Sliding wardrobe in the domestic market has won a leading position among cabinets of any design. This type of furniture has become a godsend for a modern interior. It allows rational use of free space in the room. The popularity of furniture is due to a number of advantages: firstly, it is an impeccable versatility, secondly, having a compact size, the cabinet has an excellent capacity, thirdly, it has a long service life and high quality workmanship. In the manufacture of furniture, only environmentally friendly natural materials and reliable fittings are used. Interesting design solutions allow you to create attractive furniture, emphasizing its individual style. Such positive characteristics make this cabinet ideal for a modern interior. It will fit even in small spaces. This article will tell you how to properly assemble a wardrobe.

Tools for the job

Before assembling the wardrobe, it is necessary to prepare tools for assembly. For this you will need:

1. Level and tape measure.
2. Glue for fixing pile.
3. Drill for making holes in drywall or wooden surfaces, screwing screws.
4. Hacksaw for metal and wood for fitting cabinet elements to the appropriate dimensions.
5. Hammer for driving dowels.
6. Perforator for making holes in concrete and brick.
7. Self-tapping screws and dowels.

These tools will become real helpers in your work.

Basic steps in the build process

To make it easier and faster to navigate the question of how to assemble a wardrobe, the assembly diagram is included in the package of the purchased product. It should be checked for its presence. When buying, you need to pay attention to the quality of each element, strip and parts, make sure that there are no cracks, blisters and other defects. When transporting the set, precautions must be taken: the furniture must be firmly fixed in transport, and a flat road should be chosen for transportation.

First stage. Place of installation and marking.

Before assembling a wardrobe, it is important to learn the assembly algorithm. If it is planned that the furniture will take up space in the corner of the room, then the total length of the set is measured from it. To do this, you need to measure the length of the mezzanine. Next, a vertical line is drawn, which will display the boundaries of the future structure. To get a straight line, you need to make a few marks.

After that, you should measure the vertical line. At its level, a bar will be placed in the same position, dividing the compartment for things with horizontal shelves from the compartment where the hangers are placed. To do this, you need to measure the perimeter of the ceiling and measure the distance from the right or left border of the cabinet. Further, on two vertical lines, the height of the shelves, the edge of the future structure and the vertical stand are measured.

Second phase. Installation

The kit always includes instructions on how to assemble the wardrobe. After reading it carefully, you can carry out the second stage of work - installation
mounts.

Fasteners are applied to the drawn lines, marks are made with a pencil for future holes where the dowels are hammered. Fasteners are fixed to the wall with self-tapping screws.

Since the main task is the correct assembly of furniture, you should know that if profiles are used to frame the edges of some elements, it is more rational to use them in the next step.

Stage three. Fastening of vertical rack, mezzanine, shelves, bezel and side wall

Since you have to assemble the wardrobe yourself, you should be very careful at each stage. The vertical stand is fixed with screws to the fixtures. In order to install the mezzanine, it is necessary to draw a horizontal line with a pencil where it will be located. A hole is drilled on this line to secure the parts. After that, self-tapping screws and dowels are hammered in there, fasteners are mounted on the wall, and a mezzanine is installed on them, which is fixed with self-tapping screws.

The distance from the floor surface to the ceiling is measured with maximum accuracy. The side wall is adjusted to the size of the main structure and is securely fixed with fasteners.

Then marks are made on the side wall and vertical rack of the cabinet. In these places, two fasteners are mounted, after which you can install shelves, fixing them on self-tapping screws.

Where there will be hangers, you should hang up the tube for them, having previously secured them with the appropriate fasteners. The tube is cut to the required size, inserted and also fixed.

After that, a pencil mark is made at the attachment points on the wall surface. A hole is drilled in each false panel, where the dowels are hammered. Then they can be fixed in the marked places on the screws.

Fourth stage. Door assembly

Before assembling the wardrobe doors, it is necessary to determine the length of the guides and adjust them to the appropriate size. They are attached to the false panels on the ceiling and floor with self-tapping screws. After assembling the frame, work begins on installing the door. Each model has its own sliding system, which has its own individual characteristics. For a cabinet, it is better to choose a system that does not require special equipment. When ordering the manufacture of a door in a specialized furniture company, you do not need to cut the sheets, fasten them to the guides and adjust them according to the dimensions of the rails.

