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Decorative ones perform both aesthetic and practical functions. The design of these elements emphasizes the style and overall appearance of the kitchen set and gives the interior integrity and completeness. In addition, the handles are easy to use, durable and securely fastened to the surface, because the doors of most kitchen cabinets and cabinets are used intensively.

Oblong silver handles look perfect on kitchen furniture

Handles on finished sets are installed or supplied by the manufacturer, but when making a kitchen according to an individual drawing, you will have to choose the fittings yourself. The appearance of this element can completely transform the design of the kitchen, so replacing handles is often done in the process of updating a boring interior.

Design and shape of handles for integrated and conventional kitchen fronts

Manufacturers of furniture fittings offer a huge range of products of this type. There are thousands of products on the market that differ in design, material of manufacture, shape and method of fastening. To understand all the variety and choose beautiful, durable and functional handles for your kitchen set, you should first familiarize yourself with the main varieties and features of this type of fittings.

Handles made of the following materials:

Galvanic coating, used by serious manufacturers, significantly extends the service life of metal handles and protects the surface from scratches and abrasions. When purchasing, you should ask the seller if such processing is available.

Copper handles with patterns are well suited for walnut furniture

Depending on the shape, furniture handles are divided into the following types:

• In the shape of a ring. They are made in harmony with wooden facades.
• Drop-shaped. A classic, inexpensive option, often used with plastic facades. From a practicality point of view, it is not the most convenient option, since the streamlined “drop” easily slips out of wet fingers.
• Sinks. The shape follows the downward-facing shell of the shell.
• Buttons. Compact products are made from all available materials, which allows you to choose the right option for any facade.
• Staples. The most practical and common option, providing a comfortable grip. Produced mainly from metal alloys.
• Railing handles for the kitchen are a smooth or matte tube of various sections, mounted on two supports. The distance between supports ranges from 96 to 800 mm. Ideal for interiors designed in modern or high-tech style.

You can ensure convenient and comfortable opening of doors not only with the help of furniture handles. Popular system Push-to- Open allows you to open or close the door with a light press; in other models, milling is used to create grooves - such recesses are not inferior in functionality to handles, and the facade remains smooth, without protruding elements.

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When choosing handles for kitchen facades, you should pay attention to the following points:

• Material of manufacture. Kitchen fittings must have increased strength, resistance to abrasion and temperature changes, moisture resistance and durability. Such characteristics are fully inherent in products made of metal and wood.
• Design. Kitchen handles should be in harmony not only with the furniture set, but also with other furnishings.
• Mounting method. Kitchen furniture handles, which have one attachment point, can turn and become loose during use, gradually widening the mounting hole. Fastening at two points is more practical; in this case, the handles for kitchen cabinets are securely fixed in one position.
• Ease of use. The shape should be easy to grip both from above and below (or from the right and left for vertically positioned products) and not slip out of wet or greasy fingers. The surface should be easy to clean, since in the kitchen you often have to use your hands.

Classic silver handles look perfect with the lilac tone of the kitchen

Self-installation: does size matter for horizontal and vertical installation?

To install kitchen handles on your own, you will need a set of tools that every skilled owner has: a drill with a drill of the required diameter, a screwdriver, a tape measure and a pencil. Installation is performed as follows:

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A kitchen set assembled with your own hands, and this is not so difficult to do, requires the installation of handles on the kitchen facades. It would seem that there is nothing complicated here, drill holes and screw the fittings onto the screws. But, as practice shows, very often screwed handles begin to interfere with the full opening of furniture doors, this is especially noticeable on corner facades, or blocking of neighboring cabinets or cabinets occurs. Therefore, before installing the handles, you need to try them on.

By the way, it should be noted that handles in the form of rails or brackets can be positioned in different ways: all horizontally, all vertically, or combine the installation. So, if you are ready to install handles yourself, then prepare the following tools:

• Drill with a drill 4 or 5 mm in diameter.
• Pencil and ruler (wooden or metal).
• Square.
• Screwdriver.

It will be very convenient if you first make a template from cardboard with precisely drilled holes for fastening. That is, by applying it to the facades of the kitchen set, you can avoid long operations associated with setting the fit dimensions of each handle.

