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Been working on this the last few weekends. Gutting the insides and doors of a shoddily done built in wardrobe and making some drawers, shelves and new doors. All MDF construction. Lots of fun with a circular saw.
Some things I learnt along the way:
Never trust the sheet cutting people in Selco, they screwed everything up and I had to recut everything myself.
Nothing is square in this world.
Dont make the drawers the same width as the wardrobe because when you put the doors on you wont be able to slide them out anymore without hitting the hinges. Dismantling and slimming down 3 drawers by 50mm is not fun
Hinge cutting template is your friend
After I nailed and glued on the strips to make the borders of the doors, I left them supported at the ends with nothing in the middle. When glue dried, the doors took on a permanently sagged shape. Bending them straight wasn't fun.
Water based gloss and satinwood is so much nicer to work with than solvent.
Lost-tite screws - Holy smokes what a fastener. No drilling, no countersinking and tiny profile head makes filling afterwards a dream. Torx head is also most pleasant to work with than philips.
Overall I'm happy with the result. Need to sort the existing shelves on the right next and then do another one for the other side of the room, then two more for the other bedroom, and I'll be done! 2018 sorted.