Putting the kitchen with his hands: Tips with photos

You bought a new set for the kitchen and brought home, but did not want to give collectors of the store ten per cent of its value? Installation of kitchen furniture with his own hands is not a complicated process. Do it yourself, if you have the skills, and you are not afraid of complexity. Want to learn how to assemble kitchen set? Please use our tips.

Design and construction - two sides of the same coin

Prefer modular furniture, as well as structures that provide for a simplified assembly of kitchen units. Before buying, make a detailed plan of the premises on which necessarily indicate (preferably in millimeters):

• height, width and length of the room in different parts of the kitchen - probably they are different;
• location and size of the door;
• the exact position of electrical wiring, sewerage, water and gas;
• the exact location of ventilation;
• the height and the distance from the sill of the window opening to the kitchen corners.

Now boldly go to the studio or furniture store. Experienced specialists using computer programs of 3D-modeling will choose a suitable design and will give advice on how to assemble kitchen set. When choosing guided by regulations.

1. The kitchen is divided into cooking zone, cutting products from storage sink and a refrigerator products. The transition takes place between them on the shortest path - the "golden triangle".
2. Sink hob and refrigerator must be positioned at a distance of not less than two feet apart - spray water can lead to the exit of the cooking system, and a refrigerator in a high temperature zone will eat more electricity.
3. Washing machine and dishwasher, place close to the water supply and sanitation.

The design of the headset depend on the size of the kitchen. Variants of arrangement elements headset with the letter F and P are used in small spaces. Island option is suitable for spacious rooms.

What you'll need

Before you assemble kitchen look in his tool box or purchase:

• drill or a hammer drill with a set;
• hammer and bump - to mark the holes in the concrete;
• Screwdriver - for quick tightening screws;
• jigsaw - for cutting holes;
• staple gun.
• spline wrench head screws "hexagon".

During the assembly, you may need the following materials:

• Furniture nails;
• furniture corners and borders, edge band;
• Intersection ties;
• Mounting and wooden slats of uniform thickness;
• screws and dowels;
• gidroparoizolyatsionnaya silicone sealant or film;
• carpenter's glue;
• acetone or white spirit.

It is necessary to hang evenly

Begin assembly of kitchen units with wall cabinets. Before this Carefully select the details for each item headset.

Installation accessories and furniture fittings

Perform installation of door hinges, shelf supports and guides for drawers.

Assembling the supporting structure

For accurate assembly at the interface components are provided holes for the pins. Connect side and a horizontal wall, ensure that coupling angle - 90 degrees.

Dock as a second pair. Assemble the two halves of the box and check for skew - Measure diagonally.

screed box

For this purpose can be used screws having a countersunk head with hexagon socket, or furniture corners. Insert and loosely tighten all fixing screws. Ensure that no imbalance and make the final tie.

Mounting of the rear wall

In the constructions wall cabinets used two ways of its installation. The first is to mount MDF or hardboard from the outside using staple gun or small nails.

• Place the box on the assembly surface face down and place fiberboard top so that the edges do not go beyond it.
• To avoid skewing fix it first at the corners.
• Make a mount on the perimeter, observing an interval of 10 cm.

In the second method the sheet is inserted into slots along the rear struts Rout edge.

Properly hang closet

"Well, it's simple! - I think you - Attached sheds, set plugs into the wall and screw the screws. " Take your time! The obvious solution is not always the best.

Prepare the wall

Eliminate unevenness, paint or wallpaper paste - you will not have such an opportunity after the installation is complete. Protect the space between the table and wardrobes "apron" splash arising during cooking and washing dishes. How to do it, read on.

Make the "apron" of the panels

An important advantage of such protection - quick installation and low cost. The panels are put on the glue or secured to the frame (if the kitchen is large or uneven surfaces). If you chose the first way, pay attention to the details:

• make alignment and priming the walls;
• use "liquid nails";
• monitor vertical misalignment building level.

Pick a convenient height and location

Installation height wall cabinets is determined in accordance with the requirements of:

• The space between the table and the lower limit should be at least 0.50 m and provide a good overview.
• The bottom shelf should be at eye level, and up to the top, you can get a hand.
• If the wall were laid communication, it is necessary to saw cut in the back of the box.

Spend the correct markup

Use building level (bubble or laser) for fine horizontal line marking holes for fasteners.

Use the "crabs" and the mounting rails (rail)

Canopies-eye is not the best way to mount. Its disadvantages:

• rigid fixation - slide fasteners to the side or up after the installation is no longer possible;
• inaccuracy - drilling deviations from the horizontal lines;
• walls must be perfectly smooth and thick;
• fixing directly on fiberboard leads to its deformation and breaking out.

