Aosite, kuba 1993
Wamkelekile kwinqaku lethu malunga nendlela yokutshintsha iihenjisi kwiikhabhinethi zasekhitshini! Ukuba ujonge ukuphucula inkangeleko kunye nokusebenza kwekhitshi lakho, ukutshintsha iihenjisi kwiikhabhathi zakho kungenza umahluko omkhulu. Kweli nqaku, siza kuxoxa ngenkqubo yokutshintsha iihenjisi, izixhobo oza kuzifuna, kunye neengcebiso zeprojekthi ye-DIY eyimpumelelo. Nokuba uyi-DIY-er enamava okanye usaqala nje, eli nqaku kufuneka lifundwe kuye nabani na ojonge ukunika ikhitshi labo inkangeleko entsha. Ke, bamba izixhobo zakho kwaye masiqalise!
Xa kuziwa ekuhlaziyeni okanye ekuhlaziyeni ikhitshi, enye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo ekufuneka ziqwalaselwe kukusebenza kweehenjisi zekhabhinethi. Abanini bezindlu abaninzi banokuthi bajonge impembelelo yokuba iihinji zekhabhinethi zinokuba nazo ekusebenzeni ngokubanzi kunye nokuphila ixesha elide kwiikhabhinethi zabo zasekhitshini. Nangona kunjalo, ukuqonda ukubaluleka kweehenjisi zekhabhathi ezisebenzayo kubalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuba ikhitshi lihlala lisebenza kwaye lithandeka ngobuhle.
Okokuqala nokuphambili, iihenjisi kwiikhabhinethi zasekhitshini zidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekusebenzeni kakuhle kweengcango zekhabhinethi. Ihinge eyenziwe kakuhle kwaye ifakwe ngokufanelekileyo ivumela ukuvula lula kunye nokuvala iingcango zekhabhinethi, ngelixa liqinisekisa ukuba zihlala zikhuselekile xa zivaliwe. Oku kubaluleke kakhulu ekhitshini, apho iikhabhinethi zihlala zifumaneka kwaye zisetyenziswa yonke imini. Ngaphandle kweehenjisi ezithembekileyo, ukusebenza kwekhitshi yonke kunokuphazamiseka.
Ngaphaya koko, uhlobo kunye nomgangatho weehenjisi zekhabhathi nazo zinokuba nefuthe elibonakalayo kubuhle bekhitshi. Iihenjisi eziphelelwe lixesha, ezigugileyo, okanye eziyilwe kakubi zinokuphazamisana nesibheno esipheleleyo seekhabhinethi kunye nekhitshi lilonke. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iihenjisi zanamhlanje kunye nezenziwe kakuhle zinokuphucula inkangeleko yeekhabhinethi kwaye zifake isandla kwi-design yekhitshi edibeneyo kunye nesitayela.
Ukongeza ekusebenzeni kunye nobuhle, ukuqina kweehenjisi zekhabhinethi kukwayinto ebalulekileyo ekufuneka iqwalaselwe. Iikhabhinethi zasekhitshini ziphantsi kokusetyenziswa rhoqo, kwaye ngoko ke, iihinge kufuneka zikwazi ukumelana nokugqoka rhoqo kunye nokukrazula. Ngokutyala imali kwiihenjisi ezikumgangatho ophezulu, ezihlala zihleli, abanini bezindlu banokuqinisekisa ukuba iikhabhinethi zabo ziya kuqhubeka zisebenza kakuhle kwiminyaka ezayo, ngaphandle kwemfuneko yokulungiswa rhoqo okanye ukutshintshwa.
Xa kuziwa ekukhetheni iihenjisi zekhabhathi ezifanelekileyo zokulungiswa kwekhitshi okanye uhlaziyo, kubalulekile ukubonisana nomthengisi wehenjisi ohloniphekileyo okanye abavelisi beehinge zekhabhathi. Ezi ngcali zinokubonelela ngobuchule obuxabisekileyo kunye nesikhokelo ekukhetheni iihenjisi ezifanelekileyo kwiimfuno ezithile kunye nesimbo sekhitshi. Ukongeza, banokunikezela ngoluhlu olubanzi lweehenjisi, kubandakanya izitayela ezahlukeneyo, ukugqiba, kunye neempawu, ukuqinisekisa ukuba abaninimzi bafumana iihenjisi ezifanelekileyo kwiikhabhathi zabo.
