How to install a door on a cabinet. How to install hinges on a cabinet with your own hands

In a spacious or small apartment There are always wardrobes, lockers, bedside tables that provide places for organizing and securely storing clothes, dishes, books, and other necessary things behind a closed facade. This is why cabinet doors perform one of the most important structural functions.

Today it is proposed to use various methods of fastening traditional swing doors, as well as sliding ones, which are installed mainly in sliding wardrobes. You can install any doors into a closet with your own hands if you familiarize yourself with the mechanisms of their operation and follow detailed instructions.

Installation of a swing facade on furniture hinges

Today there are the following types door hinges:

• hinged;
• four-hinged (overhead, semi-overhead or inset);
• products for glass structures;
• corner;
• inverse.

How to mount a door leaf on hinges

Before installing hinges on the door and cabinet wall, you need to take into account the material the furniture is made of, and also determine how many door hinges will be needed. The number of products used depends on the size of the door and its weight. For example, with a facade height of about 1500-2000 cm, which weighs up to 13 kg, you will need 3 hinges.

Get ready for work

You should select the following tools with which you can hang them yourself: swing doors into the cupboard. Prepare:

• electric drill and drill corresponding to the diameter of the mounting screw;
• milling machine, nozzle of equal diameter;
• tape measure, pencil for marking;
• building level;
• We screwed it with a regular screwdriver that fits the size of the fasteners.

Procedure

1. Mark the location on the door to install the hinges. The distance between the loops depends on the height of the fabric, and 8-15 cm should be measured from the edge.
2. Place the hinge on the door and use a pencil to mark the location for the cup of the fixture.
3. Drill out niches for the cup using a router with an attachment. Use the sharpest possible tool, drilling to a depth of 13mm.
4. Insert the loop inside the finished recess, align the device horizontally. Mark the locations for preparing holes for fastenings.
5. Drill holes for fasteners.
6. Attach the hinge to the door surface.
7. Place the door against the cabinet body with your own hands, align the position of the panel, and mark the cabinets where the strike plate should be installed.
8. Drill through the cabinet at the marked points.
9. Install the strike plate onto the screws.
10. Connect both parts of the loops.
11. Use a screwdriver to adjust the hinge to the correct position.

Sliding wardrobe panels

The sliding wardrobe is the most popular furniture today. This is facilitated by the ability to rationally use living space. Often the closet occupies the entire space from floor to ceiling, has a large capacity and, when using a sliding door, does not at all interfere with the movement next to it.

In order for such storage furniture to serve for a long time and without failure, it is important to correctly assemble the entire structure. The main role belongs to the flawless installation of sliding facades. Accurately fulfilling the requirements and recommendations of specialists, a person with application skills special tools you can install it yourself door system closet

What do you need for work?

Before you start installing the door yourself, check the availability necessary components For sliding system into the cupboard. In addition to the facades themselves, the following must be prepared:

• Bottom and top rails or guide profiles. These are the main parts that ensure the movement of the door leaf.
• Motion limiters and stoppers. Parts that help the door move smoothly along the guide rail and stop the movement at a certain point.
• Closers - mechanisms that ensure sliding door panel.
• Accessories for façade systems. For example, seals, screws, rollers, etc.

Prepare your tools:

• electric drill;
• metal drill with a diameter of 4 mm;
• a set of straight and Phillips screwdrivers;
• spirit building level;
• imbus key;
• plumb line;
• sandpaper;
• pliers;
• hammer;
• stationery knife;
• roulette.

Carefully read the main structural elements sliding wardrobe doors and their location.

Step-by-step instruction

You can begin installing sliding facades with your own hands only after the installation of the wardrobe itself has already been completely completed. The doors of the structure must be set according to the level. When performing work, be extremely careful and careful, as components can be easily damaged.