Mounting rails and adjustable canopies ( "crabs") will give you the necessary freedom of action and the following benefits:

• load up to 100 kg does not destroy the rear wall;
• easy installation on the wall paneling, drywall and wall panels;
• insensitivity to the irregularities of the wall;
• fine-tuning the position of the cabinet in the horizontal plane;
• the possibility of its alignment with the overhang on the "apron".

Secure the rail using dowels and screws. Note that the distance from the rail to the groove of the upper wall should be at least 40 mm.

Install the adjustable sunshade at the inner sides of the rack closer to the upper corners of the wall cabinet. The rear wall of the pre-saw out openings for the hooks.

After hanging cabinet rail awnings make fine adjustment by means of two screws located at the outer end. Top screw adjusts the height of the cabinet position on the floor and the bottom - its slope forward or backward relative to the wall.

Previously, we described two methods of fixing the rear wall. In the first case mounting plate pushes forward the upper part of the enclosure and creates an imbalance, which can cause a fall. To eliminate fasten under the lower edge rail of the same thickness (or use flag "apron"). Variant with the insert wall in the groove is more preferred, since it does not require the second strap.

Set Intersection ties

tie screw twists into the sleeve and head with wide hats provide a record. The installation consists of several simple steps.

step №1	After adjustment sheds make sure that the front and lower surfaces of the cabinets are coplanar
step №2	Pull the vertical strut clamps to prevent displacement during drilling
step №3	Drill-holes, and connect the necessary diameter by twisting screed halves

Hang facade elements

Doors and install curbs in the last instance - that you will speed up the installation process and reduce the risk of breakage.

We descend from heaven to earth

Admiring his handiwork, majestically hanging on the walls of the kitchen, started assembling floor elements set.

We begin to dance on the corner

And there placed corner cabinet with a sink. Typically, this design with a bottom consisting of two parts, a horizontal architrave replacing second rear wall to provide access to plumbing fixtures, and two perpendicular to each other (large and small) under worktop. Collect it in the following schedule:

• the rear screw composite bottom rack and fasten one of the ends of the rear side-bar;
• Screw the side plates and pull them side-bar;
• Pull them together with screws;
• make installation feet to the bottom of the cabinet according to the markup;
• hang and adjust the door.

Insert washer

The sink is often sold separately from the headset. Keep in mind a few important points when installing.

1. Cutting out holes for him to carry out the assembly with the pit side.
2. edge of a sink has two perimeter. It corresponds to the outer edge and the inner - special hinges for mounting.
3. When marking openings depart from the workpiece edge is not less than 10 cm. Draw a pencil external washing of the border.
4. Measure the distance from the edge line to the fixing hinge.
5. Put it away into the label contour. Swipe through them line bounding the inner perimeter.
6. Drill her several through holes for jigsaw;
7. Apply a few epigastric sides adhesive tape strip overlapping contoured zone - to prevent damage to the front surface of the slack sawed piece.
8. Jigsaw saw out a hole under the sink.
9. Apply sealant in the space between the inner and outer perimeters, and wait until it thickens.
10. Insert and fix the sink with special clamps.

Assemble the floor cabinets

Assembling the floor cabinets takes place on the same principle. But first to the bottom of the cabinet according to the holes made in it are mounted adjustable feet. After assembling the hulls necessarily make a careful alignment of the upper edge of the screed and Intersection.

The assembly of drawers, start with the installation guide on the sidewalls. Supplies them to the back wall, the bottom of the insert, attach the front cover, check the diagonally skewed, pull the fasteners, screw the handle.

Install the worktop

Most often it is made of laminated chipboard. She mounted quickly, it is light weight and easy to process. The assembly consists of the following steps.

• Fiberboard mark with allowance of at least 1 cm in all directions, with the gap to 5 mm "skirt" and a thickness of the metal strips are superimposed on the ends.
• Cut the preform furniture hacksaw or jigsaw.
• Apply sealant to the ends, press firmly the bar with screws, remove any excess silicone with acetone.
• Set the tabletop stand on floor cabinets and secure with screws.
• The gap between the edges adjacent to the apron sealant fill and close the border furniture.

The angular tabletop is composed of two or more parts, with special connecting ties. Her make assembly as follows:

• on the upper edge of the joint edges apply a special glue, bundled, which has high adhesive properties;
• the rest of the joint thoroughly lubricate ordinary joiner's glue;
• Insert the slats into a special slot sawn along both sides of the joint;
• set screed with epigastric side to specularly identical recesses made perpendicular to the interface, generate a contraction with a wrench;
• remove protrusions on the front surface of the adhesive using white spirit or acetone.

Congratulations! You have mastered and produced the assembly and installation of kitchen units with their own hands, which will last for many years and will be the subject of your pride.

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