, PVC film is used, it can be easily combined with other materials. MDF is environmentally friendly, so it is suitable for the production of furniture for children |
| chipboard | A widely used material made from compressed wood chips. Thermosetting synthetic resin is used for density. The material is easy to process. |
| fiberboard | It is made from wood processing waste, paraffin, antiseptics and ceresin are also used. The standard thickness of the material is 3.2-5 mm. It is mainly used to make the bottoms of drawers and back walls |
| Plywood | It is used to make various sets. Different tools are used to cut materials of different thicknesses. Do not forget that the material is soft and can be damaged when screwing in screws. Laminated plywood is also used |
| Furniture board | The most ideal material. It is durable, high-quality, environmentally friendly. It does not require large expenses, any designer's idea can be realized, as a result you will get a cabinet of any shape and structure |
Necessary tools
Following the instructions and diagram, you will need the following tools for assembly: a level (this device will help you assemble the cabinet perfectly level), a square, a hammer (including a rubber one), a screwdriver with a Phillips and straight bit, a ruler, a tape measure, a pencil, a screwdriver, wood and metal drills, sandpaper.
In addition, you may need auxiliary tools - a jigsaw, a drill. Check that the material and fittings match the diagram.
Expert advice. Very often, when making a sliding wardrobe with your own hands, the doors are made to order. They already have rollers mounted on them, as well as a strip of soft material. The doors are installed after all the work is completed.
Assembling the frame
How to assemble a sliding wardrobe. First, you need to install the base.
Typically, such a plate is attached to the supports, which are located along the long side, using confirmats (these are Euro screws that have a recess in the head for a special Allen key).
Next, you need to place the internal partitions. On their lower edge there are holes where you need to install dowels before installation. What is a dowel? It is a small part of a round rod that serves to secure wood joints.
There are blind openings in the bottom plate, they are provided for such dowels. Having connected the dowels and openings, we install vertical partitions in the right place (you can’t do without an assistant here). To make the structure stable, we fix the shelves, which in this case serve as stiffeners. We fix them with confirmats. At this stage, the fasteners must be screwed in completely.
We carry out the final assembly of the frame - we install the side panels and the top cover. All these elements must be mounted at once. Let us say right away that this stage of the work is affected by the design features and the location of the fasteners on them.
First, we fix the sides to the base, fastening them at the bottom with confirmats. Then we lay the upper part and, having aligned all the holes, fasten it with fasteners. Here it is necessary to provide for free movement, due to the fact that the entire base must be leveled.
Aligning the structure
To align, you need to do the following. Using a tape measure, first measure one diagonal, then the other, and based on the difference in values, determine where you need to move the top of the cabinet so that its corners are perfectly straight. Having aligned in this way, completely tighten the confirmats.
We nail the chipboard sheets
The next step in the assembly is nailing the fiberboard to the back of the structure. These sheets not only form the back wall, but will also hold the structure securely, preventing it from loosening during use. Usually, the panels on the right side have a decorative finish, it looks like a laminated colored surface. The sheets are fixed with small nails, they are driven into the ends of each piece of furniture.
Here it is essential to determine the place where to hammer the nails, because the furniture elements are not visible from the back side, and the defects that result from the wrong choice negatively affect the appearance of the cabinet.
We place the guide rails
Let's move on to the important part - mounting the door rails. The lower rail has two grooves for sliding the rollers. The upper one is divided into two sections. In both, you first need to drill holes in order to fix them to the base and upper part with screws; the holes must have a chamfer.
Four holes on each strip are quite enough. First, we fix the bottom rail, making markings in the right places. The interval from the edge of the base to the front edge should be 2.5 cm.
To ensure that the doors move freely, install the cabinet strictly horizontally, using a level for this. It is desirable that it be longer. The upper rail is fixed like the lower one, with the only difference being that the holes are drilled in a checkerboard pattern in all sections. They are fastened with screws. The interval from the front end of the upper part to the beginning of the base of the rail should be 2 mm.
We install rods and fittings
Finally, it is necessary to install rods for the arrangement of outerwear. First, it is necessary to make markings where the first holder will be fixed (it requires 3 screws), drill and screw in the screws. Then install the second holder on the rod and press it with a screw. The resulting structure must first be tried on, if necessary, aligned horizontally, and then marked and fixed like the first one.
We hang the doors
After all the work has been done, you can install the doors. But first, you need to check the groove in the bottom bar for debris - it will interfere with the free movement of the rollers. Again, check the horizontal planes, and also that all connections are well secured.
We hang the doors correctly - first we insert them into the upper rail, then the end rollers must be positioned in the groove of the lower one.
How to assemble a sliding wardrobe with your own hands. In theory, there is nothing difficult in assembling a sliding wardrobe, you need to approach the assembly process correctly, be patient and careful. In the end, you will not only save money, but you will also have an original piece of furniture in your home that will transform the interior of the room.
