Easy Steps to Measure Drawer Glide
The users can easily measure the drawer glide by following the below-mentioned steps:
Gather All The Tools: The users need to start by gathering all the tools that they require while performing this procedure like measuring tape and the screwdriver as well.
Determining the Drawer Length
- Step 1:The users need to loosen the hardware of the current slide so as to detach the drawer. The users then need to take out the drawer in order to find out the hardware of the current slide. The users then need to use the screwdriver and detach the screws that are adjoining the slides to the drawers accordingly. The users can also locate the slides at the base of the drawer as it depends upon the nature of the hardware.
- Step 2: Once the users detached the slides the users then need to lay the drawers over the flat surface. They need to take out the drawers fully in order to separate the drawers from the cabinet or from the furniture item. The users can easily take the measurements by turning the drawers towards its upside downside and the bottom of the drawers will be facing towards the upside direction.
- Step 3: The users then need to calculate the size dimensions of the cabinet so as to get the idea of furniture size dimensions. The users need to use the measuring tape so as to figure out the actual length in between the front corner and the back wall side of the cabinet. Once the users have calculated the exact size dimensions then they need to minimize 1 inch that is near about 2.5 cm from the in total measurements so as to find out the length of the slide respectively.
- Step 4: The users then need to figure out the length of the drawer so as to complete the measurements. The users then need to check out the drawer base that they have detached and then they need to broaden the measuring tape from the frontal corner of cabinet drawers to the posterior edge and then they need to pen down the calculated size dimensions as the base affixed slides should be of the same length as of the drawer.
- Step 5: The users then need to select the slide that will perfectly match their furniture schematics. Then they need to analyze the calculations of the cabinet and of the drawer as well so as to find out the length of the slide. The slide length of the traditional drawers usually ranges in between ten to twenty-eight inches so the users can easily use these measurements in order to choose the perfect slide for their furniture item.
Select The Right Slide
- Step 1: The users need to select the side affixed slide if in case there is a space between the cabinet and the drawer. Then they need to pull out one of the cabinet drawers towards the outward direction so that it is detached from the furniture item respectively. The users then need to use the measuring tape or the ruler to measure the total gap between the outside edge and the inside corner of the drawer accordingly.
- Step 2: The users can also select the center affixed slide if they don't want their drawer slide to be visual. These kinds of drawer slides are much secured below the drawer.
- Step 3: The users can also choose the under-affixed drawer slide if in case there is not enough gap between the drawer and the cabinet. The users then need to measure the length in between the outer wall and the inner wall of the cabinet. If in case the furniture item is very much narrow and the users are not having enough space for installing the side affixed drawer slide. Next, the users need to check if there is having near about 1.3 cm gap in between the base and the base opening of the drawer accordingly.
- Step 4: The users then need to decide how far they want their drawers to get extended whether the users want their drawers to come out fully from the furniture item or else they want their drawers to come out in a limited way. If in case the users want their drawers to completely detach their drawers then they need to install the over-travel drawer slide. If in case the users want their door to remain inflexible then they need to add 3/4 extension drawer slide respectively.