The previous episode of Log Cabin Interiors featured installation of hardwood floors, interior doors and window shutters. With the hardwood flooring installed in the bedroom -- including the closet floors -- workers can now begin assembling the closet accessories and doors. The closet accessories selected for this room come as a kit that includes closet shelving and a clothing rod.
Closet-Shelving Units
Since the closet shelving comes as an unassembled kit, the carpenters begin by laying out all of the pieces and checking to ensure that all necessary parts have been included. The kit comes with detailed assembly instructions. Parts are made to fit together easily, and the particleboard components are predrilled for the fasteners and hardware. Following is a summary outline of the steps in the assembly process: - The carpenters insert and glue a wooden dowel into one of the sides of the top unit (figure A).
- They then insert the first of several locking cam screws that will be used to hold the pieces together securely.
- The back support piece is attached to the side piece by means of one of the glued-in dowels and a cam screw (figure B).
- Cam locks are pressed into the predrilled holes in the top shelf (figure C ).
- The top shelf is connected to the two side pieces (figure D) by means of four locking cam screws which are tightened to secure the assembly.
- These steps are repeated to assemble the lower unit.
- The carpenters set the lower unit in place inside the closet (figure E) and secure it to the studs in the rear wall with wood screws.
- Wooden dowels are glued into holes in the lower section. These will be used to stabilize the top as it is set in place on the lower section.
- The carpenters set the assembled top unit in place and press it down over the wooden dowels.
- Plastic shelf tabs fit neatly into the predrilled holes, simplifying the precut shelves' installation and height adjustment height as desired.
- With the shelf tabs inserted, the precut shelves can be put in place (figure F).
- An outside shelf is installed between the outside of the shelf unit and the side wall of the closet. The shelf rests on a mounting bracket attached with screws to the side of the closet wall.
- On the opposite side of the unit, clothing rods are secured using special brackets (figure G) that came with the kit. The clothing rods are checked as they're being installed to make sure they're level (figure H).
In the adjoining closet, a slightly different shelving unit was installed -- one that incorporates both drawers and shelves. The same assembly techniques were used on both shelving units, and both required the same tools.
Tip: Since many shelving units like the ones installed in our closets are made from particleboard, which chips easily, use caution when assembling them. Follow the instructions that come with your shelving unit -- there may be differences among varying manufacturers and models.
Closet Doors The louvered closet doors are a folding design and are installed on a track that's attached to the floor and the top of the closet entry. - After measuring the rough opening of the closet, the carpenter determines the size of the spacers he will need to ensure a snug fit for the doors. On the sides of the closet doors, he nails a series of short vertical spacers. A long wooden strip is also nailed overhead in the entry.
- With the spacers in place, he nails in the doorjamb (figure I). The jamb sections, which are made from poplar, were primed and painted before installation.
- With the doorjamb installed, the carpenter measures and marks the center point at the top of the closet jamb (figure J).
- He holds the metal door track in place and uses it as a guide for drilling pilot holes into the jamb.
- The top door guide is then secured to the jamb with a series of screws (figure K).
- At the bottom of the closet, the carpenter carefully positions and secures the lower mounting bracket, fastening it to both the floor and the doorjamb with screws (figure L).
- Next, adjustable bolts are inserted into predrilled holes in the ends of the door panels. Once installed in the panels, the upper bolts are slid into the metal door guide overhead (figure M). The lower bolts are inserted into the mounting bracket on the floor.
- The steps are repeated for the second set of doors.
- Once both sets of doors have been installed, final adjustments are made to ensure smooth operation (figure N).
- The final steps are to measure and mark the locations for the doorknobs, drill pilot holes and install the knobs (figure O).
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