Optimise The Space Under The Kitchen Sink With GIANT Drawers 

I decided the best way to use the area beneath the sink in my kitchen was to make two large drawers. The lower one is deep enough to store spray bottles and cleanser bottle upright, along with paper towel rolls. The upper drawer is around 9" deep and will hold a variety of items. This is a great way to efficiently utilize a cabinet that is traditionally a catch-all for seldom used items and often poorly organized. Video on fixing the drawer alignment: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mrtmtqeRNTM.html PS: Notice the continuity? Here are some ways that you can help support the work I do in making these videos: Plans for sale: ibuildit.ca/plans/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=865843&ty=h Website: ibuildit.ca/ Facebook: facebook.com/I-Build-It-258048014240900/ Instagram: instagram.com/i_build_it.ca/ Google+: plus.google.com/u/0/b

Almost every time I watch your videos, regardless of their length, I am kind of sad when they come to an end. Informative and entertaining at the same time.. I really enjoy and use lots of your tips. Thanks

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection ru-vid.comUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seems to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

What a brilliant idea!!! Under sink space is always so underutilized. What is so ironic is that you have been doing this work for decades with a lifetime of ideas, techniques, shortcuts and real world experience willing to share and pass on and yet you get such a minimal amount of views. Yet some 26 year old pretty girl with short shorts and a skimpy top will get sometimes millions showing how to nail some pieces of pine togethed. Thanks for the tips!

Great tip on using framing square as a spacer for the drawer slide.

I have never thought of drawers under the sink, but I like it.

Oh, man! I would KILL to have something like that under my kitchen sink! Your wife is one lucky lady!

No wasted space under your sink , Awesomeness.

That looks really good. I like that the drawers pull all the way out, easier to get the stuff out of them.

O M G ! 😍😍 We're in the process of putting in new sink...cabinets and countertops. What a great idea!

Drawers under the sink is practical and a great use of space!

Nice use of space. Looking forward to seeing what the finished front will look like!! 😃

At 2:45, I like your holder you made to hold the plywood vertical.

Slick trick to cut in half way and then flipping the stock around and finish the cut. Super neat! Safety cops prob love that!

I love these drawers. Wish I had drawers under my sink.

Never seen drawers under the sink but looks so much more usable than just a cabinet.

Smart little helper you got you’re self.

This is such a good idea I'm doing this to my kitchen thanks John.

Love the way that you cut the edge banding, that is how i cut boards also, picked that up from "the master woodwork" love the progress!

I like the idea of the deep, basin type drawers!

Thanks for all your great videos John! Always fun and interesting to watch! Keep on the good work!

The Joga-John and his tablesaw-workbench. Amusement pur.

usually tile countertops don't look good, but WOW you did an awesome job of those counters! I love pullout drawers in kitchens, and you're going all out, love it. However, I wouldn't recommend storing food under the kitchen just because mold sometimes collects under sinks. Great videos John!

love the drawer pulls

You would be welcome in my pitiful shop any day John. Enjoy your videos. Hello from Nova Scotia.

I think I see this job in my future. I have a dishwasher in one unit under the sink but small drawers in the other half would sure be a better solution than shelves full of stuff you can't get at without a whole excavation.

Great work John, I love these videos they give me great ideas for my own projects.

I enjoy your house projects the most. Informative and they inspire me to continue working. Thank you for sharing!

Would have been nice to see your plumbing under there behind those drawers. Did you have to make any accomodations there? The drawers appeared to be a pretty good depth, usually there would be complications I would think.

Thanks for taking the time to post this vid.

I like your home videos a lot. Super relaxing to watch and inspire me a lot. Thank you.

Good work. I like the idea of drawers under the sink. I am building a new kitchen for my wife and she insists there be no cupboards under the bench top, just drawers. With mine I built a return (or cut-out, not sure what the correct term would be) into the back of the drawer to allow for the waste pipe and take advantage of the full front to back space. It doesn't look like your setup would allow that, or perhaps not worth the effort for a small gain. Thank you for posting videos, without the information you have presented (over all your videos) I would never have attempted my project.

Now there is the solution for my sink remodel when I start on the kitchen

I'm buying it! Thanks for showing me this great tool!

Nicely done John! 👍👊

Wood wine boxes fit perfectly on a sliding platform under sinks and in cabinets. They cost maybe $5 + the sliders.

John.... Thanks for another great video! I’m right in the middle of my kitchen rebuild and have been trying to figure out what to do under the sink. Great solution! I am gonna steal your drawer idea. I just found out we in the states can’t by the LePage poly you use... I normally use Tightbond exterior glue for joints and banding... (and my shop IS heated!)

Bravo monsieur beau travaille jean de Belgique

I'm still using those bar clamps. Plan to make more (plan a lot of things . . .)

