The doors to the cabinet compartment with their hands

Sliding doors, yet not so long ago it was considered quite exotic furnishings, which can be seen only in glossy catalogs or in a very "rich" apartments, gradually entered into the everyday life of an average family.Such furniture design and combines the practicality and spaciousness, economy and useful space, and plus to all this - they are very well fit into the interior of the premises, often becoming its central design element.

Yet if we look at price lists firms engaged in the manufacture and installation of wardrobes, sometimes the prospect of such an acquisition is somewhat frightening.Therefore, many owners who know how to handle tools and instruments, there are questions - and whether to make a piece of furniture can not be yourself?It turns out, is quite possible.The biggest difficulty is the sliding door design.However, and this should not scare - in specialized stores you can buy special kits system, which will help to collect beautiful and functional door for the cabinet compartment with your hands, of course, if they are applied diligence, tidiness, a clear sequence of all process steps.

What's in the door wardrobe

in this article shall be considered of the cabinet assembly process with shelves, side walls, drawers, etc.The essence of an entirely different - a defining element of this piece of furniture are just a sliding door.By and large, however paradoxically sounds, wardrobe simply can not even be a "closet" in the literal sense of the word.

For mobile door design can isolate a niche in the long wall, placed in the resulting space as a conventional shelf, and shelves, cabinets and T.P.Often a separate partition end of the room, along its entire width, from wall to wall, and height - from floor to ceiling.And formed a mini-space can serve as a spacious wardrobe and storage area, and sometimes - even a small office.Apply a similar design for installation in the corner of a room or hallway - finally available hosts appears triangular "closet", which can be used as a cabinet, and other needs, for example, even for a "home park" bicycle.

In short, the options can be innumerable.But they all have in common one - a system of movable doors.Properly mounted flap effortlessly moved by their guide, in turn will open up a particular department "cabinet", and closed tightly, without gaps, adjacent to vertical surfaces, the framing structure.

should not be assumed that the numerous local firms engaged in the manufacture and installation of cabinets coupe, used some of his own design, or mechanisms.In the overwhelming number of cases for this purpose, complete systems, which is quite possible to purchase furniture accessories stores.Usually they are a certain set of metal (often - aluminum) profiles and the necessary accessories: roller mechanisms, plugs, gaskets, connectors, fasteners, etc.These systems help to collect door frame structure and mechanism of their movement, well, inner filling of each artist is free to choose his own - a mirror, transparent or smoked glass, plastic, laminated chipboard or MDF and other materials.

Such systems for sliding doors cabinets meets a lot.They may vary and producing configuration profiles material parts mounting principle, the level of complexity of the roller mechanism, the adjustment system, etc.In our publication system will be considered «Aristo», as one of the most popular, proven reliability, and simple enough to self-assemble.In addition, it is nice to know that it is - the products of our domestic producers, which has won recognition abroad.

Profiles «Aristo» made of primary aluminum, have clearly verified geometry that allows you to collect door constructions with high accuracy.The system includes sliding doors, the load of which rests on the lower roller.It is equipped with a metal ball bearing, which does not require lubrication throughout the service life, and provides a smooth and quiet operation sash on the rail without much effort.Upper rollers play a stabilizing role, the web is held in a vertical position, and it provides smooth movement relative to the upper rail.

component manufacturer states that inherent in the mechanism of the resource with the correct assembly will be enough for a hundred thousand opening and closing cycles (!) - An indicator of a more than impressive.

Manufacturer offers a wide choice of color schemes for aluminum profiles - it is possible to mount the structure, which perfectly fit into the interior, not standing out, or vice versa - in stark contrast against the background.

Profiles of wood covered with high-strength double-layer laminating film and monochrome details of getting your own color by anodizing technology.

Profiles «Aristo» allow to make a sliding door with a filling made of glass (4 mm thick), glass compositions with plywood or MDF (thickness 6 or 8 mm) or from panels of particleboard, MDF (thickness 10 mm).The maximum dimensions of the door can be: up to 1500 mm wide and 3300 mm high, the allowable weight of one wing - up to 160 kg.

What are the main components included in the system «Aristo» (the variant with the guides on the two or more leaflets):

