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Attach Drawer Fronts — Install Drawer Fronts (Optional)

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How to Build Pull-Out Drawers Under Stairs · Step 8 of 10

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Install the decorative drawer fronts onto the assembled drawer boxes. Use Kreg drawer front installation jigs (spacer blocks) to maintain consistent gaps around the drawer fronts. Position the drawer front against the drawer box, ensuring even spacing. Then, open the drawer box and screw the drawer front in place from the inside of the drawer box. Start with one screw, check alignment, and then add more screws, working from bottom to top. Repeat this process for all three drawer fronts.

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the fronts on and see how it looked. So, to install the drawer fronts, I used these spacer blocks that come with the correct drawer front installation jig. But shims would work just as well. I screw them in from the inside of the drawer box, starting at the bottom and working my way up. Then I got to the top drawer. And I know this isn't super technical, but I just held it against the drawer box so that it looked like the gaps were even. Then I opened it from the back, keeping pressure on the front against the box. Then I could screw it in place from the inside. And honestly, at this point, I

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