This contemporary knob placement is both aesthetically pleasing and easy for installers.
Cabinet pull placement on door.
Cabinet knobs and pulls are almost always centered horizontally on the door stile vertical door frame piece.
This placement is also the most practical putting the handles as much within reach as possible.
Pulls will look great when they are placed directly in the corner of doors.
When placing your pulls remember that the 1 to 4 range based on your personal preference from the top or bottom edge of the drawer is.
We have knobs on all cabinets except our pull out garbage cabinet we used a pull and centered it on the top rail.
Upper cabinet placement for ease of use height.
Cabinets that pull out e g.
Some companies place knobs a little higher or.
And just like with knob placement cabinets will look busy when the pull handles are placed flush with the door frame.
Generally doors and drawers can be considered separately when laying out the knob location.
One is a pull out for laundry and the other is a traditional swing door.
Center the hardware horizontally on the stile between 2 and 4 inches down from the top edge.
The bottom of the pull on upper cabinets and top of the pull on lower cabinets is centered on the corner.
Let s start with door knob placement.
If you are using elongated knobs such as egg knobs or t knobs place the installation hole so that the top of your knob is in line.
We know that placing knobs and pulls on cabinets can be difficult.
Lower cabinet pull or knob placement is similar to upper cabinet s.
Figure 11 drawer knob cabinet door pull template.
Basically the two bottom cabinets.
For knobs we recommend the knob holes be centered horizontally on the door stile and on upper cabinets place knob holes 2 1 2 up from the bottom of the door.
Trash cabinet have a different guideline.
Location on the door rail or stile.
Most cabinet knobs today are installed by lining up the installation hole with the edge of the rail.
On lower cabinets place knob holes 2 1 2 down from the top of the door.
There are numerous templates and jigs as shown in figure 11 that will make the duplication of the positioning of the knobs and or pulls much easier than attempting to use a tape measure or ruler.
Following these tips will help you make your awesome new hardware really shine.
My kitchen cabinet hardware placement.
In traditional spaces the general rule to follow is knobs on doors and pulls on.
The same goes with pulls on cabinet doors.
In this case knobs are typically centered on the cabinet s top rail.
That s why we ve decided to pull together our best tips for making sure you place your hardware correctly.
The main difference is you ll place them near the top of the door on the stile so you can reach them without bending over too far.
I have a tall bathroom laundry cabinet with two top 15 doors for towels a counter than below a 30 draw and below that two 15 doors.