How to make the calculation of the door wardrobe

Repair is a long process and it is difficult to keep everything under control. Choosing and buying furniture is a stage that brings you directly to the pleasant result of all the work. But even calculating the exact dimensions of the furniture and its parts can be confusing. To prevent this, you should know the correctness and consistency of actions.

Sliding wardrobes have long become an integral part of modern apartments because of their functionality and convenience.

Sliding wardrobes very long and strongly entered our life. Their simplicity, durability, accessibility and functionality won over many. The definition of measurements is quite understandable and everyday, but the calculation of the size of the doors of the wardrobe compartment makes you wonder.

The larger the compartment door, the heavier the canvas, making it difficult to move

Determining the height of the compartment door

The height of the sliding door coupe can be obtained by the formula

A big mistake would be that the calculation of the door height is identical to the measurement procedure of the whole cabinet. The second mistake could be the choice of the height of the product itself, which is equal to the maximum height of the room.

Structural elements of which the lower support compartment door consists

To properly measure the height of the opening, the following tips should be followed.

1. Take measurements at three points - two side parts and in the center. When obtaining the same parameters, you can be sure of the ease of calculation.
   

   The dimensions of the opening are conducted at several levels to identify possible discrepancies of parameters.

2. Take into account the separation of some elements and not attribute them.

• Cover thickness
• Dimensions of thickness of the lower guides with a roller design.
• The gap between the lower guides and the blade.
• Read off the required clearance for door installation (approximately 14 mm).

Doors for wardrobes consist of a frame - vertical, top, bottom profile and filling (glass / mirror or chipboard)

The role of the upper rail for compartment doors

Cross-section of the top rail for the doors of the wardrobe

The main function of guides for the closet is easy and accessible opening and closing. The basis of this system will be the rails, which move the leaf. There are also many additional details.

Upper rail - its role in keeping the door from falling out

The dimensions of the door guides depend entirely on the dimensions of the doors themselves. Basically, there is no need to buy them separately from the furniture, as they are included. But in cases if you yourself have made a wardrobe, or the old part is out of order, then you need to measure it.

Cross section of the lower rail for the wardrobe

The purpose of the top rail is to fix the cabinet at the top. And also, by means of rollers, movement of doors.

Variants of the compartment doors

Their installation is made using conventional screws. The sequence of the fixation process.

1. With the help of a drill, a hole is created in the guide itself (size 4 mm). The distance between each 30 cm.
   

   Guides fasten with screws with a press washer, with a step of about 300 mm

2. When using universal screws, it is necessary, in each hole, in addition, to make a countersink. It is needed for the item fasteners.
3. Plunging into the prepared section of the cabinet.
4. Alignment and fixation fasteners (better screws).

Bottom guide - doors move along it

Determining the width of the door wardrobe

Determine the height of the doors of the wardrobe compartment and calculate the width of the doors by the formulas

The accuracy of the measurement of the width of the compartment door depends on the formality you already know. It is important to check the measurement results, namely to do them 3 times and in different parts. This simple procedure can save you from misconceptions.

The specific dimensions of the compartment doors depend on the option of moving the canvas and the characteristics of the sliding system.

A distinctive feature of this stage will be accounting for the number of door partitions. It is necessary to observe the following sequence.

1. Total width measurement of the entire opening.
   

   Opening for the installation of compartment doors

2. Section of a certain indicator on the number of valves.
   

   The formula for calculating the door coupe

3. To the resulting figure (as a result of division), the following components are added:

• + overlap between the doors. He hides the inner space.
• + a certain addition to the side of the door.

Calculation of linen doors coupe

Calculation of the size of the overlap of the compartment door of the asymmetric profile

To overlap the doors and not interfere with each other, it is necessary that the rear rail be removed from the front

The sliding part of the cabinet is designed to be used in the open and closed position. It is imperative that the profile of one of the valves covers the surface of the second.

Determining the size of the overlap of doors is simple: the width of the opening is divided in half (assuming the cabinet is even) and the handle size is added. Thanks to these simple calculations, we define the width of the overlap.

The size of the overlap of the compartment door of the asymmetric profile

Provided that if the profile is asymmetric, then the width of the opening is measured separately for the top and bottom and each door.

Asymmetric handle profile cross section

Also, for ease of computation, some masters use a fairly simple rule. It sounds like this: the size of the overlap should be equal to the width of the door handle.

Conditions that may affect the size of the coupe doors overlap:

• fitting size;
• handle dimensions;
• number of valves;
• the presence of Schlegel (detail that softens the blow when you open the door).

Proper calculations will ensure convenient use of furniture.

Profile cross section of a symmetrical handle

Calculation of boxes for the wardrobe. Dimensions

Drawer for wardrobe, top view

To determine the size of the boxes, you must determine their place. Also at its discretion is to choose the dimensions of the future storage space. After these "air data" turn into numbers. With the help of roulette we make measurements by analogy with the door.

Calculate the height of the details of drawers

The box itself consists of strips that have their thickness. Because of this detail, the box may not fit. Therefore it is worth knowing the width of this material and take it into account. In most cases, the width of the box is 5 mm larger than the guides.

Full algorithm for calculating the size of the drawer cabinet

• Take away the thickness of the central partition and sides of the total width of the cabinet.
• From the number obtained, subtract the width of the material and divide it into sections.

Cabinet components

Thus, we learned the width of the shelves themselves.

To calculate the space for the drawers, it is necessary to remove approximately 35 mm from the width of the shelf. And this is the width of the drawer in the shelf. The need to take away from the need to open the box without hooking the door.

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