The Woodshop Shed

side mount vs undermount drawer slides

Furnished content.
(from WoodNet.net)


I installed undermount drawer slides in my kitchen project (first time using them)and found them so easy and forgiving to install that it had me wishing thatI started using them years ago.
I did install a fewpull out shelves/drawers with side mount, thinking that they would be more heavy duty for the application I anticipate for those. Maybe they are a more heavy duty, but I probably don't really need them.

I have some other side mount drawer slides on handthat I will use up for shop cabinets someday, but other than that I don't know that I will ever use them again for regular drawers.
In comparison to undermount, the side mount drawer slides are a real pita to install and then also just to mount the drawer onto the slide.

Another lesson learned in this - don't try to save money on the rear bracket. At first I scoffed at the idea of buyingrear brackets for the undermount slides, thinking that I could just install a little shelf of sorts for the rear of the cabinet for theundermount drawer slide to sit on. I did and while it worked I alsofound that to be a pita to adjust, so I bought some rear mounting brackets to see if I'd like thoseand learned that the little cost on them was money well spent.

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