How to install full extension, side-mount drawer slides Always start with square drawers, whether you bought them, built them, or are doing repairs. If the boxes are wonky, installing slides will ...

Side-mount, full extension drawer slides that fit the length of your drawer 2 (¾-inch) plywood scraps, taller than the height of your highest drawer Tools Power drill Table saw (or miter saw ...

Installing side mount drawer slides into an existing cabinet is a bit of a challenge. Follow these steps to make the job a bit easier.Step 1: Measure the width of the drawer and the cabinet ...

Since these slides are side-mounted, they take up part of the space inside the drawer opening (½ inch on each side), meaning the width of your drawer box has to be an inch smaller to fit.

Drawer slides evolved from the side-mounted, noisy, metal slides - known as Grant slides, popular in the 1950s and '60s - to stamped-steel, epoxy-coated slides with simplified ball bearings ...