Drawer slide placement on drawers

[Jill Magill]

We have the carcass and drawers of our new kitchen island constructed. I am about to install the drawers. I am curious on how others would place the full extension drawer slides. At the bottom or top of the drawer or somewhere in the middle?

[glenn bradley]

I'm a bottom area placement guy.

[George Bokros]

I would do below middle.

[Martin Wasner]

I prefer them towards the bottom.
I don't think there's any reason to not put them wherever you like.

[Lee Schierer]

I normally place them near the bottom.

[Paul Girouard]

Preferably below center on deep 8" or deeper drawers , close to center on upper drawers which tend to be 4" ish deep with 6" ish drawer fronts.

[Bob Michaels]

Same as Paul Girouard.

[John TenEyck]

The instructions on the KV slides I typically use say to put the centerline (I think) something like 1-1/8" above the bottom. Looks good to me. I have put some on the centerline of the drawer, too. As others said, it's personal preference not technical requirement as far as I can tell.

John

[Tim Bueler]

As Martin said, there's no reason they can't go anywhere you like. I place them so the main part of the slide rests on the face frame. For the slides I use, usually American made K/V 8405, that puts the drawer mount part at 3/4" up (to centerline) from the bottom which allows about 1/8" between the drawer bottom and face frame.

[jack duren]

If I remember correctly I read that full extension drawer guides are actually designed to go on to, but we always put them on the bottom...

[Jill Magill]

Thanks everyone.

[Bill Adamsen]

Just make sure the placement is such that the screws aren't landing on the drawer bottom groove (dado).

[Bill Dufour]

I would recommend the center be the same height as the drawer pull to reduce torque on the joints.
Bill