Of course, the European fashion for built-in furniture has brought a special charm to modern interior Russian citizen. But along with interesting solutions flaws in residential architecture have also become part of the daily practice of furniture manufacturers. If previously the buyer was content with the fact that any piece of paper or board folded several times served as a salvation for the cabinet from instability, then today clearly no one will put up with the shaky position of the furniture attribute, gaping gaps between the walls or the slanting geometry of the inter-ceiling space. These are not the times!

Built-in furniture compositions were liked not only because of their aesthetic appeal. Their ability to significantly expand or visually reduce the spatial environment of the home was appreciated by the owners of communal apartments and small apartments. However, to this day, when installing even the most ordinary cabinet model, many specialists are faced with unpleasant “surprises” - uneven floors, walls and ceilings. This often forces the manufacturer to “rack his brains” over the next masterpiece of furniture.

Are degrees everything?

Built-in furniture, which is produced by many companies today, is made to individual orders. Unlike the factory one, which is produced in standard sizes, the built-in one has a direct dependence on the room area parameters, where the geometry of the room is no less important. This is especially important for cabinets, since as standard they have rectangular shape, and ideally, a flat floor, walls and ceiling are required for installation. Unfortunately, most apartment owners cannot boast of the impeccable design of their home, and problems uneven surfaces falls entirely on the shoulders of furniture makers. Even at the measurement stage, specialists record the slope of the floor and ceiling, the fall of the walls and, depending on the obtained values, make one decision or another.

Resolving issues with surface leveling involves different variants. Since the main goal of leveling is the aesthetic appeal of the room, experts start from visual perception geometry of the room. And the picture does not always turn out harmonious. For example, if a bump just 1 cm high is found on the wall, then most likely they will notice it and offer to fix it in the future. However, if the wall is covered by 5 cm, no one will notice it with the naked eye. It will also look quite acceptable if the angle of the room is not 90, but 87 or 93 degrees. That is why even quite expensive repairs are often done using the “by rule” method, which means leveling surfaces, obtaining even planes, but not bringing the angles between them to 90 degrees. This method saves cash, since less dry mixes are spent during the repair process.

This leveling method is not suitable for apartments where a wardrobe or other built-in furniture is planned. Since only one degree of deviation from right angle gives a gap of about 1 cm. And deviations from the right angle can reach several degrees. That is why, already at the stage of renovating an apartment, it is advisable to plan in advance the location of cabinets and other furniture attributes and take care of the geometry of the rooms. This method alignment is called “by beacons”. However, when the uneven geometry of the home does not allow correcting the deplorable condition of the walls, ceiling or floor, and the customer certainly wants a built-in wardrobe or kitchen, the quality of the furniture will directly depend on the qualifications of the assembler.

“In principle, unevenness of the floor surface up to three cm is not critical for installing a built-in wardrobe. Modern aluminum system allows you to bring it all to the required level. When this value is more than three centimeters, then you have to use panels on the sides to compensate for the gap that appears on the sides of both walls. Or the second option - a wedge is made on the ceiling or on the floor, depending on the problem plane. Today, uneven walls and floors occur in 99% of measurements. In my practice, about 2–5% of orders were customized to the structural conditions of the home, where the installation of cabinets involved the implementation additional solutions. Moreover, for the most part, measurers are faced with installation problems in the private sector, where uneven floors or walls are the most common occurrence,” says Danil Biryukov, director of Dara Furniture LLC.

According to some furniture makers, an uneven floor is not a hindrance for installing a kitchen. And all due to the fact that kitchen tables are placed on legs 10 cm high, which can be adjusted in height within a few centimeters. In general, the plinth covers 10 cm of space, in which almost anything can be done to ensure that the bedside tables stand level. With sliding wardrobes everything is much more complicated. The cabinet doors move on wheels, which, of course, are also adjustable. But at the same time, firstly, the adjustment range is limited to one centimeter. Secondly, with a large inclination, the doors will move under the influence of gravity or, at a minimum, they will have to be moved in both directions with different forces, which, you see, is absolutely not comfortable. Therefore, when the floor has a large slope, the doors are placed on a level podium. So at the moment of editing the euphoria from happy shopping can evaporate only due to the fact that it is not so easy to cover the ceiling in a closet, and the design of a furniture attribute will begin to “move” at any touch, and in general the closet will have an unpresentable appearance.