One question; how is the plumber is to get to the underside of the sink to fix any plumbing problems? I think a one drawer system would be a better system.

5 thumbs up! Got the same problem in my shop drawer now I know WHY! Thanks Man. You're the best (I know of :P)

Thanks

Thanks. Very inspiring. I enjoyed watching it

Bottom mounted slides are more forgiving in installation. They permit 6-way adjustment. A bit more expensive but worth the extra IMO.

Where did you source your drawer pulls? They have a manly rustic quality that speaks to me!

Cutting that 4x8 sheet was manly!

Nice idea! and Music *

What a great idea! Thanks

What a brilliant idea! Space under a sink cabinet is always under utilized. Will top space be a false front? Thanks for the idea

I've learned so much from your videos, John -- thank you. One question: I noticed you used 1/2-inch ply for these boxes -- is there a general rule you apply for the thickness of the material you use for drawer boxes? My default is 3/4 inch, but that's only because I see so many YT makers use it and I'm beginning to think I should be more flexible in my thinking. I like the sturdiness of 3/4 but sometimes it feels unnecessarily heavy for what I need. Thanks again.

Those are big drawers!!!

In a cabinet next to my sink, I had to cut out a mullion so that I could do a full-width drawer for pots and pans. I'm not sure i trust my cabinets enough to cut the mullion out from the cabinet under the sink. Would love to have huge drawers, though...

Keeping your pine sol next to your potatoes for that nice clean taste.

Is that you closing with guitar licks in the end?

Why polyurethane, but not wood glue? Thanks for sharing!

He’s got a Makita... I like him.

Gosh I love your everything 👍

23 Ga. pin nailer is on my buying list... given that I'm going to be doing a wall of booksheves soon I think its going to be my next buy. Has anyone tried the Grex models? - Eddy

What is the thickness of the plywood? Thanks

Out of curiosity, why do you use construction adhesive vs wood glue in certain applications?

Under my double sink, there is a 1 hp ultra silent garbage disposal (stainless steel), so there is not much room for drawers... but otherwise, that's a great idea!

John, did you add more screws to the slides or is 2 each sufficient to hold all the weight of the full drawers? Thanks.

Good videos, do you find the construction adhesive better then the old traditional wood glue?

snow??? I've seen that stuff on TV.

How are you going to open bottom drawer? Is it going to have knobs?

The plywood support thingy you made matches your channel logo..yes I'm brilliantly observant, or is it perceptive ? ;-)

Hi John, i saw you so often using PU-Adhesive to glue the wood. I found here only two components PU-Adhesive? Is this also OK? Do you made any experience with this type of PU Glue? Greetings from Germany.

I wonder if a tray style drawer would have been a better use of space on the bottom drawer. You could have had a few more inches of usable real estate. Not that you needed it... Just throwing out an idea.

Sweet!, 👍👍👍😎🇨🇱

Hey John, just out of curiosity: What is the brand of that kitchen sink?

What grade plywood are you using for these drawers?

Do you ever wish you had a riding knife on your table saw? The way I understand it, they pretty much eliminate kick-back ...

Drawer all the things. Bending over or getting on your knees to look in a cabinet sucks.

what do you plan to face the drawers with?

I could watch you all day fancy a job in england get my kins pad lukin like a house?

why not use a litter nicer birch plywood?

The height of these drawers are not the same as the drawers on the left or those on the right. Are you going to give the sink section one big front from top to bottom attached to the bottom drawer so you don't notice these different sizes?

Not a door buck, but a drawer buck.

Why you no have garbage disposer cowboy?

RU-vid "safety" nannies losing their minds over that plywood sheet rip...... :D I would love to do something like this - but my garbage disposal eats even more room :( I may do some kind of vertical slide.

How many shares do you own in Brad nail companies... The amount you get through lol

HEY !! none of yer patented dovetails John !! What gives ??? 😏

How do you still have all your fingers ..

Robertson Head Screws.... i see a lot of that with Canadian You Tubers.... Why is that??

I had those same ‘temporary’ drawer pulls on my kitchen many yrs ago... well, until my (now ex) wife sliced her knee open... yup, its true, can’t protect the stupid!!! Undersink drawers are now on my ‘honey-do’ list, but only after I re-plumb the drain lines installed by the lazy ass plumber .

First One :D

Storing food with cleaning chemicals seems like a bad idea.

Your water based poly looks a little gelatinous. Stored out in the shop and it's cold? Or was that just a trick of the light?

Would have been easier to nail together the sides and bottom if you stood them on their end instead of trying to hold the one steady and align at the same time

how come you made the video 2 seconds shy of 10mins; would you not have made more adsense? actually, more curiously, how come PL premium don't sponsor you after this many years?