Adding Two Pull Out Shelves In One Cabinet

We are going to add two pull out shelves unit to this cabinet that holds spices. Since most spice jars are small, we will be adding two shelf inits that can slide out independently of each other.

The cabinet we are installing these units into is an 18″ base kitchen cabinet. Most 18″ cabinets will have a 15″ clear opening, so we are installing two 7 inch wide pull out spice racks.

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By measuring the reveal (the distance from the inside wall to the edge of the opening) we find that we have 3/4 inch reveal on either side of the cabinet, the cabinet sidewalls are made of 3/4″ material so this gives us a cabinet clear opening size of 15 inches, ( 3/4″ material x 2=1.5″ = 3/4″ reveal x2=1.5″) we also deduct the 1/4″ that part of the hinge sticks into the opening gives us 14 3/4″ to work with, since we are using base mount brackets we subtract 1/4″ for each bracket that touches each other, so taking 2 x 1/4″ =1/2″ minus the 1/4″ from the hinge gives us 3/4″ from the 15″ clear opening, leaving 14 1/4″ so two 7″ shelves will fit perfectly.

 There are a couple measurements that we take when installing pull out shelves with full extension slides. We want to know how far apart the brackets are outide to outside and the distance between them inside to inside. This is best done with the slides still on the pull out shelves.

 

 We also want to check the size of the L bracket

 The last measurement is the distance between the L Brackets. In this case that distance is 1  3/4″

 Ok, we are ready to install the pull out shelves. Using the measurements that we previously taken, we know that this cabinet has a 3/4″ reveal with a 1/4″ hinge protrusion. So we measure from the inside wall over 3 3/4″ this will be where the L bracket edge will be, the distance between the two L brackets is 1 3/4″ so adding 3 3/4″ plus 1 3/4″ we also make a mark at 5 1/2″, this is where the other L bracket edge will be placed

 Line the edge of the L bracket with the 3 3/4″ mark and make sure it is running true with the front edge (this will help align the back in the proper position)

Install one screw into the front bracket in the oblong hole (adjusting hole )

3 1/2″ Tall Roll Out Shelves Made To Fit

 Our 3 1/2″ tall roll out shelves are made of baltic birch and come in both natural and clearcoat lacquer finish. As with all of our shelves, these rollouts can be made to fit cabinet openings from 6″ to 36″ wide and from 12″ to 26″ deep.

The 3 1/2″ tall roll out shelf is best suited for base kitchen cabinets but can also be right at home in the pantry cabinet. Add three of these roll out cabinet shelves by utilizing the available adjustable pilaster system or make all of your pantry roll out shelves adjustable with two or more sets of pilasters.

Pull Out Shelves Made To Fit Your Kitchen Cabinets

Pull out shelves for kitchen cabinets can make all your kitchen items easier to organize and locate. Our made to fit pull-out shelves start with the entry level shelf which is 2 3/8″ tall and can be made to fit for cabinet openings as small as 6 inches wide all the way to 36 inches wide in 1/8″ increments.

Even though this shelf is considered our entry level shelf, it is still constructed in premium construction methods that include rabbet jointed corners and dadoe captured bottoms.

This kitchen cabinet pull out tray has 9ply 1/2″ baltic birch sidewalls and can be ordered with either a white or maple melamine mdf bottom.

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Making the most out of pantry storage

Pantry storage is critical if you desire not to be running to the grocery store on a daily basis. But there are pitfalls that come with most pantry cabinets.

Pantry Cabinets are made to hold lots of items and these items come in different heights and widths. This presents a problem in organizing a pantry cabinet properly. The heavier items are usually the tallest but if you put these items in the back of the cabinet so you can still view the smaller items, the problem with this is lifting these taller heavier items over the ones in front.

The solution to pantry cabinet shelves is slide out pantry shelves with slanted sidewalls.The taller backs of these shelves prevent items from tipping off the shelf when it is rolled out of the cabinets and allows easier access to the taller items when the shelf is fully extended.

Some contractors or aftermarket companies will install shelves that slide inside of a pantry cabinet that are only 2 3/8″ tall, this shelves inside depth is only 1 3/4″ , definetly not deep enough for a pantry cabinet. We have customers call us asking what can be done to prevent stacked items from tipping off the shelves when rolled out, besides replacing the shelves with taller sidewalls or slanted sidewalls, there is not much that can be done.

Why Add Pull Out Shelves to Kitchen and Pantry Cabinets

WHY INSTALL PULL OUT SHELVES?

