The modern furniture market offers a huge range of cabinet furniture. In the store you can order cabinets of any configuration and purpose. Prices for cabinets for similar purposes can vary greatly depending on the materials used, design, company markups, and everyone can choose a cabinet for themselves in accordance with their needs.
However, making it yourself is quite simple, especially since there are always people who are interested in making furniture and other items for their home themselves, fulfilling the need for creativity and getting pleasure from it. In addition, in some cases it is really difficult to find a ready-made cabinet in a store, and sometimes it is not possible to order such furniture. In some cases, the purchase finished product is simply impractical for economic reasons (for example, a shelving cabinet for a garage or basement), and then the decision comes to take up the matter ourselves.
Before you start making a cabinet, you need to calculate it. This means that you first need to determine what materials and how many of them you will need. You need to consider the following:
- panels for the body, their number, sizes;
- fastening elements: hinges, confirmations and others;
- additional accessories: handles, guides, seals, rollers;
- decorative elements.
Cabinet design options
Before making calculations, you need to decide on the design.
IN modern apartment or at home, a sliding wardrobe is most often used, but the usual design with swinging doors does not lose its relevance.
In both cases internal filling may be similar, the only difference is in the way the doors open. If you need a rack, then in this case there are no doors.
Let's consider the features of each type of design:
- Closet. This option is very convenient for small spaces. Sliding doors save space; this design looks good in the interior. Instead of furniture panels mirrors are often used here. The disadvantages of the coupe include the need to accurately calculate the dimensions of moving parts and their adjustment, the use of only high-quality, even panels and sufficient skill in working with furniture.
- Traditional cabinets with doors are convenient because you can design combined furniture that combines closed sections with open shelves. This option is also suitable in cases where there is no need to build a large container for storing things.
- The rack is very convenient option open cabinet, it is the least material-intensive. This option can be used both in the interior of the living space and in utility rooms.
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Material calculation
When calculating materials begins, first of all the dimensions of the structure are determined, then the actual panel material is selected: chipboards, MDF, plywood or other sheet material.
When calculating the structure, it is necessary to take into account the strength characteristics of the material. Shelves should not be made too long, otherwise they may sag under the weight of things stored for storage. The basis of any cabinet is a frame-box consisting of sidewalls, bottom and top panels. For large enclosures, a vertical partition is installed inside the box. The frame box parts are usually the largest panels. Their size is determined from operational needs, taking into account factory dimensions sheet material.
For example, if you are going to build a cabinet from laminated chipboard, then decide what sheets you will use to make the parts so that waste is minimal. Yes, for L Chipboard thickness 16, 18 and 22 mm, the dimensions of the sheets of material will be 2.8 x 2.07 m and 2.5 x 1.85 m. Based on these values, the dimensions of the structural elements should be set.
The total area of the panels is summed up from the area of all elements: sidewalls and partitions, upper and lower bases, shelves and doors. The back of cabinets is usually made of cheaper thin-sheet material - fiberboard or plywood. Moreover, here you can use several sheets of smaller width.
The width of the cabinet sections should not be more than 80 cm. The wide compartment is used for storing outerwear on hangers. The compartment with shelves can be of any size. Most often, the width of the shelves, as well as the distance between them, is made from 40 to 60 cm. The depth of the box is also chosen in accordance with the needs and capabilities of the room. The most appropriate depth is considered to be from 30 to 50 cm, but other sizes are possible.
When calculating the dimensions of all panels, do not forget to take into account the thickness of the material. So, the width of the door should be equal to the width of the workspace plus two panel thicknesses:
b = B + 2s, where
b – door width;
B – width internal space;
s is the thickness of the slab.
Besides counting total area sheet material, it is necessary to calculate the number of fasteners and accessories. Each door is secured with two furniture hinges, and to install the shelves you will need 4 supports. Sliding doors will require top and bottom guides, as well as a special seal. The length of the guides and seal corresponds to the internal width of the cabinet.
This article is practical guide according to the calculation of the parts of a standard size sliding wardrobe. An accessible form of presentation and advice from a designer will help you avoid common mistakes.
A standard size sliding wardrobe is, in principle, any wardrobe, the parts of which, when cut, fit into laminated chipboard sheet. If at least one detail exceeds overall size slabs, furniture automatically becomes non-standard.
The cabinet that we started designing together in the first two parts of the article “ Self-design wardrobe" turned out to be quite standard in size 1700 x 2350 x 700 mm.
Important! Three main sizes of laminated chipboard sheets:
- 2750 x 1830 mm;
- 2800 x 2070 mm;
- 2440 x 1830 mm.
