venturing overhaul in the apartment, many also think about changing the furniture. Replacing an old cabinet with a new one is the desire of many. Making it, most people prefer to buy sliding systems. They are comfortable, save space, fit well into any interior. Such designs have gained immense popularity immediately after their appearance on the furniture market and continue to hold a leading position. You can entrust the assembly of the sliding wardrobe and its repair to a specialist or do it yourself.

Installation instructions

The most critical part of the work is the installation of doors. You can put them in place only after the cabinet is fully assembled. Its doors should be perfectly aligned. The entire performance of the structure depends on this. Therefore, before installing the sliding system with your own hands, level the surface of the floor and ceiling.

To install the sliding wardrobe doors, you need to perform a certain sequence of actions.

1. Top rail installation.
2. Bottom rail attachment.
3. Installing the latch.
4. Cloth adjustment.
5. Buffer tape sticker.

Do-it-yourself top rail installation

The top guide is metallic profile W-shaped. It is mounted flush with self-tapping screws at a distance of 450-600 millimeters parallel to each other, that is, in each profile recess. If this is not done, then the profile is slightly twisted, which affects the operation of the system. For fastening, we first measure the width of the cabinet at the top, subtract 1-2 millimeters and cut off the guide. Under the screws with a drill and a drill, we make holes, which are then polished.

Bottom rail fixing

To fix the bottom rail with your own hands, the width of the cabinet at the bottom is also measured, then holes are made on the profile. The installation has one feature. The profile must be fixed with an offset inside the structure. The recess is 20 +/- 2 mm. The exact distance is determined as follows.

Just put the guide in the closet. Then you need to install the shutters. Here you can not do without an assistant. The back is placed first, and then the front canvas. One person will insert it into the upper profile, and the second into the lower one, while lifting the wheels. By moving the profile, align the door strictly vertically using a level. Having determined the ideal position of the canvases, we fix the guide.

Retainer installation

The latch is needed in order to door leaf did not slip, but remained in the closed position, tightly adhering to the side wall of the cabinet. It must be inserted into the bottom groove of the profile before it is screwed to the bottom. Adjustment of the latch is made with a flat screwdriver. It must be placed in such a position that the middle of the stopper is where the middle of the wheel is when the blade is closed. To do this, before installing the stopper, the canvas is closed and the middle of the wheel is marked on the profile.

Blade adjustment

After installing the doors in place, you need to make adjustments so that the door fits evenly against the sidewall and does not form gaps. To do this, the lower wheels have adjustment holes. Adjustment is made with a hex key. Turning clockwise raises the canvas, counter-clockwise lowers it.

buffer tape sticker

The function of the buffer tape is to protect the contents of the cabinet from dust. Therefore, there is no way to do without it. In addition, it softens the impact of the canvas on the sidewall when opening, increasing the service life of the sliding system.

The buffer tape can have two values ​​for the length of the pile:

• 6 mm - short;
• 12 mm - long.

A tape with a long pile is not often used, but will provide a more comfortable use of the cabinet. Its color is matched to the color of the entire system. It is glued by hand simply. Need to take off protective layer on the reverse side and attach it to the end of the door leaf.

Door repair

After a certain period of time after the start of use, sliding doors may begin to close poorly. This is often associated with the ingress of dust, fluff and other debris into the working mechanism. Repair in this case consists in raising the canvas as much as possible up and assessing the condition of the roller that sets it in motion. The mechanism is cleaned of accumulated debris, and if necessary, the roller is replaced with a new one.

When the door is jammed in one of its positions, it can be concluded that the profile is deformed. Repair in such a situation comes down to aligning the guides. If this is not possible for any reason, then it is replaced.

In case of a more serious breakdown, such as a cracked mirror or a bent frame, replacing a broken system element will help. It is quite possible to do such repairs with your own hands, having bought everything in advance. necessary details. To do this, you need to remove the door and disassemble it, after which a replacement is made. Having changed the part to a new one, the door must be put in place.

Knowing how to hang doors on a sliding wardrobe with your own hands, as well as how to make repairs when necessary, you will get the joy of work and save the family budget.