As a rule, many people do not attach much importance to how this or that company approaches the issue of curvature, but today furniture products can combat this problem quite successfully.

False plank

Thanks to such a simple invention as a false plank, furniture makers can cope with uneven residential surfaces in certain situations. This saving element is installed when the wall is vertical or inclined within 1-10 mm, as well as in the presence of a small wave. The gap between the wall and the cabinet is reduced by pressing the false plank against the wall, or by fixing it vertically through spacers. In this case, the resulting gap often has to be sealed independently with putty, putty or silicone. Alternatively, it is covered with plastic decorative corner, which has a cheap price, but helps hide minor flaws furniture problems. Planks are the most aesthetic option, easy to manufacture and install.

Of course, they cannot level the walls, but minor irregularities they are quite capable of hiding. They were also used in closets because a duster brush glued to a sliding door leaves a dirty mark on the wall or wallpaper over the years. And the use of the plank protects the wall from contamination.

Restrictions on the use of planks differ for wardrobes and swing doors. For example, the sliding door can be tilted up to 20-25 mm using the adjusting screws. Let's say that if the wall is tilted by 20-25 mm, theoretically this step will become a solution. But again, there is a possibility of the door jamming when moving towards the opposite wall. And if we add an uneven floor here, then a very ugly gap will form below between the horizontal strip of the sliding door and the floor. Since one corner of the door is strongly raised, all the beauty of the facade will come to naught, so it is advisable to use the plank only when the slope of the wall does not exceed 10 mm, at least definitely not more than 15 mm. When it comes to swing doors, then the restrictions on the slope of the walls are more stringent - no more than 1 mm. So if the slopes of the walls absolutely do not fit into the manufacturer’s standards, and everyone has their own today, then a box is considered a more acceptable element for dealing with uneven surfaces.

Box

The most popular solutions for boxes are U-shaped and L-shaped. For an L-shaped box, the adaptive thickness of the construct is 7-10 cm, which is positioned vertically. Then the curvature or slope of the wall is marked out, and only after that the installation begins. The popularity of such elements among manufacturers is due to the fact that precise measurements are not required to use it and the cabinet will fit in the required place like a glove. Often boxes are placed around the entire perimeter of the cabinet. On the one hand, this does not add aesthetic flair to the built-in furniture. But this is an excellent way out of a situation where the walls, floor or ceiling have strong deviations from the vertical (horizontal) or curvature. Of course, you need to be prepared for the fact that some furniture makers will offer the option with a box due to the ease of installation, even with a wall tilt of 5 mm. Because when taking measurements, a specialist does not always have the time, and often the desire, to examine almost every centimeter of the building. In a conversation with the designer, the same measurer will insist on using a box for reinsurance, so as not to make a mistake or make a significant mistake with the order, and also not to tarnish the company’s reputation.

Non-standard solutions

Of course there are unconventional methods fight against curvature. The most exotic and unlikely are crooked doors. Let’s say that if the wall is tilted by 3 cm, it will be necessary to install a box, but this will cause next moment: The wedge will immediately catch your eye. After all, the greater the distance, the more visible the difference in width will be. However, if you put the same 3 cm into the door, then due to its width, this difference will practically not be visible, and at the same time the “wall to wall” cabinet will be without the hated boxes. At the same time, the production of such a solution, namely curved doors, requires a special approach and responsibility, because it is necessary not only high accuracy measurements, but also technological calculations. And also this design can simply be assembled incorrectly, confusing the bottom with the top.

Another way to get rid of boxes is to imitate a 32 mm strip. When the overhang of the edges is cut along the uneven right wall, and the left one is overlapped at the corner, and as a result you get a more than presentable cabinet. A similar solution is applied to side panels, when the manufacturer kills two birds with one stone, the absence of right angles between the rear wall of the niche and the side walls becomes a solvable problem and the customer will receive a cabinet without any gaps. Accordingly, the installation of such planks is a little more complicated than fitting the box, but the result justifies the investment of time and effort.

