How to fix a broken kitchen drawer - bathroom pull out repair 

thank you! had this exact same thing happen to me. Watched this video, went to Home Depot, bought some wood for $3 and had them cut it to size, came home and did almost these exact same steps and got a working drawer again!

I have suffered with a missing kitchen drawer for OVER a year. I couldn’t find a replacement and it was so busted I could not fix it. Then I found this video. Thank you so much!!!

My tenants just handed me their drawer. These cabinets are chintzy but fixable. Can’t believe your video is exactly what I needed! I knew it’s fixable but was clueless how to go about it. Thank you!

Super video. I have been buying damaged new cabinets from Lowes...the price is like $30 for a $270 cabinet (new) and there is assorted damage but I knew with some fresh wood and ingenuity this could be fixed. Thanks, one of the drawers to a cabinet fell off my truck and will need this very fix.

Thank you very much for teaching us how to fix it. May God bless you and your famiy!

After 36 years of using a chest drawer, finally broke, but my Mom refused to purchase a new chest even I wanted to pay for it. I am going to try fixing it like you. Hope it works beautifully like your sister’s. Thank you for your video!

Your tip about switching the drawer around worked like a charm. Thank you for this!

I love the tips on countersinking screws. That's ingenious. Good job on the drawer too-😊

@2:42 damn dude. You strike about like lighting. Never hit the same spot twice. 😂😂

I flip furniture and guaranteed, the pieces I pick up have broken drawers - every.single.time 🤦‍♀️ So this video is brilliant - thanks so much for sharing your “how-to’s”.

There not much pride in craftsmanship and/or affordable quality products in the USA like we should have. It isn't to protect the trees, it's so companies can make a larger Profit Margin. I had hand made customs cabinets in my renovations - pleased I did that -

Great job, I’m aware of how to make drawer boxes but not everyone is. Thanks for those people.

Thank you for making a video that's so useful even 8 years after

I’m ridiculously impressed with the speed precision and concise instructions! This isn’t quite the type of repair video for a drawer I was looking for, nor does it specifically help. I’m going to check your channel for things like this though and you’ve more than earned a new subscriber from me. :) keep up the awesome man!

Thank you, Adam. You really are an excellent teacher!

Why didn’t I think of this?! Been faffing about trying to find someone that sells custom size drawer box backs! This is SO easy to do, and tidy! Cheers

Thanks for your help, from a mum in the land down under

Thank you so much for the video. It was super helpful and showed exactly what I need to do. I had thought I was gonna have to buy a new drawer after our toddler broke our drawer. You just save me $50! Wahoo!

That was very helpful. My drawer is built a little different than the one you were working on but the fix is pretty much the same. Thanks for posting this!

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you.

Better than before it broke - for sure! Thank you for sharing!

Flipping the drawer tip is ingenious!

One of the best how to fox videos I’ve watched!

You do nice job explaining, and offering practical, doable suggestions. Thank you!

Thanks for this. I was going to take the drawer to a shop where they sell cabinetry and surely they would've sold me a new one that wouldn't have fit and I'd have had to drive back and forth to finally get it straight. My only thought is with such a heavily used drawer and heavy at that when full of silverware, I was thinking of even adding an extra L bracket on the insides of each front corner and maybe even rear two corner of the drawers. I hate paying a lot of money when I can "fix" it myself! Thanks Adam!

Awesome video. Straight forward, and good explanations!

I didn't know what I was going to do until I watched your video. The last person living in my place used glue and that didn't work. It was also a big hassle to remove the glue. Thanks to you my drawer front will never fall off again! Thank you so much!

Thank you! Just repaired this morning one of my top-drawers, but I was not sure if it is a permanent solution, looking on RU-vid for ideas. Mine did not have this extra board inside ->> but now it does!!! I put additional a small L-bracket in each corner, that should make the repair last forever. And, you are right: NO SLAMMING! lol

Thank you. This video avoided a trip to the shop.

Thank you! Another great video.

I had this happen to me on two drawers because I believe when we had extreme cold weather the furnace was running a lot and the humidity was very low and very dry inside and the front of the drawers came apart with very little effort when it happened. Our wide main drawer had some silverware in it but our smaller drawer hardly had anything in it. I believe dry conditions in the house can be a factor drying out the particle board.

Thank you! This was so helpful and saved us a lot of money!

Great demonstration and work arounds for when the drawer sides r ruined... you saved me hours of tinkering and thinking

This is perfect! Thank you! Couple of problems about to be fixed in my kitchen. :)

This was incredibly helpful. thanks a bunches!

I’m at work and I leaned on a drawer and broke it and I told my manger that I’ll fix it so this video helped a lot 😂😂

Super helpful video! Thank you for posting.

Thank you! Watched the video and it really helped - I'm not used to projects like this one but I got it done!!!

☺️☺️ Good vid. Good tips and advice. Simple & Clear.

