I’d give myself a solid 7/10. Would not do again haha

  • Heydo@lemmy.world
    10·
    20 days ago

    Looks really good! What was the most difficult part? What issues came up? Any advice on how to avoid them?

    • Setiyeti93@lemmy.caOP
      12·
      20 days ago

      Thanks.i guess being all over it means I noticed all the minor imperfections, and only have myself to blame.

      Issues. I didn’t take the time to choses the wood carefully, so some bits of trim had to be redone because after they were ripped, they twisted quite badly. Even taking time to square up the plywood carcass was challenging. (The full unit is 230 by 180cm) So on my own it was quite difficult. My dad helped me move the carcass, thanks dad!

      I think (with this being my first wardrobe) some of the finer points went over my head… For example. I forgot to take into account clearances for the doors so had to take 3mm of each side to stop them rubbing against each other. Would have been easier to do that in the first place!

      I also added 18mm to each side of the drawer fronts so that the would stop against the front of the carcass…But forgot that the top edge has to be shared with the bottom edge of the door. If I ever did this again, instead of two parts I’d separate the drawer boxes, so instead of two boxes, I’d have four. The two wardrobe cavities and the two drawer cavities. Would be less cumbersome to manhandle!