Here's a problem I can't figure out.

[Matt Campbell]

'm building a vanity. For the first time, I'm installing bottom-mount drawer slides (the affordable kind from Home Depot). I used a spacer to get the cabinet members level. I checked all four corners for squareness at the top, middle, and bottom of the carcass. It's all right on. The drawer is not exactly square that I put in, but it's only off by 1/16". My problem is that the drawer is not square with the carcass. In other words, one side of the drawer sticks out farther than the other side. So I ask...

1) What's causing that?

2) Would shimming one side fix that? There should be enough clearance left to push the drawer in if I had to do that.

3) What are other possible solutions?



I don't have pictures, but I can provide tomorrow if I need to for the sake of clarity.

[glenn bradley]

If you are saying that when closed, the drawer face does not sit flat against (or correctly flush) with the opening/frame; pivot the rear fastening point of the center mounted bottom-mount slide.

[Bob Wingard]

Glenn's right on Matt .. .. .. the drawer glide/runner has to be perpendicular to the face of the drawer in order for it to close properly .. .. .. you'll have to skew the runner(s) a bit to compensate for an out-of-square drawer, even if it' only a little bit out of square.

[Matt Campbell]

So just to be clear, you're saying I need to shim one side of the slide?

[Craig D Peltier]

So just to be clear, you're saying I need to shim one side of the slide?

I think geln is assuming you have a undermount center slide. An he wants you to turn it right or left to pull in one side of the draw.
Im not sure if you have that type of mount though. I think you have two slides.

[Matt Campbell]

Ahhh, you're right. I don't have those. The ones I'm using are the bottom corner mount drawer slides.

[Bob Wingard]

You'll probably have to shim one side and let the other side into the support by the same amount in order to keep the slides parallel to each other and perpendicular to the drawer face. I too thought you were using the single, center-mount slide. Same idea, just a little more work.

[Matt Campbell]

Yeah, I'll try that tomorrow after I get my walnut logs milled. :D I just wish I could figure out why this happened so I could prevent it from happening again.

[Bill Wyko]

You might try changing the angle of the slides to make it land parallel. I'd attach the slides to the cabinet, then use double sided tape on the drawer. When it lands flush, press down to secure it to the tape. Then carefully slide the drawer out and screw it tight.

[Matt Campbell]

With my lack of double-sided tape, I guess I'll have to go with the shim idea. Yes, I'm too lazy to go to the store. Wish I didn't have 5 more of these drawers to do. :(

[Bill Wyko]

Are the holes in the sliders slotted? If so, you should be able to get close then adjust accordingly.

[Matt Campbell]

They are slotted.....for a different size of screw.