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Pull -Out shelves recommendations

3 years ago

Looking for assistance with recommendations for pull-out shelves in the frameless pantry cabinet.

Plan on installing 2 or 3 pull-out shelves and 12" shelves above. This should give me the ability to access items at the back and top of the cabinet.


I have been looking online for custom pull-out shelves ( the space between door hinges is 26.5" ) that would work with Blum BLUMOTION slides or perhaps some other good quality soft-close slides. Cabinet is 30" and will be adding spacers for the slides to work with 26.5".


I am willing to have some part of the slide visible on the sides of the pull-out.

It appears that pull-out shelves available for quick order come with very basic slides and are not meant to work with BLUMOTION.


Are there any other good soft-close slides that I can use with pull-out shelves?


Having a lot of unresolved issues with the cabinet maker and have to go outside to get the pull-outs.





Thank you,

Margaret


Comments (6)

  • 3 years ago

    custom cabinets are custom sizes... not standard like all off the shelf accessories.

    you may have to settle so something to just fit.

    your builder may have been planning full extension slides with a custom box drawer.

    Rev a shelf has some great pullouts, but won't be custom to your existing sized box.

    think how you'll use the space before you choose a look...

  • 3 years ago

    Ikea Maximera or Komplement should work for you.

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Most pullouts that come with their specific cabinet line have pullouts sized for their cabinet lines. Often those pullouts have glides that connect to the face frame with no shelf under.

    Here's some photo examples of those type.

    Pro = tighter fit

    Con= not adjustable vertically (unless unscrew & fill holes in faceframe



    Getting pullout shelves from another manufacturer of cabinets often come in standard sizes & glides are attached to shelving.


    con= lose some space on sides


    pro = able to move shelf with pullout shelf without putting more holes in face frame

    = stronger support with pullout weight on shelf in cabinet vs screws in faceframe


    Full extension metal slides with soft close are the best.

    Avoid the half extensions with plastic wheel, those do not last as long.

    The image below with X very bottom pullout are the cheaper slides to avoid.

    The plastic wheel ofen deteriates over time & comes off track.



    Hope this info helps :)

  • 3 years ago

    I read this a couple of days ago and meant to respond but didn't have the time.


    First, I would have the cabinetmaker order and install new hinges. Hinges for a frameless cabinet with pullouts should align the doors with the cabinet sides when open allowing for full width drawers/pullouts. You appear to have a spacer beside your door and ordering the proper hinges will add at least 1.5" - 2" to the width of the pull-outs.


    Next, pull-outs are just drawers on drawer sliders, often people will choose shorter sides but that is not a requirement, you just order drawers. Most drawer slides will have a mounting hole to mount the drawers back 1/4" to allow for space to the cabinet the door rather than mounting of the drawer face to the drawer box. As there is always room in the back of the drawer, there is always room to add a slide. If your cabinet has shelf pin holes they should work for mounting drawer slides in the drawer behind door position.


    Typically, pull-outs are mounted above or below the hinges rather than inside of hinges and so you don't need to shrink your set up, just move things around a bit.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    You should try and resolve the issues. This is easy for a cabinetmaker and it seems you have more work there other than the roll-outs.