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This page explains the steps for installing and adjusting standard drawer boxes. This instruction applies to a single stack of drawers. For side-by-side drawer stack installation, refer to the side-by-side drawer stack page. Prior to beginning the installation, ensure you completed all steps of installing the system skeleton.

Page Contents

Skill Requirements
Tools & Hardware
Installation Steps
Hettich Drawer Adjustment
Salice Drawer Adjustment
Related Training Materials
Final Steps & Delivery
Certification
Tips from the Field
BOM Codes

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Skill-Requirements
Skill-Requirements
Types of Installation: Off-the-Floor, Floor-Based

Installer Level Required: Jr. Apprentice Installer

Products Required: TFL Material, Accessories, Special Order

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Tools-&-Hardware
Tools-&-Hardware
Tools Required

Drill Driver/Impact Drill

Hardware Required

Undermount Drawer Runners (Salice or Hettich)

Handle/Knob

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9mm Euro Screw

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Installation-Steps
Installation-Steps
Installation Steps

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must beworn at all times when handling material and operating the power tools mentioned throughout this process. Review the PPE Matrix for further guidance.

  1. Separate and install drawer runners.

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  • Take all runners you have and separate them by left and right. Refer to the R and L markings on the drawer runners to assist in identifying their sides.

  • Set them in place where they go.

  • Line up the runners with the pre-drilled holes on the partition and screw them in place.

  • The 4th hole from the front of the runner should align with the front pre-drilled hole on the partition.

  • Drawer runners for an overlay drawer are to be set 15/16” back from the front of the partition.

  • Drawer runners for an inset drawer are to be set 1 3/4” back from the front of the partition.

  1. Attach Install the drawer face to the front of the framebox.

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  • Pull the drawer runners out and set the drawer box on top, aligning the runners with the grooves on the bottom of the box.

  • Close the drawer to allow the runners to click into place

  • Test functionality by opening and closing the drawer twice.

If the runners have not clicked into the drawer box, grab the runners from underneath with your fingers and your palms touching the drawer face.  Squeeze together until the runners click into place.

  1. Repeat Step 2 for all drawers in the stack and system.  When installing a stack of drawers, install them from bottom to top.

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  1. Adjust and test.

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  • Once every drawer is installed in the stack, adjust all boxes so they line up from top to bottom with an 1/8” (3mm) gap between each face.

  • Adjust your vertical seams first, then adjust your horizontal alignment. Lastly adjust the in/out of the drawer face.

  • Work from the top to bottom and ensure all gaps are equal between all adjacent drawers and doors

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Hettich
Hettich
Adjusting Hettich Drawer Slides

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Adjusting Salice Drawer Slides

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  1. Install handle or knob. Refer to the decorative hardware guide for hardware specifications.

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  • Refer to the elevation to determine the location of the handle/knob.

  • Using a tape measure, locate the center point of the handle’s location and make a light pencil mark. Unless otherwise indicated on the elevation, this should be 1/4” from the edge of the door.

  • For handles:

    • Determine the center-to-center measurement on the handle.

    • Divide this measurement in half. This will be the measurement on each side of the center point.

    • Measure the placement of your handle attachment points on either said of the center point and make a light pencil mark.

    • Hold your handle to the marks made and ensure the marks line up with the center of the holes. Make adjustments as needed.

  • Create a light X mark where the holes are the be drilled.

  • Using the drill-bit size indicated in the decorative hardware guide, drill holes for the handle/knob.

  • Attach the handle/knob using included screws or screws indicated in the decorative hardware guide.

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Related-Training-Materials
Related-Training-Materials
Related Training Materials

Skeleton Fundamentals
Complete the Installation
Decorative Hardware Guide
System Touch Ups
Cleaning the System & Jobsite
Delivery to the Customer
PPE Matrix

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Final-Steps-&-Delivery
Final-Steps-&-Delivery
Final Steps & Delivery

  1. Inspect the installation and complete any touch ups if necessary.

  2. If there are no more components to install, remove all stickers/labels.

  3. If there are no more components to install, complete the clean up process.

  4. If there are no more components to install, complete the Professional Installation Experience by walking through the space with the customer and deliveringthe final product.

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Certification-Steps
Certification-Steps

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Certification Steps:

  1. Drawer runners have been installed in the correct location according to system elevation.

  2. Drawer has been installed on the runners correctly, and “clicked” in.

  3. Drawer has been adjusted to have all surrounding gaps equal (striving for a 1/8” gap) and aligned with additional drawers (and doors) on the system.

  4. If applicable: Drawer pull/handle installed.

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Tips
Tips
Tips from the Field
Tips submitted by fellow installers and leaders in the field. These optional tips are intended to make this install process simpler.

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Click here to submit your own tip from the field.

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BOM
BOM
BOM Codes
The purpose of this section is to provide guidance when confirming details on the BOM. This list includes all individual parts typically associated with this process.

DBB

Drawer Box Base

DBF

Drawer Box Front

DBI

Box Insert

DBK

Drawer Box Back

DBL

Drawer Box Left

DBR

Drawer Box Right

DR

Drawer

DRB

Custom Drawer Box

DRF

Drawer Face

DRS

Drawer Slide

DSB

SynchroBar

DSBA

Pair Synchro Adapter

HL

Handle

The codes in the table above are directly from the Corporate CAD database and may not reflect all codes included in the Supported Franchise Database or Independent Franchise Databases.

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