So, before you assemble the wardrobe doors, you must:

1. Attach the rails to the already finished door. The rollers should move, so they do not need to be tightened tightly.
2. Insert the door alternately into both guides: upper and lower.
3. After adjusting the angle and height of the slope, glue the pile on the sides of the sliding door. This action will allow it to close and open quietly.
4. Having installed the doors, you should make sure that they are easy to operate and that there are no creaks, the reliability of the fittings and the strength of the shelves.

After all the stages of work are completed, you can call relatives and friends to evaluate the result.

How to assemble a built-in wardrobe

For people who do not have enough experience in making furniture with their own hands, the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bassembling furniture may seem utopian. Many apartment owners place the structure in a niche in order to save space. This is a fairly rational solution, especially in small spaces.

Before assembling a built-in wardrobe, you need to choose its type, since a niche is usually filled with two types of wardrobes: built-in and full-sized. The first type is a built-in structure, the second type is an ordinary custom-made cabinet. If there is a niche in the room, it is better to use it for a closet. This solution significantly saves room space and financial costs for installation work.

Before assembling the wardrobe, you should put the niche in order: remove the switches, sockets, and paste over the walls with wallpaper or paint, if you wish, you can use plastic panels. After that, the material for the door is selected: a mirror, decorative plastic or glass. Since the standard ceiling height is more than three meters, it is more convenient to place mezzanines on the upper part of the niche. Most often use hinged or sliding doors. Sometimes they choose an accordion door.

The built-in wardrobe is mounted completely or partially, it does not have surfaces, but is equipped with the necessary fittings: shelves, holders, racks, baskets, etc. These elements can be easily attached to the walls of the room and the wardrobe can be fully used. The only drawback is that it cannot be moved.

When installing the door, keep in mind that the floor surface may be uneven. For this reason, it may be necessary to adjust the wheels with which the doors move. The wheels cannot be adjusted very often, as they may become unusable.

You can also put a cabinet wardrobe in a niche, in which there are all the elements of a standard model: ceiling, floor, back wall and side panels.

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Do-it-yourself wardrobe assembly scheme in 5 steps

Out of a desire to save money, people often buy disassembled cabinet furniture in the hope of assembling it themselves. Indeed, there are instructions in any kit, but in reality, the sliding wardrobe assembly scheme has many nuances, and so that at the end you don’t have “extra parts” and the cabinet turns out to be durable, we will analyze the whole process in detail and for convenience we will break it into 5 steps.

Tool and preparation for assembly

You won’t need too many tools, but you won’t be able to get by with one screwdriver either, manufacturers give out a kit with 90% readiness, the remaining 10% are written off for fitting furniture to a specific place.

• Confirmed key, manual hexagon (often included);
• Steel hammer;
• Rubber mallet;
• Screwdrivers - Phillips and straight;
• Roulette;
• Awl;
• Confirmed drill;
• Drills for metal - 4 mm and 6 mm;
• Screwdriver;
• Square;
• Pliers;
• Level (regular bubble).

Now we need to prepare the workplace, on the assembly site the cabinet should fit in any position - along, across, diagonally and even lying down. All this is necessary so that you can fix the back shield from fiberboard, and then get out of there and slide the cabinet into the place intended for it.

Do not rely on the fact that the set is fully equipped, be sure to check the availability of all the details when buying, the furniture is assembled manually at the factory and the human factor must be taken into account.

Assembling a closet in 5 steps

Furniture in the public sector is made either from chipboard or laminated MDF, it is not difficult to assemble these cabinets by hand, but it is advisable to take care of an assistant, at least for support.

Step 1: Base Assembly

In this case, we need to install the legs on the base plate and fix the fittings for the subsequent installation of the vertical walls of the cabinet.

