Convert Kitchen Drawers To Soft Close

Switch the drawer slides jig so that it is sticking outside of the cabinet.

Convert kitchen drawers to soft close.

Fitting soft close drawer sliders to your kitchen drawers is as easy as 1 2 3. I m not sure if they are interchangeable i would imagine they label them as such for a reason. Turn the drawer over and repeat on the other side. Screw marked glide into place predrilling holes if desired.

The slow close basically is the result of the piece on the drawer catching the piece on the wall and then slowly closing. Put the bit through the screw hole as you hold the soft close attachment in place. Align the glide flush with the bottom of the drawer being sure the small extending part of the glide is positioned to the front of the drawer. Repeat at the rear.

With this video i am going to show you the easy way to remove soft close kitchen drawers. Rest the drawer on the jig and extend the drawer slides until they are fully extended to the front edges of the drawer. Place the drawer on its side. Step 2 drill a starter hole with a 3 32 inch drill bit attached to the electric drill.

Decent drawer runners with soft close are 100 a pair. Drawers only need 1 set installed unless it s a heavy or large. Set up the drawer slide jig on the inside frame of the drawer unit and secure the hinge to the frame. Th kaboodle ones ive used on a coffee table and are a nightmare to set up compared to blum equal gaps around the drawer etc.

Screw the slides into the drawer. However they have a product for wooden drawers here 2 pack soft close for wooden drawers. Hold the soft close attachment up to the top corner of the cabinet door so the flat edge sits behind the edge of the cabinet and the knob juts out just beyond the edge. The old hardware remains in place.

Buy one do a drawer and see how long it takes you and how your frustration levels are it might be the last one you do. The easy way to update your drawers to make them soft closing is to install rockler soft close adapters to your existing epoxy coated slides and you don t have to replace the slides. With our metal drawers i used 2 pack soft close for metal drawers. Mark placement with a pencil.