1. Measure the width of the cabinet opening at the top as accurately as possible. The top guide rail will be mounted there. You need to subtract 1-2 mm from the obtained value.
2. Use a ruler (square) to accurately mark the cutting line perpendicularly according to the obtained size. Cut the profile using a grinder or a hacksaw.
3. We prepare mounting holes for self-tapping screws. Along the entire length of the guide profile, at regular intervals of about 40-60 cm, mark the holes for the screws; they should be located on the same line.
4. To avoid damaging the profile while drilling, use a chair, table, etc. as a support. Drill the holes, then sand the edges sandpaper.
5. Install the finished guide profile in the upper opening of the wardrobe. Use screws or self-tapping screws for this.
6. Trim the lower profile in the same way as the top one. Mark the mounting holes, then drill and sand the edges of the cuts.
7. Install a stopper at both ends of the profile guide. The device is designed to fix the state of the cabinet door leaf in the closed position. For the latch to function correctly, it must be inserted: in the right panel - in the recess on the right, in the left panel - in the recess on the left.

1. We use a plumb line to check the correct position of the profile.
2. Installing a door on profiles in a wardrobe. Alignment of the position of the facade canvas.

The sliding system used involves the use of special rollers, which are placed on both sides of the facade (top and bottom). The upper elements are stationary, they fix door leaf. The lower rollers perform the function of workers - the door moves along them.

1. Carefully insert the upper rollers with your own hands into a special place in the upper profile, and the lower wheels into the groove of the lower profile rail. The diagram clearly illustrates installation locations and methods.
2. The sliding wardrobe doors are installed, it's time to adjust their position. For this, there are special wheels that are located on both sides of each door leaf. To properly adjust the balance, the cabinet doors must be in the closed position.

In some systems, when adjusting door leaves, tighten the adjusting screw located at the top of the lower roller. This can be done with a Phillips screwdriver or a hexagon. If the adjustment is performed correctly, the doors fit snugly in the open and closed positions to the cabinet planes, and slide gently along the guides without creaking or rubbing.

1. At this stage, screw the lower guide rail to the end of the bottom of the wardrobe with self-tapping screws. Follow final installation, if you are 100% sure that the door fronts are in the correct operating position (vertical and parallel).
2. Stick special rubber pads on the side ends of each door. This will help reduce the force of impacts that occur when opening/closing the door.
3. Pay attention to adjusting the position of the stoppers. The parts are adjusted in such a way that the door remains closed while the lower rollers hit them.
4. New guides are delivered from the warehouse covered with a special protective film. This protects the surface of the components from damage and scratches during delivery and installation work. When the work is already over, film with aluminum profile can be removed.

System assembly process sliding doors doing it yourself cannot be called easy. But an attentive and careful craftsman will do all the work correctly, and the cabinet will last for many years.

The sliding wardrobe is convenient, since the doors do not take up much space when open. It can generally be made without a frame - in a niche, from wall to wall. All that is needed in this case is to install the doors for the wardrobe, and then assemble the filling (or vice versa, this is not so important.

If we talk about strict restrictions on the size of doors for a wardrobe, then there are none. You can make any length and width. But there are recommended parameters determined based on operating experience:

Sash design

The wardrobe door leaf consists of profiles:

All this together looks like in the photo. The door material you choose is inserted into this frame, into the grooves. This can be glass, mirror, and other materials.

Separating profiles are optional. They are needed if you assemble the sashes from different materials Or you just like them better this way. The maximum thickness of the filling material is 10 mm, the minimum is 4 mm. Thinner ones - glass, plastic, mirror - are inserted through a sealing gasket.

In order for the sash to be able to move, rollers are installed on it - at the top and bottom. The lower rollers bear the entire weight of the door, and the upper rollers stabilize the vertical position of the leaf, preventing it from deviating.

The rollers are attached to the side profiles using special fasteners.

Guides for sliding doors

As you understand, the sash is not everything. Guides are needed along which these very doors will move. There are two of them - upper and lower. In appearance they differ significantly.

When installing the door, first insert it tightly into the upper guide, lift the sash all the way and place the lower rollers in the corresponding slot. The entire structure is shown in the following photo.