Before you install the doors in the wardrobe, you need to familiarize yourself in detail with the features and nuances of this process. In general, there is nothing complicated here, and even the person who is inexperienced in such matters will cope with the task. Busy people prefer to buy sliding wardrobe doors and invite a specialist to install it into the house. However, if you carefully study the process, then all the work on installing the structure can be done by hand.

The device and principle of operation of sliding wardrobe doors

In order to carry out the process of installing a sliding structure in a cabinet without stops and difficulties, you need to stock up on materials, as well as tools that will help you get the job done. The materials and tools are as follows:

1. Profiles that are guides.
2. Retainer.
3. buffer tape.
4. Door regulator.
5. Framing from the selected material.
6. The main material of the door.
7. Rollers with which the door will move.
8. Screws.
9. Screwdriver.
10. Fasteners of the selected type.
11. Metal corners for reinforcing profiles at joints.
12. Drill.

These are the basic materials and tools that will be required for self installation doors. At individual projects additional items may be needed.

Name of sliding door design elements

Benefits of sliding doors

Retractable sliding doors in wardrobes most often become the choice of the owners of apartments or houses. This is not surprising, because such structures have a lot of advantages:

These are just some of the advantages that indicate that it is right to make sliding closet compartment doors.

Door assembly sequence

In order for the position of the doors to be correct, it is necessary to carry out the process in the correct order. This is easy to do if you follow this sequence of work:

When preparatory work completed, then you should proceed to the calculation, assembly and installation of the doors themselves. For this you need:

1. Calculate Size sliding structures.
2. Make a frame for the future door.
3. Carry out the filling of the door.

After filling the door with the selected material, the work can be considered completed.

Fastening the guide at the top of the structure

To install the profile, we drill holes with a drill with a diameter of 4 mm. The distance from one hole to another should be no more than 300 mm. Holes should be made on the profile and on the surface of the upper part of the opening structure in which the doors will be installed.

Drawing of the device and fastening of the upper rail and door

When the process is completed, you should align the profile on the surface and fix it with the selected fasteners. Usually these choices are:

Fastening the guide at the bottom of the structure

As with fixing the upper beam of the profile, holes must also be made on the profile that will be attached below. In order for the integration of the closet door to be durable, it is necessary to choose a high-quality bottom profile, because it is on it that the maximum load is applied.
Despite the fact that the top and bottom profiles are installed perpendicular to each other, the bottom beam is not immediately fixed with fasteners. First you need to insert the door between the upper and lower profile, holding the lower part, since it is not yet fixed to the base of the structure at this stage.

The device of the upper and lower fastenings of the sliding door

It is necessary to determine how exactly the door is located. This is done using building level. At this stage of work, you will need an assistant who will hold the filler until the door guides of the sliding wardrobe are evenly installed. The lower profile is attached to the structure after the retainer is installed.

Retainer installation

The latch latch is an element that fixes the position of the doors in the closed form, holding the structure in place. The latch ensures that there are no gaps between the two parts of the door and the side wall.
The latch is attached inside the lower profile, firmly inserted into it. One latch is required for each door. In addition to holding the doors in place, these elements allow you to adjust the width of the opening. door structures. That is, they are a kind of stopper.


The place where the latch should be is measured by determining the location of the outer wheel of the door. When the door is completely closed, you need to put a mark on the profile with a special marker or other improvised tool in the middle of the wheel roller. The center of the latch is the mark on the profile.

Door adjustment

When the stoppers of the limiters are installed, you can begin to adjust the location of the door structures. This is not difficult to do. Sliding door wheels are designed in such a way that with the help of a built-in screw it is possible to adjust the uniformity and tightness of the doors to the side of the door structure and to the upper and lower parts.

Hole for adjusting the door

For work, a special key with a hexagonal design is useful. The key diameter must be 4 mm.

Mounting the buffer tape in the structure

This element, when designing doors, protects inner part the cabinet itself from the penetration of dust into its space.

Also, the buffer tape allows you to extend the durability of the cabinet doors. At the moment of opening and closing the sliding structure, the buffer tape softens the blows, protecting the coating from breakage and cracks.