Setting dimensions and drilling the façade

Let's start by installing handles on the doors of the kitchen unit.

• The door is placed on a flat surface, let it be a table.
• In the corner where it is necessary to install the handle itself, a distance of 5 cm is set aside from one and the second edges.
• Two mutually perpendicular lines are drawn through the points. Their intersection point is the place of the first fastener. In order for the lines to turn out to be mutually perpendicular, it is necessary to use a square to draw them, applying it to the edges of the door.
• Now you need to accurately measure the distance between the mounting holes on the handle itself.
• This value is transferred to the door from the point of intersection of the two lines. If the fitting element will be installed vertically, then the displacement must be carried out downwards, if horizontally, then to the side. The second location for fastening the fittings is indicated. In this way, the exact location of the handles on the facades is determined.
• Now we need to drill. This operation is performed from the front side of the facade. The thing is that when the drill comes out of the material, it may delaminate and chips may appear along the edges. And although they will be closed with the fittings themselves, there is always the possibility of a large chip or crack appearing. Of course, this all depends on the quality of the material used and the sharpness of the drill used. Therefore, when drilling, be careful and carry out this operation carefully.
• So, two mounting holes are drilled, now you need to insert two mounting screws from the back side. Install the handle on the front side and attach it to the facade, screwing in the screws with a screwdriver. If it is not pressed tightly against the door and is loose, then you will have to remove it, put washers under the heads of the screws, and put the fastening back on.

Before screwing on the handles, it is necessary to clean all surfaces from dust and particles of the material from which the facades were made. So, the handles are installed, you can hang the facades on the hinges.

Installation on drawer fronts

In principle, this is the same process associated with drilling. The only thing that distinguishes them is the dimensions, which are marked in the center of the drawer front. You must first determine the middle of the facade, that is, by dividing its length in half. And then put 5 cm down from the top edge. This will be the installation center. Now from this point in different directions you need to set aside half the distance between the mounting holes. Let's add that the handles on the drawer fronts are installed horizontally.

Another point to pay attention to is the double wall of the front side. That is, the outer panel is the facade, the inner part is the frame. It is this double wall that will have to be drilled. In this case, you will also have to take into account the fact that to fasten the handle it is necessary to use a screw of a longer length than the standard one. The length of the screw will have to be chosen taking into account the thickness of the two panels of the material used, plus 4-5 mm. And again, the screwed handle should not dangle.

Conclusion on the topic

Since the facades of kitchen units are different, the drilling process must be carried out, taking into account the material from which they were made. For example, glass facades must be drilled with diamond-coated drills. It’s not always easy to do this yourself, so don’t take risks, call a specialist. By the way, under the handles and under the screw head on glass facades it is necessary to install gaskets that will soften the pressure of metal products.

Otherwise, this is a fairly simple process. Here it is important to accurately establish the landing site, make precise markings and carefully drill the mounting holes. There is no need to rush, especially when making holes. You simply won't have a second chance.

This article will help you figure out how to embed a latch handle into a door leaf. By adhering to the work algorithm described in the article, you can easily perform this operation yourself, with a minimum set of tools and very quickly.

No door can do without a handle. The most popular type of handle for interior doors today is the latch handle.

The design of handles of this type is such that, regardless of appearance, they are all installed in the door leaf in the same way. This article will tell you how to do it yourself.

Latch handle design

The handle itself, that is, the visible part of it, can look completely different. So:

or like this:

All these latch handles essentially consist of two parts - the handle itself:

and the latch mechanism:

Both parts of the latch handle require separate insertion into the door leaf.

Latch handles come without a latch - a door with such handles cannot be locked from the inside, with a latch - an additional turning mechanism installed on the handle and allowing you to lock the door from the inside, and a key - on one side of the handle there is a key holder that allows you to lock the door from the outside, on the other there is a latch . All handles have design differences that do not in any way affect the insertion process. The internal part (latch) is also the same, that is, it cuts in the same way for all types of latch handles.

So let's get started.

Necessary tool

To make the process of installing the latch handle as easy as possible, you will need:

1. Hand drill or screwdriver.
2. Wood crown with a diameter of 50 mm.
3. Wood drill with a diameter of 23-24 mm.
4. Chisel.
5. Hammer.
6. Pencil.