Installing pull out shelves in kitchen,bath and pantry cabinets makes every cabinet easier to access

Appliance companies understand the value of shelves that slide out of the cabinet member. Afterall,

would you buy a oven or dishwasher that did not have shelves that rolled out? Refrigerators that only

had stationary shelves are called relics, or dated. All newer models of refrigerators have roll out shelves.

What does it say when your cabinetry does not have slide out shelves?

I SEE DIFFERENT HEIGHTS AVAILABLE, WHICH IS RIGHT FOR ME?

Henry Ford had a saying (you can have any color you want as long as it is black) That may have worked back then

but todays consumer wants choices, and rightly so. When purchasing cabinets few of us would say,

“just give me what everyone else has”

This is why we offer slide out shelves in different heights, widths, depths and configuration.

Because not every cabinet is 15 inches wide, we offer our drawers from 6 inches to 36 inches wide.

Bathroom , Kitchen and Pantry Cabinets can range from 10 to 26 inches deep, so we offer depths from 12-26

And because not every cabinet holds the same items, our pull out shelves are made in different heights

2 3/8 INCH TALL SHELF

This shelf or tray is the shortest sidewalled shelf that we produce. The outside dimension is 2 3/8 tall, the bottom is 1/4 inch thick which is dadoed 3/8 inch up from the bottom. This leaves the inside wall height at 1 3/4 inch. This is why it is considered a roll out tray by many. Our roll out tray will hold items such as pots and pans that will stack inside each other and have some weight associated with them. These shelves are limited in what they will effectively hold.

3 1/2 INCH TALL SHELF

If we had to have just one height in all of our cabinets, this is the one we would choose. The extra 5/8 inch allows greater storage flexibity so you could store not only pots and pans but light items that stack such as plastic containers without worrying about them falling off the back .

4 7/8 TALL SHELF

This shelf has tall enough sidewalls to prevent items such as paper towel rolls from falling out. We install this height of shelf in the bottom of base kitchen cabinets and compliment the cabinet with our 3 1/2 tall shelf for the middle of the cabinet. The 4 7/8 tall shelf is standard height for most pantry cabinet shelves

6 TALL SHELF

We started making the 6 inch tall drawer for a cabinet company that needed replacement drawers. We liked the size of this drawer so much that we decided to offer it on our website. We have had such overwhelming success with this shelf for pantry cabinet roll outs that we have stayed with it.

7 3/8 TALL SHELF

All pantries should include at least one 7 3/8 inch tall slide out shelf. This shelf is the ideal pantry shelf as it is tall enough to prevent cereal boxes, 2 liter bottles, stacked cans and spice bags from tipping out.

9 7/8 TALL SHELF

We produce this tall drawer for filing cabinets. With it’s depth, a filing sytem can be fitted into most any cabinet

Slanted

The slanted pull out shelf is the most versaitle shelf that we offer. Every shelf we offer from 2 3/8 to 7 3/8 tall can have the sidewalls slanted

Thinking of adding pull out shelves?

Anyone that has tackled home improvements knows that some things are better left to professionals. Installing pull out shelves in your kitchen cabinets is a value added home improvement that almost anyone can do without a lot of skill.

How many times have you looked inside your kitchen cabinets or pantry cabinets trying to find or retrieve something and wished there was an easier way to organize and access your kitchen cabinet items? Pull out shelves give you better access to all of your cabinets and they add value to your home. Look at any Real Estate listing and notice that a home with pull out or roll out shelves always have them in the listing. This is because a kitchen with pull out shelves adds value to the home.

Pull out shelves have been installed in cabinets for decades but most home builders will either put one pull out shelf in a couple cabinets or none at all. This is usually because of the cost of having a cabinet company make pull out shelves. Most custom homes that we have toured will have pull out shelves installed in most cabinets.

Some homeowners contact the local cabinet company to inquire about pull out shelves then forget the idea after learning that most cabinet companies price a pull out shelf in the range of $75.00-$150.00 for a standard pull out tray.

You can get cabinet pull out shelves at our online store for less than $30.00 each for an average kitchen cabinet. These pull out kitchen and pantry shelves are available in birch and oak. They are made to fit your existing cabinets and have a Lifetime Warranty.

