Over time, any furniture loses its consumer properties, but it often happens that a person does not want to part with it. And really, do not throw away old furniture, especially when its life can be extended. Tools and materials sold on the market allow this to be accomplished without any particular problems. If you have certain skills, you can do this work yourself. Furniture repair, for example, a chest of drawers is performed in various ways. The choice of repair method depends on the degree of damage. Partial or full repairs are usually carried out.
When performing the first type of repair, the surface of the chest of drawers is restored. For this, paints, stains, etc. are used. A complete repair implies that all the components of the chest of drawers — the sidewalls and drawers, along with the guides — will be restored. Before starting work, inspect the furniture as a whole and its details. In the process of this, it becomes clear what the scope of the upcoming repair is and you can decide on the choice of the necessary tools and supplies.
What tools are needed to repair a dresser
To perform repair work - both in general and in furniture components, the following tools will be required:
- A screwdriver with a set of drills and bits.
- Screwdrivers of different types.
- Mallet.
- Measuring tool and marker.
- Nails and screws.
- PVA glue.
- Abrasive skin.
- Paints and varnishes.
- A set of spatulas.
- A set of hexagons.
Using the described tool will allow you to repair the dresser without any difficulties.
Do-it-yourself replacing the rails in the dresser
During the inspection, a list of parts that must be replaced without fail will be determined. As a rule, such details also include guides along which the chest of drawers moves. The guides consist of two halves on which the rollers are made of polymeric material.
One half is mounted on the wall inside the chest of drawers, the other half is fixed on the box. When choosing new guides, it makes sense to be guided by geometric parameters, in particular, by length.
IMPORTANT! Installing fasteners on old holes is undesirable, as this leads to a weakening of the walls of the box.
Before replacing the guide bars, remove the drawers from the chest of drawers. Then, using a marker, mark the location of the shelves. After that, using a screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the guide rulers to the body.
In such details of the chest of drawers, the rollers quite often fail. They just collapse. The cause of the destruction may be overloading the boxes. Roller guides withstand maximum load up to 25, and ball up to 36 kg.
Those who decide to replace old wooden rails made of wood should take into account that the width of the box should be less than the opening by 20-25 mm. When installing new guides, you can use pre-marked marks, this will save time on new markings. After installing the guides, it is necessary to check the quality of the drawer running along them, it should move freely and be fixed in extreme positions.
How to operate the chest of drawers so that there is no damage
The furniture that is installed in our homes can be made of solid wood, for example, oak, beech, sheets made of pressed sawdust, for example, chipboard. Even after the furniture is assembled, the wood continues to live, as a result of excessive wetting the walls and countertops may crack, but in reality it is not a marriage.
Furniture, for example, chests of drawers, is covered with plant-based paint or furniture varnish. If water enters the surface of the dresser or its sidewall, stains will form. To eliminate them, you can use a soft rag moistened with furniture wax.
In order for the chest of drawers to have a good appearance and last for quite some time, the room temperature must be maintained in the range from +15 to +25 degrees, with an average humidity of 45 ... 65%. With a low level of humidity, it makes sense to install a device for humidifying the air in the room.
REFERENCE! Changes in the specified mode or the installation of heaters next to the furniture, sooner or later will lead to the fact that operational furniture, in particular, a chest of drawers, will decrease. That is, the furniture will crack, crack. Aging of the surface coating and deformation of the body as a whole will occur.
If the humidity is insufficient, then the furniture will give up its natural moisture. It can also lead to the appearance of similar defects. The consumer must understand that all of the above is not a marriage, but a violation of the operating rules.
To remove dust from the surface, you should use soft rags, for example, from the flannel; in case of using liquids intended for cleaning surfaces, it makes sense to carefully study the instructions for its use. It should not contain substances that include abrasive particles. When cleaning surfaces, it is unacceptable to use various kinds of scrapers, sponges for washing dishes and especially metal washcloths.
When using a chest of drawers, its owner should know that the maximum load that the bottom of the linen box can withstand does not exceed the level of 10-15 kg. For greater stability, it makes sense to put heavy things in the bottom of the chest of drawers. Overloading the chest of drawers can lead to its deformation and damage.
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