subject: Home Improvement: Installation Of The Pull Out Racks [print this page] The Pull out racks or pull our shelves can be great additions to your home as they can help you create some extra storage space. In other words, you can say that they help you to maximize the utilization of the existing space you have, as well as give you a good amount of flexibility. In order to ensure that you can reap all the benefits once you have bought these pull out racks, you need to get them installed correctly. This is a very important step because if these are not installed correctly, you might have hindrances in using them which is something that you surely will not appreciate.
Installing the pull out racks can either be done with the help of a professional or you can get a DIY kit for yourself and see that you have installed them. In order to complete the installation you need to have the right tools so that each part is correctly fixed and you can create some space that you desperately need, with the sliding shelves. In case you need to know how the installation is done the following are a few tips for you on how you can begin and get over the installation part.
Clear the cabinets: To begin with you can remove the doors, the various fixed drawers etc from the cabinet so that you can get the complete cabinet to work with. It is important that you can ensure that you not break everything because the doors will have to be fixed again. You have to be careful while you remove the vertical supports, the cabinet top might collapse if you are not careful. It is advisable if you can put a temporary support so that the top can get enough support to hold upright.
Installing the rails: Now after you have cleared of the interiors and the doors, its the time you start fitting the rails for the pull out racks. Make sure that the pair is added correctly and they do not slant across the cabinet. You have to be careful and take all measurements correctly so that you do not have to redo the job again and again.
The side components: You can start making square cuts for the side components so that the pull out racks can easily glide through them. You have to ensure that you have the right length cut out. It is important that the components that lie toward the front and the back are not cut because they will keep out the dive tails that keep the side components joined.
Bottom should be trimmed: Ensure that the bottom of the cabinet is trimmed so that it can be of the same dimensions as they side components. This will help the bottom align with the rest of the site thus ensuring that you have everything in place.
Put it all together: Now you can have the side, bottom and everything else together so that your cabinet has all elements and can be functional. Once everything is in place you can start gluing it or using screws. Ensure that everything is correctly fitted so that nothing falls off once you starting putting stuff on it.
After everything is done you can re-install the doors for the cabinets and test whether all the parts are correctly fitted. In this way you will be able to use your pull out racks in the best possible way. Once the installation is correctly completed you can start using the extra storage space that you have obtained without having to worry about anything falling off or loosening out!
