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Updating kitchen storage with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva
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Skill: Easy
In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva updates some kitchen cabinet drawers.
Steps:
1. Remove old drawers and drawer slides from inside the cabinet.
2. Screw the metal drawer-slide brackets to the inside, rear of the cabinet.
3. Set the retention clips in place against underside of drawer. Drill screw-pilot holes, then screw the clips to the drawer.
4. Insert the drawer slides into the metal brackets at the back of the cabinet; screw the front end of the slides to the cabinet face frame.
5. Push the drawers into the cabinet until the drawer slides click into the retention clips.
6. Hold a drawer face against a drawer, then use your fist to pound on the face to leave screw-head impressions on drawer front.
7. Drill two shallow ½-inch-diameter holes at each screw-head impression.
8. Measure in about 4 inches from each side of the drawer and drill a 3/16-inch-diameter hole through the drawer front.
9. Apply a dab of hot-melt glue to each screw head on the back of the drawer face, then immediately press the face against the drawer front.
10. Wait about 30 seconds for the glue to harden, then gently pull open the drawer.
11. Fasten the drawer face to the drawer front with two screws and washers. Nvflash for windows. Be sure the screws aren't too long or they'll break through the drawer face.
1. Remove old drawers and drawer slides from inside the cabinet.
2. Screw the metal drawer-slide brackets to the inside, rear of the cabinet.
3. Set the retention clips in place against underside of drawer. Drill screw-pilot holes, then screw the clips to the drawer.
4. Insert the drawer slides into the metal brackets at the back of the cabinet; screw the front end of the slides to the cabinet face frame.
5. Push the drawers into the cabinet until the drawer slides click into the retention clips.
6. Hold a drawer face against a drawer, then use your fist to pound on the face to leave screw-head impressions on drawer front.
7. Drill two shallow ½-inch-diameter holes at each screw-head impression.
8. Measure in about 4 inches from each side of the drawer and drill a 3/16-inch-diameter hole through the drawer front.
9. Apply a dab of hot-melt glue to each screw head on the back of the drawer face, then immediately press the face against the drawer front.
10. Wait about 30 seconds for the glue to harden, then gently pull open the drawer.
11. Fasten the drawer face to the drawer front with two screws and washers. Nvflash for windows. Be sure the screws aren't too long or they'll break through the drawer face.
Edit for 2014: this article is now nearly 4 years old, and nowadays there are soft-close kits by Blumotion and others that make this process much simpler and cheaper!
In this instructable I will teach you how to retrofit the Blumotion soft-close drawer system (from their TandemBox line) to almost any drawer! Most people prefer to retain a consistent appearance in their kitchen, so replacing the drawers entirely is out of the question (not to mention very expensive.) The Blumotion system is one of the best, however it only works with the corresponding drawer system from the same company.. or so they thought :)
Tools you will need:
- drill
- bolt cutter
- small flat-head screwdriver
- small hacksaw (I used a coping saw)
- some bolts (small thread, M2.5 or 0.1' thread diameter)
- some screws
- ruler & pencil
- drill
- bolt cutter
- small flat-head screwdriver
- small hacksaw (I used a coping saw)
- some bolts (small thread, M2.5 or 0.1' thread diameter)
- some screws
- ruler & pencil
Installing Soft Close Drawer Slides
The only requirements for the existing drawer:
- approx 12mm (0.5') clearance on either the left or the right of the drawer (almost any rail system will have this)
- approx 9mm (0.35') clearance behind the drawer
The drawer can be made of wood or metal - doesn't matter.
- approx 12mm (0.5') clearance on either the left or the right of the drawer (almost any rail system will have this)
- approx 9mm (0.35') clearance behind the drawer
The drawer can be made of wood or metal - doesn't matter.
Blum Soft Close Drawer Slides
Note about the small piston-type door buffers / dampers:
Before this project I attempted to use these to damp my drawers, but they didn't work well (drawers wouldn't self-close, or still slammed shut.) The Blumotion system with its long throw and spring+latch mechanism overcomes these issues. Thanks to adamazing for bringing this up in the comments.
Before this project I attempted to use these to damp my drawers, but they didn't work well (drawers wouldn't self-close, or still slammed shut.) The Blumotion system with its long throw and spring+latch mechanism overcomes these issues. Thanks to adamazing for bringing this up in the comments.
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