Build Under Cabinet Drawers

Narrower and 1 4 in.

Build under cabinet drawers.

We ll be using 1 2 cabinet grade plywood for all parts of these drawers including the bottoms. Learn how to build kitchen cabinets and install the drawers using drawer slides. Follow this easy how to tutorial to simply add storage space even to an existing kitchen or space in your home. I m betting you can as well.

Let s stick with those since it makes sizing your drawer super easy too. If you want to install two drawers under one wide cabinet build a single cradle with both drawers sharing one of the cradle sides and the cradle base. Most traditional side mounted drawer slides require 1 2 clearance on each side of the drawer. This is the drawer box base.

Measure the cavity under the cabinet and cut a piece of 1 4 in. Shallower than those dimensions. How to build a cabinet drawer choose your drawer material. How to build under cabinet drawers and increase storage maximize every inch of your home with this diy that will only cost you a few hours and a few hundred bucks.

Just nail them together photo 2. Glue and nail a plywood base cut to size of the drawer box. Build the drawer box using wood glue and 1 pocket hole screws keeping all the sides square. Because the drawer front drops about an inch below the drawer you ll have a built in lip on the underside for a finger pull.

Attach the drawer slides to the drawer box and the cabinet frame. Build the drawer frame. To sidestep that precision work build each drawer first and then build a cradle around it. Use a corner assembly square for this or a corner clamp.

Our drawers are as easy as they get.