How to measure cabinets for Pull-out products

To ensure you purchase the right product from HomeHardwareOutlet, your need to measure correctly. Always measure the net opening of the cabinet, taking into considerations any obstructions such as cabinet door hinges and plumbing.

Typical U.S. Cabinets (Face Frame)

The U.S. Cabinet Industry measures cabinets from the outside dimensions of the cabinet, but to fit our products, please include the inside dimensions. For Example, if you have a Base 18" cabinet with a typical face frame of 1 1/2 inches, you would have a 15 inch opening. Please note that while 1 1/2" is the most common face frame, many cabinet companies construct their cabinets with different face frames. MEASURE!

Typical EU (FrameLess Cabinets)

Frameless cabinets, while not typical in the U.S, are supported by most our products. Please use the diagrams below to measure.

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How to Measure Cabinet Pulls

"Pull" usually refers to a decorative hardware piece that has two holes. It is used interchangeably with "handle."

When picking out new cabinet pulls, taking these terms into consideration.

• Overall - the length of the pull measured end to end.
  
• Center to Center - the distance between the mounting screw holes on a pull.
  
• Projection - the distance from the base to the topmost portion of the pull. It represents how much the pull "sticks up" away from the surface. The greater the projection, the more the pull protrudes into the living space, so consideration must be given to projection in high-traffic areas.
  
• Clearance - the distance from the base of the pull to the nearest surface. It represents the "hand-room" under a pull available for a grip. Clearance is a matter of personal preference or medical necessity.
  
• Diameter - refers to the thickness of the material used to manufacturer.

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Baking Tray Storage Options

Baking Trays are one of the hardest items to store in a kitchen. With all the different shape and sizes of baking pans, it can be hard to keep them organized.

Fortunately this is one of the easiest and cost effective fixes to a un-organized kitchen.

The first option is to install Tray Dividers. Take your existing cabinet and add tray dividers to separate the trays into sections. These dividers are inexpensive and install with just a couple of screws.


Basic Tray Divider with Clips


Another option is a Pull-Out or Roll-Out Divider Shelf. These units allow you to pull out your shelf for ease of access to all items stored. These holders are a more costly options than the tray dividers but add a nice luxury to custom kitchen cabinets.


Knape & Vogt Roll-Out Tray divider


Rev-a-Shelf 447 Series Tray Divider

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DON'T LIKE TOWEL RINGS - TRY THIS!

Some homeowners do not like the look of towel rings in the bathroom. Try cutting an 18” towel bar to a shorter size and use a short towel bar instead of a ring. Many people prefer this option because a towel bar keeps the towel up higher off the counter top creating a different look in the bathroom.

Choosing Kitchen Cabinet Pulls

Often we get asked what is the proper cabinet pull do use for a kitchen. There are so many different pull to choose from now, it can be difficult to decide on what is the right one for you.

For Kitchen use, we typically suggest using at least a 4" Center Pull with a rigid structure.

4" Traditional Pull


Usually the 3" pulls are too narrow for everyday use in a high traffic area like a kitchen.
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As far as shape, the main thing we suggest is to imagine yourself with your hands full and you are trying to open the cabinet drawer. In this scenario, using a drop or bail pull might be really hard to get your fingers underneath to pull the drawer out.


Bail Pull

The last factor is really choosing what style and finish fit your kitchen. There will be still be a long list of different pulls to choose from but if you can narrow your selection criteria it should make the process easier.

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When to use Cup Pull

When considering cup pulls (bin pulls) these traditionally are placed on flat front drawer heads. Use on “raised panel” drawers or “recessed” panel drawers is not typical due to the fact that the hollow of the cup pull may be interfered with by the rail of the drawer head.



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The Ultimate Women's Shoe Organizer

Recently Added to HomeHardwareOutlet.com site is the Rev-a-Shelf Lazy Shoezen. This product is recently added by Rev-a-Shelf to their closet organization collections. It is the ultimate product for shoe organization.

Available in 5 and 3 Shelf versions. This product adds great flexibility plus exceptional quality and craftsmanship.

Some of the key features of this product:

• Shoe horns are completely adjustable. They can fit any size and shape of shoe.
• Adjustable overall height and shelves to customize to your liking.
• Each shelf as a acrylic top. Great to store accessories like shoe horns etc.

Tips for Preparing Your Door For Installation

There are many types of new doors at home project centers. Some doors are sold with pre-drilled holes from the door manufacturer, others are sold as slabs and need to be prepared for installation. Doors can be sold with or without the door frame.

Pre-drilled doors



Most Kwikset products fit the doors with the standard 2-1/8" door preparation. On the edge of each door, there is a door latch cut-out. (see figure 1) This cut-out usually comes in "radius edge" or "square edge". Less common but more prominent in certain areas of the country is a "drive-in" door preparation. If the door has approximately a 1" hole drilled in the edge, a latch is "driven" into the door, wedging it into the core of the door. Kwikset recently introduced its 6 way latch that can be adapted to all three types of door preparations. However, not all Kwikset products are packed with this type of latch. In some cases, it may be sold as an accessory. It can also be special ordered through your home center or hardware store.

Door preparation needed

We believe that with the right tools, you can accomplish most tasks. However, we want to stress that drilling a door is a complicated process that can lead to mistakes. In our instruction sheets, we include a template for this process for those individuals that are experienced with homebuilding and rennovation. For the novice, we recommend using professional door shops or locksmiths to complete the job.

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How to Determine Door Handing

Most lever locks are handed because they have a high quality, "European" style mechanism that provides a firm feeling, spring supported rotation downward and a solid stop at the top of the movement. Since the levers do not rotate upward, we must assemble the levers with prior knowledge of which will be on the outside and which on the inside.

When ordering lever handles or handlesets, we'll need to know the handing of your door. If you order the incorrect door handing you will either have locks on the wrong side of the door, levers that are upside down, or levers that point in the wrong direction and keep the door from closing properly.

Door handing is the direction in which your door swings. If the hinge is on the right, it's a right handed door, and you need a right handed lock. If the hinge is on the left you need a left handed lock. Alternately if you stand in the doorway with your back to the hinges, the direction the door opens is the handing.

Please refer to the illustrations below to determine which handing your will need before ordering your door hardware.






Exception to the Rule: If you have a locking door that swings outward, you'll need to order your lever handle in the opposite handing so that the lock is on the correct side of the door.

Example: Fred has a patio door that he wants to install a locking lever handle on. Refering to the illustration above and to the left, he stands in the door and the door swings out to his right side. However, since Fred's door swings out onto his patio, rather than into his home, he'll need to order the opposite handing than he generally would so that the lock is on the correct side. So, Fred orders a left handed lever handle.

This same rule applies to doors that use privacy levers. If the door swings out of the room, order the opposite door handing so your lever handle has the lock on the right side.

You do not need to determine door handing when ordering doorknobs, deadbolts and even some levers that are non-handed. Any lever handles that need to have their handing indicated will have the option upon checking out.

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