It's very easy to build a bedroom cupboard once you've got all the templates you need, tools you need and materials. There are some tricks you will need to learn to make this process easier though. I'm going to let you in on all the things that made building bedroom cupboards hard for me so you don't have to make the same mistakes and if you do you'll know how to solve them.
Let's assume that you already invested in materials and chipboard. You would also need hardware like PVC legs, hinges, oval tubes and chipboard screws. You can either buy diy bedroom cupboard or work out your own cut list to get yr wood cut and edged.
So having said all that let's start our project. First you will have to assemble all your cupboards. Remember to drill the holes for your chipboard screws 8mm away from the edge of the sides of your bedroom cupboards so that' they are in the middle. Why 8mm? Because the board is 16mm thick and 8mm would be the middle of the board that you are going to fix to that side.
Them you will have to assemble the bedroom cupboard by fixing the tops and bottoms to the sides. The 6x40 chipboard screw is one of the strongest screws to use. If you want the side to line up in front with the tops and bottoms effortlessly you can place them on a piece of chipboard. A great tool that also makes life very easy is the nail gun. You will still have to use a 6x40 screw to fix the cupboard pieces together as the nail isn't strong enough.
After you've assembled the bedroom cupboard and fixed the backing onto it you can make the shelf nail template. If you have 4 shelves you will have 5 spaces between them. Let's say your cupboard is 2200mm high. You internal height will be 2168mm because you have to subtract the bottom(16mm thick) and the top(16mm thick) from the height of the cupboard. Each shelf is also 16mm thick. If there is 4 shelves you will have to subtract 16mmx4=64mm off the internal dimensions of the cupboard. Now subtract 64mm from 2168mm and divide it by 5 and you'll get 420mm. That is the space between each shelf.
Use a piece of chipboard 2100mmx100mm and make yourself a shelf nail template. Make 4 marks on the chipboard in the middle of the plank that are 420mm away from each other. Take four 6x40mm screws and fix them on the marks you made so that they go through the wood by about 3mm. Position the template on the base of the bedroom cupboard against the side and knock it so that it makes marks on the sides for the self nails. Now you can hammer the shelf nails in on the marks and place the shelves on the nails.
Now all that's left to do is to hang the doors. To force the hinges to go straight when you fix them to the cupboard you will have to use a long straight plank and place it across the doors so that it pushes up against all the hinges. Once they are perfectly straight and lined up you can fix them to the doors.
See how simple it is to build a bedroom cupboard? Well all the best with building your bedroom cupboard and I hope you enjoyed this article. - 33383
Let's assume that you already invested in materials and chipboard. You would also need hardware like PVC legs, hinges, oval tubes and chipboard screws. You can either buy diy bedroom cupboard or work out your own cut list to get yr wood cut and edged.
So having said all that let's start our project. First you will have to assemble all your cupboards. Remember to drill the holes for your chipboard screws 8mm away from the edge of the sides of your bedroom cupboards so that' they are in the middle. Why 8mm? Because the board is 16mm thick and 8mm would be the middle of the board that you are going to fix to that side.
Them you will have to assemble the bedroom cupboard by fixing the tops and bottoms to the sides. The 6x40 chipboard screw is one of the strongest screws to use. If you want the side to line up in front with the tops and bottoms effortlessly you can place them on a piece of chipboard. A great tool that also makes life very easy is the nail gun. You will still have to use a 6x40 screw to fix the cupboard pieces together as the nail isn't strong enough.
After you've assembled the bedroom cupboard and fixed the backing onto it you can make the shelf nail template. If you have 4 shelves you will have 5 spaces between them. Let's say your cupboard is 2200mm high. You internal height will be 2168mm because you have to subtract the bottom(16mm thick) and the top(16mm thick) from the height of the cupboard. Each shelf is also 16mm thick. If there is 4 shelves you will have to subtract 16mmx4=64mm off the internal dimensions of the cupboard. Now subtract 64mm from 2168mm and divide it by 5 and you'll get 420mm. That is the space between each shelf.
Use a piece of chipboard 2100mmx100mm and make yourself a shelf nail template. Make 4 marks on the chipboard in the middle of the plank that are 420mm away from each other. Take four 6x40mm screws and fix them on the marks you made so that they go through the wood by about 3mm. Position the template on the base of the bedroom cupboard against the side and knock it so that it makes marks on the sides for the self nails. Now you can hammer the shelf nails in on the marks and place the shelves on the nails.
Now all that's left to do is to hang the doors. To force the hinges to go straight when you fix them to the cupboard you will have to use a long straight plank and place it across the doors so that it pushes up against all the hinges. Once they are perfectly straight and lined up you can fix them to the doors.
See how simple it is to build a bedroom cupboard? Well all the best with building your bedroom cupboard and I hope you enjoyed this article. - 33383
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