Illustrations	Recommendations
	Legs marked. In some models, the legs are not provided at all, they are installed on stands made of the same chipboard, but more often there are adjustable legs in the kit. Here you need to look at whether holes are provided for these legs in the base plate, if they are there, then assemble them according to the diagram shown in the photo on the left.
	Legs not marked. This situation occurs in budget models. You need to mark the points for mounting and screw the legs with self-tapping screws to the base. According to the rules, on the front side the legs are installed at a distance of 70 mm from the edge, and from the back 50 mm from the edge.
	Mounting hardware. The vertical walls are fixed with pins for minifixes, the standard diameter is 4 mm, but there are other models.
	Pin mounting. There are pre-drilled holes in the base for these pins, you just need to take a tool and screw them in. The same pins are mounted in the top cover, in order not to waste time later, it is better to screw them into a rhinestone into both plates.

Step 2: assemble the case

If up to this point you could do everything yourself, now it's time to call an assistant. It is needed to maintain the walls in a vertical state. It is not worth fixing the cage to the base right away, first install the shelves so that the cage stays on its own.

Horizontal shelves are assembled using furniture confirmers, they are also called euroscrews. In ready-made sets, the holes for them are already drilled, you only need to insert the confirmant into these holes and screw tightly with a hex key, then cover the head with a plastic plug.

It is better to screw the confirmants manually with a key; when using a screwdriver, you can overtighten and strip the thread.

Now it's time to firmly attach the cage with shelves to the base and top cover. For these purposes, the so-called minifixes are used, they are something like a “pill” with an eccentric inside.

The furniture minifix diameter is 16mm, when you install the vertical posts on the pins, the pin head will be visible in the side hole of the post. A minifix is ​​inserted into this hole and rotated clockwise.

Thus, the two elements are tightly pulled together. At the same time, the technology is the same, both for fixing the base and for fixing the top cover.

Step 3: back wall

The back wall in such cabinets is made of painted hardboard (dense fiberboard). Sheets are cut on machines, so there is no doubt about their forms, the problem is that the back wall is typesetting, that is, it is assembled from several sheets, so the assembly takes place in 3 stages:

1. First you need to check how smoothly you assembled the box. To do this, we use the old-fashioned way - we measure the diagonals. The size of both diagonals must be the same. If something is wrong, we check the tightness of the minifixes, usually small deviations are caused by an uneven screed;
2. Now call an assistant and ask him to hold the box in the right position (so that it does not skew in any direction). At this time, you yourself apply the bottom panel of the hardboard to the back wall and nail it to the racks with carnations or fasten it with small self-tapping screws;
3. Then you put a plastic H-shaped connecting profile on the installed panel and mount the next one in the same way. The minimum pitch for fixing panels on racks is 100 mm, well, this is up to you, for example, in Soviet cabinets, the back wall was fixed with self-tapping screws with a pitch of 30 mm.

Step number 4: installation of rails for doors

Before mounting guides for sliding doors, the base of the cabinet should be set clearly on the horizon, with level control. This can be done with adjustable legs.

Illustrations	Recommendations
	Equipment. In budget models, roller doors are used based on the lower rail, rollers drive along it. Above are W-shaped profiles that control the movement of the door leaf.
	Fixing top profiles. All profiles come without mounting holes, you will need to drill them with a drill with a diameter of 4 mm. Then screw the profile with self-tapping screws to the top cover of the cabinet.
	We put stoppers. Stoppers are needed so that the door rollers are fixed in them and the doors do not move apart spontaneously. You just need to take the pliers and insert the latch into the groove of the profile.
	Bottom profile fixing. The instruction is similar: drill holes with a diameter of 4 mm and fasten the profile to the base with self-tapping screws (the stoppers should already be in place).

Step number 5: installation of auxiliary fittings and doors

Illustrations	Recommendations
	Hardware installation. Flanges for a horizontal bar under the trempel are screwed at a distance of 270 mm from the rear wall. Microlifts and guides for drawers are screwed onto self-tapping screws according to the scheme of a specific cabinet model.
	Roller adjustment. There are special screws for adjusting the lower support rollers. They are located inside the structure and you can get to them with the help of a hexagon, as in the diagram on the left.
	Stopper adjustment. The stopper moves easily in the groove with a screwdriver or an awl. Determine the point at which the roller will be located, and move the stopper there.
	shockproof tape. When everything is assembled and adjusted, take a soft shockproof tape and glue it to the end of the door profile.