Size calculation

At self-assembly There are two options for sliding wardrobe doors. The first is to measure the opening, think about how many doors you want to have and contact a door manufacturing company with this information. Just make sure they sell the parts without paying for assembly. The manager will calculate everything for you necessary materials, will give the dimensions and announce the amount. It's simple. But you will have to purchase everything from this office, i.e. choose from what is available.

Doors

Calculate the width of the doors so that when closed, only one handle is visible, but it should not cover the door leaf itself. For a sliding door with two leaves, you calculate it like this: measure the width of the opening, add the width of the profile and divide in half. This will be the width of the sash.

For example, the opening is 1600 mm, the width of the handle profile is 26 mm. We get 1600 mm + 23 mm / 2 = 811.5 mm. Please note that the width of the handle profile is taken arbitrarily. It can be different in shape and, naturally, in width. When making calculations, substitute the width of your chosen structure.

To calculate a tricuspid one, you will need to add twice the profile width and divide by 3.

Example: opening 2100 mm, handle width is the same - 26 mm. We count: 2100 mm + 2*26 mm / 3 = 717 mm.

Everything is easier with height. Subtract 40-45 mm from the height of the cabinet and obtain the required height of the sash, as well as the length of the side profiles. That's all about the dimensions of the sashes.

Filling

Since the filling is in a frame of profiles, we subtract twice the profile width from the total width of the sash. We do the same with the height - subtract the height of the lower and upper profile.

So, the width of our sash is 811.5 mm. The measured width of the handle profile is 18 mm. Since the handles are placed on both sides, we double this figure. We get 36 mm. Total filling width 811.5 mm - 36 mm = 775.5 mm.

We also calculate the height: let the initial one be 2350 mm, the width of the upper profile 12 mm, the lower one 48 mm. Total filling height 2350 mm - 12 mm - 48 mm = 2290 mm. This is if the filling is solid and it is laminated chipboard, which does not require a silicone seal. If the sash is a solid mirror or glass, you need to subtract another thickness from the found height sealing gum. It is 1 mm, but since it is put on around the perimeter, it takes up 2 mm in general - above and below. In this case, the filling height is 2290 mm - 2 mm = 2288 mm.

If the sash filling consists of fragments, the thickness of the connecting profile is also subtracted. It is also approximately 1 mm.

Profiles

The height of the vertical profiles of the frames is equal to the total height of the sash. The width of all horizontal ones is calculated depending on the width of the handle: from the width of the sash we subtract twice the width of the handle (there are two of them).

Let the handle width be 26 mm. We get the width of the vertical profiles: 811.5 mm - 26 mm*2 = 759.2 mm.

Photo report on the assembly

First, all profiles are cut exactly to the calculated dimensions. The accuracy must be perfect. The cut is strictly perpendicular, at 90°. Holes are drilled in the handle profiles for installing rollers and fasteners.

The holes are made through two diameters. The exact size depends on the dimensions of the purchased fastener, but basically there are two sizes: 4 mm and 6 mm, as well as 6 mm and 10 mm.

One such hole is made at the top, the center of which is located at a distance of 7 mm from the edge of the profile, at the bottom there are two holes - the first at a distance of 7 mm from the edge, the second at a distance of 42 mm from the profile cut.

During assembly, all parts of the filling are assembled first. First, if there is glass or a mirror, sealing rubber is installed around the perimeter. It is simply put on the end of the part by pressing a finger. The seal is cut off along the edges and placed end to end, but without overlapping on the next side.

They glue on the back side of the mirrors protective film. You can use regular self-adhesive. This film will prevent fragments from scattering if the mirror breaks.

If the sash is composite, we assemble it using connecting profiles. The filling parts are simply inserted with force into the profile. Sometimes considerable effort may be required. You can tap on the end back side palms or use a rubber mallet for this.

Simply insert the filling parts into the grooves of the profile and tap on the end

When the sash is assembled, the corresponding profiles are installed at the top and bottom using the same principle.