Ukuqukumbela, ukubaluleka kweehinge zekhabhinethi ezisebenzayo ekhitshini akunakugqithiswa. Ukusuka ekuququzeleleni ukusebenza kakuhle kunye nokuphucula i-aesthetic jikelele ekuqinisekiseni ukuqina kwexesha elide, iihenjisi zidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekusebenzeni kunye nokubonakala kweekhabhathi zasekhitshini. Ngokusebenzisana nomthengisi othembekileyo wehenjisi okanye abavelisi beehinge zekhabhathi, abaninimzi banokwenza izigqibo ezizizo kwaye batyale imali kwiihenjisi ezikumgangatho ophezulu eziya kuba negalelo ekusebenzeni kakuhle kunye nekhitshi elinesitayile kwiminyaka ezayo.
Xa kuziwa kwiikhabhinethi zasekhitshini, iihinge zidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekusebenzeni ngokubanzi kunye nobuhle bekhabhinethi. Ukuba ujonge ukutshintsha iihenjisi kwiikhabhathi zakho zasekhitshini, kubalulekile ukujonga iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zeehenjisi zekhabhathi ezikhoyo ukuze ufumane eyona ndlela ilungileyo kwiimfuno zakho. Kweli nqaku, siza kuhlolisisa kwiindidi ezahlukeneyo zeehenjisi zekhabhinethi kwaye sinike ulwazi malunga nenkqubo yokutshintsha iihenjisi kwiikhabhinethi zasekhitshini.
Ngaphambi kokuba uhlolisise kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zeehenjisi zekhabhinethi, kubalulekile ukuqonda umsebenzi weehenjisi kwiikhabhinethi zasekhitshini. Iihenjisi zibalulekile ekwenzeni iingcango zeekhabhinethi zivuleke kwaye zivale kakuhle. Bakwafaka isandla ekujongeni ngokubanzi kweekhabhinethi, njengoko zibonakala xa iingcango zivaliwe. Ukongeza, uhlobo lwehinge olusetyenzisiweyo lunokuchaphazela indlela iingcango zekhabhinethi ezigqunywe ngayo ngesakhelo sekhabhathi, ezinokuchaphazela ubuhle boyilo lonke.
Olunye lwezona ntlobo zixhaphakileyo zeehenjisi zekhabhathi yihenjisi yempundu, eyihenjisi yemveli edla ngokusetyenziswa kwikhabhathi. Iihenjisi ezimpundu zenziwe ngeepleyiti zentsimbi ezimbini ezidityaniswe ngephini, kwaye ziqhele ukufakwa kumda wocango lwekhabhathi kunye nesakhelo sekhabhathi. Ezi hinges zomelele kwaye ziguquguquka, zizenza ukhetho oludumileyo kwiikhabhathi ezininzi zasekhitshini.
Olunye uhlobo oludumileyo lwehinge yekhabhinethi yihenjisi efihliweyo, edla ngokukhethwa kwimizobo yekhitshi yanamhlanje, encinci. Iihenjisi ezifihliweyo zifakwe ngaphakathi kwekhabhinethi kwaye zingabonakali xa umnyango uvaliwe, udala imbonakalo ecacileyo kunye nengenamthungo. Ezi hinges zikwabonelela ngenzuzo yeempawu ezilungelelanisiweyo, ezivumela ulungelelwaniso oluchanekileyo kunye nokufakwa lula.
Iihenjisi zokwaleka yenye enye inketho ekufuneka uyiqwalasele xa uphonononga iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zeehenjisi zekhabhinethi. Iihenjisi ezigqithisiweyo zenzelwe ukuvumela iingcango zekhabhinethi ukuba zifake isakhelo sekhabhinethi, zenze imbonakalo ecocekileyo kunye nefanayo. Olu hlobo lwehinge lufumaneka kwiinketho ezahlukeneyo zokwaleka, kubandakanywa ukugquma okugcweleyo, ukoleka kwesiqingatha, kunye ne-inset, evumela ukuguquguquka kuyilo kunye nokusebenza.