Conclusion

Although there are many models of sliding wardrobes, the scheme of actions described above is suitable for most of them, only dimensions and minor details change. The video in this article shows the whole process in more detail. If you have any questions, write in the comments, I will try to help.

Video version of the article

Where to start assembling a wardrobe

First you need to check whether all the spare parts were brought to you. There should be several boxes with chipboard (at least two), doors and packaging with hardware. The manufacturer can pack hardware and additional elements in a box with chipboard. Be careful when accepting the cabinet, as deliverers can sometimes forget some elements or may damage some of its parts, be sure to check this.

What tools will be needed to assemble the cabinet:

• Phillips screwdriver PH2;
• hex key, edge width 5 mm (L-shaped);
• roulette (ruler);
• level (optional)

The assembly process will be greatly accelerated if you have a screwdriver with bits (hex and cross), but you can do without it.

Preparing to assemble the wardrobe

Assembling a wardrobe with your own hands is a laborious process, so immediately find yourself an assistant who will help you hold or submit the spare part. Before proceeding with the assembly, you need to open all the packages and sort the boards by size. After that, it will be easier to determine which elements are which.

Each panel has characteristic openings for connection, by which it is easy to determine its purpose.

There are 3 basic schemes for connecting chipboard:

• with the help of confirmed screws;

• eccentric couplers (minifixes);

• one of the above methods, but with the addition of wooden dowels (chopics).

Each connection has its own characteristic holes on the plane and at the ends of the boards. Two types of holes are made for confirmations:

• in one part through in a plane with a diameter of 7 mm;
• in the second part, a deaf one with a diameter of 4.5 or 5 mm.

Under eccentric screeds, 2 pairs of holes are also made:

• in one part it is deaf in a plane with a diameter of 5 mm where the minifix stem is screwed;
• in the second part there is an 8 mm end hole connected to a recess in a plane with a diameter of 15 mm for a clamping cylinder.

Holes for dowels are made blind from the end and in the plane with the same diameter from 8 to 10 mm.

Before assembling a wardrobe, look at a set of hardware, by their presence it will become clear what type of connections you have and in what sequence to assemble the elements.

Before deciding on the details, it is worth remembering that for all boards the front side (end) is glued with an edge, and the back (where the fiberboard is nailed) remains bare. So you can correctly position the shelves, lintels and sidewalls.

Professional furniture assembly services are available to everyone today. However, many men want to do everything on their own, and not so much out of economy, but out of interest. Detailed instructions on how to assemble a cabinet will be very useful in such a situation.

Furniture Features

Before proceeding with the assembly, you need to find out the features of the cabinet with which you have to work. According to the type of construction, the cabinet can be:

• One-piece. It can be placed anywhere. It has walls, a bottom, a back wall and a lid;
• Embedded. It is placed in a niche. It may be missing walls, cover and floor. Their role is played by the walls of the room;
• Partially embedded. It may be missing a couple of parts, but not all. For example, a full-wall cabinet, in which the role of the bottom and cover is played by the floor and ceiling of the room.

The types of doors are:

• traditional swing cabinets;
• wardrobes;
• models with lifting doors;
• models with accordion doors;
• cabinets without doors.

The form is distinguished:

• straight;
• corner;
• radius cabinets.

Your future wardrobe can be standard, custom-made or prefabricated from different modules. It can have glass inserts, mirrors or decorative panels. Each of these models will have their own assembly features that need to be considered.

Training

Before assembly, it is necessary to carefully inspect the installation location of the cabinet. Using the building level, evaluate whether the floor and walls are even in this place. As far as possible, eliminate the shortcomings: the smoother the surfaces, the more securely the cabinet will fall into place.

Be sure to solve the issue with the plinth. If your closet has an environment for the plinth at the back, great. If not, either make it, or remove the baseboard so that the furniture stands exactly against the wall.

Prepare the necessary assembly tools:

• Screwdriver, screwdrivers of various types;
• Perforator (may be needed for mounting built-in cabinets);
• Ruler, tape measure, building level, "corner";
• Pencil or felt-tip pen;
• Hammer;
• Fasteners: nails, bolts, screws, dowel plugs, etc. To fasten parts from furniture panels, you will need confirmations (Euro screws), if the furniture is made of chipboard or chipboard, self-tapping screws will come in handy);
• To fasten a number of parts, you will need glue, and to mount the finishing edge, you will need an iron.