The crown and drill can be purchased separately, or in the form of a set, which is called “Kit for inserting latch handles.”

Installing the latch handle

1. We begin the installation process by marking the door leaf for drilling. The marking diagram, as a rule, comes complete with the handle.

If there is no diagram, you can mark it manually. To do this, place a mark at a distance of 60 mm from the edge of the door.

2. On the side edge of the door, along the center marking line, mark the center for drilling.

3. Using a chisel, hollow out a three-millimeter recess under the face plate of the latch. It makes sense to first mark the center with an awl so that you don’t have to mark it again.

4. Using a crown with a diameter of 50 mm, drill a through hole. It is better to do this on both sides of the door to avoid damage to the door covering at the exit of the crown when drilling.

5. As a result, we get the following hole:

6. Move on to the side edge. Using a wood drill with a diameter of 23-24 mm, drill a hole for the latch into the marked center. You shouldn’t make it too deep, otherwise you risk drilling through the door all the way to the panel.

7. We now have two holes.

8. Install a latch in the side hole and screw it with self-tapping screws.

9. Remove the upper part of the handle. To do this, look for a hole on the side.

Using the included key or any other thin flat object:

press the tongue inside the hole:

and remove the handle itself:

10. Remove the decorative trim and thereby open the mounting holes.

11. Insert the outer half of the handle.

12. Insert the inner half. We tighten both with the screws included in the kit.

13. Put on the decorative trim and handle body. Don't forget to press the inner tongue with the key.

14. With the door closed, mark the place where the door jamb latch tongue touches, and then hollow out a recess for the latch tongue in the resulting location.

15. Insert a decorative plastic pocket.

16. Screw on the metal plate.

17. The handle is installed.

If you don’t have a drill, then all the holes can be made using a suitable chisel, however, in this case, installing the handle will require more serious repair and construction skills and may turn out to be an overwhelming task for an untrained person.

The traditional arrangement of handles on cabinets (facades) of floor-standing kitchen cabinets is strictly in the middle. However, I believe that need to approach outside the box.

When the cabinets are the same in height, then - yes, of course - in the middle. After all, in this case the distances between the handles will be the same.

But if the cabinets have different heights? After all, different sizes are a necessity. The top one is often made shallow - for knives, spoons, forks, etc. For any oversized items. And if you place the handles in the middle, then the distance between the handles will not be the same. What should you give preference to: equal distances from the handle to the edge of the drawer or equal distances between the handles?

Ill. 1 shows two options for a set of cabinets. In the first (lilac color) the top drawer is very shallow, in the second (burgundy) it is one and a half times deeper. In each of these cases of facades, in turn, there are two ways of arranging handles. The image on the right - in each pair, reflects the standard: in the middle, and the image on the left - when handles are located at the same distance from each other. In the latter case, the arrangement is based on the two upper drawers, in which the handles are also in the middle. A on the lower facade the handle is located at the same distance as the middle one from the top. Also here the distances from the handles to the edges of the facade are the same. Having a picture of various options, we can make a comparison and draw conclusions.

Ill.1. Options for placing handles on cabinets with different heights of facades

I think you will agree that a non-standard approach will look no worse than a traditional one. Apparently, any of the presented methods has a right to exist. - A matter of taste. But we also need to take into account the height of the cabinets in other cabinets. After all, the entire kitchen should look harmonious. The only thing is clear: only when the fronts of the cabinets on different cabinets are of unequal height, the handles in the middle - there are no options.

There is only one general conclusion. The option of arranging handles on floor kitchen cabinets can be successful not only “in the middle”. And when designing a kitchen, you need to try both, and not blindly follow existing stereotypes. The unequivocal opinion of furniture makers on this matter – “in the middle of the facade” – can be explained simply: it’s easier for them, less labor intensive.

I used a non-standard method in my kitchen. And I decided to place the handles at equal distances from each other. At the same time, the set of drawers on different cabinets is the same.

Actually, this “non-standard” approach was born at the design development stage.

Ill.2. Floor cabinet handles with non-standard arrangement