A dresser drawer is a box-shaped container that most probably gets fit into a piece of furniture in such a way that it can be easily drawn out horizontally. Drawers are made up of so many types of furniture items which include cabinets, chest of drawers, etc. You can build a drawer of different materials & the most common material used is wood. Mostly one or two handles are used on the front face in order to pull the drawer. In some cases, other things are used to pull it including holes in the front face or hallowed cut rea, etc. Wooden sliders are usually used in drawers to open and close it. Now newer furniture and cabinets use plastic friction slides. There are different types of slides available in the market like ball-bearing slides, roller bearing slides, etc. If the drawer will not work properly you will be frustrated and will get the problem with your daily things which you often used to keep in the drawer. Changes in the atmosphere, misalignment leads the drawer not to function properly.
Easy Steps To Make Dresser Drawers Slide With Ease
In order to make your dresser drawers slide easily, simply follow the below-mentioned steps carefully:
- Firstly, check the drawer which is not sliding properly. Examine whether it comes out too far or totally closed even after trying and applying the force. Here there are chances that some piece of it has fallen out. Simply cut that and use it near the replacement area. By looking at the other drawers you will come to know what is the exact fault.
- You need a wood filler to repair the gouge that stops the drawers motion. Check the slides and dresser frame of the drawer.
- You can use wax and then rub it where the drawer and dresser frame move against each other. What you need is a tea light, slice of paraffin new, new taper, and leftover candle. If you see the area remains hidden then use white wax.
- Remove the drawer and check whether all the parts are working properly or not. Tight the parts if you see them loose.
- There is one thing in the dresser that is a metal track on the dresser check whether that is screwed tightly in place and is straight. If the track is broken then replace it. You can get it easily at any hardware store. Also, check whether the rollers are round or not, if not then replace them.
- You can rub the tracks and rollers with wax for the smooth sliding of the drawers.