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.
Build under cabinet drawers.
Just nail them together photo 2.
I m betting you can as well.
If you re using finish nails rather than a nail gun predrill so you don t split the plywood parts.
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.
You won t need any drawer pulls.
Build the drawer frame.
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.
Build the drawer box using wood glue and 1 pocket hole screws keeping all the sides square.
Shallower than those dimensions.
Glue and nail a plywood base cut to size of the drawer box.
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.
How to build a cabinet drawer choose your drawer material.
This is the drawer box base.
Let s stick with those since it makes sizing your drawer super easy too.
I know i can always use extra storage.
Narrower and 1 4 in.
Attach the drawer slides to the drawer box and the cabinet frame.
Most traditional side mounted drawer slides require 1 2 clearance on each side of the drawer.
Measure the cavity under the cabinet and cut a piece of 1 4 in.
Our drawers are as easy as they get.