Installing Cabinet Drawer Faces

Put washer head screws into the drawer box through the drawer face.

Installing cabinet drawer faces.

A drawer slide jig is really helpful to install the drawers quickly and level. Attach the drawer slides to the drawer box and the cabinet frame. Drawer fronts will most often be seen anywhere you can find cabinets including bathroom kitchen and storage areas. Fastcap drawer front installat.

Hold a drawer face against a drawer then use your fist to pound on the face to leave screw head impressions on drawer front. Some drawer faces are veneer while others. Here we are discussing a face frame cabinet. Drill two shallow inch diameter holes at each screw head impression.

But also not any drawer slide will suit your particular cabinet type. Most cabinetmakers design drawer faces to match your cabinet door s style. To attach the drawer face to the box we set the cabinet on a flat surface put the bottom drawer on flush to the bottom of the cabinet. See the playing card trick above.

Attaching drawer fronts can be frustrating. The drawer front is attached to the drawer box using different joinery techniques depending on the manufacturer. We then drill the pull holes into the drawer face. Right type of slide to use installation process more without drawer slides forget about opening and closing smoothly.

How to install drawer slides on face frame cabinets. Attach the drawer face leaving 1 8 gap on all sides using wood glue and finish nails and clamp it well. That s how you should visualize these little things.