DIY washing machine cabinet

It often happens that the bathroom is very small in size, and you want to fit in a lot, including the corresponding household appliances and various accessories. So, in order not to stumble on various interior items and at the same time have everything you need at hand, you can build a cabinet for a washing machine, thereby partially solving the problem you are facing.

And if you show a maximum of ingenuity, you can also install a dryer above the cabinet, freeing up additional space in your bathroom. Best of all, if the cabinet is built in, plus everything you can build a special triangular rack for it.

What to make a wardrobe?

Ideally, your cabinet should consist of a frame and a drawer located in the center.

From above you will need to place a second drawer to house the dryer. It is best to build furniture from specially prepared fiberboard sheets. Then your furniture will be strong and steady. In order not to spoil the idea, contact the specialists who will cut them to the sizes indicated to you.

The only thing left for you to do is paint the blanks in the color of your choice.

Putting the closet together

At the first stage, it is necessary to drill holes for shelves in the sides of the cabinet. A five millimeter drill size is ideal for this purpose. It is also necessary to make holes on top, backing off from the edges by 7 mm. This will provide you with a guarantee that the shelves will not crack when you screw the cabinet.

Now it's time to start fastening the cabinet. This is done using metal corners. After that, it remains only to glue the parts and fix them by screwing the screws. As legs you can use machine screws M8. In order to prevent the cabinet from swinging and standing at an angle, it is best to screw a sleeve with internal thread into the board. Only in this case, you can at any time adjust the position in which the cabinet will stand as a glove. “Shoe” the cabinet legs in plastic caps so that they do not scratch the floor.

Now it’s time to install the cabinet in the space provided for it. You should not rush in this process: since there will be another cabinet on top, you must make sure that the bottom is level. The final step will be the bonding of both cabinets to each other. First you need to clamp them with clamps, and then fasten them with screws. They should not be too large in size, otherwise they will stick out with a sharp end on the back of the board.

Finally, it remains to install the door lock. This is ideal for tog so that the door does not close in those moments when you do not need it. The spring-loaded hinges will not allow her to do this. Such a latch can be bought at any hypermarket of household goods.

Making a drawer

After the main work is done, you can begin to assemble the drawer.

First of all, on its front side, it is necessary to determine the place where the handle will be located. To do this, measure the distance vertically and horizontally and make sure that the handle will be installed in the center. Agree, if at the end of the work it turns out to be shifted to the left or right edge, it will not look very beautiful.

Once you are done with the markings, you can screw the front panel to the sidewalls. Make sure that its width is sufficient to completely cover the future contents of the box, without leaving any gaps. Now I began to fasten the guides for the cabinet. For this, an accurate eye-gauge is necessary so that subsequently the accessories mounted on the sidewalls are not screwed at different heights.

We build a rack

In order to install a triangular rack, you will also need accurate layouts. If the walls in your apartment are even, then you only need to measure the angle, and then make the sides and a couple of triangular shelves of the same size.

If you live in houses of the old type, then it is best to verify the accuracy of the dimensions several times.

The front edges of the shelves are recommended to be processed with a manual milling cutter. If you don’t have one, then it’s quite possible to do with sandpaper.

After completing the draft work, screw the shelves to one of the sidewalls using the holes made with a drill and screws. Then do the same procedure with the second sidewall. The final stage is fixing the back wall. This gives you the last chance to correct the corners of the cabinet. If you are sure that everything is perfect, nail the wall with nails at a distance of 10 cm from each other.