Nje ukuba ukhethe uhlobo lwehenjisi olulungele iimfuno zakho kunye nobuhle obukhethwayo, inyathelo elilandelayo kukufumana umthengisi othembekileyo wehenjisi okanye umenzi wehenjisi wekhabhathi. Kubalulekile ukukhetha umthengisi obonelela ngeehenjisi ezikumgangatho ophezulu kwaye unegama lokuthembeka kunye nenkonzo ebalaseleyo yabathengi. Cinga ngokufikelela kubaboneleli abaninzi ukuthelekisa unikezelo lwemveliso, amaxabiso, kunye nokhetho lokuhanjiswa.
Xa kuziwa ekutshintsheni iihenjisi kwiikhabhathi zasekhitshini, kuyacetyiswa ukuba ufune uncedo lwengcali ukuba awuzithembanga kwizakhono zakho ze-DIY. Umfakeli oyingcali unokuqinisekisa ukuba iihenjisi ezintsha zifakwe ngokuchanekileyo, zivumela ukusebenza kakuhle kunye nokusebenza ixesha elide.
Ukuqukumbela, ukuhlola iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zeehenjisi zekhabhinethi ezikhoyo kubalulekile xa kuqwalaselwa utshintsho kwiihenjisi kwiikhabhinethi zasekhitshini. Nokuba ukhetha iihenjisi ezimpundu, iihenjisi ezifihliweyo, iihenjisi zokwaleka, okanye olunye uhlobo lwehenjisi, ukhetho olufanelekileyo lunokuphucula kakhulu ukusebenza kunye nenkangeleko yeekhabhathi zakho zasekhitshini. Ngokukhetha umboneleli wehenjisi othembekileyo okanye umenzi wehenjisi wekhabhathi kwaye ufune uncedo lofakelo lobuchwephesha ukuba luyafuneka, unokuqinisekisa uphuculo lwehinge yekhabhathi eyimpumelelo nesanelisayo yekhitshi lakho.
Ukuba ufuna ukulungiswa kwekhabhathi yekhitshi, enye yezona ndlela zilula kwaye zingabizi kakhulu ukuphumeza oku kukutshintsha iihenjisi kwiikhabhathi zakho zasekhitshini. Nokuba iihenjisi zakho ezindala zigugile, zaphukile, okanye ziphelelwe lixesha, ukuzitshintsha ngezintsha kunokunika iikhabhathi zakho inkangeleko entsha neyanamhlanje. Kwesi sikhokelo senyathelo ngenyathelo, siya kukuhamba ngenkqubo yokutshintsha iihenjisi kwiikhabhathi zasekhitshini, ukuze ukwazi ukujongana ngokuzithemba nale projekthi yokuphucula ikhaya ngokwakho.
Ngaphambi kokuba siqale, kubalulekile ukuqokelela zonke izixhobo eziyimfuneko kunye nezixhobo. Uya kufuna isikrudrayiva, i-drill, iihenjisi ezintsha, izikrufu, kunye neteyiphu yokulinganisa. Ukongeza, ukuba awuqinisekanga malunga nohlobo oluthile lwehenjisi oyifunayo, kungcono udibane nomthengisi wehinge oyingcali okanye umenzi wehinge yekhabhinethi. Banokukunceda ukuba ufumane iihenjisi ezifanelekileyo kwiikhabhinethi zakho kwaye unike isikhokelo kwinkqubo yokufakela.
Isinyathelo sokuqala kukususa iihenjisi ezikhoyo kwiingcango zekhabhinethi. Sebenzisa i-screwdriver ukukhulula iihenjisi kwiingcango kunye nesakhelo sekhabhinethi. Emva kokuba iihenjisi ezindala zisusiwe, zibeke ecaleni kwaye ucoce indawo apho iihenjisi ezintsha ziza kufakwa khona. Oku kuya kuqinisekisa ukulingana okugudileyo nokukhuselekileyo kweehenjisi ezintsha.
