Installing the cabinet of plasterboard with their hands

Wardrobe plasterboard with their hands - an excellent replacement of expensive wood cabinet, with no loss of aesthetic properties.

Drywall - a beautiful material that can be used to create all sorts of furniture, including wardrobe.

Through plasticity drywall construction can be placed virtually anywhere in the apartment - install closet of plasterboard to the toilet, put in the bathroom or make a built-in closet for the bedroom or living room.

If you want to distinguish between space, make closet in the hallway or as a partition between the kitchen and the living room - is also possible.

Plus all you can do it yourself, aswork with plasterboard is much easier than with other finishing materials.

The article will be given instructions for the construction of cabinets of different types of plasterboard, and photos and videos to help you get the job done efficiently, and create a wardrobe with a unique design in his apartment.

stages of manufacturing design

First of all, let's deal with the qualitative characteristics of the drywall.Thanks to them, the cabinet of this material is completely environmentally friendly, asthe material does not emit harmful substances under any circumstances.

In addition, drywall has a high thermal insulation, and for special treatment - water resistance and protection against fungi and parasites - this type of material can be bought if you want to put a cabinet in the toilet or in the bathroom.

Drywall allows you to design lighting, which is very important for the bedroom or living room, and also has good sound insulation.

So, if you have thin walls, it makes sense to put the cabinet to stand close to the wall is connected to another apartment, to reduce the amount of noise from neighbors.

Finally, this material is very ductile, so your closet of plasterboard can be any shape, to have shelves and niches in an amount and form, as you are planning.

Plasterboard painted easily, so you can give it a color or pattern applied that best fits into your interior.

You can also combine it with other materials, such as glass or wood.

Site selection and preparation of the surface

Before you start working, you need to choose a place where it will be, and draw a plan of the future cabinet.Plans should reflect the size of buildings, number of shelves and niches, the distance between them and others.

Once the drawing is ready, you can start counting the surface.It should be noted, not only the width and height, but also the location of the shelf - so it will be easier to carry out installation.

surface under the cabinet of plasterboard must be thoroughly cleaned: it is best to remove the old cover and align the walls.

If a new cover, without deformation and damage, it can be installed directly on the rack it.

On the wall is necessary to put a damper tape - it will improve the sound insulation design and resistance to vibrations.

frame made of metal profiles and wooden slats.It is better to use a ready-drawing with dimensions.

correct to use that metal profiles, asprobability of their deformation is minimal, while the wooden frame for the risk always present.

Wooden frame is best done only if the load on the cupboard shelves assumed to be very large - the tree has better stability.

Place the frame on a previously planned lines using fixing dowels, screws, self-tapping screws.

Guide profiles fixed to the walls, ceiling and floor.Steps between them depend on the size of the cabinet: the higher it is, the shorter the distance between the profiles.

next step set suspensions.

They fixed rack profiles, and where the design is in contact with the wall, and fix a special sealing tape, which serves to strengthen the framework and protection against deformation.

Installing the cabinet frame

start frame setting should be towards the corners.

If you plan to store in the closet something heavy, it is best to make some elements of glass, wood or metal - so the design will be more reliable, and the look will be more original.

See the step by step instructions for installing the frame on the wall in the photo and video, before starting work on his own design.

After installing the frame is covered with plasterboard.Pre-cut sheets in accordance with the required size - it can be done with a hacksaw and jigsaw.

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sheets are mounted with a drill, but it should be done carefully, becauseDrywall can be easily damaged.

Angles design better sheathe metal corners or plaster grid - it will serve as an additional protection.

sheathe cabinet should be on both sides: inside and outside.

Depending on your ideas, drywall and sheet set as a cabinet door, or it is left open or a door made of a different material.

The last step is to treat the seams with plaster, and the entire surface - plaster in two layers.

Once it dries, apply one additional layer, which after drying to be processed sandpaper.

can now cover the finished cabinet you selected coating - to paste, paint or seal the film.
Before painting you need to do a primer to get rid of possible minor defects.

Now your closet of plasterboard with their hands ready.You can do its decoration, to make built-in lights and fill it with the contents.

Wardrobe coupe plasterboard manufactured similarly, with the only difference that must have a niche about 60 cm to accommodate clothing.

all stages of creation of the cabinet, you can trace the photo.

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Design and layout

Wardrobedrywall can blend in with any room apartments, but its appearance, depending on location, will be significantly different.

Wardrobe compartment of drywall is best done in the bedroom or living room.

particularly advantageous will look built-in corner cabinet - it will take the vacant niche, without reducing the space of the room.And if you equip it with the door mirrors, you can visually enlarge the space.

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For bathroom best for small lockers or even shelves of plasterboard - they can be placed on walls or in a corner of the roomand used to store hygiene.

Due to the plasticity of the material, its installation in the toilet can be used as masking for pipes.

In this case, the toilet set design, similar to the box, which covers a protruding communication.

If the toilet is combined with a bath, and place more, you can make some choices of designs.

For example, to make a closed cabinet, which hang over the sink and install a few shelves or niches in the wall - they can serve as a place for storage as hygiene products and decor items.

plasterboard can get and a great partition serving division in the bathroom, if the toilet is in the same room.

you can separate room with shower or bath, garden solid wall of a toilet, or doing something like arches.

From the bath you can equip the niches in which it will be possible to store toiletries.

Complete constructed of glass elements and other materials, and the space of your bathroom becomes a work of art.

more options as to decorate the toilet and bathroom plasterboard, see photos - Ability to work with this material is really a lot, and you can easily find something suitable for your bathroom, even if it's small size and irregular shape.

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To make the cabinet in the hallway and there are manyoptions.This can be a full-fledged case of a compartment - it can be placed in the wall that connects the corridor to the room, and thus improve the delineation of space.

Or you can build a gypsum board a small chest of drawers for storage of shoes, and a wardrobe to buy ready-made.You can make the corner and a small cupboard, where fit outerwear for the current season.

cabinet of this material in the hall can be equipped with built-in lights - they are usually mounted at the bottom of the structure on the perimeter.

This will not only look stylish, but also save you a place to install another type of lighting, if small hallway.

Backlit cabinets look good in the living room, and because such light can be adjusted, it is possible to create a different atmosphere in the room: the work, or vice versa, relaxed.

the kitchen cabinet of plasterboard can perform both functional and dividing feature separating the dining area from the working.

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It can also be done with lighting and decorative elements, but this space is not necessary to do the design is too massive to itnot distracting from the overall space.

No matter where you decide to put your case - to the hallway, bathroom, kitchen or living room - there are many options for implementing your ideas.

work with plasterboard easy and designs obtained from it, look very attractive - no one will understand that you built with your own hands.