Pull-out Project

[oldhudson]

My daughter has a 50’s house and the kitchen hasn’t had much updating. She asked that I make pull-outs for the lower cabinets. There were 3 cabinets, all different size and 2 fairly large drawers in each. The key to this kind of project is accurate measuring. Those slide-out units don't have but 1/32 of play.

 

I used 5/8 white melamine. I needed two sheets, and I’ve about ½ sheet left. I used butt joints with 2” - #8 screws and covered them with FastCap plugs. I cut the spacers from 2 x 4 stock.  I got CenterLine drawer slides from Rockler. (I should have spent the extra money and gotten the Accuride’s.  The first 4 went in just fine but the fifth seemed to no fit correctly. I found out that the mechanism had broken during the install – had to make another trip to get a replacement. I hate it when that happens.

 

Glad this one is done, although I did get one new tool!!!

[JimErn]

Nice work

[flarud]

Very nice!  I did something similar a few years ago.  I have about 6" of space between my fridge and the pantry wall beside it.  I built an upright slide out that mounts to the wall on drawer glides.  

[amazingkevin]

You've more skills than me. Lookin good from here!!!

[teachnlearn]

We are close to closing on a house in the Kansas MO area at the end of the month. Been living in apartments and could never modify anything. Always hated taking bottles out from the front part of a cabinet to get to the back. This project is going on a to do list. I think the last homeowner did woodworking since the cabinets look custom built. 'Or they spent a lot of money to custom them.' Looking forward to putting little touch ups to the cabinets like full extend drawer under the sink, and under cabinet LED lights. The kitchen has a long cabinet separating the kitchen from the kitchen table. There are doors on the cabinets in the kitchen and someone added doors to the table side. Getting dishes and glasses come right out of the cabinet without walking around it.

The one thing that bugs me is, they put a hollow core door on the back of the garage. No lights in the back The garage is attached to the house, so once they get in through the back they can take all day to work on the house doors.

Have a few long trips between our old apartment and the house. Won't have the time to get a 'real' door in. Thinking of setting a large piece of plywood on the inside of the door and putting a 2 x 4 across it. I would almost screw the door shut, but a few kicks would go right through. Placing  a picture below: of the 2 x 4 brace idea and would add a sheet of plywood against the door. The picture is not a door, but pulled from the internet as an idea. Been brainstorming and that's what I have for now. Any ideas appreciated. RJF

 

[JimErn]

Hollow core doors are not as easy to kick though as you think - don't ask.

Biggest thing is how easy the lock set rips out with a crow bar - don't ask

I would run, from the inside, a few deck screws at an angle up and down the side with the knob

[teachnlearn]

I can only guess the original garage back door was damaged. They replace the door with a hollow core door as I put above. Something I forgot, he put a non-locking bedroom knob on it. I can only thing it happened recently and he didn't want to put money into the house. The house is in the city. He must be very trusting the no one would just walk in and walk out with whatever. I have a decent rolling tool cabinet with some nice tools. Guess I'm more paranoid and will put in a steel door with a lock and reinforce that. Guess everyone has a different living style. First house, so money is flowing out. Have to get a all the machines and tools that everyone uses to keep up on a house. RJF