Emva koko, linganisa ukubekwa kweehenjisi ezintsha kwiingcango zekhabhinethi. Sebenzisa iteyiphu yokulinganisa ukujonga indawo echanekileyo yeehenjisi, uqinisekise ukuba zichanekile kwaye zihambelana. Phawula iindawo ngepensile kwaye usebenzise i-drill ukwenza imingxuma yokulinga yezikrufu. Oku kuya kwenza kube lula ukukhusela iihenjisi ezintsha endaweni.
Ngoku lixesha lokudibanisa iihenjisi ezintsha kwiingcango zekhabhinethi. Yenza uluhlu lweehenjisi kunye nemingxuma yokulinga kwaye usebenzise izikrufu ukuze uzikhusele kwindawo yazo. Qinisekisa ukuba iihenjisi zincanyathiselwe ngokuqinileyo kwaye zijonge kabini ukuqinisekisa ukuba zivula kwaye zivale kakuhle ngaphandle kokuxhathisa.
Emva kokuba iihinge zifakwe kwiingcango zekhabhinethi, lixesha lokuzinamathisela kwisakhelo sekhabhinethi. Bamba umnyango endaweni kwaye ulungelelanise iihenjisi kunye nokubekwa okuhambelanayo kwisakhelo sekhabhinethi. Sebenzisa i-drill ukwenza imingxuma yokulinga yezikrufu kwaye ukhusele iihenjisi endaweni. Phinda le nkqubo kumnyango ngamnye wekhabhinethi, uqinisekise ukuba zonke iihenjisi zihambelana kwaye ziqhotyoshelwe ngokukhuselekileyo.
Ekugqibeleni, vavanya iingcango zekhabhinethi ukuqinisekisa ukuba iihenjisi ezintsha zifakwe ngokuchanekileyo. Vula kwaye uvale iingcango ukujonga ukuhamba kakuhle kwaye ulungelelanise njengoko kuyimfuneko. Nje ukuba unelisekile ziziphumo, iikhabhathi zakho zasekhitshini ziya kuba nenkangeleko entsha enehenjisi ehlaziyiweyo.
Ukuqukumbela, ukutshintsha iihenjisi kwiikhabhinethi zasekhitshini yinkqubo ethe ngqo enokwenza impembelelo enkulu kwinkangeleko yonke yekhitshi lakho. Ngokulandela esi sikhokelo samanyathelo ngamanyathelo kunye nokubonisana nomthengisi othembekileyo wehinge okanye umenzi wehinge yekhabhinethi, unokuzithemba ngokuzithemba le projekthi yokuphucula ikhaya kwaye unike iikhabhinethi zakho ukubukeka kwangoku kunye nokuhlaziywa.
Xa kuziwa ekuhlaziyeni inkangeleko yekhitshi lakho, utshintsho olunye olulula olunokwenza impembelelo enkulu kukubuyisela iihenjisi kwiingcango zekhabhathi yakho. Nokuba ujonge ukuhlaziya isitayile seekhabhathi zakho okanye ufuna nje ukutshintsha iihenjisi ezigugileyo, kukho iingxaki ezimbalwa eziqhelekileyo kunye neengqwalasela ekufuneka uzikhumbule xa uthatha le projekthi.
Enye yezinto zokuqala ekufuneka uziqwalasele xa utshintsha iihenjisi zekhabhathi luhlobo lwehenjisi onayo ngoku kunye nohlobo lwehenjisi ofuna ukuyibuyisela endaweni yayo. Kukho iintlobo ngeentlobo zeehenjisi zekhabhathi, ezibandakanya i-inset, i-overlay, kunye neehenjisi zaseYurophu, kwaye kubalulekile ukukhetha ihenjisi yokutshintsha ehambelana neengcango zekhabhathi yakho. Ukuba awuqinisekanga ngohlobo lwehenjisi onayo ngoku, kunokuba luncedo ukubonana nomthengisi wehenjisi okanye umenzi wehenjisi wekhabhathi ukuze ufumane isikhokelo.