It is desirable that at hand was a cabinet assembly diagram with a description of all the details. If you have a factory manual, read it carefully.

General sequence of work

To assemble the cabinet correctly, it is best to get down to business with an assistant. An ordinary cabinet can be assembled immediately against the wall, or you can assemble a box on the floor. Experts recommend the second option, because it turns out smoother. True, not every room has enough space for this.

First, the bottom, side walls, and cover are interconnected. Then the back wall is attached (usually it is made from a thin sheet of fiberboard).

Next up are the shelves. Usually they are attached to special corners and assembled from the bottom up. If the shelves are complex (for example, with partitions), it is better to assemble them on the floor, and then mount them in a cabinet in finished form.

In a wardrobe, kitchen or wardrobe, there are often exit shelves that roll out forward for ease of use. There are special accessories for them. Usually these are guides with small rollers. A guide is attached to the side walls of the cabinet, and a part with a roller is attached to the shelf.

The most important thing is that the rails are fixed exactly at the same height, and that the rail that goes into the depth of the cabinet is strictly horizontal.

According to the same scheme, metal baskets are attached (for linen, accessories or shoes), if they are retractable. If the baskets are stationary, a metal holder is installed for them, and then they are hung with hooks.

Drawers are a separate issue. The frame of the box is assembled from the outside. To do this, the side and rear walls are fastened together. Then the bottom is attached. After that, a handle is attached to the facade of the future box, and then everything is connected to the box together.

A metal guide is installed on the side walls of the cabinet to which the box will be attached. The second part of the guide with a small wheel is attached to the side walls of the box at the desired height.

A box with a hinged lid is made using a facade and a gas lift. First, a handle is attached to the facade, then fittings are installed. Most often, a round part with a sleeve is attached to the sides of the future box, and hook-shaped fasteners are attached to the facade.

The skill of installing drawers and folding drawers will help you make a cabinet with a nightstand. The built-in cabinet at the bottom is usually made up of shelves of large width, which are closed with hinged or folding doors.

After shelves and drawers, rods can be installed in the cabinet if they are provided for by the diagram.

If you're building a built-in closet, most fixtures will attach directly to the wall. You can make it without a back wall - then you just need to attach the sidewalls to the walls (if you don’t have a niche) and shelves. If you want a built-in cabinet to look more solid, make the back wall out of a hardboard sheet.

When all the filling of the cabinet is assembled, you can proceed with the installation of doors.

Door installation

Even at the design stage of the cabinet, you should think about the number of doors. This is a very important point in terms of ease of use of furniture. If the doors are hinged, the cabinet will be divided into sections. Each section is “responsible” either for a separate door or a pair of doors. For example, a four-door cabinet may have 4 narrow sections, or it may have two wider ones. To open the entire section, you need to open two doors at once. This is convenient for wardrobes, because in a wide section you can place, for example, a long rod for clothes.

Swing deris are attached vertically to the side walls of the cabinet. Hinges are required for their installation. Today on sale there are several types of door furniture hinges. They are designed for different materials and work differently.

If you have factory fittings, use only that. If you designed the cabinet yourself, it is best to consult a specialized furniture hardware store. The fact is that the number and type of door hinges is determined by the material from which the leaf is made, as well as its weight and length. For example, for a medium-sized facade 1.5-2 meters long, 3 loops will be needed, which will need to be fixed at an equal distance from each other. In order not to load the vertical supports of the cabinet too much, it is not recommended to make the doors wider than 65 centimeters.

If the cabinet has glass doors, you need to pick up special fasteners for them. There are hinges that require drilling through the glass, and there are those that simply clamp it. For heavy doors, it is better to prefer the first option.

When installing, it is very important to accurately measure the attachment points on the door and on the cabinet wall - this is the only way the door will fit perfectly. First, the hinge is attached to the door, then the door is substituted for the cabinet and a mark is made on the side wall where the hinge striker will be attached. It is very convenient to do this if the hinge mechanism can be disassembled: both parts are attached to the wood separately, and then the hinge is connected.

