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Can I hack a trash pull-out from an Ikea 15 inch depth cabinet base

11 years ago

I know some of you have a lot more experience with IKEA cabinets than I have ...

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S09043161/#/S59040042

I was thinking of just buying the bottom drawer and attaching a full height door to it, and putting a couple of average plastic trash cans in it side by side. Too much weight for that kind of drawer? They don't make any trash pullout units in anything but 24" depth as far as I can see.

Thanks for any insight/guesses! This is Sektion.

Comments (19)

  • 11 years ago

    They make a 15" trash pullout. If you're looking at the website, they only show part of what's available (I have no idea why).

    Check out this PDF: http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/pdf/buying_guides_fy15/sektion/System-bg-SEKTION.pdf

    It's much more helpful.

    Go to page 39, right column. RP2f4b

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I just measured my trash can, which is ap. 10x15. Since the drawers in that cabinet will pull out to 3/4 of the total depth (ap. 13.5" total depth, accounting for front and back of cabinet, so ap. 10.125"), that size should work.

    As for weight, are you using it for just trash, or recycling, too? I would think trash, metal cans and plastic would be OK, but maybe glass would be too heavy. (Guess :)

    I couldn't find a weight limit in the product info, but you might be able to contact the company to find out. You'd need to add in the extra weight of the full-height door.

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Is that 36" wide? In the product info it's described as 36" wide, but beside the illustration it says 30". And almost as soon as it comes up, the price changes from $280 to $306. Strange.

    Editing: I misunderstood the height--I see it's only 30" because legs are separate. I found the cabinet at this link: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S09043161/

  • 11 years ago

    Ty, raenjapan, but I think that one is still a depth of 24." I'm looking for the 15" depth. I've found that guide to be useful as well.

    Thanks for the thoughts mama goose, after posting I read some bits about people stacking their cast iron pans in drawers with no problem. Our trash and recycling isn't usually too heavy.


  • 11 years ago

    Yeah their site ... especially the planner ... is so boggy. Maybe just overuse b/c of the kitchen sale.

  • 11 years ago

    Oh, sorry, I read that wrong, that you were looking for a 24" deep cab.

    I think the drawer pulls are the same for garbage pullouts (they certainly looked the same when I assembled our last IKEA kitchen, but that was the old line). I see no reason you couldn't attach 15" drawer pulls to a full height door and call it a garbage pullout.

  • 11 years ago

    I would go to ikea and check the hardware out in person. I'm pretty sure the pullouts for the regular depth cabinets are their deep drawer attached to a full height door. If the 15" cabinet drawers are made the same as the 24" you should be fine.

  • 11 years ago

    With the Akruum line, everything was interchangeable. I did exactly what you are referring to, ordering only the specific parts I needed rather than a recycle cabinet. I haven't studied Section thoroughly yet, but from what I've seen so far, I'll wager it works the same. I would order the size base cab you want (cheapest with shelves) so you get the base frame and door you need, then order the specific drawer you need. That will take research. You'll need to look at the PDF raenjapan linked to find the width cab you want that has the 15" depth, then go on line and find the parts list for that cab to figure out the part number for the 15" drawer. You will attach the drawer to the full size door instead. Here is what I did with the Akruum line, one short and one regular pullout under the sink.

    It will take time for everyone to become fluent with Section hacks and part numbers.

  • 11 years ago
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    I just installed a couple 15" deep cabs with drawers from the Sektion line. The drawers themselves are barely 12" deep. A small plastic trash bin should still fit and I'm pretty sure the hardware will support the weight. I think the Maxium (sp?) model drawers are rated to 75 lbs and are full extension. The slightly cheaper line of drawers only extend 3/4.

    I don't know if they make a full height drawer front in 15" width, however.

  • 11 years ago

    Sektion has a connection kit available that connects 2 drawers together. Helps to keep a uniform look throughout a run of cabinets.

  • 11 years ago

    If you can order components separately in the Sektion line, as bbtrix did with Akruum, is this the front you're considering?

    http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19041637/


  • 11 years ago

    Yep. I think it would work but now I'm also considering a corner cab trash carousel.

  • 11 years ago

    Recent thread about corner trash carousel.

    If it's like the one in the link, that's a great solution to two problems--trash and blind corners.

  • 11 years ago

    bbtrix, I really like how you have two pullouts under the sink. In my case, I can only use the left wall of the cabinet to mount the drawer rails. In your picture, it appears that you don't have a rail mounted on the left side for the trash can on the right, or a rail mounted on the right of the drawer holding the Cascade etc. How is that possible? I need to have only one trash can mounted to the door, but the right wall of the cabinet is 2 feet away because I've modified a large cabinet to use for my drainboard sink. It almost looks like you have mounted the drawer rails to the floor?

  • 11 years ago

    Sorry, the link didn't work.. Here's a few pics.

  • 11 years ago
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    bbtrix, thanks for the quick reply! I was struggling with this Rev A Shelf floor mounted trash can rail, where the screws are frozen - this is the second one I got from Lowes after Lowes agreed the first one was defective. In general, I was trying to avoid a low height wall in the middle of the cabinet for ease of access. But I'd rather deal with that, and get Ikea quality instead of the Rev A Shelf poor alternative. I have a few pieces of MDF from Ikea cabinets that I had to modify, so I'll just use one of those. Thanks again!

  • 11 years ago

    Your welcome! This was one of most useful IKEA hacks. Good luck!

  • 7 years ago

    This is exactly what I needed to read. We are hoping to use the Havsen farmhouse sink with the appropriate 36" base cabinet and I'm standing in my kitchen thinking that if I'm at the sink and need to open the trash can underneath its going to take up the entire space and I'll have to walk around to the side to put the trash in. @bbtrix your set up is perfect. I'm going to do the exact thing...if possible with the Havsen farmhouse sink.