Supports

Of course, even the most ideal furniture on uneven surfaces begins to behave quite capriciously: it rattles, scrapes its doors and tends to “fall over” on its side. Some people use the old fashioned way to place planks and wood chips under the supports. But this method is far from ideal, especially if the house slowly and surely shrinks, and with it the floor changes its slope. Nowadays, to compensate for uneven floors, furniture manufacturers provide cabinets and cabinets with adjustable supports. Moreover, the adjustment process becomes possible not only professional assembler furniture, but also to the consumer himself with just a simple L-shaped hex key. Almost all cabinet furniture today has adjustable supports, and the key is included in the kit. However, not all manufacturers report this in the product notes.

The modern approach of furniture manufacturers to solving the problem of uneven surfaces is reflected in the configuration of furniture with special supports that allow you to change the height work surface up to 50 mm. Thus, height differences can be eliminated if you correctly use the functionality of the plinth legs when installing on uneven floor.

The simplest adjustable support is represented by a set of screws with a plastic head and a mating part, for example, a regular nut for a leg with an external thread, a “moustache” nut or an angle bracket. The leg is adjusted by screwing the screw into the mating part manually or with a screwdriver. The disadvantage of this design is the need for repeated unloading, turning the legs, and moving the cabinet back and forth to evaluate the effectiveness of height adjustment. For heavy cabinet furniture, problems with uneven surfaces can be easily solved by using adjustable supports. The system, designed to compensate for uneven floors and level the height of heavy wardrobes and cabinets, even if they are filled to the brim with clothes, has successfully passed more than one stage of testing, and today manufacturers are implementing it in almost all models of furniture products. The support has an adjustable zinc alloy screw leg, independent of the thrust bearing. This element facilitates adjustment, does not damage the floor, can withstand loads of up to 175 kg per support and is often a new-fangled design element. The height can be adjusted with any tool through a hole drilled through the bottom of the structure with a diameter of 8 mm. Moreover, this element is attached to the furniture using two spikes, which cut into the end of the frame, without drilling, and sometimes it is additionally fixed with screws. The support bearing has a rounded chamfer, which makes it easier for the support to slide along the floor surface when moving heavy furniture. The support is equipped with a screw with a size range of up to 15 mm and up to 25 mm. Furniture makers also offer options for adjustable support to eliminate the difference in height of structures that do not have a base and a bottom raised above the floor. In this case, the adjustment process is reduced to using a slotted/cross-head screwdriver or a 6 mm hex key. The adjustable screw leg is usually made of zinc alloy, large diameter and with big step threads. By the way, the plastic thrust bearing remains motionless during adjustment, which makes it easier to change the height and prevents damage to the floor.

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Actually on your own assemble a wardrobe not that difficult if you follow a certain sequence.

Assembling the body of a sliding wardrobe basic principles

Decide how you will assemble the wardrobe - in a lying or standing position

Take one of the outer cabinet walls and lift it as if you were lifting assembled wardrobe, please note that the height of the sliding wardrobe will be higher with an overhead roof.

If the side wall does not touch the ceiling at an angle, then the cabinet can be assembled in a lying position, which will make it easier to nail the fiberboard, and the sliding wardrobe will be quite simple to assemble.

Install end caps or mortise trims into the side walls

Before wardrobe assembly Arrange the parts in order of use during assembly, drive in the ends or screw the mortise supports into the side walls.

Why are tips or supports needed? If the side walls are installed directly on the floor, then when washing the floors, there will be direct contact of the chipboard with water and, accordingly, peeling of the edges and swelling of the chipboard will occur.

Install adjustable plastic supports

The plastic supports are the same as in kitchens and allow you to adjust the height of the wardrobe during assembly. In addition to this function, when the sliding wardrobe is loaded, the supports will prevent the bottom of the sliding wardrobe from falling and breaking.

