Convert Existing Drawers To Soft Close

Line up the plastic piece that goes onto the outside of the drawer itself.

Convert existing drawers to soft close.

Soft close hinges cost more 4 10 each depending on brand than standard hinges. I m not sure if they are interchangeable i would imagine they label them as such for a reason. Converting existing drawers to soft close slides starts with a few basic measurements. Retrofit soft close to almost any drawer blumotion.

Width and height of drawer opening. Screw the slides into the drawer. With our metal drawers i used 2 pack soft close for metal drawers. For under mounts clearance between the drawer bottom and the side of the drawer.

Ask this old house carpenter nathan gilbert upgrades a kitchen to have soft close cabinets subscribe to this old house. Switch the drawer slides jig so that it is sticking outside of the cabinet. 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. 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.

Repeat this process for all the drawers in the kitchen. Drawers only need 1 set installed unless it s a heavy or large. Width and height of 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.

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. 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.

However they have a product for wooden drawers here 2 pack soft close for wooden drawers. Make the starter hole 1 4 inch deep.