Then it’s time to install the side handle profiles. Everything is the same: push the filling into the groove, make sure that it fits all the way along the entire length without distortion. When the frame is assembled, it is necessary to tighten it with fasteners. Let's start from the top. Take the fasteners and insert them into the previously drilled hole. If the distance was measured accurately, the screw fits into the groove of the upper cross member.

Tighten the connection using a hex wrench. Slightly not tightening it all the way, insert the upper rollers between the screw head and the profile jumper, then tighten the screw.

We repeat the same operation on the other side. Then we move down. Here the fasteners are installed in the upper hole. Just tighten it all the way. We repeat similarly on the other side.

Installing the lower roller - insert the plate into the profile

We press the spring, tucking the roller body inside. We insert a screw into the hole, trying to get into the socket, and tighten it with a hexagon. You may need it in a different size - slightly smaller than the others - since this screw is usually thinner and longer.

There is no need to tighten it all the way. So that it goes into the plate half a centimeter or so. Then, when installing the door and adjusting its travel, this screw adjusts the position of the sash - the angle is raised or lowered.

If you press the roller wheel, it will go into the housing, then return due to the elasticity of the spring. This simple mechanism ensures smooth movement of the sliding wardrobe door.

Having assembled all the sashes, we proceed to installing the guides. They must be located strictly one below the other, even without deviations of a millimeter. Use a plumb bob or laser level ().

First screw on the top guide. It is attached either to the ceiling or to the top of the cabinet. The distance from the shelves is at least 100 mm, otherwise the doors will touch shelves, things, and hangers.

We insert bumper springs into the grooves in the lower guide from the sides. They will limit the movement of the door. The number of springs is equal to the number of leaves; they are installed at both ends.

If laser level no, so as not to have to worry about plumb lines, first you can simply lay the bottom guide without fixing it yet. Then install one blade, placing its upper rollers at the top and installing the lower ones in the desired groove. This way the doors will connect the upper and lower guides.

By aligning the canvas strictly vertically, you will automatically align the lower guide. All that remains is to screw it on. Just be careful that the doors do not move.

The last thing left to do is to glue the Schlegel on the sides. This is a fleecy self-adhesive strip that softens the impact of the sash on the walls of the cabinet (or simply on the walls, if the cabinet is frameless).

The final touch is the Schlegel sticker

Here the wardrobe doors are installed and ready to go. You can watch the process again in the video.

In order to properly install a hung door, it is better to seek help from professionals Renovating an apartment involves a lot of hard work, and it is simply unrealistic to do it efficiently without familiarizing yourself with all the nuances. One of the most difficult stages in changing the interior of a room is hanging the doors yourself. The slightest inaccuracy in the measurement of the doorway, or hinges, can lead to the door not closing. To avoid possible problems, we advise you to familiarize yourself with all the nuances of installing doors.

Preparatory work before hanging the door on its hinges

Before you proceed directly to hanging the door on the hinges, you need to select the material and purchase everything necessary elements. It depends on how accurately you calculate the dimensions of the canvas and what door hinges choose, it depends on how easy it will be for you to install the structure in the doorway.

Before you start installation work, you should first competently approach the choice of the door itself

First of all, you need to choose the right door. It can be made from a variety of materials. The most popular option for interior doors are wooden panels.

In order for the canvas to fit well into the doorway, before going to the store you need to decide on the size of your purchase.

Determine the dimensions of the door leaf correctly:

1. First of all, you need to level the part of the floor that is in doorway, only in this case the canvas will open easily and close tightly.
2. If you don’t want to spend a long time fiddling with adjusting the door, then keep in mind that the door leaf should be 5 cm less area rough doorway, and 0.6 cm less finished design. However, if the material the right size not found, you can buy a canvas slightly larger than required and then cut it.
3. To fit the door, you need to measure the parameters of the doorway. The gap between the canvas and the top and side jambs should be 0.2 cm, and between the floor and the canvas - 0.6-1 cm.

Once you have decided on the door, you need to select the hinges. They come in different types, so it is sometimes difficult to make a choice.

