Carrying out repair of the kitchen, even cosmetic, many owners strive not only to make changes to the appearance of the premises. Whenever possible, they strive to replace the furniture, household appliances, curtains and accessories located in it to create the maximum renewal of the look. Of course, such an approach to business is very logical. Old furniture in the renovated kitchen gives the impression of unfinished work.
In the event that the repair in the room is done by the owner himself, then he may well continue what he started and proceed with assembling the headset with his own hands. And this is quite logical, because the services of assemblers are from 6 to 10% of the cost of furniture purchased. Anyone who has the time and some experience can save decent money.
Before you assemble the kitchen with your own hands, the master must study the step-by-step instructions in advance. Also, you should first think about connecting outlets and installing a water supply system. After all, after installing a kitchen set , it will be very difficult to carry out such events.
Preparatory work
How to assemble a kitchen with your own hands? Before starting work, prepare a set of tools. It should consist of:
- Hammer and drill with a diameter of 6 and 8 mm.
- Drills (adapter to a drill) with drills.
- Screwdriver.
- Jigsaw or hacksaw for cutting off countertops.
- Hex wrench.
- Square.
- Level.
- Roulettes.
- The hammer.
- Pliers.
- Cutter knife.
In order to assemble the kitchen with your own hands, you will also need fasteners, such as:
- furniture nails;
- Euroscrews;
- mounting strips (rails) for hanging;
- a silicone sealant;
- couplers for fastening sections to each other;
- self-tapping screws for fittings of 15-16 mm, as well as 70 mm for hanging cabinets;
- jig for dowels.
Where to begin?
How to assemble a kitchen with your own hands? Step-by-step instructions will be a great help for this. You must also read the headset assembly manual, where you can find the numbering of all parts and a description of the procedure.
Before proceeding with the installation, it is recommended to make sure that the furniture is fully equipped. In this case, all elements must be sorted by pedestals. After that, the question "How to assemble a kitchen?" will not be particularly difficult. Each cabinet will be mounted like a designer, since most of the headsets offered today consist of modules.
For example, judging by customer reviews, it is not difficult to assemble the IKEA kitchen. After all, this company offers accessories and materials of only excellent quality, which perfectly match the parts from chipboard drilled under them.
It’s sometimes difficult for an amateur to assemble the Leroy Merlin kitchen. Judging by consumer reviews, despite the brand’s popularity, the reaming in its details sometimes does not coincide with the necessary parameters. However, according to statistics, the popularity of the furniture of this company is still very high. After all, these are budget modular headsets that are distinguished by a variety of models.
How to assemble a Leroy Merlin kitchen? This will require some experience and a special tool. A headset and special instructions that come with each of the lockers will help with the installation. This will allow the inexperienced master to avoid surprises and unpleasant surprises.
Work sequence
How to assemble kitchen furniture ? Usually, first of all, they begin to install the lower cabinets. After that, a countertop is installed on them. Next, the upper modules are assembled and attached to the wall, making preliminary markings on it.
How to assemble a kitchen? The instruction does not provide for a specific installation procedure. You can immediately hang the upper sections, but this is not necessary. Initially, lower stands can also be mounted. It is worth noting that both methods have their adherents. But many craftsmen still strive to install the upper cabinets first. In this case, the lower sections will not interfere with installation.
How to assemble the kitchen? Upper cabinets should be initially mounted without facades. This will greatly facilitate the work. In addition, this step will allow you to control the gaps between the facades already directly on the wall.
Sink installation
How to assemble a kitchen? If all furniture details are of high-quality manufacturing, then their installation will not be difficult. Indeed, in this case, the master does not have to customize each of them in place.
How to assemble a kitchen? First of all, it is necessary to proceed with the installation of cabinets for washing. The fact is that it is in the place of its installation that the communication node passes, which cannot be moved. Because of this, it will be necessary to make holes for sewer pipes and water pipes in the sink. You should also pre-prepare the area under the sink when installing a filter for water purification. In the event that a column or boiler is installed in the kitchen, the cabinet with a sink should be located directly under these units. This will avoid installation of long wiring of hot water.
Cabinet assembly
How to assemble the kitchen yourself? First, the lockers are twisted rough. The order of such work can be found in the instructions. It also indicates where and which screws and screws should be used. Of course, you can exchange them for others, but you should not do this. In this case, the layman may encounter a lack of fasteners, since their number is clearly distributed according to the existing instructions. There will be no supply of consumables in the kit, so it is better if the owner of the furniture adheres to those actions that are reflected in the assembly manual. The only thing he can afford is to experiment with the number of nails needed to secure the back wall, which is not regulated in any way.
What is the sequence of assembly of cabinets?
- The bottom is connected to the side walls using Euroscrews.
- The upper strips are fastened, on which the countertop will be laid after.
- The diagonals of the pedestal are checked. Roulette is used for this. The length of the diagonals should not differ from each other.
- The back wall is attached. It is usually made of a thin fiberboard plate, which allows installation with nails. You can also apply a construction stapler. The step between the nails or staples should be 8-10 mm, which will ensure reliable fastening.
