Convert Cabinet To Trash Drawer

That number is how high on the cabinet door you need to attach your drawer.

Convert cabinet to trash drawer.

Use a level to extend that line across the width of the inside of the cabinet wall. If you are making multiple drawers and want to have rails between them as in the cabinet to the right of the one i modified here simply make the rails out of the same material as the rest of the cabinet face and attach them with pocket screws. Great way to save space and hi. We happened to have a permanent shelf so he removed the entire shelf using a jig and 3 cuts.

Grab a drawer that is just a wee bit smaller then the width of the cabinet door and remove the face. Then measure the height from the bottom of the cabinet to the top of your drawer slide plus another 1 8 for clearance. Measure the distance from the bottom of an adjacent cabinet door to the bottom of the interior cabinet. Convert any kitchen base cabinet into a diy pull out trash can.

Next you need to attach the drawer to the bottom of the door on the backside. Total cost was less then 20. Measure up from the bottom of the cabinet sides and mark the height you ve just found the trash can height plus one inch with a pencil.