Enjoy a Better Storage Adventure with Quality Drawer Guides

Posted Mon, 02/08/2010 - 17:21 by The Hardware Guy

With all the things you have to do and worry about in a day, chances are that you don’t spend a lot of time thinking about your drawers. Nor should you. That is exactly what you need a great quality drawer roller for every one of your drawers, whether in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, office, pantry, or garage. They keep your drawers operating smoothly so you can get what you want when you want without a thought. You know a product is good when you install it and then forget about it.

Good quality drawer systems will ensure that you don’t have to spend another minute of thought on your drawers. Whether you are installing cabinets and drawers or need to replace your existing hardware, setting up a drawer guide system is fairly easy. Here is what you need to know:

Guide systems have guides, side rails, and the slides themselves. The wooden side rails are secured into the drawer’s housing. Next are the drawer guides, which are the metal tracks that allow the drawer rollers to slide. These are screwed into the side rails. And finally you have the slides, which are attached to each side of the drawer.

The first step is to select the right hardware; each side rail, each guide, and each slide needs to be of the best quality that you can afford. While it will cost more than buying less expensive hardware initially, it does save you from spending more and having to replace parts, and possibly even whole drawers, in the future. Consider the quality, the length, and the drawer’s weight capacity.

Then you’re ready to install. This is fairly easy; it requires that you have the hardware and screws, a measuring tape and level (you don’t want lopsided guides!), drill, and screwdriver. From there it is a matter of marking the screw holes, drilling them, and then attaching the guide to the side rail on each side of the drawer housing. You then attach the sliders to the sides of the drawer. The slides you purchase will have the appropriate screws and instructions to guide you through the installation.

Now that everything is installed, you should be ready to enjoy your quiet, smooth rolling drawer. You can do this for junk drawers, silverware drawers, desk drawers, heavy pantry drawers, tool drawers, and anything else you can think of. There are slide systems that can accommodate loads up to 500 pounds. Again, it is essential that you consider the weight of the load you expect your drawer to handle and get an appropriate system to accommodate it.

If you take a moment to think, you will discover that you use drawers far more than you realize. You pull out your desk drawer to grab a pen, you pull out your keyboard tray, you use your silverware drawer, your file cabinet drawers, drawers for your tool box. It goes on and on. While you can spend time tugging and yanking at your drawers or taking everything out and then putting it back on its tracks, it is more convenient to just install great hardware in the first place.

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