To make it easier for you to hang the door, you need to follow some recommendations. Thus, interior doors can be hung on overhead and mortise hinges, and hidden options are suitable for structures closing the entrance to the apartment.

Installation of awnings on interior doors

The most difficult step in hanging doors is installing the hinges on the door leaf. To do this part of the work quickly and efficiently, you will need some tools and theoretical knowledge execution sequences.

For quality installation For hinges, you will need self-tapping screws, a screwdriver, a chisel, a strong painting knife, a construction pencil and a hammer.

The most popular option for interior hinged doors are mortise hinges. That is why we will tell you how to install them on the door.

In order to install hinges on the door leaf yourself, you must first prepare the tools

Installing hinges on the door leaf:

1. In total, two loops are installed on one canvas. The top loop is placed at a distance of 20 cm from the top edge, and the bottom loop - 30 cm from the bottom.
2. The hinges are disassembled into two parts.
3. The upper part of the loop is applied at the marked level and outlined with a pencil. You need to follow the marks with a painting knife and use a chisel to grind off a portion of the wood to a depth equal to the thickness of the chisel. The same must be done at the bottom of the door.
4. Next, the upper parts of the plates are placed in the machined recesses. If their sizes are the same, then metal elements are fixed with self-tapping screws.
5. Now you need to install the lower hinge elements. To do this, the door is applied to the doorway and placed in the open position. The lower parts of the hinges must be placed on the door so that the upper elements can fit into them. Marks are made at this level.
6. A recess is machined along the outlined contour of the lower elements of the loops. It, as in the first case, should be equal to the depth of the plate.
7. After the recesses are machined, all that remains is to recess the hinges into them and fasten them with self-tapping screws.

This part of the preparatory work for hanging doors is the most difficult. She takes greatest number time and requires special care.

DIY door hanging

Hanging a door is easy. Especially if everything preparatory work were performed with high quality. However, beginners can ruin everything even at the stage of screwing the hinges, but with the help of a good imagination you can come up with a way out of any situation.

If you have not accurately determined the location of the hinges, then in most cases this can be corrected without having to redo the whole job again. For example, if the recesses for the plates turn out to be too deep, then you can put rubber bearings under the hinge elements.

Door installation is a task that does not require special tools, so you can handle it without the help of a specialist. It is especially easy to hang the door on already installed elements.

Hanging a door is not difficult, even a beginner can do it perfectly

Installing the door on the hinges:

1. Lubricate all hinge elements with machine oil. This will make it easier to hang the door, and the oil will also save you from unpleasant door squeaks.
2. The door is brought to the hinges of the doorway in the open position, and the upper elements are put on the rods of the lower ones.
3. If the door cannot be lifted, you can first pull out the rod and connect the elements without it, and only then fasten the hinge parts together.

To ensure that the hung door does not warp over time, you need to check its position using a level already at the installation stage. If you see that the door leaf is fidgeting on the floor, then remove it from the hinges and put a rubber bearing on the rod of the lower element.

How to hang a door on a closet

The principle of hanging cabinet doors is not much different from installing entrance or interior doors. However, there are some peculiarities here.

The hinges on which the doors will be hung on the cabinet differ from interior hinges. For external doors furniture use overhead or semi-overhead fasteners.

To hang a door on a cabinet, as a rule, special overhead fasteners are used

Many people are interested in the question of how to correctly spell a hung or hung door. In this phrase you need to use the word “hung”.

Hinges are also located on the door and on the cabinet wall. The number of loops depends on the size of the product. Only two elements can be placed on a cabinet up to 100 cm. For furniture up to 200 cm high, three hinges are enough, and for a set measuring 250 cm or more you will have to purchase as many as four fasteners.

As in the case of interior doors, the hinges are first installed on the door using self-tapping screws. If the device has a collapsible mechanism, then the second part is installed on the wall, and only then the door leaf is hung.

If your cabinet doors are made of glass rather than wood, then they need to be secured to the hinges with clamps through special rubber pads. The clamps are additionally secured with self-tapping screws and covered with special decorative elements.

