Build Under Cabinet Drawers

Measure the cavity under the cabinet and cut a piece of 1 4 in.

Build under cabinet drawers.

Build the drawer frame. Just nail them together photo 2. Most traditional side mounted drawer slides require 1 2 clearance on each side of the drawer. I m betting you can as well.

Attach the drawer slides to the drawer box and the cabinet frame. Our drawers are as easy as they get. Let s stick with those since it makes sizing your drawer super easy too. You won t need any drawer pulls.

Follow this easy how to tutorial to simply add storage space even to an existing kitchen or space in your home. Use a corner assembly square for this or a corner clamp. 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. If you re using finish nails rather than a nail gun predrill so you don t split the plywood parts.

We ll be using 1 2 cabinet grade plywood for all parts of these drawers including the bottoms. How to build a cabinet drawer choose your drawer material. This is the drawer box base. Narrower and 1 4 in.

Build the drawer box using wood glue and 1 pocket hole screws keeping all the sides square. I know i can always use extra storage. 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. 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.

To sidestep that precision work build each drawer first and then build a cradle around it.