Repair drawer with your hands: the replacement of rails

Our reader Natalia Petrenko from the Krasnodar region - a young mother and a very active landlady. Her video blog full of recipes, impressions of travel and practical advice. But this material is prepared specifically for Natasha HouseChief on repair of drawers chest.

Good afternoon! I'm on leave to care for a child, and many moms will understand me. Strong half of my family is confident that time is called the "holiday", I rest in it. Never occurred to him that, in comparison with his work housework, And even with a small child - it's hard work. I drew attention once her husband on crooked drawers for clothes. He reasonably pointed out that it requires a skilled furniture maker opinion and suggested I find a master.

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1 Repair your hands - it sparingly!
2 Detecting problems
3 Details on replacement
4 Installation of new guide
5 Other kinds of guides

Repair your hands - it sparingly!

Not that I wanted to wipe his nose, but the right word to cause masters for such a case? Yes, I'll fix myself better, and the money saved to buy yourself something nice. Looking ahead to say that the repair of two boxes has managed me only 140 rubles, and the phone number in declaring the master said that the call will cost only 300 rubles plus materials and work, for a total of about 1200. Chest with me, of course, not new, and four years ago, when we bought it, it was worth 3500. Yes, it's a third of its value!

Detecting problems

The problem was very acute. The middle drawer in general ceased to be nominated and strongly warped

Outwardly, all this looks bad, and it's not so much in appearance, but in the fact that every day I had to grub with this dresser, rattling drawers to get things. After I pinch your finger once again, I thought: All right, enough! It's time to take matters into their own hands women.

I start with a search problem. I had to remove all the boxes and inspect the rails.

The reason for warping was discovered almost immediately: that's the plastic rollers on the right side

This part of constant load just crumbled. It is strange that it happened on one side.

Second, the left side of the guide was quite the whole rollers — Second, the left side of the guide, was quite entire rollers

Erased rollers were on the lower and middle dresser drawers

As it turned out, the rollers themselves can not be changed, only the completely entire piece. For further action I had to unscrew the two guides or rails, as they are called correctly. And unscrew these parts from the body and had a chest with drawers themselves.

Details on replacement

I measured the length of the parts and went to furniture accessories shop

The store guides are of different lengths, in the selection of suitable components took less than a minute

Rails for boxes sold in pairs, that is, there are two parts: one that is attached to the body and to the box. And it's worth a couple of about 70 rubles. Pairs are divided into right and left, it is important!

On each pair is labeled. R means right item, L, respectively, left

Installation of new guide

My enthusiasm knew no bounds. Fasten the lower part I began immediately. But suddenly it turned out that the holes on the screws for some reason, did not coincide with a new part, and screwed in place untouched, Squirm in close body - not the most pleasant experience.

Screwdriver and tries to slip out of the hands and screws fell steadily

And then I remembered that the house has screwdriver. Yes, I know how to use it! At first I put in screwdriver a small drill to make small holes in the screws.

These recesses easily entered the tip of the screw, it is not easy to fall out and curled

On crates tie was certainly easier than in the case

All that remained to do - is ready to fill the boxes into place and enjoy their superb performance.

On the job given trip to the store took me three and a half hours. Most of the time I have to be honest, has spent his awkward attempts to screwdriver. If I took a screwdriver once, it would be faster. So if you have at home such an instrument, learn to use it and use it, just come in handy.

Other kinds of guides

Encouraged, I checked the other boxes in the apartment. As it turned out, the rails can have a different look.

By the way, such rails are much softer and lighter than those laid down in the chest. Such details also are on sale in different sizes. These guides are also bolted to the body and the box. Their main problem - not rolls and the edges. An open at a pressure on the chest, metal bends and the excessive force is no longer possible drawer back into place. So remember that the boxes are heavy overload content is not necessary.

Look these details are more complicated, but in practice they are perhaps less reliable

I can only say that the wife of my labor feat impressed. I even thought that he has touched my enthusiasm. At least, he did not dare to offer me cause the wizard to replace the current installation in mixer in the bathroom. He succeeded, though not a plumber. Although after the chest, it seems to me, and I would have to deal with it.

I hope that my description is not really complicated process will help someone!

In addition to the material Natalia HouseChief edition offers a small video on the replacement of the second type of guide for drawers - telescopic:

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Photo: Natalia Petrenko