Enye ingxaki eqhelekileyo xa utshintsha iihenjisi zekhabhinethi kukuqinisekisa ukuba iihenjisi ezintsha zinobungakanani obuchanekileyo kunye nokumila kweengcango zakho zekhabhathi ekhoyo. Iihenjisi ziza ngobukhulu obuhlukeneyo kunye neemilo, kwaye kubalulekile ukukhetha ihenjisi yokutshintshwa ehambelana nemilinganiselo yeehenjisi esele ikhona kwiingcango zekhabhathi yakho. Ukuba iihenjisi ezintsha azikho ubukhulu obufanelekileyo okanye imilo, kunokuba nzima ukuzifaka ngokufanelekileyo kwaye zisenokungasebenzi njengoko zicetywayo.
Ukongeza ekuqwalaseleni uhlobo kunye nobukhulu beehinge, kubalulekile ukucinga malunga nesitayela esipheleleyo kunye nokugqiba kweehenjisi. Ukuba uhlaziya inkangeleko yekhitshi lakho, unokufuna ukukhetha iihenjisi ezihambelana nesitayile kunye nokugqiba kweekhabhathi zakho. Oku kunokuthetha ukukhetha iihenjisi ezinomphetho owahlukileyo, ezifana ne-nickel ebrashiweyo okanye ubhedu oluxutywe ngeoli, okanye ukukhetha uyilo lwehinge lokuhombisa olongeza ubuntu kwiikhabhathi zakho.
Xa utshintsha iihenjisi zekhabhinethi, kubalulekile ukuqwalasela ukusebenza kweehenjisi ezintsha. Ezinye iihenjisi ziyilwe zineempawu ezikhethekileyo, ezifana neendlela zokuvala ezithambileyo okanye zokuzivala, ezinokuphucula ukusebenza kweengcango zekhabhathi yakho. Ukuba unomdla wokongeza ezi mpawu kwiikhabhinethi zakho, kubalulekile ukukhetha iihinge ezenzelwe ngokukodwa ukuba zilungele.
Ukuqukumbela, ukutshintsha iihenjisi zekhabhathi kunokuba yindlela elula yokuhlaziya inkangeleko kunye nokusebenza kweekhabhathi zakho zasekhitshini. Nangona kunjalo, kubalulekile ukugcina engqondweni iingxaki eziqhelekileyo kunye neengqwalasela ezixutyushwa kweli nqaku ukuze uqinisekise ukuba iihinge zokutshintshwa zihambelana neengcango zekhabhinethi yakho kwaye zihlangabezane neemfuno zakho zobuhle kunye nokusebenza. Ngokubonisana nomthengisi wehenjisi okanye umenzi wehenjisi wekhabhathi, unokwenza izigqibo ezinolwazi malunga nohlobo, ubungakanani, isitayile, kunye nokugqiba kweehenjisi, ekugqibeleni ufezekise iziphumo ezinqwenelekayo zeprojekthi yakho yokuphucula ikhabhinethi.
Xa kuziwa ekusebenzeni kunye nokubonakala ngokubanzi kweekhabhinethi zasekhitshini, iihinge zidlala indima ebalulekileyo. Abagcini nje ngokuvumela ukuvulwa okugudileyo kunye nokuvalwa kweengcango zekhabhinethi, kodwa banegalelo kubuhle bekhitshi. Ngoko ke, kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuba iihenjisi zigcinwe kakuhle kwaye ubomi babo bude. Kweli nqaku, siza kubonelela ngeengcebiso zokugcina kunye nokwandisa ixesha lokuphila kweehenjisi zekhabhinethi entsha.
Enye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo ekuqinisekiseni ixesha elide leehenjisi zekhabhinethi kukukhetha iihenjisi ezikumgangatho ophezulu ukusuka kumthengisi othembekileyo wehenjisi. Xa ukhetha iihenjisi zekhabhinethi, kubalulekile ukuqwalasela izinto kunye nokwakhiwa kweehenjisi. Iihenjisi zensimbi ezingenasici ziyaziwa ngokuhlala kwazo kunye nokuchasana nokubola, okwenza kube yinto ekhethekileyo kwiikhabhinethi zasekhitshini. Ukongezelela, kubalulekile ukukhetha iihinge ezivela kubavelisi beehinge zekhabhinethi abahloniphekileyo abanomlando wokuvelisa iimveliso ezithembekileyo kunye nexesha elide.
