Hi, I'm Jeff Patterson with Home Repair Tutor, and kitchen storage is something we all need
more of, right? Or maybe we just need to throw more stuff away or not buy more stuff. Well,
regardless, if you need more storage, I'm going to show you how to build sliding trays
that fit underneath your kitchen sink cabinet. So these are really awesome for finding stuff
that you need quickly and for optimizing the space that you already have. So let me show
you how to do that. I think you're really going to enjoy this tutorial. Let's get to
it. Okay, so here's my kitchen sink cabinet—pretty
typical, messy, unorganized; maybe it looks familiar. And we need to get three measurements.
The first one is the width, and that's determined by the distance between any hinge and the
center slat—if you have a center slat. Mine is 17½" wide. The depth is determined by
any shut off valve or P-trap—so in this case, the shut off valve. The height is determined
by the height of your disposal in your P-traps. Again, the right-hand side, the head that
determined the depth based on that shut off valve. So you get your depth, width, and height
measurements. That's what you need. You need about 4-5 pieces of 2x2' ¾" plywood.
That's where you set the circular saw—to ¾"—and you're going to rip cut the base
using the measurements you just took. So in my case, that base is 17½" wide by 22" deep.
And then you'll need to rip cut the sides, and that side height is determined by those
P-traps and disposal. Huh, I had a slight rain delay so I had to
canopy up. And then you'll want to glue and pre-drill—so
you have to pre-drill—the sides of the base. And then screw the side to place using 2"
wood screws and a rafter square to make sure that the side is exactly 90° to the base.
Here's what the base looks like. It's U-shaped, and the tray is going to slide in and out
of it. I used 16" Soft Close Drawer Slides and had to account for the width of the slides.
In this case, I have to make the width of my tray 11/16" less on the sides to account
for the slides. Then I also have to account for the ¾" plywood on the sides and the back.
So the new drawer width is 17½" -- 1 /16" for the slides -- 1½" for the plywood. So
my new width is 1415/16". And then the new drawer depth to account for the ¾" plywood
is 16". So I cut the base for the tray, and then I
cut the sides—again you have to account for the ¾" plywood on all four sides like
I'm doing here—and then had to measure the heights to cut the sides to the right height.
So there's the base, and I'm going to glue, pre-screw, and drill in using the wood screws—again,
the rafter square to make sure the sides are perfectly at a 90° angle. And the front—you
don't have to do this—but I tacked them in place using a Brad Nailer just for a cleaner
look. So here's what the tray looks like, and all
I have to do next is—well, I did this, I actually made a nice 1/8" rounded edge using
a rounder. You don't have to do that. I did a roundover bead using the rounder just to
make is smooth—that's optional. But after that, I mounted the slides. I set the depth
of the slide about 1/8" back based on the directions, pre-drilled—and a nice tip here
is if you don't want to go the whole way through, you can put a piece of blue tape on your bit
to make sure you don't go the whole way through the side—pre-drilled and screwed them into
place. You'll notice the ¾" space are there. I used that so that the drawer is lifted up
off the base a little bit. And then finally, if you want to, you can
add a protective coating to the base and the tray.
Slide the base into the cabinet at an angle so you can avoid the P-trap or the disposal.
And make sure you dry-fit it, and it's where you want it to be. Pre-drill some holes about
5-6" in so that the screws aren't noticeable in the overhang portion of your kitchen cabinet.
Then drill in two 2" wood screws down through the base and into your kitchen cabinet—that
should be enough to hold in place. And then you can place the tray into the base. So I
did the exact same thing on the right-hand side where the disposal was.
As you can see here, the trays slide out, and you've got great kitchen sink storage
now. So this is what it looks like, and the doors close; everything is good to go!
Okay, so this is a really awesome kitchen storage solution for you. But if you think
that it can be modified and made better, please let me know in the comments section. I really
appreciate it, and other people would, too. And remember, if you haven't already done
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why I make a video every single week. All right, thanks for joining me. I hope you
have a great day. Again, thanks for joining me. I really appreciate
your time. And I'll see you in the next video. Take care!