DIY wardrobe

If you need to take advantage of free space in the room, you can install a wardrobe. This design has become popular due to its functionality.

How to make a wardrobe with your own hands

Installation of a wardrobe begins with planning. It is necessary to size the room. The next step is creating the frame. Then the internal filling (bars, shelves and drawers). Then the doors are created. The last step is to create the necessary facade so that the structure fits into the room.

Preparation of tools and materials

The wardrobe can be made from one of the following materials:

1. Lining and wood. They are durable, reliable and environmentally friendly. But still this option is not the best. If the cabinet is installed in a niche, constant accumulation of moisture will lead to damage to the material.
2. Drywall. This material is easy to process. But it cannot be used as a support. The frame must be made of metal.
3. Laminate MDF or fiberboard. At the moment, these materials are considered the best. They were able to retain all the advantages of wood (strength and durability). They are also resistant to high humidity.
4. Chipboard. The advantage is the low price of the material. But it does not hold fastenings well and is not environmentally friendly.

To work you need the following tools:

1. Screwdriver.
2. Hacksaw.
3. Roulette.
4. Level.
5. Knife.
6. Staples.
7. Ironing iron.
8. Square.

Attention! In some cases, assembly may require other tools.

How to take measurements correctly

At this stage it is necessary to make drawings. But it’s even better to make a visual model.

First you need to measure the room. If a mounted structure is planned, it is necessary to measure the niches or wall. After this, we proceed to measurements of the internal compartments.

Creating a sketch is the most important and difficult step of the assembly. Most errors occur here, because you need to measure the room and dimensions of the future wardrobe as accurately as possible. Any mistake in this step may result in the created structure not fitting in the planned location, or being too small.

Attention! If you assemble the cabinet on the floor, you need to take into account an additional 10 cm, otherwise it will not be possible to install it. This is the distance between the flow and the frame of the room.

There are many ready-made projects that can be found on the Internet. According to them, the average values ​​of cabinets are:

1. Height 2.5 m.
2. Depth 50cm.
3. Width 1.5m.

The size of the cabinet will depend on how it is used. If you need a structure for storing small household items, a small wardrobe will do. If the closet contains clothes and other things (possibly household appliances), a larger structure is needed. According to this, calculations are made.

Once we determine the depth, height and width of the cabinet, we need to measure the doors. It all depends on calculating the width of the cabinet. That is, if the width is 1.5 meters and the thickness of the material is 15 cm, then you need to follow this formula 1500 - 2 * 15 = 1470 - the width of the cabinet doors. The height of the doors must also be measured, but the base is taken into account here.

Wardrobe yourself: step-by-step instructions

After we make all the sketches and buy the materials, we need to start assembling the frame. First, the base is assembled. The bottom must be marked so that there is an even load on all the legs of the wardrobe. To mount the base, fastenings called dowels are used. For the structure to be stable, the base must be flush with the wall.

The next step is installing the side panels. The ends will need to be sanded in advance to ensure they adhere to the back wall. The most important thing is to pay attention to the reliability of the wardrobe. To ensure the side walls are level, use a level.

Now you need to make the interior filling of the cabinet. We install rods, shelves and drawers. Note. In the process of assembling boxes, you first need to install the guide mechanisms, then the response mechanisms. The facades will be the last.

The last step is installing the door. You can buy a ready-made furniture board, or you can cut it yourself from a wood board. Installing doors is an important step, because it is necessary to take into account the weight and dimensions of the doors. If you make them big and heavy, the cabinet will be difficult to use.

Making a wardrobe with your own hands is quite simple. It is necessary to pay special attention to the choice of material and the creation of a sketch.