DRAWER SLIDES

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What are the different types of Drawer Slides? There are several different types of drawer slides: Ball-bearing drawer slides Soft-close drawer slides Undermount drawer slides Center mount drawer slides Side-mounted drawer slides FIRGELLI Drawer slides can be used for all of the above applications and come with bumper stops for soft closing. How do I choose the correct Drawer Slide Rail? Selecting the right drawer slides for your application can seem complicated. There are so many types available on the market, some very complicated to install and require a professional and others very simple and can be done by anyone. So how do you choose from all the options? There are three basic things you need to consider when choosing the ideal slides. Drawer slide travel or extension: This refers to how far open you want the drawer to fully extend. Weight capacity: Most big box store-style drawer slides are cheaply made and don't offer much in a way of weight capacity. To make things worse, when the slides are fully extended that weight capacity decreases significantly, typically by 50%. It is important to determine if the weight capacity refers to when the drawer is closed or open. All FIRGELLI slides weight capacities are rated for fully open. Hardware stores usually give this weight capacity when closed, so be careful. Mounting location: Side-mounted drawer slides are the most popular and easiest to install. Center mount drawer slides and under-mount drawer slides are also options. Which types of drawer slides are best? What size drawer slides do I need? What Length Do I Need? Drawer slides generally come in extension lengths between 10 and 32 inches to fit a wide range of cabinetry requirements. We recommend you choose a slide length that corresponds to the size of your drawer, so you have to first measure your drawer depth. Once you know the length of extension required you also need to measure the closed length to make sure that whatever drawer slide length you buy will