Excellent video ! Thank you so much !

A nice simple and affordable fix.

Thank you very much for your very clearly instruction.

Awesome and informative! Thank you!!

Great presentation! Thanks

Great video! I must now fix my broken drawer front as well!

Good idea with the countersink bit

Wow! Thank you! I have 2 drawers to do! This has been the best video!!

Life saver!! Thanks for the video!!

Wish I had paid more attention in Industrial arts class in jr. high school.😮

thanks for the video u just saved my security deposit

Thank you for the video! My son shut the drawer really hard and broke the drawer front off just like that!

Great job!!

Min 4:30 my issue and the solution I took. Thank you!!

I needed this 🙌

Great video! helped alot!

thanks for the video, very informative. we had to do the same thing with a dresser we got from walmart.

Your tutorial was absolutely helpful. I have drawers i have to replace so i Thank you so much for your video.

Thanks! Good video and it was just what I needed to get going on some drawer repairs I’ve been slacking on!

Thank you for a great video I’m a amateur and I wondering how t fix a bedside draw it has partical board also and this is a great fix thank you again

Great video.

Good job!

Thanks for video bro. A new subscriber here

Thank you.. very helpful..

Adam, you got me going.. I checked several other drawers and found one with just a little wobble of the front. It does not have the extra board inside and is fairly higher). I took a ('real' wooden) 3/4 x 3/4", painted it and put a short one - matching the hight of the drawer and adding some glue - in each corner and the long one in the front bottom corner. Then screwed for the short sides 4 screws (alternating 1 from the inside and 1 from the outside), for the long part at the bottom 5 screws (alt. 3 from the inside and 2 from the outside. That should do the trick, it feels VERY strong. That's the way I most likely go from now on.

Awesome video

Thank you so much

Well done, thank you for posting this!

Good job

Thanks for dumbing this one down for me. What I thought was going to be an ordeal, turned out to be a piece of cake...

thank you so much, you saved my cupboard :)

FYI when drilling the screws holes down for the thicker pine wood when using the old piece to see how much to go down you can wrap a piece of masking or painting tape which is what I used cause that's what I had lying around so you don't drill to deep.

Omg duhhhhhhhh turn the drawer around SMH i can't believe I didn't figure that out thanks for this I have been suffering with a broken drawer for months

Thanks a million 👌👌👌👌. My draw has been out for two years and I don't know how to get through it.

Awesome!

tnku ! Quick fix !

thanks for that.

Adam DIY you are right in saying about why drawer breaks. The correction and repair was excellent. but my drawer was having a bottom which was sliding in the wood groove....thin white sheet is inserted in groove...Question is how to make the groove.in new wood which you installed to give strenght to drawer. In new video bottom should be thin inserted in groove. ..

Bought house drawers were too heavy for lasting back and forth. I have drawers like this one you did and wondered about the metal drawer slides I bought instead of the cheaper ones that bent like yours. Are they too heavy for drawer frame. I want to use because you don’t have to attach to back but I will have to place blocks of wood on sides? Before I do this is it workable?? Thank you. you made it look easy, hope it is.

Cool thanks

Other than thank thanks so much you saved me a lot of money

Cheers for hour advice

Thank U just saved me from having to over spend. Simple fix

Thanks for the video! Another reason the drawer fronts break off... kids think drawer knobs are convenient steps to reach their snacks!

Thanks! My 5 year old broke mine off!

My drawer boxes are crap but the fronts are ok but appeared to be glued on. have you run across before any experience withthe replacement birch drawer boxes?

good drawer

Ever herd of wood putty or filler? I use it all the time.

When drilling using the face drill you can use a piece of tape for depth.

Great vid, now i just have to find my drawer face.

I have the same drawer problem but i can't get the front panel off the piece that needs to be replaced. i think it was glued on. Is there a way to remove it safely without harming the panel?

What size countersink bit

Hardware used: 1.5" wood screws

som would say you need seal that raw pine..as it is a kitchen...things get wet and dirty.......that is why the chip board has a glossy white finish.

great audio

Mine has no smaller wood like this and it's screwed like itself How ca we fix t

Well done, thank you! Any tips on how to repair a similarly constructed particle board drawer that has joints at the drawer face? I'm thinking the drawer might just need to be rebuilt, but short of that any advice would be helpful.

Ok, around 3:35 you talk about what to do if the drawer ripped and how you can just cut it to make a new straight edge. The face of my kitchen drawer broke off and all the sides are mangled from all the staples that it had in it and the tracking comes all the way to where the face is (should be). What do I do about that? I don't really want to flip it around but would that be the better option?

I have a problem, how do you change the depth of a drawer from thin to deeper? It's only about 2 inches high, not high enough to put books in. How can you reconstruct it?

That is exaclty what happened to my beautify drawer. :( I glued it together but now it closes crooked.

He's right. Everytime I go deep my wife has the wasHER self.