I will now briefly highlight the main stages, including those completed, in order to check if I have missed anything.
Independent calculation of parts for a sliding wardrobe:
- Room measurements;
- Calculation of the overall size of the cabinet based on measurements;
- Planning the interior space of the cabinet;
- Creation of initial design;
- Improving the project taking into account the chipboard used;
- Calculation of details;
- Cut out the parts on a sheet of chipboard.
Having analyzed the above, it is not difficult to understand that it is time for us to begin technical improvement of the existing project. I warn you, this is the most mathematical part of the article, so I recommend arming yourself with a calculator.
So, where to start calculating the details? Do you think I’ll write about the checkered piece of paper again now? You guessed! You already have a wardrobe design, it is drawn and thought out to the smallest detail. Based on the existing sketch, we will calculate the overall dimensions of the parts. The only thing missing from the project now is the thickness of the chipboard.
Important! Standard thickness Laminated chipboard, from which the body of any furniture is made - 16 mm or 18 mm.
At the very beginning of my career, I drew all the details not with one line, but with two, thus avoiding mistakes associated with the “loss” of the thickness of the material. Therefore, I advise you to draw parallel second lines to all the details. This way you won’t forget about the volume of chipboard.
When drawing additional lines, you don’t have to worry about aesthetics; they can visually differ in thickness and even be crooked. The main thing here is not your ability to use a ruler, but an understanding of why you are doing it.
For an example of the correct algorithm for calculating all cabinet parts, we take the most commonly used chipboard thickness 16 mm. If you are planning to make a cabinet from chipboard 18 mm, in all calculations, instead of the number 16, you must substitute 18.
I simplified the sketch a little, leaving only the most important details.
Let's start calculating
1 First step. Recording
Write down absolutely all the details that are present in the sketch of the wardrobe. It is better to write it out on a separate piece of paper in a column. Like that:
- Bottom- 1 PC. -...
- Base- 2 pcs. -...
- Roof- 1 PC. -...
- Shelf- 5 pieces. -...
2 Second step. Mathematical calculation of each element.
Roof- 1 PC. – 1700 x 700 mm
The size of the roof completely matches the dimensions of the wardrobe. That is, its depth is equal to the depth of the cabinet, and its length corresponds to the width of the cabinet.
- Bottom- 1 PC. – 1668 x 700 mm
Again, the bottom depth is equal to the total depth of the cabinet - 700 mm. But the width is 1700 – 32 (16 + 16) = 1668 mm. In the version where the sides rest on the floor and adjustable supports are not used, the bottom of the cabinet is located between the two sides. This means that you need to subtract 16 mm (chipboard thickness) twice (two sides) from the overall size of the wardrobe.
- Base- 2 pcs. – 1668 x 100 mm
The length of the bottom bar is equal to the length of the bottom, since it is also clamped by the outer sides, and the height can vary from 50 to 200 mm. Two plinths are needed, because they are the ones that support the bottom and will not allow it to bend during operation.
- Outer sides- 2 pcs. – 2334 x 700 mm
It is technologically correct if the cabinet roof is mounted on the sides, and not between them. In order to find out the height of the outer side, it is enough to subtract 16 mm from the total height of the sliding wardrobe: 2350 – 16 = 2334 mm.
- Inner side- 1 PC. – 2186 x 600 mm
Important! The main mistake beginners make is neglecting the overall dimensions of the sliding system. The lintel and all shelves located inside the sliding wardrobe must be recessed to a size equal to the depth of the selected sliding system.
Side depth: 700 – 100 (system size) = 600 mm
Side height: 2350 – 32 (bottom + roof) – 100 (base) = 2186 mm
- Shelf- 5 pieces. – 766 x 600 mm
Shelf – 2 pcs. – 886 x 600 mm
Shelf – 1 pc. – 670 x 600 mm
Let me remind you that we moved the internal lintel of the cabinet to the side by 60 mm so that the drawers do not rest against the sliding facade when opening. Therefore, now we need to calculate inner size each section of the cabinet.
Shelf length:
- 1700 – 48 (two outer sides + inner lintel) = 1652 mm
- 1652: 2 = 826 mm - this would be the size of the shelves without installing drawers.
- 826 + 60 = 886 mm – the length of the internal shelves of the section where there are no drawers.
- 826 – 60 = 766 mm – the length of the shelves in the part where it is planned to install retractable elements.
- Check: The sum of all elements (size of shelves and thickness of chipboard) must be equal to the overall size of the cabinet.
886 + 766 + 48 = 1700 mm (hurray, the calculation was done correctly!)
Shelf depth:
The depth of the shelves is equal to the depth of the inner side, that is, 600 mm.