The installation of the buffer tape is carried out at the moment when you are sure that the door rollers are correctly fixed. Because the tape blocks access to the screws that allow you to adjust the position of the cabinet.


Buffer tapes are of two types:

1. In which the pile is short (maximum 6 mm).
2. Which have a long pile (maximum 12 mm).

Usually the choice falls on tapes with a pile of up to 6 mm, because it is budgetary. However, a tape with a long pile is more durable. But the whole selection process is solely the business of the owners of the apartment or house.

Buffer Tape Attachment Process

Fixing is elementary and will not cause difficulties. It is enough just to peel off the film from the tape and attach it to the ends of the side walls in a vertical position. Color solution selected in accordance with colors the whole structure.

The procedure for calculating the size of door structures

When the attachment point around the entire perimeter is prepared for further work, you can begin to measure the dimensions of the future door. To understand the total amount of the perimeter, you need to measure horizontal bar on the right and left side. And also measure the vertical bar over the entire surface. This will help to understand the overall size of the structure. However, the measurement process does not end there.

Drawing and calculation of the dimensions of sliding doors in the closet

Let's assume that the size of the wings in height is 2 meters, and the width measured along the bottom rail is 2.4 m. We use these data and calculate the required width and height of the door panels. See in the video step by step instructions installation of a wardrobe door.

Width

When calculating the width, it is necessary to take into account the thickness of the side walls. Usually it is 16 mm. Thus, the size is measured by the following formula:
2400 mm - (16+16 mm)=2368 mm
But the calculation does not end there. It is also necessary to calculate the distance of the parts of the door overlapping each other. For example, the gap will be 20 cm for each door. The formula will be:
2368 mm + (200+200 mm) = 1968 mm
If there are two doors, then you need to divide the resulting number by two.
1968/2=984 mm

Diagram of the device of the sliding doors of the cabinet

This is the width of each of the doors. Similarly, calculations are carried out if three or four doors should be located in the structure. Only in this case, the gap should be added as many times as there will be sliding structures.

Height

The assumed height of the cabinet structure is 2 m. The height adjustment of the sashes must also be calculated according to the formula. When making calculations, it should be taken into account that 15 mm must be subtracted from above and below (this is the width of the cabinet walls), and also, subtract 15 mm from above and below (this is the gap formed by the supporting lower and upper profiles). Therefore, the formula is the following:
2 thousand mm - (15 + 15 mm) - (15 + 15 mm) \u003d 1940 mm

Drawing with wardrobe dimensions

Sliding door calculation process

Having made calculations, it can be understood that the size of one door is 1940 mm high and 984 mm wide. Based on the measurements, you can proceed to the order finished structures or to self assembly.

Framing elements preparation

When the size of the sliding door structures is known, you can begin to design the frame, where chipboard or mirrors and glass should be located. It all depends on the chosen content.
To assemble the frame, you need the following items:

Sequencing:

In horizontal profiles, it is necessary to mark the places of attachment to the sliding wardrobe profile. When all the marks are placed, you need to start drilling holes. This process needs to be given Special attention, because the integrity of the structure and the beauty of the furniture as a whole depend on it.

Framing assembly

When all the details are prepared, you should start assembling the structure. To do this, the elements are combined with a coupling screw.

Before fixing the parts, you should check the positioning of each profile with a level.

They must be even and accurate, otherwise the door leaf simply will not fall into place.

Wheel mounting process

It is necessary to install the wheels on the lower profile. The screws are deepened into the rollers, which are then screwed in and align the position of the doors.

Filling installation

When the frame is assembled, then the matter remains small. It will only be necessary to insert the filling into the already installed frame. Assembly instructions are simple. A rubber seal is stretched along the perimeter of the sliding door leaf. The frames tightening the self-tapping screws are untwisted, and a sheet of the selected material is inserted into the profile connector. Then the tightening screws are tightened again.

The process of installing the rubber seal

After this step, the process of installing doors in a closet can be considered complete. It remains only to decorate the surface with the desired elements and fully enjoy the functionality of the piece of furniture.