- Legs are installed on the bottom of the cabinet. They are fixed with screws.
- The loop is installed in pre-prepared sockets. These parts are attached using self-tapping screws.
- Mount the lower facades. They are attached to the loops.
- After the cabinet is installed in a vertical position, the doors are aligned with the adjusting screws. There are similar fasteners in loops.
- Handles are installed.
Assembly of boxes
How to assemble the kitchen after the installation of cabinets? Next, you need to assemble the boxes. Their walls are attached to each other in the same way as in cabinets, that is, they are pulled together with screws. What is the sequence of these works?
- Three walls are assembled and a bottom part made of fiberboard is inserted.
- Fasten the facade of the box. For such work, as a rule, an eccentric screed is used. In this case, the screw is initially screwed into the facade, and then the end on which the hat is located is inserted into the holes located on the side walls. On the inner surface of the side walls of the boxes there should be large round holes. They are designed for bushings. The latter are inserted into these nests and rotated, being careful not to hook the screw head.
- Screw the roller guides to the lower corners of the box. The same parts, only in front, are mounted on the inner surface of the side walls. Further, the guides are simply inserted into each other at an angle.
The assembly of the drawers on this can be considered complete.
Installing the bottom modules
If the cabinet for washing is finally mounted, taking into account all existing communications, then you can proceed to fasten all the other elements of the lower section of the headset.
Modern manufacturers, as a rule, supply kitchen sets with legs that can be adjusted in height. This makes it much easier to set the level of the floor cabinets, even if they are not located on a perfectly flat surface.
In order for the kitchen set to give the impression of a single whole, all its modules are interconnected. They do this with furniture screeds, as well as using ordinary self-tapping screws. More preferred is the first option. Indeed, in case of dismantling the headset, screws will certainly damage the panels.
Countertop Installation
What is the next step for self-installation of a kitchen set? It consists in installing countertops. However, before carrying out these works, a hole must be cut out in the upper part under the sink. It should ideally fit the size of plumbing equipment. How then to avoid a mistake? To do this, the sink should be a template. It should be turned upside down and installed on the countertop, circling the contours with a marker. After that, the length of the side should be measured.
The next stage is quite complicated and requires careful implementation. Inside the depicted contour, it is necessary to draw the same, only smaller by the width of the rim. Along this line, a place for a sink should be cut out.
Such work is carried out using a jigsaw. Previously, a small hole is made inside the line, the diameter of which is in the range of 8-10 mm. From it, a subsequent cut is carried out. Such work, due to the large weight of the countertops, is best done with an assistant. To make a neat edge of the cut, a file with small teeth is used.
The next step is to install a sink. If it is mortise, it will have lower fasteners, which are made in the form of hooks. A seal must be installed between the sink and countertop. It will not allow water to leak into the cabinet.
After completing all the above work, they begin to install the countertop itself. When installing it, allowances of about 10 mm are left on the back and front. Ideally, the countertop should be installed in such a way that it fits snugly into the ceramic kitchen apron. If this was not possible, then a small gap in this place can be closed with a special baseboard.
Under the dimensions of the kitchen set, the countertop is adjusted using a jigsaw with small teeth. All exposed areas of such a surface are necessarily insulated with a metal bar. Indeed, over time, the raw ends end up deteriorating, which is the reason for the gradual destruction of the entire surface.
The tabletop is mounted to the inside of the cabinets using conventional self-tapping screws.
Installation of a furniture set, located along two adjacent walls, has its own nuances. How to assemble a corner kitchen? In this case, you have to make a connection between the two countertops. For a more aesthetic work, as well as to prevent the debris and water from getting into the joint, you will need to attach a metal bar between them.
Installation of wall cabinets
If the installation of the upper section of the kitchen unit is to be carried out first of all, as some professionals recommend, then you will need to make the layout of the entire room. After all, wall cabinets should be geographically tied to the floor. It is necessary that the boundaries of both those and other modules coincide. Of course, such an operation can be carried out much easier after fixing the bottom row.
After the assembly of the upper cabinets is completed, 135-140 cm are measured from the floor. The lower edge of the modules of the upper section will be located on this line. At this point, it is recommended to attach a wall curb. It will eliminate the gap and improve the appearance of the entire headset. However, such a part is not necessary when installing the kitchen.
At the next stage, you need to make a hole for the canopy eye in the rear wall of the cabinets. This part itself should be screwed directly to the side wall. The ears of all cabinets should be at the same level, which will not allow them to move.
Important point
For hanging cabinets to the wall, a fixing strip must be nailed. To do this, you need a hammer drill and screws. A fastening strip is a steel tape with upper and lower bends to strengthen it, having perforation in its middle part, the width of which is several centimeters. Where exactly will the upper cabinets of the kitchen unit be fixed? The ears of their awnings are hung on the upper bend. This method has many advantages. First of all, it is inexpensive and fast. And to hang cabinets in this way is not difficult even for one person. Also, the mounting strip allows you to move cabinets left or right. Moreover, this will not require the use of special efforts.
In order to consolidate the effect, the mounted modules can also be interconnected. This is especially true if subsequently it is not planned to move them.