How to Remove Drawers
There is a variety of reasons to remove a drawer: Cleaning, replacing hardware, fixing a door face, or moving furniture. Whatever the reason, removing a drawer is a very simple task that nearly anyone can do with just a few quick steps. The entire process from start to finish requires no special tools and is complete in less than five minutes. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Pull the drawer out completely, until it stops. When the drawer stops, it means that the latch has taken hold to prevent the drawer from falling out of the bureau or cabinet.
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Feel the sides of the drawer with your hands. Most dressers and cabinets have a latch that you can disengage by putting pressure on the latch, located on the side of the drawer. After you have located the latches, apply equal pressure to both latches.
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Hold the latches and lift up on the drawer as you slide it out. Do not release pressure on the latches, as this will re-engage the latch, preventing removal of the drawer. Repeat the process for all of the drawers you want to remove.
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Tips & Warnings
If the drawer does not have latches, simple wiggle the drawer out, rocking the drawer back and forth until it disengages from the rail.
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Comments
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Larry Fike
Dec 30, 2010
Good tips. I hope I can find an article on removing file cabinet drawers as well. Those can be a doozy, and vary from model-to-model. I'm struggling with a big model.