To save space in the apartment, the owners often put wardrobes instead of "regular" designs. They are more spacious and fit perfectly into the interior, effectively spending every centimeter of space.

In addition to filling, the main element of such furniture are doors for the wardrobe. You can assemble and install them yourself - this task is not difficult.

standard sizes there are no doors for sliding wardrobes: they can be made according to the desired length and width. But there are dimensions that are the most convenient.

The restrictions are:

1. Width: within 50-110 cm (optimally - 60-90 cm). More narrow doors can warp and pop out of the guides. Wider ones will be more difficult to move due to the large weight, and it will be inconvenient to use the shelves (you will have to move the door far to access).
2. Number of sashes: selected based on the width of the cabinet and the width of 1 sash. Most importantly, the doors should not interfere with the use of the contents. Actual if there are large wide compartments inside.

Doors for sliding wardrobes can be sliding and folding. Most often, sliding structures are used.

Their advantages:

• Sliding doors, compared to folding doors, are simpler, harder to break and easier to fix.
• Since the door moves along one plane parallel to the wall, there is no need to leave free space in front of the cabinet. This is true for small areas or narrow spaces(for example - corridors).

Types of sliding systems

Sliding doors can be of the following types:

1. Suspended. The door leaf is suspended on the upper rail, the lower one serves for fixing. Such a door will be easier to open, less fluctuate. If the lower rail is mounted in the floor (below the floor level) - the cabinet is obtained without a threshold, in the floor. Suspension systems are more often used for sliding interior doors, but can also be used for wardrobes.
2. Based on the lower profile. The door rests on the lower profile, the upper bar serves for fixing. Doors of this design are cheaper, easier to install, but the doors can play (back and forth).
3. Combined. The sash is fixed both on the lower and upper profile. The most robust design- there is no play relative to the line of motion. Minus - such doors are difficult to install and cost more.

How to assemble and install wardrobe doors: step by step instructions

Structurally, the door consists of:

• sashes (thickness from 4 to 10 mm, can be made of wood, glass, plastic, mirror);
• rollers above and below (so that the door can move along the guides);
• top profile;
• lower profile;
• intermediate profiles (if the door is composite);
• handle profile.

We will consider the installation for the most common design - with the sash supported on the lower profile.

Assembly diagram of a sliding door based on the bottom rail

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1. Opening dimensions. It is necessary to choose a place where the cabinet will be located, accurately measure its height and width.
2. Width 1 sash. For the calculation you need overall width opening (in cm) divided by the desired sash width (60-90 cm - optimal indicator). When calculating, the overlap of the wings on each other is taken into account - it leaves about 25-50 mm. If there are 3 or more sashes, overlap is added on 2 sides for sashes that are not on the edge (they will have an overlap on 2 sides).

Let's give an example of calculations.

It is required to make a cabinet in the opening, 300 cm wide. There will be 3 sections 100 cm wide in the cabinet. The width of 1 sash is selected according to the width of 1 section.

We divide 300 by 100 - we get 3: there should be so many wings. The width of 2 side flaps will be 100 cm, the width of 1 central flap will be 100 + 5 + 5 (2 overlaps of 5 cm each) = 110 cm.

Allowable error

During calculations and installation, an error of up to ± 5 mm can be allowed. Remember that even 1-2 "wrong" mm can lead to sash play. It's not critical, but annoying.

Top rail installation

The guide profile is mounted flush with the side walls from above. There should be no gap between the side wall and the ends of the profile: its length should be equal to the internal width of the cabinet.

For fixing can be used:

1. Self-tapping screws with a press washer.
2. Countersunk head screws.

Since the sash will rest on the lower profile, and there will be no upper loads, the step between the screws is selected in the range of 25-35 cm. alternating).

Installing the bottom rail

Before installing the lower guide you need to "try on":

1. Mount the top profile.
2. Lay the lower profile on the bottom without screwing it with self-tapping screws. From the front edge, the guide should be offset by about 20-22 mm.
3. Install 1 sash.

After that, you can understand how many mm and in which direction you will need to move the lower guide. This should be done according to the level, checking the evenness along the entire length. When the profile takes the ideal place, it is marked with a line along the entire length.