How to properly install an interior door(video)

Hanging doors is a rather difficult, but quite doable task. If you carefully and efficiently carry out all the steps described by us, you will certainly get a satisfactory result.

Similar materials

Furniture assembly usually ends with hanging the doors, so it is important to know how to install hinges on the cabinet. How well this is done depends on the lifespan of the product and its appearance. The accessories market includes diverse different types loops Each of them has its own characteristics. To understand the technique of installing hinges, you first need to understand the differences between each type of fastener.

Types of hinges for furniture

Used for cabinet doors following types loops:

• Hinge fasteners consist of two parts and are connected to each other by an axis. This is one of the most popular types hinges, which were also used in furniture produced in the USSR.
• Four-hinged hinges are an improved version of the previous type. They are versatile and suitable for various types cabinets

For mirror or glass doors, special types of hinges are used. Their design includes decorative overlay and a special sealing ring that is attached to the glass surface.

Furniture hinges are divided into several subtypes, depending on the method of application and, accordingly, the area of ​​application. Let's look at them in more detail:

• Overlay and semi-overlay fasteners are used for exterior furniture doors.
• Inset hinges are designed for internal partitions.
• Corner fasteners suitable for assembly corner cabinets, regardless of their configuration.
• Inverse hinges are installed if it is necessary for the furniture door to open at an angle of up to 180 degrees.

Preparation for installation

A process such as installing hinges on a cabinet involves several stages of work. First you need to determine what tools you will need. For installation you will need to prepare:

• pencil;
• level;
• roulette;
• screwdriver (screwdriver);
• drill;
• hammer;
• fasteners;
• self-tapping screws measuring 4x16 mm.

Installation of fasteners

Marking

First of all, you need to decide on the number of hinges that need to be installed on the door. This characteristic depends on the size and weight of the product. For small wall cabinets, two hinges are enough, for large furniture - from three. Compliance with the recommendations below regarding the number of fasteners will allow you to securely fasten the doors:

For marking you will need a pencil, level and tape measure. At this stage, you should adhere to the following tips:

1. The marking line should be located at a distance of 20-22 mm from the edge of the door.
2. The hinges should be positioned 70-120 mm from the top and bottom ends of the door.
3. If there are more than 2 fasteners, then the outer ones are placed first, and then the rest are evenly distributed so that they are at the same distance from each other.

When installing several fasteners, you should make sure that their location does not get on the internal elements of the furniture (shelves, ends, etc.).

Drilling and installing hinges

After marking, you should proceed directly to installation. Installing hinges on a cabinet door consists of several stages. In order to do it yourself, you should follow the following instructions:

1. In the place where the markings are made on the door, a niche is drilled for the hinge bowl.
2. Fasteners are inserted into the prepared niche and aligned 180 degrees.
3. Places for installing hinges are marked on the surface.
4. Holes are drilled through which the fasteners are attached to the door.

1. The door is placed in the place where it will stand and is well leveled. Markings are made on the cabinet body.
2. The holes are drilled.
3. The counterplate is installed.
4. The parts of the loop are connected to each other.

The depth of the holes for the niche should be about 12 mm. It must be taken into account that standard thickness Chipboard is 16-18 mm.

Before installing furniture hinges on the cabinet, you should take into account the nuances of the process. The fasteners must be on the same axis, this is the only way they will last long time. Otherwise, the load on the hinges will be uneven, and some of them will quickly fail.

To mark holes for screws, you can use ready-made templates, which will facilitate the process of marking future fastenings and allow it to be done as accurately as possible.

Adjustment

The furniture hinge can be adjusted in a vertical, horizontal plane or in depth. This depends, first of all, on the characteristics of the use of furniture in the future and other nuances. Let's take a closer look at each type of adjustment:

1. In order to press the door closer to the body or, conversely, make the fasteners a little weaker, adjust the depth and fixation of the hinge. To perform the operation, a regular screwdriver is required. With its help, the oval hole is tightened on fastening element. This method adjustment is used if the room where the furniture is located has uneven floors.
2. Vertical adjustment allows you to install the door higher or lower than it is located. Even a perfectly adjusted facade can sag over time, so it is recommended to carry out this procedure periodically.
3. Horizontal adjustment is designed to eliminate gaps between the door and the cabinet body. If the floor surface in the room is uneven, this procedure is necessary.

