How do I protect cabinet doors from hitting pullout glides?
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rollouts scratch inside of cab doors; how to protect????
Comments (10)I have been wondering about this since yesterday too. My rollouts are metal, and I feel like I am the only one who opens the cabinet door all the way before pulling out the roll out. So the inside of the cabinet doors are getting scratched. Here's what I'm thinking of investigating...there is a product that we have used to coat the handles of tools--you dip the handle of a screw driver in it, for example, and then it dries and provides a rubbery grip. I'm wondering if I can use something like this on the ends of mine. I think if I just dab a bit on the sharp part of the rollout it might work. I don't think I'll go with the glow in the dark yellow color, but maybe they have a grey or black I could try. In case you are interested, we bought this at Sears, probably HD or Lowe's has it too....See MoreHow can I add pull-outs to my double kitchen cabinets
Comments (3)I take it you have face frame cabinets from what you describe. I've been planning on doing something similar to a cabinet with double doors and a piece of the frame in between. Here's what I'm planning to do. The center strip in mine is screwed in with 4 pocket screws, 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom. Use a flash light and try and see what type of head it has before you get started. Get a peice of 3/4" square stock cut it a couple inches less than the height of the opening. Glue and screw it to the side of that center peice so that it's flush with the front. Predrill is a must, countersink is optional but nice. Leave a gap at the top and bottom. Next close the door on the side where you attached the 3/4" piece. Then predrill and screw but don't glue it in. You just want to get the holes in, then remove the screws to the door. Now you want to remove that center piece from the cabinet box. First you want to take a utility knife and score the finish on the top and bottom to keep it from chipping. Maybe the back too. Then unscrew it. If it doesn't come right out, use a thin bladed saw to cut the top and bottom. It might be glued. Might be a good idea here to sand the top and bottom to give you some extra clearance and seal the fresh wood on the top and bottom. Then attach that center piece to the door lining it up with the holes you made previously. Now that cabinet pretty much looks like it did before except when you open the door the center piece comes with it and you have full access. For the rest, read these instructions for making pull out shelves for your cabinets....See Moreprotecting drawer glides during granite install?
Comments (12)Our granite was installed yesterday. We had all the drawers taken out and taped the slides with blue painter's tape and also taped heavy paper over the fronts of the lower cabinets. All cutting was down outside my house except for the 4 holes at the sink (faucets, airswitch, etc) For those they had a nifty gadget (like the rubber from a plunger) sitting on the granite where the hole was to be drilled and filled it with water before drilling. Took them 5 minutes to make the holes. When we removed all the tape and paper (praying to the TKO gods) we found....NO DUST. Couldn't be more relieved! Good luck with your install....See MoreCan I hack a trash pull-out from an Ikea 15 inch depth cabinet base
Comments (19)The left is mounted on the side panel and the right is mounted on a special piece that IKEA sold for this application. Don't know if they still sell it, but I'm sure it could be reproduced. The center piece is basically a 1 1/2" piece of MDF that extends the depth of the cab and is secured at the back and front to the bottom of the cab. It functions as a short cab wall and I have a drawer rail mounted on both sides. In your case you could position in where you need to achieve your right wall. I hope I'm explaining this clearly enough, but hope this pic helps. I can take more pix tomorrow if that will help you. IKEA under sink pullouts...See MoreBuehl
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