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Install custom wood drawers into IKEA Sektion cabinets

Justin Whittaker

5 years ago

I just had an IKEA Sektion kitchen installed but to save $$ I am installing the drawers myself. My drawers are custom drawers from Sherr's and I also bought Blum under mount glides to go with the drawers. The drawers are pre-notched and pre-drilled and are all wood and made for IKEA cabinets. I also bought custom fronts from Cabinet Face. Is there an installation guide anyone knows of to install custom drawers and fronts into Sektion cabinets? The main questions I have are:

Do the pre-drilled holes in the IKEA cabinets play a role in where you decide to screw in the glides? I'm wondering if these will help me know how to vertically space the drawers.
For those of you who have one the custom front thing, how do you know how to properly affix the fronts to the drawer box?

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5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
If the fronts and glides are specifically made for Ikea cabs, there should be no difference in installing them as Ikea's own parts.

So, go to the Ikea website and find your drawer, low, medium or high. scroll down to "assembly instructions" and click on the choices.

Below two Pdfs for medium drawers. (Look through both booklets from front to back , as everything depends on where in the stack the drawer is going to be installed, if it's going to be an inside drawer or regular outside drawer etc. It helps to understand the system, before starting to assemble.

Drawer front attachment

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/assembly_instructions/maximera-drawer-medium__AA-1020213-3_pub.pdf

Drawer glide schedule

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/assembly_instructions/maximera-drawer-medium__AA-1010997-1_pub.pdf

Hav fun! And good luck!
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jdesign_gw
5 years ago
You have to treat this as it was a typical wooden drawer/ cabinet box installation. IKEA doesn't factor into this much in this situation. Except pretty sure the hole pattern on the slides will line up. I've done it with Blum "Legrabox" their high -end metal drawers. If drawers are not sized correctly it won't work. 3/8" smaller than opening for 5/8" sides and 5/8" smaller for 1/2" sides. IKEA front connectors have nothing to do with this anymore. There are a number of ways to attach drawer fronts (not the easiest thing to get right) if you're asking then you probably need help. Can't see how this saves any money. It's a different look but that would be the reason to go this route.
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phoebs610
3 years ago
Justin - I’d love to know how this turned out bc I’m also interested in custom drawer boxes and doors/fronts to go in Sektion boxes. Did it all work? What made you choose Sherr’s and why didn’t you opt for Semi-Handmade’s door fronts? Thanks!
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Justin Whittaker
Original Author
3 years ago
It worked out really well @phoebs610. I think only the keen-eyed would be able to tell the difference. Of course my contractor didn’t like the idea because he wanted to use his own cabinet guy but I loved saving over $10k on my remodel over all. If I remember correctly, I didn’t go with Semi-Handmade because I wanted a specific kind of glossy white cabinet face and they didn’t have it. Plus, I think they were ultimately more expensive. The Cabinet Face in Colorado is who I went with. They were great. And I love my drawers from Sherry’s. They were great to work with and were we-priced for high quality, handmade drawers.
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loveinya
2 years ago
Justin, could you provide where the slides/drawers were eventually installed. I am trying to do the same with wood drawers from Sherrs. I have large drawers, medium drawers, and the inside small drawers
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