How To - Recessed Back Drawer Measuring

Fill Out Your Worksheets
Worksheet #1
Choose The Worksheet For The Cabinet Type You Have
Face Frame Style Or Frameless/European Style
Recessed Back Worksheet #1 - For Face Frame Cabinets Recessed Back Worksheet #1 - For Frameless Cabinets
Worksheet #2
You Will Need This Worksheet For Either Cabinet Type
Recessed Back Drawer Worksheet #2
Worksheet #3
You Will Need This Worksheet For Either Cabinet Type
Recessed Back Drawer Layout Worksheet

With Both Of Your Worksheets Completed, You Will Use The Dimensions To Find The Location & Dimensions Of Your Recessed Back Drawer "Cut Out".

Find Your Left Side ("LS") Measurement - Measure from the cabinet's left side interior wall to the obstruction, nearest to the left side interior wall.  This could be a plumbing line, a drain pipe, a vent, an electrial box, etc..

Find Your Right Side ("RS") Measurement - Measure from the cabinet's right side interior wall to the obstruction, nearest to the right side interior wall.  This could be a plumbing line, a drain pipe, a vent, an electrial box, etc..

Find Your Pipe Length ("PL") Measurement - Measure from the cabinet's back panel/wall to the face edge of the forward most obstruction.  This is likely to be a drain pipe, in a sink cabinet, or a vent pipe/hose, in a cooktop/range cabinet with a down draft.

 

Find the width dimension of your "Clear Space Opening" at the front/face surface of your cabinet.  This could be measured from face frame edge to opposite side face frame edge, from face frame edge to opposite side hinge, hinge to opposite side hinge, or interior side wall to opposite side interior side wall (Commonly found only in frameless/european style cabinets.).

Sometimes the door, when fully opened, will still "intrude" on the opening width.  You may find that your "Clear Space Opening" is between the fully opened doors.

 

Side Mount Slides:

Find the width dimension of your "Clear Space Opening" at the front/face surface of your cabinet.  This could be measured from face frame edge to opposite side face frame edge, from face frame edge to opposite side hinge, hinge to opposite side hinge, or interior side wall to opposite side interior side wall (Commonly found only in frameless/european style cabinets.)