Then the sash is removed, and the guide is screwed with screws to the bottom of the cabinet.

Assembling the frame for filling

If the doors are delivered disassembled, or if you are assembling a cabinet from scratch on your own, then the next step is to assemble the frame into which the infill is installed.

This will require:

1. 2 vertical profiles along the height of the opening. There can be 2 types: C (asymmetric) or H (symmetrical). Their use is about the same, the differences are minor.
2. 2 horizontal frames across the width of 1 sash.
3. 2 top and 2 bottom rollers.
4. fasteners.
5. Drill with a drill for fasteners.
6. Adjustment screws.

If the filling is made up of several parts, then additional frames or profiles will be needed.

Assembly step by step:

1. "Try on" the elements to each other: lay out the profiles on the floor in the form of a future frame. This is necessary so as not to make a mistake with drilling holes.
2. "Try on" the lower and upper rollers.
3. Subtract the height of the rollers from the height of the vertical profiles, trim them. Important nuance: cuts must be made at right angles so that the profile is exactly in the opening.
4. Holes are drilled in vertical profiles for connection with horizontal ones. Each hole must be drilled perfectly accurately, without minimal deviations, otherwise the frame will either assemble crookedly or the filling will not go in exactly.
5. A rectangular frame is assembled.
6. The lower and upper rollers are installed.
7. Adjustment screws are installed.

The assembled frame can be “tried on” to the guides in the cabinet.

Fill setting

The following materials can be used to fill the sash:

1. MDF (thickness 6-12 mm). They can be plain, patterned or patterned. Pluses - cheapness, relatively low weight of the plate (250 × 90 × 1 cm - about 15-18 kg), ease of processing.
2. Mirror (4 mm thick), with anti-fragmentation protection on the reverse side. It is relevant to use as a filling if the closet is placed in the hallway or a small bedroom. It can occupy the entire area of ​​​​the sash, be divided into several parts or occupy part of the area.
3. Glass (4 mm thick). May have a pattern, a different color.
4. Rattan. Rare option, more expensive than others. Plus, it looks expensive.

Filling is usually ordered according to the calculated size of the sash.

In addition to the filling itself, you will need a silicone sealing profile for installation.

To install the filling, the frame fasteners are loosened or completely unscrewed (the frame is disassembled). The profile is neatly put on a sheet (MDF, mirrors, glass - it doesn’t matter), assembled into a frame.

buffer tape sticker

Buffer tape is needed for:

• protect the contents of the cabinet (things) from dust from the outside;
• softening the impact of the doors on the side walls.

It looks like a thin strip of a dense elastic base with a pile (maybe different lengths) on one side, sticky surface on the other.

The tape is glued on the reverse side of the vertical profile of the frame.

Inserting the sash into the guides

The assembled sash remains to be installed in the guides. This is done, always starting from the far profile (that is, the sash is placed first, which stands further, then - which stands closer).

Step by step description:

1. The door is moved to the opening.
2. The sash rises to the position where it will be installed in the cabinet.
3. The top part tilts and moves towards the top rail.
4. The rollers are driven into the groove of the upper profile.
5. The sash is lifted and the lower rollers are guided into the groove of the lower guide.
6. When the sash is installed, check the smoothness of its movement. If necessary, the doors are adjustable.
7. The second sash is installed (and the following, if any).
8. Check the smoothness of movement of the second sash. Adjust as necessary.

What can break

The main element that needs to be replaced frequently is the rollers on which the sash rides in the lower guide. If the door began to open poorly (not smoothly, tight) - they need to be replaced.

For this:

1. Remove the sash with which there are problems.
2. Lay her on the floor. Since the sash is heavy and high, this must be done carefully so as not to drop it on furniture or on the wall.
3. Remove damaged rollers.
4. Take 1 corrupted roller and go to any furniture store to buy new ones. approximate cost a set of 2 simple rollers - 300-400 rubles.
5. Screw on new ones.
6. Install the sash back.

