Installing Cabinet Drawer Faces

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.

Installing cabinet drawer faces.

How to install drawer slides on face frame cabinets. At our shop we install the drawer boxes first. Some drawer faces are veneer while others. That s how you should visualize these little things.

Here we are discussing a face frame cabinet. Patrick holcombe shows us a cool little tool that makes the process fast and easy. Attach the drawer slides to the drawer box and the cabinet frame. See the playing card trick above.

Fastcap drawer front installat. A drawer slide jig is really helpful to install the drawers quickly and level. The drawer front is attached to the drawer box using different joinery techniques depending on the manufacturer. But also not any drawer slide will suit your particular cabinet type.

Push the drawers into the cabinet until the drawer slides click into the retention clips. Attach the drawer face leaving 1 8 gap on all sides using wood glue and finish nails and clamp it well. Right type of slide to use installation process more without drawer slides forget about opening and closing smoothly. Most cabinetmakers design drawer faces to match your cabinet door s style.

Drawer fronts will most often be seen anywhere you can find cabinets including bathroom kitchen and storage areas. Hold a drawer face against a drawer then use your fist to pound on the face to leave screw head impressions on drawer front. We then drill the pull holes into the drawer face.