Important! At each stage of calculations, perform a reconciliation. The sum of all dimensions of the parts should not exceed the overall size of the wardrobe.
Calculate the length of the shelf:
886 – 200 – 16 (lintel) = 670 mm.
- Additional inner side(section for ironing board) – 1 pc. – 600 x 1600 mm
The depth of the lintel corresponds to the depth of all internal parts of the sliding wardrobe - 600 mm, and the height depends on the size of the board. I measured my ironing board and its standing height was 1550 mm. I added 50 mm to this size (technological gap for convenience) and reached 1600 mm.
- Drawer
Facade – 3 pcs. – 150 x 760 mm
Internal parts – 6 pcs. – 550 x 120 mm; 6 pcs. - 708 x 120 mm.
The height of the façade of the inner drawer is arbitrary, let it be 150 mm today. Front width drawer should be 4 mm smaller (taking into account gluing PVC or edges) than the internal opening in which the box is installed.
766 - 4 (process gap) – 2 (this size varies depending on the selected edge) = 760 mm.
Drawer top view
Look closely at appearance drawer. I hope you noticed that it consists of five parts.
One detail is the façade; we have already calculated its size. The length of parts “a” depends on the length of the guide. That is, if you bought 550 mm guides, then the size of the side of the drawer is 550 mm, no more and no less.
Part “c” is calculated as follows: 766 – X (slide dimensions) – 32 (two inner sides of the box). I take “X” to be 26 mm – this is standard size roller guides, and I get: 766 – 32 – 26 = 708 mm.
Height of the internal parts of the drawer: 150 – 30 (the gap required to install the slide) = 120 mm.
- Fiberboard calculation
The back wall of the cabinet and the bottom of the drawers are made from fiberboard.
Rear wall size: 1700 x 2250 (2350 – plinth height 100 mm) – 1 pc.
Drawer bottom size: 550 x 740 (708 +32) – 3 pcs.
Basically, that's all. This is the list of parts you should get:
laminated chipboard 16 mm
| 1700 x 700 | 1 |
| 1668 x 700 | 1 |
| 1668 x 100 | 2 |
| 2334 x 700 | 2 |
| 2186 x 600 | 1 |
| 766 x 600 | 5 |
| 886 x 600 | 2 |
| 670 x 600 | 1 |
| 600 x 1600 | 1 |
| 150 x 760 | 3 |
| 550 x 120 | 6 |
| 708 x 120 | 6 |
Fiberboard
| 1700 x 2250 | 1 |
| 550 x 740 | 3 |
With this list, you can go to any furniture shop that specializes in selling and cutting laminated chipboards. The manager will make a cut, calculate the cost and, at the appointed time, you will pick up a set of parts from which you will independently assemble the wardrobe of your dreams.
But... we're not looking for easy ways, are we? The fact is that furniture companies selling laminated chipboard sell it in sheets. That is, if there is only one part on one of the plates, they will sell you a whole sheet. And the inexperienced buyer silently takes the sheet, because he believes that he has nowhere to go.
My next article will help you avoid buying extra chipboard. I will teach you how to make economical cutting at home and tell you about the pitfalls that you can quite realistically encounter when ordering laminated chipboard from a furniture shop.
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Approximate calculation of a sliding wardrobe.
What is a built-in wardrobe?
A built-in wardrobe is sometimes called dressing room. If there is a fairly large niche in the wall or you need to make a storage system for things from a small pantry - perfect solution closet.
IN in this case the module does not have: a ceiling, a floor, a side or a rear wall. In fact, the design contains only sliding doors. This is not a mobile structure. The module cannot be rearranged or moved for the purpose of operation in a new location. It is these designs that will be the most inexpensive, since you won’t have to buy additional ones for them. structural elements: they are simply not needed here.
By installing such a wardrobe in an apartment, the owners receive functional system storage for things and an aesthetic piece of furniture with original design facades. Doors can be decorated:
natural or eco leather;
bamboo;
rattan;
plastic;
special film with photo printing applied to it.
Most often in the company " Beautiful house» order mirror or glass facades, decorated with laser patterns, sandblasting, and so on.
Built-in wardrobe. How to correctly calculate the total cost of a module?
Today there are several options for calculations that can be done independently, with the help of the manager of the Beautiful House company, using a 3D calculator in a special computer program. IT So, if you need to correctly calculate the cost of a built-in wardrobe, you should understand what it consists of total amount finished product.