How long does the assembly process take, and is it possible to handle it yourself

The process of installing door leaves on average takes about 2-3 hours, including measurements, installation of profiles, assembly and installation of doors (from 3-4 leaves). To insert the sash into the guides, it is better to ask someone to help. The average weight of the canvas is 15-25 kg (depending on the filling), so it is problematic to install it yourself in the lower guide.

Assembling furniture usually ends with hanging doors, so it is important to know how to install hinges on a cabinet. How well this will be done depends on the duration of the product and its appearance. On the market of accessories are presented various types loops. Each of them has its own characteristics. To understand the technique of mounting hinges, you first need to understand the differences between each type of fastener.

Furniture hinge design

For cabinet doors are used the following types loops:

• Hinged fasteners consist of two parts and are interconnected by an axis. This is one of the most popular types of hinges that were used in furniture made in the USSR.
• Four-hinged hinges are an improved version of the previous type. They are versatile and suitable for various types cabinets.

Types of hinges: hinged (left) and four-hinged (right)

Furniture hinges are divided into several subspecies, depending on the method of application and, accordingly, the scope. Let's consider them in more detail:

• Overhead and semi-overlay fasteners are used for furniture exterior doors.
• Insert hinges are intended for internal partitions.
• Corner fasteners suitable for assembly corner cabinets, regardless of their configuration.
• Inverted hinges are installed if it is necessary that the furniture door opens at an angle of up to 180 degrees.

Types of furniture hinges depending on the method of application

A process such as installing hinges on a cabinet involves several stages of work. First you need to determine what tools you need. For installation, you will need to prepare:

Installation of furniture hinges: what is required

First of all, you need to determine the number of hinges that need to be installed on the door. This characteristic depends on the size and weight of the product. For small wall cabinets, two hinges are enough, for overall furniture - from three. Compliance with the following recommendations for the number of fasteners will securely fasten the doors:

• For products up to 100 cm and weighing no more than 9 kg, 2 furniture hinges are sufficient.
• Doors measuring 100-150 cm and weighing up to 15 kg - 3 fasteners.
• For facades up to 200 cm and up to 20 kg, 4 hinges are used.
• Products 200-250 cm with a mass of more than 20 kg will withstand 5 fasteners.

Installation of furniture hinges: how much is needed

For marking you will need a pencil, a level and a tape measure. At this stage, the following tips should be followed:

1. From the edge of the door, the marking line should be located at a distance of 20-22 mm.
2. The hinges must be positioned 70-120 mm from the upper and lower ends of the door.
3. If there are more than 2 fasteners, then the extreme ones are placed first, and then the rest are evenly distributed so that they are at the same distance from each other.

Marking the cabinet door for the hole for the hinges

After marking, you should proceed directly to the installation. Installing hinges on a cabinet door consists of several steps. In order to perform it yourself, you should follow the following instructions:

1. In the place where the markings on the door are made, a niche is drilled under the hinge bowl.
2. Fasteners are inserted into the prepared niche and aligned 180 degrees.
3. Places for installing loops are marked on the surface.
4. Holes are drilled through which fasteners are attached to the door.

Mounting the hinge on the cabinet door

1. The door is attached to the place where it will stand and is well aligned. Marking is done on the cabinet body.
2. Holes are drilled.
3. The back plate is installed.
4. The parts of the loop are connected to each other.

striker fastening

Before you install furniture hinges on a cabinet, you should take into account the nuances of the process. Fasteners must be on the same axis, the only way they will last long time. Otherwise, the load on the hinges will be uneven, and one of them will quickly fail.

To mark the holes for the screws, you can use ready-made templates, which will facilitate the process of designating future fasteners and allow you to perform it as accurately as possible.

The furniture hinge can be adjusted vertically, horizontally or in depth. It depends, first of all, on the peculiarities of furniture operation in the future and other nuances. Let's take a closer look at each type of adjustment:

1. In order to press the door closer to the body or, conversely, to make the fasteners a little weaker, the depth adjustment and fixation of the hinge are used. To perform the operation, you need a regular screwdriver. With its help, it twists oval hole on the fastener. This method adjustment is used if the room where the furniture is located has uneven floors.
2. Vertical adjustment allows you to set the door higher or lower than it is. Even a perfectly adjusted facade can sag over time, so it is recommended to periodically carry out this procedure.
3. Horizontal adjustment is designed to eliminate the gaps between the door and the cabinet body. At uneven surface floor in the room, this procedure is necessary.