Many homeowners have attempted to duplicate our pull out shelves thinking that they would save a couple dollars by building themselves. The First thing they find is the ply found at hardware stores is not the same as what we use. For instance, most hardware stores will carry 5-7 ply baltic birch, ours are 9 ply, what is the difference? The 5-7 ply has large fill layers in the middle that are not birch and usually do not match the outer layers of the ply. The slides that most hardware stores handle will be rated at 50-75 lb weight capacity, rather than our 100 lb, weight capacity. Without a router table and metric router bits, you will have to butt joint the sidewalls of pull out shelves together ( not the most desireable for a shelf that has heavy pots,pans, and plates pounding against them ) Also the bottom will have to be surface mounted, ever see a drawer that has the bottom sagging down? Most likely this drawer has a surface mounted bottom.

So you ask, can I install pull out shelves? The simple answer is YES. We have complete measuring and installing guides available to make it easy. Most homeowners can install roll out shelves in minutes.

What is the difference between pull out shelves,roll out shelves and slide out shelves? The difference is only what you want to call them. All these describe a shelf that slides out of the cabinet on drawer slides.

Take a look at our online store and design your own cabinet pull out shelves that will add value and convenience to your life.

How To Organize Your Kitchen

The kitchen is usually the most used area in any home yet is the most unorganized area. Look in most kitchens and you will find that to access items in the base cabinets or pantries, things have to be moved aside to find a certain item. I have watched people dig through their kitchen cabinets looking for a sauce pan that was used just a week ago or through the pantry cabinets looking for a spice jar that was hiding behind cereal boxes.

The problem with most kitchen and pantry cabinets is that they are not very functional for everyday life. They are big, deep, dark cabinets with boards for shelves. A typical base kitchen cabinet is two feet deep and you will usually have to crouch down to see into the back of them.

We believe that everyone wants an organized kitchen but the initial cost of organizational products prohibit having cabinets with pull out shelves and organizers. A typical pull out shelf from the cabinet manufacturer will cost approximately $75.00, multiply that by the typical kitchen of 10 cabinets with two shelves and just to have pull out shelves in every cabinet can add $1500.00 to the kitchen cabinet order and if you have pantry cabinets, that amount can almost double.

Why not start out with installing pull out, slide out, roll out shelves  and trays ( all describe the same thing ) in the cabinets that you use most. These cabinets are usually the ones closest to your oven or stove. These have the items that you use most for cooking and are typically crammed.

If your cabinets are large enough to spread your cooking utensils like fry pans out and can be stacked in two layers,consider a pull out tray. A kitchen cabinet pull out tray will be 1 1/2- 2 1/2″ tall and will allow you to stack two items without them tipping out. By installing pull out trays in these cabinets, you can easy access to the most used cooking utensils.

A kitchen cabinet that holds taller items such as liquor bottles, cleaning bottles, paper towel rolls, or that needs to have items stacked three layers high or more, consider a pull out shelf or drawer. These kitchen cabinet pull out shelves are typically 3 1/2″ tall or more. The higher sidewall of these pull out shelves will help to prevent the items from falling off when the shelf is slid out of the cabinet.

I will get into pantry cabinets, spice racks and pull out trash cans in a later entry.
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Slide Out Shelves LLC expands product line

Slide Out Shelves LLC has been in business for numerous years, providing custom made pull out shelves for easy installation into existing kitchen and pantry cabinets. Recently however they have expanded their sliding shelf product line to include a variety of bathroom fixtures, sinks, cabinets and mirrors.

Currently you can pick from 11 styles, so one easy order gets you a matching combination of fixtures bound to improve any bathroom. And the variety of the styles is truly world wide, the Basket Weave style has distinctive oriental influence, the Antique and Colonial styles for the old world charms, even specialty woods like Chestnut, Walnut and inlay.

So if your bathroom needs an overhaul, or you are just adding on, add some instant style to your bathroom any interior decorator would approve of. Prices start for a three piece, style coordinated bathroom set at just $587 and that includes the vanity, vanity top, matching designer mirror and free shipping to 48 US states. The pricing and styling of these bath vanity sets are truly hard to find anywhere.

Added to our existing line of products, they hope to be your one stop source for both pull out shelves and bathroom fixtures. With such a broad range of products they aim to limit the time and money you spend and ensure you receive a quality product. Besides their products they pride themselves on service, so whether you are a do it yourselfer or a contractor in need of our supplies, need one specialty size shelf, or 500, they are there to help.

So remember, whether you need pull out shelves for your kitchen and pantry cabinets, or your bathroom needs a touch of style, Slide Out Shelves LLC has you covered.

