Content:
- Major defects in doors
- Repair of a loop of a door of a case
- We correct the magnet
- Mechanical damage to the door or handle
- Repair cabinet door of chipboard
- Recommendations
Furniture is an indispensable attribute of any living space, creating coziness and comfort. At the moment, most of the interior is made of chipboard. Due to this, the furniture has a low cost and attractive appearance. However, this has its drawbacks, namely, its fragility. During operation, metal fasteners can destroy the integrity of the material or destroy it altogether. All furniture that has a door, including a wardrobe, suffers from this. How to fix the door with your own hands? Let's figure it out.
Major defects in doors
A wardrobe, like any furniture, needs constant care. Otherwise, sooner or later, problems arise that require cardinal solutions. The metal parts of the interior also need care, as they can rust, start to squeak as the door opens. Problems typical for furniture materials:
- Scratched door surface.
- The handle is broken or broken.
- The door makes unpleasant sounds as it moves.
- The door does not close or is not tight.
Repair of a loop of a door of a case
Some problems with loops can be solved independently, in more difficult situations it is easier to replace them with new ones. When you open or close the door you may receive an unpleasant creak, which emit door hinges. To eliminate the problem, you need to prepare a syringe and a special oil for the hinges (you can replace it with engine oil).
If the necessary equipment is at hand, then the solution of the problem will take only a couple of minutes, which can save the residents of the house from an unpleasant and annoying squeak. To do this, just fill in the oil in the syringe and carefully lubricate the loop, using only a couple of drops.
We correct the magnet
Another problem you may encounter is that the door of the cabinet is constantly opening and you cannot close it. Before, people took a piece of newspaper, twisted it and put it under the door. Now, you can solve the problem yourself, after determining the type of structure:
- With a magnet.
- Without a magnet.
If the cabinet door on a small magnet is held by a closed metal plate, then it is sufficient to adjust the magnetic mount using a screwdriver. Procedure:
- Loosen the screws holding the magnet (do not remove).
- Move it forward a bit.
- Tighten the screws back.
- Completely replace the mount in the absence of the desired result.
If the door does not have a magnet, then you will have to make a gasket, taking for this a piece of rubber of small thickness. In addition, also useful:
- Knife.
- Ruler.
- A pen.
- Hammer and nails.
- Glue.
To eliminate the problem, you need to cut a rubber gasket (2 * 3 centimeters) with a thickness of 1-5 millimeters and glue it to the bottom bar of the box. It is possible to provide more reliable fastening, having replaced glue with the hammer and small nails.
Mechanical damage to the door or handle
If there are deep scratches on the cabinet door that spoil the beauty of the furniture, then there are only two ways: restoration or full replacement. As for the door handle, it is easier to replace, buying a similar or exactly the same. To install a new pen you need a screwdriver, with which the following procedure is performed:
- Open the doors.
- Remove the screws.
- Remove the handle.
- Attach a new handle.
- Screw in screws, but do not tighten.
- Correct the handle so that it takes the desired position.
- Tighten the screws.
Repair cabinet door of chipboard
The problem that homeowners face most often - screws or screws fly out with wooden elements. As a result, a hole appears in that place, and it is impossible to insert a new mount there. You can solve the problem in one of the following ways:
- Put a loop of a different type.
- Seal the hole with a solution of glue and sawdust or a special composition.
- Put the wooden bushings.
- Install a metal or wooden plate.
Glue and sawdust
If the furniture is made of soft chipboard, it can be repaired using sawdust and white glue. The advantages of this method are that to repair the door it does not need to be removed from the cabinet, it is enough to carry out the following procedure:
- Make a thick homogeneous mass by mixing glue and sawdust.
- Treat the damaged area by eliminating the hole.
- Allow the formulation to dry.
- Dip screws into the same mixture and screw.
Epoxy resin
A more reliable and durable result will give an epoxy resin, which can be applied in this way:
- Mix the resin with large sawdust.
- Fill the hole.
- Allow the material to dry, waiting 1 day.
- Drill out new holes for screws.
- Install the mount and secure the door.
New loop
If you do not want to engage in repair procedures, you can buy new door hinges of a different type, type and size, by installing them in another place. To do this, the unnecessary hole should be covered with furniture wax, and a new fixture should be attached a few centimeters lower or higher than the previous one.
Wooden cork
To repair a heavy door from the cabinet will need the following inventory:
- Hammer.
- Glue.
- Knife.
- Rag.
- Solid wood (birch or oak).
Now we act as follows:
- Cut two wooden cone-shaped corks.
- Grease the hole and plug with glue.
- Hammer the cork into the hole.
- Remove excess glue with a rag.
- Let it dry.
- Set the loop on the prepared place.
Special tool
Also for the repair of the door, you can use the restoration tool, resembling the consistency of clay. By purchasing a special substance from Heinkel, you can quickly solve a problem by doing this:
- Mash composition.
- Moisten the area where the restoration will be carried out.
- Gash a hole.
- Let it dry.
- Set the loop.
Metal or wooden plate
Holes that have appeared in place of the dropped screws can not be repaired, but closed, using a die made of wood or metal. Sequencing:
- Remove the door and unscrew the hinges.
- Cut a die of the desired length and width.
- Attach it with long screws.
- Mark the place for screws and screw the door back.
Recommendations
- If the door is accidentally drilled through, then the problem can be hidden thanks to an external die or decorative plate.
- When buying a cabinet, you need to put it in a place where it will not be moved.
- It is impossible to hang heavy objects on the door or its handle.
- Hinges need to be lubricated at least 2 times a year.