To make an adjustment, you must first diagnose the problem that has arisen. Once its cause has been determined, you will need to tighten it more tightly or, conversely, slightly loosen the bolt on the fastener body.

Installing a hinge on a glass cabinet door

Before installing hinges on a cabinet, you need to consider the material from which the furniture is made. The technology for installing a glass facade will have some features. Here are the main ones:

It is advisable to install the glass facade on the cabinet without drilling the surface. Work with thin material requires attention and if you move it carelessly, the door may break.

Installing hinges on a cabinet is required when assembling furniture yourself or in case of a broken part. The process does not take much time and is quite feasible even for inexperienced craftsmen. The only thing you should pay attention to is the correct and clear marking. The success of all subsequent actions and the positive result of the work depends on this stage.

You can clearly see the process of installing hinges on a cabinet in the following video.

Installation of fasteners on doors and sides of cabinets - not an easy process. The balance of the sashes and their trouble-free operation for a long time depend on the correct installation of the hinges. How to install hinges on a cabinet with your own hands , you can learn from this material.

Fastenings , installed on large-sized furniture , are semi-mechanical elements , which are responsible for opening the valves. Much depends on the material and thickness of the doors, so what the hinges are made of is also important.

The hinges must withstand regulatory loads.

For installation Most often, overhead devices with four joints, the so-called frogs, are used. Such fastenings convenient for any design that involves hinged doors - wardrobe or kitchen cabinet, other types furniture.

Metal parts are made of durable alloys that are resistant to corrosion and mechanical deformation.

Furniture hinges are divided into several types, depending on how they are attached:

• Invoices;
• Half overhead;
• In storerooms;
• And inverse;
• Ryalnye;
• Feeding;
• Ш tolnye, etc.

Types of furniture hinges.

For cabinet Overhead structures with cup bases are often used, which are connected to the panel using self-tapping screws. Mechanical inserts with a “shoulder” are inserted into these bases and fixed to the door and side panel.

Such fasteners are quite reliable and durable, since they have a reinforced connection to the planes.

Depending on type cabinet and its dimensions, as well as the material chosen suitable look connecting parts. Some elements used exclusively for classic furniture, where all details must match the style. For ordinary wardrobes choose standard invoices and semi-invoices fastenings

For installation on sashes, it is necessary to use certified industrial products - this is a guarantee of strength and long service furniture and its individual parts.

Preparation for installation

1. Before starting work, it is necessary to prepare a set of tools and materials for furniture . Be sure to have a screwdriver, drill with appropriate attachments, a simple pencil, chalk, ruler or tape measure on hand. You will also need screws of a suitable size (usually sold together with hinges) and self-tapping screws of a certain cross-section.
   

   

   Tools for installing hinges.

2. When installing fasteners, you need to consider the material you are dealing with and its structure. For loose or fibrous wood panels Different types of fastenings and fixation methods are used. Glass surfaces also require a special approach. Two are mainly used fastenings - above and below. If the sash weighs a lot or exceeds a meter in length, then you can add another part in the center to strengthen it. If the weight exceeds 9 kg, the door is equipped with additional hinges - added for every 5 kg of weight. For kitchen cabinets, two hinges are usually used, for large items - from three.
   

   

   The maximum number of fasteners that can be placed on a door with a large length and weight of 20 kg is 5 pieces.

3. From top and bottom internal corners the doors need to be measured at least 10 cm, otherwise the door may “loose” over time and the screws will come out of the grooves.
   

   

   You cannot place the hinges at the level of the shelves - the door will not close.

4. Before you begin installation fasteners must be marked. This will help connect elements much more accurate.
   

   

   Use a pencil or fine chalk.