The price for a wardrobe is calculated literally by element. The total cost will have to include not only the price for the frame and side walls (if they are needed). Here you need to add the internal contents, consisting of modules for storing shoes, linen, and hats. Here:
numerous shelves.
drawers;
built-in chests of drawers;
Naturally, the total cost also includes the materials used to make the cabinet, the number of shelves, and storage modules. Another important role is played by what material the facades are made of. Respectively, mirror doors quite impressive in size, decorated with sandblasting - this is one cost, but inexpensive laminated chipboard, which does not have additional decor in the form of natural or artificial leather, photo printing is a completely different cost. If you want to save money, you will have to pay attention to more budget-friendly accessories domestic production, more inexpensive facade materials. To reduce the overall cost, you will have to abandon built-in chests of drawers and expensive shoe storage boxes that open with a light touch.
3D calculator for calculations
The easiest way to calculate the cost of ordering a built-in wardrobe is to use a 3D designer or, as it is also called, a 3D calculator. This is special computer program, which can be viewed on one of the sites located on the World Wide Web. Experienced company managers who provide services for the production of high-tech sliding wardrobes use approximately the same system. The customer will have to read quick guide program management. Next, a virtual model will appear before the user simple wardrobe, the so-called box. Then you set your own parameters, specify and external elements, indicates what the cabinet will be like:
Built-in.
Partially built-in.
For more accurate calculations of the total cost of the wardrobe, you will have to indicate the number of structural elements. The virtual model of the closet can be rotated with the mouse, looking in more detail at what the finished dressing room will look like.
Users should determine the initial parameters of the cabinet in advance. You will have to measure the niche where you want to mount the structure. In the corresponding fields of the 3D designer indicate:
cabinet depth.
The “filling” column is filled in, that is, the virtual closet must be filled at your discretion with shelves, rods, chests of drawers, and drawers. We must not forget about external elements. If the cabinet is partially built-in, it is quite possible that a corner shelf for storing household items. These parameters make up the total price of the cabinet. You can calculate the cost of a custom built-in wardrobe by calling our specialists.
"Beautiful House" offers
The online store offers its customers assistance in calculating the cost of a wardrobe, which can be built-in, corner, radius, free-standing, and so on. Experts will give competent advice, advising on how best to fill the cabinet, which materials are of higher quality and practical. The company provides a quality guarantee for all products.
Now we will make a calculation of the sliding wardrobe, and also decide on the details and “spare parts” of which it will consist.
For this:
- all the details need to be sorted out (on paper or in Excel),
- determine their exact dimensions,
- indicate on which sides the edge should be glued,
- count the number of identical parts,
- indicate what material they should be made of.
To conveniently calculate the components of the cabinet, we will need it.
- shelf holders,
- rods,
- etc.
This is done so that when purchasing in a store, you do not remember what you need, but immediately purchase all the necessary accessories from the list at one time.
The total amount of material spent, the sliding system and all the necessary fasteners are also hammered here.
As an example, you can download the configuration of my sliding wardrobe and see it all using a real calculation. You can also make a real wardrobe according to this specification.
Calculation of the cost of a sliding wardrobe
Now that there is full set cabinet parts and materials, we need to calculate how much it will cost us.
Opposite each line in the package you need to indicate the prices for material, fittings and fasteners.
If it is chipboard, MDF, fibreboard or glass, having previously found out the price, we indicate it and calculate the total cost of the materials.
We do a similar operation with fittings, sliding system and fasteners.
Chipboard cutting map
Usually the list of components with dimensions is enough for you to make a cut. Take this list and head to the nearest company that sells and cuts chipboard.
There a nice girl will ask you to choose from the window chipboard material(chipboard) and dictate to her the dimensions of the parts.
In order to optimally arrange the components on a sheet of material, and also to fit on one sheet and not overpay additionally, you need to indicate the parts that can be rotated. That is, it is necessary to note those in which the direction of the pattern structure will not spoil the appearance of the product.
Typically, the pattern structure is arranged along the length. On the sidewalls it should be located vertically, and on the roof or table top - horizontally (from left to right in relation to you). If these are internal parts, such as the side of a drawer or an inconspicuous wall, then the location of the structure is not important here, it can be placed either way.
If you need few components, say for a quarter of a sheet (this often happens with chipboard), you can ask if there is a sheet already started the required material(so as not to buy a whole one), and lay out your parts on it.
A sliding wardrobe is a very convenient piece of furniture. A little over ten years ago, he thoroughly moved the rows of conventional cabinets with hinged doors into the corresponding market segment and has not lost his position to this day. A sliding wardrobe saves space, looks stylish and is more convenient to use compared to conventional wardrobes. Today I will talk about options for purchasing this type of furniture. There are several of them and the choice of a specific one depends only on personal preferences.