We make doors for the closet do-it-yourself

The wardrobe is an integral part of the interior, the functional component of any apartment, house, office space. When choosing it, many prefer with the design of sliding doors, they can save valuable space, accommodate large items and objects, independently design dimensions, individually model the number, size, functionality of shelves and partitions.

The original wardrobe, decorated with fresco

As practice shows, the design of sliding doors is used for wardrobes, the separation of spaces, niches of rooms, storage rooms, hallways, install interior sliding doors. Of interest is how to install the doors for the closet with their own hands, as with the installation of its internals everything is more or less clear.

The advantages of creating your own hands

You do not need to have big building skills to assemble, design, assemble the doors for the wardrobe compartment with your own hands. If you decide on this, you will get a number of advantages.

1. Save money on paying the furniture assembler, the designer of the measurer, the sales manager.
2. You will be able to independently select the necessary materials, components for installation.
3. Choose an individual design of the facades.
4. Rationally using the usable space.
5. Save time, you don’t have to wait until the assembly wizard is released. Often, from the time of ordering to the day of immediate assembly, it takes about two weeks.
6. You will gain invaluable experience of installing sliding doors and apply it in other rooms, in the country, with relatives.

The only disadvantage of the coupe doors is that they cannot be moved. However, the fact that their doors do not need to be opened ninety degrees, which significantly saves usable space, allows you to think carefully about the installation site in a rational way that you never want to move them.

We determine the design and construction

Each home has its own world, the room has its own design. When choosing a canvas for the wardrobe, facing materials, you need to choose an individual design, their unique design.

Significantly, the choice of design of the canvas is affected by the fullness of the rooms with furniture, style, repairs, wallpaper color, furniture fittings, curtain material, room illumination, room functionality: bedroom, living room, children’s, hallway, kitchen, balcony, office, dressing room, storage room, warehouse.

For the living room facade is made of glossy, wooden materials, warm, light, dark tones. Doors can be made with combined materials: gloss is combined with frosted inserts, wood, mirror, glass. The color is selected according to the color of the furniture.

Interior living room with a combined wardrobe

For the bedroom will suit shades of light, warm colors: white, beige, milky shades, ivory, gray, various shades of wood. Often in the bedroom install inserts from a mirror, a pattern on a glossy base, frosted glass with an ornament on the door area or a small part.

Large wardrobe in the classic bedroom

For a children's wardrobe, the coupe is made in bright saturated colors with images of animals, cartoon characters. It is not recommended to insert mirrors in the nursery, in order to avoid the fact that it will break. It is not recommended to use gloss, on such material there can be traces of children's pens that need to be constantly removed.

Bright closet with your favorite characters for the children's room

For the hallway, designers recommend using brown, dark, beige tones, or mirrors that visually increase the boundaries of the room.

Mirrored wardrobe for a large hallway

For interior sliding doors, preference is given to materials from wooden solid wood, chipboard.

Suspended system of interior doors coupe

Pictures of flowers, plants, trees, personal photos, animal stickers are added to the design of the canvas.

Door designs are different:

• straight rectangular shape (the most common design, is embedded in free corners, useless niches, along the length of the room, between the rooms);
• oval shape with rounded corners (oval design is considered the most difficult and expensive, but it looks very attractive, skirting various angularities);
• in the entire height of the ceiling - the most common design;
• below the ceiling - used when the ceiling is installed at the time of installation of the sliding structure: stretch, made of plasterboard with an abstract structure, built-in lighting;
• from the lower and upper rail - used for cabinets, separating part of the room, converting space into a small office or storeroom;
• with a suspended structure - used as interior;
  

  Hardware for hanging doors coupe

• cassette - when part of the structure is hidden in the wall, suitable for separating the space, as the interior.
  

  In the open position, the cassette sliding door leaf is in a niche inside the wall

Calculation of door sizes

Calculation of the doors of the wardrobe

To install the doors you need to measure:

• floor height from floor to ceiling
• the length over which the doors will be installed.

If the height of the room is more than 280 centimeters, then the operation of the cabinet with high, heavy doors will be very inconvenient, mechanisms with wheels will quickly wear out, which can lead to unpleasant consequences: loss of doors, jamming, warping. With such a height, it is recommended to divide the cabinet vertically into the main and auxiliary, which serves as a mezzanine.

When the width of the cabinet is determined, it is necessary to determine how many doors need to be installed. For ease of use it is recommended to install sash widths from 60 to 90 centimeters.