№№	Illustration	Dimensions	Short description
1.			Front Side-handle open-type, asymmetrical profile S.
2.			side stand pen gated symmetric profile N.
3.			upper guiding profile (track) dvuhpolozny.
4.			Bottom guide profile (track) dvuhpolozny.
5.			upper door frame. Clearly visible channel for screwing self-tapping screw assembly.
6.			lower door frame. same mounting channel for the screw, and the high profile of the shelf to create a niche for receiving the support rollers.
7.			door frame average without additional fixation screws. applied when using multiple content fragments in the case do not require enhanced fixation jumper - she will hold the filling panels (for example, if the hard chipboard or MDF used 10 mm).
8.			door frame average with fixing screws. able to give additional rigidity to the frame of the door. advantageously used when using filling pieces as glasses or mirrors, or the entire structure of considerable dimensions of the door leaf.
9.			Direct focus. Optional element. is used for framing the vertical sides of the opening at the point of junction with the walls.
10.			Contoured stress. Optional element. is used for framing the vertical sides of the opening, if they are wall panels of chipboard.
11.			P-profile. Optional element. can be used to frame the ends of chipboard panels used in the installation cabinet design, in places where they fit on the floor, ceiling and walls.
12.		-	upper roller symmetrical. applied using a closed vertical profiles N. Each flap needs a set of two rollers.
13.		-	roller asymmetrical top. applied when using vertical profiles of open C. Each flap needs a set of two rollers.
14.		-	lower support roller adjusting screw. Each flap needs a set of two rollers.AB74 adjusting screw has a head Allen 6 mm.
15.		-	screw assembly AB75, with self-tapping of the working part. Head - Allen 6 mm. One screw at each connection node.
16.		-	spring stopper. Optional element. Provides lock the door in the closed position.
17.		-	seal made of silicone rubber. laid along the perimeter of the door inserts filling. vary in size - is available for sealing inserts 4, 6 and 8 mm thickness.When using filling 10 mm thick, a sealant is used.
18.		-	Schlegel - self-adhesive strip of plastic and cloth. When glued over the entire height of the door leaf to the end of the - for this to profiles C and H provides a groove. Schlegel softens the blows of the sash of the cabinet wall, and the door closed position to prevent the penetration of dust.

There are several items that can be purchased on request - closers, magnetic detents, locks, plugs for profiles ends, etc.But they did not directly affect the reporting process of assembling and installing closet doors.

principle assembly of doors for cabinet compartment with «Aristo» system

In the configuration profiles and fitting elements «Aristo» system is thoroughly, so the installation of the door design should not cause much difficulty.

Schematic diagram of the assembly of one door leaf with vertical profiles of type C shown in the drawing.Hereinafter, the numbering of the profile and fitting elements observed in full accordance with the table located above the detailing.

Profiles 3 and 4, respectively, are fixed to the ceiling (cover of the cabinet) and the floor (base cabinet), and are fixed parts of the system.

Mounting door dense construction is carried out by means of assembly screws (pos. 15).Under №14a shows the adjusting screw the lower support roller.

In not shown embodiment the central horizontal bridges when they are needed.But their installation does not differ much.Or they simply embedded without additional fixing (to the uprights inside special ledges provided for precise alignment) or fixed to a screw assembly on the same principle as door and the upper crossbar.

Below is an assembly drawing for option using the vertical profile of the type N.

principal there is no difference - just for these profiles using another symmetric type of top rollers.However, it will still be differences in the calculation of the size and installation of the upper and lower guide sections (skids).

Calculations door dimensions for the cabinet compartment system «Aristo»

door assembly only in that case will be qualitative, if they conducted a thorough, to the millimeter, calculations, and very accurate preparation of the details will be made on the received size.No negligence settlements "by eye" is not allowed - this is sure not only to the sloppy kind, but also to distortions and even jamming the door design.

calculations carried out in the following sequence:

• determine the exact size of the opening in which the door design will be installed.

The diagram shows the wall construction, floor and ceiling, but it can be wall-mounted cabinet - the principle remains the same.

At the output we have two values: the length of the opening - Ln and its height - H, from which will be further counting.

is extremely important to pay attention to the fact that the upper and lower boundary of the aperture should be strictly horizontal over its entire length.If the deviation from the vertical sidewalls although extremely desirable, but nevertheless can be somehow compensated by a decorative trim, even slight deviation from the horizontal will go to the looseness of movable wings jamming.

often to compensate for slight unevenness in the floor and ceiling, and to facilitate the further consolidation of guide profiles, top and bottom flat panels mounted along the entire length of the opening (strip)For example, chipboard.In this case, the opening height is measured after the installation of such pads, or the thickness must be taken into account - subtracted from the overall height of the opening.

• After measuring aperture can be obtained once the height of the door structure, that is, the length of the required vertical profiles pens (1 or 2).

Regardless of the type of profile, it is always

Hg = H - 40 mm

• length Ln opening and immediately gives the length of the lower and upper guide sections (3 and 4).

nuance can be here.If the installation is planned frame from straight or shaped abutment (profiles 9 or 10), the length of rails 3 and 4 is reduced to 3 mm (1,5 mm on each side by the thickness of the frame).

ld = Ln - 3 mm

profiles length of 9 and 10 is always equal to "clean" the height of opening Hn .

• next question - is the width of the door leaf.

This rate depends on the total length of the opening and the planned number of movable wings, and the applied vertical profile, pens, and even the presence or absence of Schlegel.

With significant lengths of the opening is not worth chasing big wide door leaves - they are too bulky and not very comfortable to use.On dvuhpoloznyh guides it is possible to accommodate two, three, four and even five leaflets.Despite the fact that even be 1500 mm, usually try to adhere to the width of each within 750 ÷ 900 mm.