Convert Existing Drawers To Soft Close

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.

Convert existing drawers to soft close.

Switch the drawer slides jig so that it is sticking outside of the cabinet. Ask this old house carpenter nathan gilbert upgrades a kitchen to have soft close cabinets subscribe to this old house. I m not sure if they are interchangeable i would imagine they label them as such for a reason. Screw the slides into the drawer.

Retrofit soft close to almost any drawer blumotion. Make the starter hole 1 4 inch deep. 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. Rest the drawer on the jig and extend the drawer slides until they are fully extended to the front edges of the drawer.

Some models might not fit precisely in the existing mounting holes. Width and height of drawer opening. However they have a product for wooden drawers here 2 pack soft close for wooden drawers. Repeat this process for all the drawers in the kitchen.

With our metal drawers i used 2 pack soft close for metal drawers. Drawers only need 1 set installed unless it s a heavy or large. Converting existing drawers to soft close slides starts with a few basic measurements. Once both were in place you could try to slam the drawer closed and instead it would melt into the cabinets like butter.

Make sure it lines up with the rod. Drill a starter hole with a 3 32 inch drill bit attached to the electric drill. To make cabinets slow close simply remove one hinge and replace it with a slow close hinge. Put the bit through the screw hole as you hold the soft close attachment in place.

Soft close hinges cost more 4 10 each depending on brand than standard hinges. Width and height of drawer.