One of the most normal things that happens to our new cabinets is that they fall apart. This usually happens both in the back of our drawer, and in the lower part. That is why today we think it would be a great idea to tell you how to fix a chipped drawer in a very simple way. So if you liked the proposal, do not detach yourself from the screen because we are starting right now!
Learn how to fix a chipped drawer
Seeing drawers that collapse is very common today and was not so frequent before. Surely you are wondering why, we tell you that it is due to the quality of the raw material used to make it. Both the bottom of the drawers and the back of modern cabinets are usually made of melamine or Formica. This causes that when carrying much more weight than they can bear, they begin to bend and / or separate from the sides. Let's see this proposal to see what you think ...
This extra weight that modern furniture cannot support due to its lack of quality in the raw materials used in order to lower costs, has its consequences. The accumulation of weight begins to generate an oval shape and holes that make the objects that we keep can fall and even jam our closet. So far the bad, but the good news is that it has a fairly simple fix and we hardly need hard-to-find materials to do it. But best of all, we don't need the help of a professional either, that's why we show you how to fix a chipped drawer yourself.
Materials
In order to fix our drawer that fell apart we will need:
- Nails
- Hammer
- Taladro
- Wooden dowels
- A melamine or plywood board
Step N ° 1 - Release the bottom of the cased drawer
The first thing we must do is completely loosen the bottom that has been demolished to be able to place it in the correct way. If we look at the sides or sides we will see that there is a small groove where the plank went before collapsing. We must try to introduce the plank of our drawer over these slots so that it fits well in the place it was previously. In the event that our drawer bottom is very oval, we suggest that you change it for a melamine board that is much more resistant.
Step N ° 2 - Place reinforcement dowels
Once we have correctly placed the bottom of our drawer where it should be located, what we are going to do is reinforce it so that it cannot collapse again. A great idea is to place some wooden blocks on the sides of our drawer, in such a way that we join the sides of the drawer with the bottom or the bottom of it. The way to join the studs will be with a small nail so that it is not visible.
Step N ° 3 - Put your drawer back in the cabinet
Once we have corrected our furniture so that it is placed in the correct way and then we find it reinforced, it only remains to place it in its original place. It is very simple, you already have your furniture arranged to be able to place the objects that you want without fear that it may fall apart again.
En Facades World we are happy to share ideas with you on a daily basis and we hope this article has been of great use to you. You already met how to fix a drawer that fell apart and incidentally reinforce it to prevent it from happening again. Now we have to ask you, do you dare to do it yourself? Remember that limits only exist in your mind!
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