Depending on the size and geometry of the opening, the compartment doors may have 2, 3, 4, 5 door leaves

The optimum ratio of the door width to its height should be considered. The ratio should not be more than 2 to 1, and less than 4 to 1.

Necessary materials

Composition of aluminum profile system for compartment doors

After the design, material, design, size, installation location are determined, proceed to the assembly itself. To do this, you need to purchase the necessary materials:

• door leaf,
• metal rails (upper and lower guide),
• rollers for rolling door mechanism (lower, upper),
• buffer tape, softening the blows when sliding the doors,
• silicone sealant
• profiles,
• vertical frame (profile),
• a special adhesive film that protects against splinters if it is accidentally broken.

Structural elements of which the lower door compartment consists

Required Tools

Auxiliary tools will be needed:

• screwdriver
• self-tapping screws
• electric jigsaw,
• hammer,
• screwdrivers
• hexagon
• drill,
• building level,
• roulette,
• pencil,
• scissors,
• stationery knife.

Build a frame with your own hands

Coupe door installation scheme

Initially, let's proceed directly to the assembly of sliding doors. The sequence is as follows.

1. Fasten the silicone sealant to the ends of the door leaf around the perimeter. The mirror surface is recommended to be pasted on the back side with a special film that will protect it from splinters if it is accidentally broken.
   

   Silicone gasket is mounted around the perimeter of the door leaf

2. We insert the canvas in the vertical and horizontal profile with a rubber hammer.
3. We install vertical posts to the sashes from all vertical ends, tamping with light hammer blows.
4. Fasten the roller mechanisms to the horizontal profiles, first from below, then from above.
5. With glue on the vertical profiles of the doors, a buffer tape that protects against impact.
   

   The process of mounting the door wardrobe

Installation and adjustment

1. First of all, install the upper guide rail to the ceiling. Please note that the installation of the top rail should be strictly horizontal. Therefore, use the building level when installing it.
   

   Top rail for sliding door wardrobe

2. We put in the upper guide already ready door.
3. Without fixing the bottom rail to the floor, insert the sash in it.
   

   Bottom guide for compartment doors

4. Align the position of the bottom rail with the help of the building level horizontally, align the position of the inserted doors vertically with the level so that they stand clearly vertically.
   

   When installing the door, first press it firmly into the upper guide, then lift the sash to the stop and put the lower rollers in the corresponding slot

5. Fix the bottom rail to the floor.
6. Using a screwdriver and a hexagon, we level, adjust the position of the doors exactly in relation to each other, parallel to the floor, so that they are located horizontally in the position of 3-5 millimeters from the floor.
   

   Stoppers for doors in the lower rail

The final stage - decorating

The design of the door wardrobe without filling

When the installation of the doors of the wardrobe compartment is done, their image can be interestingly decorated Door decoration is often resorted to when the decor and interior changes to conceal damage or scuffing.

Consider the options:

1. Vinyl stickers. They can be the size of the entire door or be placed interesting geometric prints, a strip in the middle, top, bottom, pattern in the corners, randomly scattered elements of the pattern around the perimeter of the entire cabinet.
   

   A simple idea for a hallway - using stickers to decorate the closet

2. Full color posters. There is a huge selection of posters with a variety of drawings and paintings with nature views, flowers, copies of famous paintings, views of beautiful cities, personal photos.
   

   Poster for wardrobe doors “Lilac lavender”

3. Matting Suitable for glass, mirror, glossy surfaces. It is performed using a stencil, special paste and spatula.
   

   Art matting (sand blasting) for compartment doors

4. Airbrush. This technique is used for drawing on the cabinet drawing of any complexity. This is perhaps the most unusual composition for interior decoration, it looks expensive, luxurious, ornate, exclusive.
   

   Airbrushing on the doors of the wardrobe

5. Color and stained glass film. The easiest, economical option for decorating furniture. With it you can paste over any furniture, giving it an individual, unique style.
   

   Color film for decorating the glass compartment doors

Thus, there is nothing complicated in the design and assembly of a sliding wardrobe - especially if you like to learn something new, to equip your home in accordance with your desires and ideas.

Imagine how pleasant it is for any woman to receive a gift made with her own hands as a gift from her beloved son, husband, son-in-law. The long-awaited, desired wardrobe in the corridor or bedroom will appreciate every member of the family, because everyone will use its functionality.

The process of creating the cabinet may be long, but the result will definitely delight for many years. Do not be afraid to experiment, take the tools, the necessary materials and go for it. If you feel that you can not or are afraid to spoil the purchased materials - it is better to turn to professionals.

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