Sliding doors are a little more difficult to install. There are different sliding mechanisms. The most common option is this: guide rails are installed on top and bottom, and rollers are attached to the doors at the bottom and top.

First you need to cut off the top aluminum profile. It is W-shaped in shape. This is done exactly along the width of the cabinet opening from edge to edge, regardless of the width of the doors. Next, you need to drill holes in the profile for fasteners at an equal distance from each other (4.5-6 cm). After that, the profile is attached to the cabinet lid.

These special mechanisms will keep the doors from "slipping" when the cabinet is closed. On the left side, they are mounted in a recess on the profile on the left, on the right - on the right.

Next, the lower profile is applied to the bottom of the cabinet (and if the cabinet is built-in, directly to the floor). You don't need to attach it yet. Together with an assistant, insert the first door into the upper profile. You should start with the sash that will “roll” from behind. The upper door wheel should fit into the rear "rail". Then you need to gently press the lower wheels with your hands and insert them into the rear groove of the lower guide. The second (front) sash is inserted in the same way.

Once both doors are in place, make sure they are level. If necessary, adjust the position of the lower profile. After that, you can fix the bottom guide. The final touch is gluing special brushes on the sides of the doors, which will soften the impact of the doors on the cabinet walls.

Sliding wardrobes thanks to the thought-over design save a huge amount of usable space. Cabinets - coupe "Basya" showed themselves especially well.

How to assemble a closet?

The assembly of the Basya sliding wardrobe does not present any difficulties for a person who knows how to handle the tool. Such furniture can be placed not only in the bedroom, but also in the country or in the hallway, everywhere this furniture will look completely at ease and organically.

"Basya" perfectly matches the format of budget furniture. Compared to other Basya models, it costs two and a half times cheaper, while it also looks very presentable.

Instructions for assembling the cabinet are attached to each unit of the product, but there are still difficulties in its layout from time to time, especially in the question of how to assemble a wardrobe for a beginner. In addition to the manual, it is recommended to watch video materials on the site, which shows in detail how to assemble the Basya wardrobe.

The scheme of the cabinet "Basya"

The cabinet "Basya" is assembled as follows:

1. The frame is installed first. All cabinet nodes are marked and numbered, so it will be easy to work. Assembly starts from the bottom corner. The side wall is connected to the bottom using self-tapping screws, another wall is installed in parallel in the neighborhood. Before that, it is better to look at the photo in the instructions.
2. After the frame is assembled, the back wall comes into play, which is attached with small nails to the assembled base. Also, instead of studs, 3 mm self-tapping screws are often used.
3. The product should be assembled from top to bottom, the wall is fixed on both sides, it gives rigidity and stability to the entire structure. It is very important to control that there are no distortions. For these purposes, use the following tool:

• construction square;
• good meter level;
• roulette;
• plumb.

If there is the slightest distortion, then the door will not close well and it will be impossible to fully use the cabinet.

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The assembled frame is prepared, which means it's time to attach the back panel, it is attached both from the outside and from the inside. After the end of this assembly phase, it is recommended to test: how smoothly all the elements are fixed, and if something is done incorrectly, this will negatively affect the operation of the product, and the service life will be noticeably reduced.

1. After the frame is installed, the installation of the shelves begins. They are fixed with the help of special cylindrical wooden blocks, which are called chopiks. Moment glue, self-tapping screws, dowels are also actively involved. It should be noted that all markings are on standard parts, so the process of installing blocks does not present any difficulty.
2. The crucial stage is the layout of the door. It is very important that there are no distortions, then the door will normally close and open without effort. In this case, it is important to set the guides correctly.
3. After the door is installed, a mirror is mounted on it. How to fix the mirror, it is recommended to look at the assembly diagram of the Basya wardrobe with a mirror.
4. After the assemblers have finished the main work, you can put the fittings.

As you can see, the description is quite accessible even for a primary school student. You can determine the correct installation of the Basya wardrobe by some characteristic features:

• the product is based on the floor, without any distortions;
• there are no gaps at the joints;
• The door opens and closes silently without any effort.

After making sure that everything is fine, the Basya cabinet can be safely operated by loading it with contents.