A few easy ways to mark up when installing handles on cabinet doors.

Installing handles on furniture fronts is an important and crucial step in furniture assembly.

Mistakes in this matter are costly..

Therefore, it is not surprising that home craftsmen begin to install fittings with slight excitement, and sometimes they do not dare to do this at all.

So my friend assembled a kitchen set himself, but did not dare to install the handles.

Said: "It's a pity if I ruin the facade."

I decided to help him and at the same time show him several ways of applying markings on cabinet doors.

I think this information will be useful to other home craftsmen as well.

Let's start with the fact that there is nothing difficult in applying the markup.

In this matter, the main thing is not to forget which is better Die seven times, drill once.

It is best to apply markings to furniture facades on a flat horizontal surface.

In our case, the entire kitchen set was already assembled and did not remove the doors to install the handles.

But if experience is not enough, then it is better not to do this.

How do you apply the markup?

The first method of striping is the easiest.

He assumes using a template.

Quite often, such templates are included with a kitchen set. It is only required to determine the location of this template on the facade and, through the pre-cut holes in the template, make marks on the facade for attaching the handle.

If there is no ready-made template, then it is quite possible to make it out of cardboard yourself. This will speed up the installation process, especially if you need to install a lot of handles.

The second method of marking involves using a ruler and pencil.

In our case, the handle needs to be installed in the middle between the edge of the door and the recess in the facade.

The total width of this distance is 6.4 cm, so we set the mark apart from the edge 3.2 cm horizontally.

Then we apply vertical markings, stepping back 9 cm from the top of the facade.

The vertical and horizontal intersection point will be the location of the first fastener.

Then you need to accurately measure the distance between the mounting holes on the handle itself, and transfer the value to the facade.

Or attach a handle to the front and mark the location of the second fastener.

The third method of marking involves using a caliper.

The principle is the same, only the necessary dimensions for application to the facade are set on a caliper, and not measured each time with a ruler.