Hanging cabinet and mounting system of furniture in the kitchen

Suspended cabinets in the kitchen need not only for beauty. They can store a large number of utensils, and thus they do not occupy a seat. Hanging on the walls, lockers are good the fact that almost all their content is at eye level and even up to the top shelves easy to reach out a hand.

undeniable merits

Today it is impossible to imagine a kitchen without wall modules. All the advantages of a suspended cabinet arise precisely because of its location. After all, the space under the ceiling is almost never used, while on the floor for all the necessary furniture and sometimes even space is not enough. That rescue lockers in such a situation, forming a second storage line.

By using suspended structures, completely repeat the color and design of the entire headset, you can hide behind neat facades are not too pleasing to the eye gas column or hood, and let down to him communications. In his personal "cabinet", this technique will work as before, but it will not stand out from the overall image, returning kitchen facilities harmonious appearance.

layout options

Traditional place for the kitchen suspension - wall above the cutting table, sink and stove. It is really very easy, as all you need for cooking will always be at hand. In the box above the sink and does can be set baskets for plates and cups to the washed dishes can be immediately sent to their places.

But this option is not the only one. Separated from the main headset can be hung cabinets and elsewhere kitchen, for example, on the opposite wall or in the dining area. In this case, the lockers can be taken with clear glass inserts, and place the beautiful dishes and festive service on the shelves. Instead of the usual cupboard suspension structure immediately become a decoration - a sideboard. Such a decision, by the way, more functional, because it does not limit the size of the suspensions.

It is interesting to look non-standard solutions and location outboard of kitchens:

• with a horizontal offset with respect to the lower row;
• cascade or waves;
• at different levels - in a staggered or random order.

When installing such cabinets is important to maintain the desired gap between the lower edge of the suspension and countertop. It should not be less than 45 cm, but the best is distance of about 60-65 cm - so it is more convenient to work with.

If we sum the height of the floor and hanging cabinets, as well as the necessary clearance, it turns out that even in a small kitchen at the top of the headset is still plenty of room for everything or mezzanine open shelves. However, there can only keep the utensils, which is very rarely used.

Kinds

Suspended cabinets can be divided into types, depending on their functions. Besides the standard boxes with shelves there are special models:

dryers

Typically, this structure without a bottom, inside which are installed drying basket for dishes and cups, and in bottom hole is placed a tray for collecting water flowing down. If washing is wide enough, the tray can be completely removed, then drop to the wet plates will soon run down. In this case, behind the doors will always be dry, in order to avoid such troubles as mold and the smell of damp.

Range hoods

Mounted above the cooking surface and hide in its bosom exhaust fan. Internal shelves these models do not have.

corner modules

A great way to effectively use the entire space of kitchen and unload a bit the other elements of furniture set. In the corner hanging cabinets to conveniently store small utensils, spices or part of the food supplies. For convenience, it can be equipped with a corner shelf-carousel.

dimensions

Wall cabinets favorably to the floor so that their height is not too limited. Modules can have almost any reasonable size from 25 cm to one meter. In most kitchen units equipped suspended designs standard sizes 36, 72, 92 cm. All that is different from the standard settings, made to order and is available as part of the original series.

If you are looking for kitchen furniture set of individual objects, you need to take into account also the suspension cuisine depth. For example, the cabinets, which are located above the work surface should not be too deep, otherwise they will close the review, and the cone to fill in this situation for long.

The optimal depth of the cabinet, which is located half countertop underneath.

But if you make a cabinet of less than 30 cm, it reflected badly on its functionality. In its interior fit quite a bit of the finest dishes, so you need to abide by the golden mean.

The doors

The hanging lockers are rarely seen sliding drawers, except shallow insertion at the bottom - for storing small items. Earlier in the box just do not look. Therefore facades for its buildings usually are hinged or lever mechanisms. Depending on the applied mechanical fittings door hangers may be:

• Swing - the traditional option for the kitchen, providing access directly to all internal shelves cabinet. Such doors are reliable and easy to repair, but you need to constantly ensure that they do not remain open. Otherwise, the loop can sag, and have them pull up.
• Folding - these doors are only relevant to the low suspended modules, or from the bottom of the cabinet will be difficult to get anything. But they are easy to open with one hand and the very door in the open position forms an additional horizontal surface.
• Lifting - comfortable models, well-proven in the kitchens of a small square where the space you need to save. The doors of these cabinets can be raised and fixed at the diagonal thrusts, slide vertically in grooves or completely folded as roller blinds.
• Sliding - another way to keep the free compact kitchen area and not to be afraid of damage to nearby objects.

materials

Most models hinged cabinet body is made of laminated particle board. This is a fairly durable material for a small furniture, and laminating film protects it from the harmful effects of steam and water. The rear wall, if any, are made of cheaper chipboard, since no load they carry.

A much greater variety of offer facades. Based on the same suspension for the kitchen, you can create completely different looks cabinets, by simply changing the door. Inexpensive cost simple postforming, MDF or high quality plastic. You can give your kitchen a more modern look, equipping the housing metal doors with glass inserts, or add comfort using wood facades.

Mounting

Before proceeding to the hanging of kitchen cabinets, You need to consider the conduct of all communications on the corresponding wall. This mainly concerns the extraction, pipeline, if the wall in the kitchen has a speaker and built-in light. It is possible that in the back of the cabinet is required to make cuts. The video clearly shows a convenient mounting system of the upper cabinets.

mounted furniture Fixing is carried out after the survey and preparation of the wall surface. It should be fairly smooth and strong. Alignment problem areas can be made using plaster. Prepared surface need to partition, in accordance with the size of the cupboard and given the gaps, which we described. If a working kitchen wall already laid a protective apron should be suspended cabinet so that the lower edge of the closing couple of centimeters of the top of the finish.

To the body from the thick apron are not hung at an angle, the top fastening system selected with the possibility of leaving a gap between the wall and the box itself. Alternatively, under the mounting rail can enclose chipboard strip of suitable thickness.

Bus is a perforated metal profile with a projection, for which cling hooks arranged on the back side of the cabinet. For kitchen wall is fastened by dowels.

When the mounting plate is fixed in place, it can be hung cabinets, while aligning them horizontally on a level plane. If this project is provided between a neighboring boxes held together by special ties into a single structure. Before that, you need to make sure that they all hung exactly relative to each other.

To install the screed in the wall cabinets are drilled through holes. During the execution of this operation is convenient to use clamps, but the surface itself will protect the side walls from scratches and damages tool thin laths of wood chips.
Mounted on the boxes are hung door, as exhibited by the level and regulated. Built-ready - you can use it.