5. Average length of indentation from the edge of the sash cabinet to the center of the loop is 2.2 cm.
   

   

   This distance is for standard mounts.

6. Before installing hinges on the door cabinet wipe surfaces. Mark the locations of future joints with a sharp nail or awl.
   

   

   Preparing furniture for installation of fasteners does not require fuss. Depends on correct work doors.

Carefully check all parameters of the sashes cabinet , arrangement of shelves, etc. You can make a preliminary sketch.

Installation of fasteners

Cabinet doors first try on the sidewalls to make accurate markings. Initial installation stage loops - drilling holes for attaching cups.

Making hinges in a vertical position of the door is not always convenient. This will potentially reduce the accuracy of the connection.

Place the sash on a flat surface, securing it. Drill holes for the cup using a drill and cutter. It is important not to make too large recesses, 1.2 cm is enough. Insert the cups into the holes and screw the screws into the door part of the mount.

It is necessary that they fit into the grooves evenly, without distortion, otherwise the door will not be secured correctly.

For installation When connecting parts, place the drill vertically - any tilt will make the work poor quality, and chips may appear, due to which the fastening will not hold securely.The strike plate on the side of the product can also be installed in a vertical position of the panel, having previously marked the joints.

When drilling, the drill must also be held very level.

If overhead parts are used, they are made “blind” so that they do not fall apart during connection and assembly. Such fastenings should not have gaps or distortions.Use help when connecting the sash and side frame.

Together, the work process will be more convenient, better and more accurate.

Installing connecting parts on glass doors requires special care and attention. For such sashes, special fasteners are purchased. On the side of the side you will need holes that are drilled using a drill.

The glass sheet is fixed with clamps.

Leveling and Adjustment

Furniture fastenings need adjustment. For this in the process installations check their fixation by depth and distance. This can be done with horizontal or vertical position of the parts closet After assembling the furniture all preliminary calculations will turn into results, so it is important to spend more time on marking and connection parameters in advance.

When choosing, you must first of all pay attention to the strength of the product; it should serve throughout the entire life of the furniture.

After installing the fasteners on the cabinet doors It is necessary to carefully try the sashes on the sidewalls so that they match exactly. Mark the joints with a pencil. Fix the door and do fastening work on both sides. It is important that the accuracy of all details cabinet was one hundred percent. Finish assembly and check operation.

When opening and closing for the first time, the doors may move somewhat stiffly if the hinges are not yet lubricated and developed.

After attaching the hinges to the cabinet finished, it is recommended to drip a little inside the mechanism machine oil. Then you need to wipe the surface with an absorbent cloth.

Check that all elements are working properly.

For cabinet from Chipboard is better take wide loops, since the base material may crumble.

The better quality all the elements of the assembled furniture are, the more reliable their operation will be.

Installing hinges on the door cabinet , do not forget that after a while the sashes may sag under their own weight, especially if they are often left open. Therefore, it is necessary to periodically strengthen the hinges by tightening the screws. In modern fasteners this is easy to do - there is an additional recess in the oval part.

Try to adjust the parts carefully so as not to loosen the grooves.

It is also necessary to lubricate the hinges from time to time. cabinet so that they do not rust or creak. Adjusting fastenings , it is necessary to fix not only the screws connecting the cup or bar, but also the parts of the closer. Mechanical part may wear out from use. Therefore, it is important to have 2-3 spare elements to replace a broken part. “Drawdown” is indicated by distortion and loose cover. Work is carried out more often in rooms with uneven floors and high humidity.

If adjustment does not help, you should replace the old parts with new ones.

When changing fasteners on used furniture, you need to look at how suitable they are for it. It may be necessary to change the location of the new hinges due to loosening of the grooves.

After adjustment, check for gaps, tight fit of the doors when closing, overall mobility and evenness of the sash along the axis.

When installing several fasteners, you should make sure that their location does not get on the internal elements of the furniture.

VIDEO: How to quickly and easily install furniture hinges.

VIDEO: How to adjust cabinet doors.