Adjustment and fastening of the furniture hinge

To make an adjustment, you must first diagnose the problem that has appeared. After its cause is determined, it will be necessary to tighten it more strongly or, conversely, slightly loosen the bolt on the fastener body.

Before you put the hinges on the cabinet, you must consider the material from which the furniture is made. The glass facade installation technology will have some features. Here are the main ones:

• As with a regular door, at the first stage, a place for fasteners is selected and markings are made.
• Holes are made with a drill wooden frame furniture.
• A loop is installed in the niche and fixed with self-tapping screws and a screwdriver.
• The glass surface is connected to the fasteners through clamps.
• The surface is placed in a loop.
• Between the fastening element and the glass must be special rubber gaskets to protect the surface from damage.
• Fasteners are securely fixed with bolts.

Kit for installing furniture hinges on a glass surface

It is advisable to install the glass facade on the cabinet without drilling the surface. Working with thin material requires attention and careless movement of the door may crack.

Installation of hinges on the cabinet is required for self-assembly of furniture or in case of breakage of the part. The process does not take much time and is quite within the power of even inexperienced craftsmen. The only thing you should pay attention to is the correct and clear marking. It is from this stage that the success of all subsequent actions and a positive result of the work depend.

You can visually get acquainted with the process of installing hinges on a cabinet in the following video.

Installing the cabinet does not require special knowledge and you can easily do it yourself without resorting to the services of a specialist. To install the doors to the wardrobe yourself, you will, of course, have to figure it out. To do this, you need to have the installation instructions on hand. Constantly checking your actions with it, you will be able to assemble the cabinet without additional time and material costs, which may lead to incorrect actions.

The most difficult and scrupulous piece of work is the assembly and installation of sliding wardrobe doors. It is this process that needs special attention. If they are placed incorrectly, this will entail a lot of problems, and the cabinet will break in the near future.

Be sure that after the completion of the work you will not doubt for a second the correct choice of the type of product.

Sliding wardrobes, immediately after the appearance of furniture products on the market, gained immense popularity and sharply pushed the classic hinged counterparts into the background. For a long time, such products hold the laurels of leadership due to appearance, ease of use and other useful characteristics. They solve many problems, such as the rational use of usable space, silent opening and closing, complementing the overall interior of the room with giving it elegance.

First you need to completely assemble the wardrobe cabinet. You need to make sure it's perfectly level. If necessary, make the necessary manipulations to achieve the desired result. If this is not done, then there is no point in mounting the door leafs, since the end result will not suit you. They will stand unevenly, on the sides, between the doors and the walls of the cabinet (in the closed position) gaps that cut the eye will be visible. To fix this problem, you will need to dismantle the door panels with your own hands and do all the work from the very beginning.

To install doors in a cabinet with your own hands, you must have a set of tools, which includes:

• drill;
• screwdriver with a set of bits, or a set of screwdrivers;
• drills for metal;
• pliers;
• hammer;
• hacksaw for metal;
• building level, plumb;
• tape measure, construction ruler or square;
• pencil;
• hexagon.

What accessories should be available:

• guide profiles designed for mounting to the ceiling and floor;
• door leafs assembled with fittings;
• clamps (stoppers);
• buffer tape.

Installation

Be sure to follow the installation order to get the desired result. Installation of sliding doors for a sliding wardrobe is carried out in the following sequence:

1. Preparation and installation of the upper guide profile.
2. Preparing and checking the bottom rail.
3. Installing the stopper (latch) in the lower guide.
4. Installing the bottom rail.
5. Installation and height adjustment of sashes.
6. Stopper adjustment and fixation.
7. Sticking sealant (buffer tape) on the ends of the door panels.

Top guide

The upper guide profile, when viewed from the end, resembles the letter “Sh” in its shape. Two of its grooves are designed for sliding wardrobe doors. Canvases are not hung on it. It serves to fix the sashes and prevents them from hanging from side to side and shifting from the line of motion.

