Q. I’ve read your primer on measuring for drawers but needed to double check something. The “face frame” on my cabinets overhangs to the inside on the sides, which I think is fairly standard. I assume in this case I need to add furing strips on the inside walls where the drawer guides go and measure the drawer and the guides from this point? Also, I know the guides are ½, but how much clearance is needed to each side of the drawer as it comes out to clear this face frame? In your primer it looks more like a frameless design or such.
A. It sounds like you have a very standard face frame construction cabinet. Typically you will attach the drawer guide to the inside edge of face frame at the front of the cabinet. As far as the back is concerned, you have two options. First, you can add the strips tot eh inside of the cabinet case in order to flush out the case with the face frame which will allow you to simply screw the guide on to the strips. This may be a bit more time consuming that the second option. Second, you can order the rear mounting brackets that will allow the back of the guide to secure to the back of the cabinet. I like this option because you now have some adjustment for any unforeseen issues that may crop up.
http://www.barkerdoor.com/Rear_Mounting_Bracket_for_KV_8400_pair_p/kv%208403%20%28pair%20of%202%29.htm
I am not quite sure what you mean by the clearance of the box to the face frame. You will want to attach the guide to the inside edge of the 3/4" thick face frame. This means that if your face frame opening is say 10" wide, then you drawer box will need to be exactly 9" wide. As far as the depth if concerned, if you have a 24" deep cabinet (overall depth from the very back of the cabinet to the front of the face frame) then you will most likely want to order a 22" deep drawer box.
I hope this answered your questions. Please let me know if you need any clarification.
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