Nje ukuba ufake iihenjisi zekhabhathi entsha, kubalulekile ukuzigcina rhoqo ukuze uqinisekise ukusebenza kwazo ngokupheleleyo. Enye yeendlela ezilula zokugcina iihenjisi zekhabhathi kukuzigcina zicocekile kwaye zingenabumdaka nobumdaka. Zisule rhoqo iihenjisi ngelaphu elimanzi ukuze ususe nakuphi na ukwakhiwa kothuli okanye ukungcola. Ukongeza, ukuthambisa iihenjisi ngesithambiso esikumgangatho ophezulu kunokunceda ukuthintela ukukhuhlana nokuqinisekisa ukusebenza kakuhle.
Elinye icebiso elibalulekileyo lokugcina iihenjisi zekhabhinethi kukukhangela naziphi na iimpawu zokuguga. Ngokuhamba kwexesha, ukuvulwa rhoqo kunye nokuvalwa kweengcango zekhabhinethi kunokubangela ukuba iihenjisi zikhululeke okanye zingahambi kakuhle. Kubalulekile ukuba uhlolisise rhoqo i-hinges nayiphi na imiqondiso yomonakalo, njenge-screws ekhululekile okanye amacandelo angahambi kakuhle. Ukuba kukho imiba echongiweyo, kufuneka iqwalaselwe ngokukhawuleza ukuthintela umonakalo ongakumbi kwiihenjisi.
Ukongeza kulondolozo oluqhelekileyo, kukho kwakhona amanyathelo okuthintela anokuthi athathwe ukwandisa ixesha lokuphila kweehinge zekhabhinethi. Umzekelo, ukufakela iingcango ezithambileyo zocango lwekhabhathi kunokuncedisa ukunciphisa impembelelo kunye noxinzelelo kwiihenjisi, ngaloo ndlela bandise ubomi babo. Izivalo ezithambileyo ziyilelwe ukuvala ngobunono iingcango zekhabhathi, ukunciphisa umngcipheko wokuguga kunye nokukrazula kwiihenjisi.
Ekugqibeleni, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ubunzima kunye nobukhulu beengcango zekhabhinethi ngokubhekiselele kwiihenjisi. Ukugqithiswa kweengcango zekhabhinethi okanye ukusebenzisa iihenjisi ezingafanelekanga kubunzima beengcango kunokubeka uxinzelelo olungafanelekanga kwiihenjisi, okukhokelela ekugugeni kwangaphambi kwexesha. Ngoko ke, kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuba iihenjisi zihambelana ngokufanelekileyo nobukhulu kunye nobunzima beengcango zekhabhinethi.
Ukuqukumbela, ngokukhetha iihenjisi ezikumgangatho ophezulu ukusuka kumthengisi othembekileyo we-hinge, ukugcinwa rhoqo kweehenjisi, kunye nokuthatha amanyathelo okuthintela, kunokwenzeka ukwandisa ixesha lokuphila kweehenjisi ezintsha zekhabhinethi. Ngokulandela la macebiso, abaninimzi banokuqinisekisa ukuba iikhabhathi zabo zasekhitshini azibukeli nje zinkulu kodwa zisebenza kakuhle kwiminyaka ezayo.
Ukuqukumbela, ukutshintsha iihenjisi kwiikhabhinethi zasekhitshini ngokuqinisekileyo kunokwenzeka, kwaye kunye nezixhobo ezifanelekileyo kunye nolwazi, ingaba yinkqubo ethe ngqo. Nokuba ujonge ukuhlaziya inkangeleko yeekhabhinethi zakho okanye uphucule ukusebenza kwazo, ukhetho lokutshintsha iihenjisi lubonelela ngesisombululo esinexabiso eliphantsi kubanini bezindlu. Ngeminyaka engama-30 yamava kushishino, sinobuchule kunye nezixhobo zokukunceda ufezekise lo msebenzi ngokulula. Ungalibazisi ukufikelela kuthi ngalo naluphi na uncedo okanye isikhokelo kuhambo lwakho lokulungiswa kwekhabhinethi. Iikhabhinethi zakho zekhitshi ziya kukubulela ngayo!