We prepare the profile for installation. To do this, you need to measure the width of the cabinet, namely, the distance between internal parties its side walls. We subtract 1-2 mm from the obtained value and measure the profile of this length. We assign a sawing place with a pencil. We use a construction ruler or a square for this. We cut the profile with a hacksaw for metal. It will be easier to cut if you put a chair nearby and use it as a support.

In the workpiece, using a drill and a drill for metal, we make holes in increments of 45-60 cm. It is important that the holes are in both grooves of the guide (each pair is on the same line). If this condition is not met, the rail may twist a little, which will create additional difficulties. The quantity is determined by the length of the profile. We rub the holes with sanding paper to remove metal fragments that were formed as a result of drilling.

We put the upper guide flush with the ends of the side walls and fasten it to the ceiling with screws and a screwdriver.

Installing the bottom rail

To install the lower rail into the cabinet with your own hands, you need to do the manipulations with measurements and trimming, as well as with the upper profile.

A feature of the installation of the lower rail is that it must be installed by moving it deep into the cabinet by about 2 cm, where it is attached. To determine the exact mounting location, you need to perform several actions. You will need one assistant, as it will be difficult to handle it with your own hands.

So, we place the profile at the intended attachment point. We take the door leaf and insert it into the upper guide. After that, pressing the rollers from below, we put the doors in the groove of the lower guide. Using the building level, we check the verticality of the sash, if necessary, move the rail. Having adjusted one side, we roll the door leaf to the other, align it strictly vertically. Once you're sure the door is in the correct position, take a pencil and mark where the track is to be attached. Remove the canvas.

Don't forget to drill holes for the screws in the rail. Before its final installation, stoppers must be inserted into the grooves. They are needed to fix the valves in the closed position. With their help, the cabinet will not open on its own.

After inserting the stoppers, we fix the guide with screws in the place indicated earlier. Now we put the doors in their rightful place in the wardrobe. Let's see how they move.

If all is well, you need to put the stoppers in place and secure. To do this, close the cabinet and assign with a pencil where the wheels stopped. It is necessary to designate exactly the middle of the right roller for the right sash, and the left one for the left. We roll back the doors and use a flat screwdriver to move the latches to the designated places. It is important that the middle of the stopper is exactly in the place where the middle of the roller was. Only in this position the system will work correctly.

Next, you can proceed to adjust the sash height. To do this, they have specially designed holes at the bottom on the side ends. Through them, using a hex wrench, the rollers are adjusted. The sash will rise when the hexagon is moved clockwise, and fall when moved in the opposite direction. These manipulations will help align the sashes relative to each other, as well as eliminate the gaps between them and the side walls in the closed state, if any. They can be if the cabinet could not be completely leveled.

Final work

Now you can proceed to the final piece of work, namely the fastening of the buffer tape at the ends of the flaps. It will not allow dust to penetrate into the middle of the cabinet, and will also soften the blows of the doors against the walls with each closing.

It is the installation of the buffer tape that is the final stage. If this is done without first setting the sash, then the adjustment will not be possible. You will have to peel off the seal with your own hands, adjust and stick the tape again.

What to do if the sliding wardrobe is broken?

Let's start with the fact that if you do the installation correctly with your own hands and hang the doors in the closet in compliance with all recommendations, carefully use the product, then no breakdowns should occur in the next few years. But still, with the passage of time, some inconvenience may appear.

In the event that the sashes began to move poorly along the rails or close, you must first check the condition of the rollers. Doing it yourself is not difficult at all, especially if you did the installation yourself.

The most common cause of this is dust and debris accumulated inside sliding mechanism. To correct the situation, remove the door leaf, clean and reinsert it. If the wheels are worn out, replace them. You can also do this with your own hands without any problems.

Jamming of the valves in the same position indicates a deformation of the profile. In this case, you will have to try to level it. If this fails, a new rail must be installed.

More and more serious breakdowns appear from inaccurate use.

Use the sliding wardrobe correctly and carefully, and then it will last a very long time.