Although there is another approach: the sides rest on the bottom of the cabinet, and the bottom on the base box, or place the bottom directly on the floor. You can also find such designs.

The size of the indentation of the supports from the rear edge of the bottom depends on the width of the plinth and is about 50 mm. A plinth is attached to the front supports with clips, everything is very similar to the one in the kitchen. By the way, the plinth is also an additional support for the bottom of the wardrobe.

The installation depth of the front supports depends on how much you want to “sink” the plinth, usually about 30 mm.

Sequence of assembling the wardrobe body

You must begin assembling the cabinet by connecting the side wall to the bottom. First, assemble the structure according to the drawing. This design already has a certain stability and rigidity. If you do not follow this rule, then the side walls of the wardrobe will tilt and the confirmations will tear out, breaking the bottom and partitions.

The last element to be installed is the cabinet roof.

Rice. 8. Installing a sliding wardrobe roof

Nailing the back wall of fiberboard to the wardrobe

Sequence of screwing the back wall when assembling a sliding wardrobe

The fiberboard is screwed around the perimeter of the cabinet, to the intermediate vertical walls and horizontal walls.

Before screwing the fiberboard, it is necessary to align the cabinet diagonally so that diagonal A=B. A maximum of 5 mm of diagonal discrepancy is allowed, otherwise there will be problems when installing drawers and sashes.

Start attaching the fiberboard along the top, check the diagonals. If the diagonals are uneven, level them by lightly pressing on the side wall.

After checking the diagonals, we fix one of the corners and check the diagonals again. If the diagonal has “gone”, then unscrew the corner and set the diagonals again. Further screw the fiberboard along the perimeter of the cabinet and the axes of parts internal filling. Screwing pitch 150 -200mm.

In the lower guide it is enough to make 2-4 holes along the axis.

Attaching the upper and lower guides for compartment doors

First, we attach the top rail so that it does not protrude beyond the side wall of the wardrobe.

If you have any difficulties installing wedge strips for non-standard cabinets, then use the instructions below:

• It is necessary to determine the cause of the distortion. Misalignment is not always associated with incorrect assembly. Often the causes of this problem are: unevenness of the floor, changes in humidity, as well as room temperature, transfer assembled furniture from place to place.

IMPORTANT: Often the reason for the asymmetrical arrangement of the doors is that the cabinet is unevenly installed or incorrectly assembled. In this case, it is necessary to use a level to determine the equality of the diagonals, as well as the evenness of the entire structure.

• Let's start with the adjustment itself. To do this, you will need to open the cabinet door that you will be adjusting and provide yourself with free access to the hinges. All you need to adjust hinges on cabinet doors is a Phillips screwdriver. Each direction is corrected in its own way, shown in the diagram below.

IMPORTANT: If you adjusted the front part of the cabinet yourself, then NECESSARILY do not hurry! Make sure you do everything correctly by constantly closing the door with the hinges you just adjusted and observe the result.

This action will allow you to determine in which direction you need to continue adjusting. Each direction must be done in turn: but before proceeding next stage, be sure to check if the previous one is finished. When finished, you need to check that all the screws in the slot (up-down and front-back directions) are tightened securely. They are what hold the closet door in place.

If you still have questions about the assembly, then write to us at email, and we will help you sort out all the points that are unclear to you.

A store-bought wardrobe can turn into a big problem if the walls and floors in the house are uneven. The furniture will not only fit poorly into the space prepared for it, but may also not close, wobble, or even fall to the floor.

Problems with the floor

The main options for purchasing a wardrobe are purchasing in an already finished form or custom made. In the second case, before signing the contract, the company’s surveyor will carry out everything necessary measurements to millimeters and degrees. Assembly finished cabinet will also be carried out on site and if any unexpected problems arise, they will be quickly resolved.

If you buy a cabinet in a store, it may not fit into the apartment. The buyer himself will have to think about how to level a wardrobe on an uneven floor - the furniture seller will not be interested in this. An uneven floor may cause the door to fail to close due to problems with the track. The cabinet may also squeak and lean on a corner.

