Sliding wardrobe – one of modern pieces of furniture which carries out several important tasks at once. It and fine storage for things, and decoration of the room or kordior, and the functional device. It is possible to buy sliding wardrobe in any furniture store today – of types and models in them it is full. However those who are able to build can easily make sliding wardrobe with own hands.
Many the price stops it from acquisition of sliding wardrobe. Pleasure it not from cheap. But if the person is able to build, he will be able to make also cabinet to himself and to considerably save the money. The cost of materials 10 times less the whole finished product.
How to make sliding wardrobe with own hands
Naturally, first of all, it is necessary to make the plan of your cabinet and to transfer it to the construction scheme. Think over everything: its what height have to be, width, depth, form, quantity of doors, availability of mirror and illumination. Make all necessary measurements by means of the construction level and tape measure.
Construction level is useful to you whether accurately to trace equal walls. The cabinet can densely not rise to wall if it all "goes waves".
Accurately transfer all turned-out measurements to the drawing. Do not refuse portrayal of parts – at assembly of cabinet such detailed scheme drawing very much is useful to you. Think over all parts up to at what distance there will be from each other regiments in cabinet.
If you have special computer programs for design, make the drawing in it. So you will be able to receive the volume picture and better will visually represent as everything has to look.
For a start, strangely enough, it is better to be engaged in regiments. Choose material of which you will do them. It is the best of all to stop, of course, on natural wood. However, if means do not allow, also analogs will approach. Be verified with records and consider how many material is required to you both on shelves, and on cabinet skeleton and also on doors. Later you can go to shop to do shopping. Remember that sawing up can be made often in the same place – in hardware store or in the specialized market. Begin to collect cabinet from the biggest board. It will be wall. Put it on floor and fix by means of self-tapping screws and metal corners sidewalls on each side. On them drill and prepare openings for fastening of shelves. Fasten regiments, reliably fixing them by means of necessary make-shifts. You watch that everything kept strong. If they dangle, you risk to receive lax cabinet. Then fasten guides for doors. Do it with use of construction level. Rails have to be placed from above and from below in parallel. Fasten them by means of screws. Do not forget also about rollers for door by means of which the door will slide on guides. Now it is possible to put design and to place it in that place where it will stand. Business remains behind the doors. Attach wheels to panels of doors. Do not forget also about special pad which will help to make sliding of doors smoother and soft. If inside the space for accessories has been planned, establish stick for hanging out coat hanger or special suspension for this purpose. It is necessary to hang out all accessories – handles, locks (if such had to be), to establish illumination. For this purpose it is necessary to cut holes above and to insert lamps, to bring their wires to the general cord, to fix and insulate them insulating tape and it is possible to use.
What should be considered, collecting sliding wardrobe by the hands
First of all decide on material. It is simpler and more convenient to work with natural wood, than with the varnished artificial boards. However varnished often look much better and more interestingly in completely collected cabinet. The accessories have to be qualitative and reliable. If it is not so, the sliding wardrobe will take untidy look and will look not such beautiful what could. Besides, if to take not the best brackets, screws and self-tapping screws, they will rust, become loose and will significantly reduce life cycle of your cabinet. As option to consider that the sliding wardrobe is made theby hands it is possible and in case you have just collected ready set of boards, shelves and doors. In fact it is also the main process of creation of sliding wardrobe. Naturally, it is necessary to understand that work it in spite of the fact that it is carried out on tree, quite dusty. Therefore it is desirable to prepare surfaces in the house, having covered them with polyethylene to avoid excess cleaning. In certain cases preparation of walls for installation of sliding wardrobe will be required. For this purpose initially look after such corner in the apartment where your sliding wardrobe will precisely look well. If there is any niche – perfectly! But be ready also that it is necessary to correct wall a little. If you are able – perfectly if is not present – better to invite experts. Height, width and depth of product entirely depend on your personal preferences. But you remember that the design is higher, the it is deeper and wider, the it is more difficult to collect it. Especially often there are problems with installation of doors – there are slots, and cloths crookedly sag. To avoid such troubles, in advance try to study different sources – specialized editions, videos on subject: as it is correct to weigh doors on sliding wardrobe. And, of course, do not despair if it has not turned out from the first attempt. Try to insert once again wheels into grooves and to take for a drive them to and fro. And all – your cabinet is ready! As option, by preparation of repair of the hall or room you can zaplanirova the built-in sliding wardrobe. For this purpose you should prepare aperture. If there is already ready - perfectly if is not present, it is necessary to beat out it independently.