Convert Existing Drawers To Soft Close

Drawers only need 1 set installed unless it s a heavy or large.

Convert existing drawers to soft close.

Switch the drawer slides jig so that it is sticking outside of the cabinet. This article is now nearly 4 years old and nowadays there are soft close kits by blumotion and others that make this process much simpler and cheaper in this instructable i will teach you how to retrofit the blumotion soft close draw. Retrofit soft close to almost any drawer blumotion. To make cabinets slow close simply remove one hinge and replace it with a slow close hinge.

Rest the drawer on the jig and extend the drawer slides until they are fully extended to the front edges of the drawer. The easy way to update your drawers to make them soft closing is to install rockler soft close adapters to your existing epoxy coated slides and you don t have to replace the slides. Some models might not fit precisely in the existing mounting holes. Drill a starter hole with a 3 32 inch drill bit attached to the electric drill.

Soft close hinges cost more 4 10 each depending on brand than standard hinges. Ask this old house carpenter nathan gilbert upgrades a kitchen to have soft close cabinets subscribe to this old house. With our metal drawers i used 2 pack soft close for metal drawers. Make sure it lines up with the rod.

However they have a product for wooden drawers here 2 pack soft close for wooden drawers. Line up the plastic piece that goes onto the outside of the drawer itself. Screw the slides into the drawer. For best results stay with the same manufacturer as your original hinges if you have a less common hinge style such as for inset doors you might not find a replacement version.

Put the bit through the screw hole as you hold the soft close attachment in place. Converting existing drawers to soft close slides starts with a few basic measurements. Make the starter hole 1 4 inch deep. Repeat this process for all the drawers in the kitchen.

Width and height of drawer. For under mounts clearance between the drawer bottom and the side of the drawer.