When ordering built-in furniture, the problem is solved by installing a special box. Therefore, the answer to the question: is it possible to install a built-in wardrobe if the floor is uneven? The main thing is to contact individual order to the manufacturer, rather than buying standard-configured cabinets that are only suitable for a perfectly flat floor surface.

Installation of a cabinet on an uneven floor can also be done using fasteners to the wall. Cabinets with legs are also often ordered. This helps to avoid wobbling and makes the structure more stable.

Crooked walls

Curved walls in a home may not even be visible to the naked eye, but they are very important for furniture installation. If your home has a niche or cavity in the wall, then custom built-in wardrobes are an ideal way to hide this problem, and at the same time increase the depth of the shelves.

But if the walls are simply uneven by a few millimeters or even centimeters, then the master can install special panels on the sides to eliminate the gaps. The remaining cracks can be sealed with silicone. In the case of a cabinet cabinet, you will also have to reduce the gap between the wall and the furniture using a false strip or fixing it vertically through spacers. You can cover up imperfections with a plastic decorative corner matching the color of the wallpaper.

It is very important to level the walls if, for example, they are uneven due to improper plaster, and you will have to install a cabinet cabinet rather than a built-in one.

It is better to install a built-in wardrobe where the walls are uneven. It will be more reliable design, and the cabinet panel will hide all aesthetic overlays. It is quite difficult to install a cabinet with an extension yourself, since every millimeter is calculated. It is better to entrust this task to a good master.

Uneven ceiling

Installation of a wardrobe with a crooked ceiling is also carried out, but only if it was ordered individually. The quality of the ceiling matters only for built-in furniture, which practically rests on it. For cabinets that do not extend to the ceiling, this is usually not as important.

To level the ceiling, a false panel is usually attached. This visually aligns the design of the cabinet and does not create obstacles to the use of furniture. The fitting is carried out in such a way that the doors can open and close easily.

An uneven floor in an apartment combined with a crooked ceiling is by no means uncommon in our country, especially in older apartments.

A non-standard option is to install the cabinet on supports that allow you to change the height of the working surface. The installation method depends on each specific situation and the wishes of the customer.

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You can make a custom-made wardrobe in our company Rosmebel, which employs professional measurers who do not make mistakes in calculations, as well as craftsmen who can cope with non-standard sizes any furniture: from wardrobes to living room walls.

By leveling a wooden floor, you can significantly improve it appearance and make it more practical Wood is an environmentally friendly, attractive material. But, unfortunately, wood is subject to all sorts of changes. These changes can create the greatest difficulties when wood is used as flooring. Over time, boards can dry out, rot, begin to creak and sag, creating a difference in the height of the covering elements. Floor repair, in this case, is mandatory. How to level yourself wooden base– read the article.

How to level a wooden floor without tearing down the boards

The most convenient, affordable and quick way repairing a wooden base - using plywood. The main advantage of leveling a wooden base with plywood is that repairs can be made without tearing down the boards. In addition, you can level the old floor in this way without professional help, with your own hands. You just need to take into account some features when working.

If you need to level a wooden floor without tearing off the boards, you should use a sanding machine

When working with plywood, you should consider the following nuances:

1. If the floorboards are the same size and have uniform defects, but you can choose thin plywood. If the irregularities are varied, then the thickness of the sheets should be at least 150 mm.
2. If the uneven floor has deeply sagging fragments, then the plywood should be laid on a strip support. To do this, use mini-lags and shabbys.
3. The logs should be attached to the boards using self-tapping screws or long dowels with a distance of 0.3 m.
4. If differences in floor height are in the range from 1 to 10 cm, then when installing the strip base, bars with different sections should be used.
5. Plywood should be laid according to the principle brickwork, avoiding cross-shaped joints.

Sheets of plywood are mounted to plank floor without strip base with screws. At the same time, a distance of 0.2 cm is left between the sheets, which is puttied upon completion of the work. To further insulate heat and sound, sections of the strip base can be filled with expanded polystyrene, a mixture of sawdust and PVA, polystyrene foam or fine expanded clay.

