Shelf from the chipboard for the house with her own hands

A few decades ago, furniture was very difficult to obtain. This contributed to the fact that the home masters made it themselves. Today in every store you can find a model for every taste and purse, but to this day it is customary to buy sheet materials that go to the production of cabinet furniture.

The rack is used for interior decoration quite often. It has functional qualities, and its appearance does not make the perception of the premises more difficult. Such a piece of furniture you can buy in the store, but not always its size, shape and color are suitable for the buyer. In this case, it is better to do the construction yourself, using a chipboard, which will save and simplify the work.

Preparation of the main material

Before you make a rack, you should decide whether the design should be cheap or stylish. Thickened details can create a sense of monumentality and massiveness. Such a piece of furniture will look expensive, but it will take twice as many materials, efforts and time. Therefore, it is recommended to use a 16 mm chipboard.

Horizontal planes will need 6 pieces, the size of each of which should be 1200x350 mm. Vertical planes should be cut out in an amount of 15 pieces, the parameters of each of them should be equal to 320x320 mm. If you decide to perform a stylish rack of chipboard, then the number of parts should be multiplied by two. This option will stand on the horizontal bars in the color of the chipboard, but they can be replaced with furniture legs selected in the hardware store.

Preparation of consumables

As the main fixture for furniture are confirmats, the sizes of which are equal to 5x70 mm. If you buy a box with 1000 pieces, you can save 5 times when compared with the retail price. In addition to the legs and confirmations, you should purchase a melamine edge with an adhesive base. Vertical planes will be visible from two sides, and it is better to fix the composite parts between themselves with the staples from the working ends. The edge must be purchased wide, from the standard 22-mm it is necessary to refuse.

Preparation of structural details

If you will be running a rack of chipboard, then you have to prepare more details of the design. Laminated board does not make sense to saw at home, unless you have a circular saw with a quality disc. These manipulations are best entrusted to professionals who are engaged in the manufacture of furniture. But paste the edge you can with your own hands, using a conventional iron to warm up the glue surface. The regulator should be set to 3/4 of maximum power.

After this, you must attach the edge to the end of the parts, warm up and come with a dry rag. A rag on the surface should be carried out several times to make sure that the edges fit securely. Excess surpluses are cut off with a knife and processed with fine-grained sandpaper. Do not grind with polishing, otherwise you will get a chamfer that does not need anything on the chipboard furniture.

Assembling

Making a shelf of chipboard, you need to use confirmats as screeds. In the plane through 8-mm holes are made, in the ends of the details it is necessary to make 5-mm holes, deepening by 60 mm. In order not to encounter difficulties when using the hand keys, which are realized together with the confirmations, you should purchase a hexagonal bit for the screwdriver. In order for the rack from the chipboard to turn out to be original, vertical planes can be arranged as you like. The main requirement in this case is that the holes under the fasteners coincide, and the structure itself is stable.

Alternative version of the chipboard rack: assembly of individual cubes

A shelf made of chipboard by one's own hands can be made using another technology. It will provide for the assembly of individual cubes. The detailing involves the preparation of 20 sidewalls of cubes of square shape with a side of 300 mm. Large shelves will have dimensions equal to 700x300 mm. They will need 10 pieces, as well as small shelves. The dimensions of the latter will be 500x300 mm. Detailing of fiberboard involves cutting 5 blanks with dimensions that are equal to 695x295 mm. Another 5 elements should have dimensions of 495x295 mm.

Fixture and fittings

When chipboard racks are made, photos of similar finished structures and a description of the work should always be at hand at the master. So, for example, they will allow to understand that the ends should be pasted with a melamine edge. It is selected in the color of the main material. Requires for the work confirmation with the above dimensions. You should also purchase furniture nails, their dimensions are 1.5x25 mm. Purchase self-tapping screws 4x30 mm. With their help you can pull together the cubes as soon as you make up a beautiful design.

Shelving regiments of chipboard can be manufactured only after you see that there is a certain set of tools available, among them:

• Screwdriver;
• drill;
• pencil;
• roulette;
• a hammer;
• Bits for a screwdriver.

After all the tools and parts are ready, you can start assembling.

Method of work

In order to make racks, chipboard is often used by home masters. The technology provides for the assembly of the cube, for this purpose, the back and front edges, as well as the bottom and top, must be marked on the sidewall. On the plane are arranged letters, this will allow you to navigate. From the back and front parts should be measured 40 mm, while 8 mm measured from the bottom and top parts. This will mark the sidewall for confirmation.

In the received marks 8-mm apertures are drilled. Shelves will have the same width and different length, their width will need to be drilled. In the thickness of the details with the help of a 5-mm drill holes are made, for this it is necessary to go deeper by 60 mm. To obtain a cube, the shelves are pulled together with the sidewalls. The hardboard can be nailed, it is important to keep the right angles. The Confirmates' hats are decorated with stubs, which can be purchased in the hardware store.

Recommendations for work

Shelving chipboard for the house should have a reliable base, if the construction will have an impressive height. Before you start, you must mark the wall. For bearing supports in this case, usually used wooden beams. If the rack will have a height of the room, then the base is fixed not only to the floor, but also to the ceiling. Wooden beams in this case are an excellent base, they can have a rectangular or square shape. Everything will rest on the final size of the finished structure, the width and depth of the shelves.

The frame is twisted by screws, and the corners are strengthened by slats. The base to the wall can be fixed, then the rack will have a high degree of stability. It is important to ensure that the bearing supports are located vertically. Cross lateral slits will ensure the reliability of the rack, which will make the structure rigid. These factors should be taken into account if the rack is subjected to high loads.

Conclusion

If the described piece of furniture will reach the ceiling height, then not only the chipboard, but also the MDF, can be finished with the finished supports. Fastening in this case is carried out to the beams, on the sides, from above and from below. The result is a finished box that does not have a back wall. But if you want, you can supplement the rack with it. The simplest construction consists only of shelves and bars. After completion of the work, the material can be painted.