How to Adjust Your Cabinet Drawers

SAN RAMON — If you have custom cabinets, you may find that using them every day can cause the drawer boxes and fronts to become misaligned. Fortunately, most cabinet manufacturers include features that allow homeowners to easily adjust cabinet drawers themselves.

Many modern cabinet drawer boxes are equipped with a quick release, which allows you to remove a box from its guides with the squeeze of a handle. In addition, there’s often a slider adjustment on the box’s underside that enables you to fine-tune the position of the drawer front.

Besides the features located under the drawer box, many cabinets also include adjustable features in the rear of the guides. By adjusting the guide to lift or lower the back of the drawer box, you can correct any tilting of the drawer from front to back.

Once you’ve made adjustments, place the drawer back on the guides. Gently push in the drawer—when you hear a click, you’ll know it has been successfully adjusted.