Self-leveling technology: how to level an old wooden floor

If the height differences between the fragments of the wooden base are within 0.3-1 cm, then the coating can be leveled using a self-leveling polymer mixture. This method is ideal for preparing floors for finishing coat sensitive materials (linoleum, laminate, carpet).

You can easily level an old wooden floor using a self-leveling mixture

Leveling a wooden base using a polymer mixture includes the following steps:

1. Preparing the floor. The base is cleaned of dust and dirt, sanded and coated with primer (for better adhesion polymer material with base).
2. Preparation of repair mixture. The solution is mixed according to the manufacturer's instructions. In this case, the amount of the mixture is calculated taking into account that the polymer begins to harden 20 minutes after mixing.
3. Pouring the floor. Base in large rooms filled in parts. At the same time, you need to work quickly. Level the composition with a special tool - a squeegee for self-leveling floors.
4. Finish coating. Depending on the further finishing, the screed can be cleaned and covered with linoleum, laminate, etc. or a coloring acrylic composition.

To ensure an even coating, you should use building level or laser. To achieve screed strength, you can pour an industrial self-leveling floor onto a reinforced mesh.

Sanding: how to level a plank floor

You can level the plank floor using sanding. But this can only be done if the coating is wide enough and will not be damaged by removing several boards. Most often, this method is used to repair floors in a private home.

Sanding will help not only level the floor, but also emphasize the grain of the wood. After construction work All that remains is to open the main ones with varnish.

For sanding, you can use an electric planer or a sanding machine. grinder. The first one can be purchased at hardware store, and the second one – to rent. You can also work with a hand plane. The cost of such equipment will be significantly lower than the above-mentioned devices, but, nevertheless, only a mechanical plane will allow you to perform the work quickly and efficiently.

By sanding the plank floor, you will get a beautiful and renewed floor covering

When working with any tool, you should wear safety glasses and a respiratory mask. If you will be using a machine for repairs, it is worth purchasing sound-blocking headphones.

Before you start sanding, you should check the condition of the surface: clean the wooden floor from debris, dust and dirt, hammer in all protruding nails, remove rotten boards, check that all wooden boards are well nailed to the floor. Floor repairs should begin from the far corner of the room, moving towards doorway"snake".

Furniture installation: how to level a cabinet on an uneven floor

It often happens that the floor looks attractive, its elements are not deformed, but at the same time, the base itself is inclined. Installing furniture on such an uneven floor can be very difficult. And while low fittings (bedside tables, bed) can still be arranged, furnishing a room with tall and heavy cabinets will be quite difficult: such pieces of furniture can tilt under the weight of clothes.

To level the cabinet on an uneven floor, you should use pads that you can make yourself from any materials

Level the cabinet to wooden floor can be done in several ways:

1. Place under cabinet legs or base wooden blocks. The bars can be painted to match the color of the cabinet. This method is simple and effective. It can be implemented quickly. But, often, the substrates look unattractive and stand out against the background of the furniture and floor.
2. Purchase fittings with legs that can be adjusted in height. This option will allow you to ideally display the cabinet even on a strongly inclined floor. At the same time, the furniture will look attractive.
3. Fix the cabinet on a special frame. If it is not possible to order furniture with legs, then you can make a wooden base under the cabinet - a contour reinforced in the middle with stiffening ribs. At the same time, the height of the contour on one side should be greater than on the other (to level out the slope of the floor). The base can be made of wood, and the top can be finished with materials suitable for the design of the cabinet.

But, nevertheless, these measures are temporary and it is better to resort to major renovation floor. Smooth surface will not limit you in furnishings and will allow you to freely rearrange the fittings, if desired.

Today, there are several ways to repair a wooden floor without professional help, with your own hands. The most popular include: leveling with plywood, liquid mixtures(can be implemented without opening the base) and scraping (requires partial removal of the material). The choice of method depends on financial opportunities the owner of the apartment, the thickness of the floor, the difference in the height of its elements. Select the method most suitable for your foundation, carry out repairs, and enjoy a smooth, attractive surface!