Pull Out Shelf Holds Cooking Sheets and Platters

Most kitchens have a cabinet with a narrow opening. This is where we usually store cooking sheets and platter. The problem is, pull out just the cooking sheet that we want without pulling them all out. This shelf is designed just for that area and problem. It has a 7 1/2 tall back wall, and the sidewalls slope to a 2 1/2 front. The slanted sidewalls allows great view of the sheets or platters when the shelf is rolled out, yet gives good support to prevent the cooking sheets from tipping over or out. Comes with adjustable dividers that allow 1/4″ adjustment increments. Designed for standard base cabinets.
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Sliding Shelves and Trays

  What are the differences between sliding shelves and sliding trays and which is best to use in my application?

  That is a question we are asked often so I will attempt to clarify the difference between the two and the uses of both.

  A sliding shelf typically referes to a flat shelf that has drawer slides attached, and slides in and out of the enclosure that the shelf is installed into. This is not the best method in most applications as a flat shelf usually is difficult to grasp and slide in and out.Most flat sliding shelves have a lip on the bottom front of the shelf for this reason. Also a flat shelf will allow items to slide off the back of the shelf . In my opinion flat shelves are only good if they are stationary. If you need to roll out the shelves for easier access. Then sliding trays are the only method to use.

  Sliding trays have sidewalls, a front, and a back. Items that are going to be put into motion need some type of vertical to help support and  confine the item. The most critical vertical is the back and sides.

  The back of a sliding shelf should be one half the height of the tallest item in the shelf. This will give the item the necessary support to prevent the item from tipping over and out of the shelf.

  So, you may be asking yourself,” why do people call them sliding shelves rather than sliding trays”?. The answer: I do not know.

  If you were to ask someone to describe a sliding or pull out shelf. Usually the description will resemble a pull out tray or drawer more than a flat shelf with slides. After all, look at our business name “Slide Out Shelves LLC”. The name implies a flat shelf, yet what we produce is actually more of a tray or drawer. Then there is the slide out part of our name, you could change it to roll out, pull out, glide out,etc. and they would all be describing the same item.

  So no matter what you call them, the idea is to have a method of containing items in an enclosure yet give the ability to easily access the items by having them  come out of the encloure while still being contained.

In what areas do sliding trays or shelves make sense?

  Any enclosure or cabinet that is 12-14 inches deep or deeper is a canidate for pull out shelves. Any cabinet less than 12 inches deep typically does not present an accessibility issue.

  Base kitchen cabinets have always been the prime area to install roll out shelves as these cabinets are deep and dark

  Pantry cabinets typically hold more items than base cabinets and can be even more difficult to access.So installing sliding trays in a pantry will create a pull out pantry.

  Bathroom cabinets hold many small items that are typically stuffed inside 2 or 3 drawers because most bath vanities do not have drawers under the sink area. Pull out shelves can easily be installed in the bottom of a bathroom vanity cabinet to allow easy access and organization.

  Bathroom and hall closets are also areas that can benefit from shelves that slide out.

  Garage cabinets and utility cabinets can be fitted with slide out shelves or drawers. How often have you searched through a tool box looking for a small item? If you have slide out shelving inside your garage cabinets, you could organize the tool box items and have easier access to everything.

How tall does the sidewall need to be?

  As I stated earlier, the sidewalls should be one half the total height of what the shelf is holding. Personally I like slanted sidewalls on my slide out shelves as they give me the needed height to prevent items from falling or tipping off the back, yet allow the items to be viewed and removed from the front.

  In our base kitchen cabinets we have an area that we stack our pans. When these pans are stacked ontop of each other the total height is 6 inches. In this area we installed a 6 inch slanted shelf. The shelf is 6 inches in the back and slants to 2 3/8 inches in the front. The taller back and slanted sidewalls keep our pans contained, and when the shelf is slid out, we do not have to look down into a six inch deep drawer.

  In our pantry cabinet we have a mixture of 6 inch slanted and 7 3/8 inch slanted shelves. We have found that these two sizes work best in pantry cabinets as taller items such as cereal boxes are usually 12-16 inches tall, so the taller shelves give us the height needed to contain the items, yet the smaller items do not get lost as they are in the front of the shelves where the sidewalls are lower.

In the bathroom cabinets we installed 7 3/8 slanted shelves. These especially work great where we keep the bath towels. Before installing the slide out shelves in our bathroom, attempting to remove one bath towel, would ocaassionally have one or two other towels follow the one we wanted which resulted in refolding towels. Now we can roll out the shelf, and remove the towel from the top without others following.

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