Convert Existing Drawers To Soft Close

Switch the drawer slides jig so that it is sticking outside of the cabinet.

Convert existing drawers to soft close.

However they have a product for wooden drawers here 2 pack soft close for wooden drawers. Width and height of drawer. With our metal drawers i used 2 pack soft close for metal drawers. Rest the drawer on the jig and extend the drawer slides until they are fully extended to the front edges of the drawer.

To make cabinets slow close simply remove one hinge and replace it with a slow close hinge. 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. Converting existing drawers to soft close slides starts with a few basic measurements.

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. 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. For under mounts clearance between the drawer bottom and the side of the drawer. Drawers only need 1 set installed unless it s a heavy or large.

Retrofit soft close to almost any drawer blumotion. Repeat this process for all the drawers in the kitchen. Width and height of drawer opening. Put the bit through the screw hole as you hold the soft close attachment in place.

Screw the slides into the drawer. Some models might not fit precisely in the existing mounting holes. Make the starter hole 1 4 inch deep. Ask this old house carpenter nathan gilbert upgrades a kitchen to have soft close cabinets subscribe to this old house.

Make sure it lines up with the rod. 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.