How To Measure For Replacement Cabinet Pulls

The distance between the center of the first hole to the center of the second hole on your handle.

How to measure for replacement cabinet pulls. When measuring for smaller drawers use a singular 3 5 or 12 pull. See image below for examples. Our handles are all listed with a measurement appended to the title.

Lets start with some Of our basic rules of thumb When It Comes TO Selecting Cabinet Pulls. Your knobs and handles from The Knobbery will set off the entire room when they match the relative scale of your drawers and doors. Just drill through the wood where you made your marks.

96mm about 3 34 inches 128mm about 5 inches 160mm about 6 14 inches 256mm about 10 inches Cup Pulls are another options that are typically 3 inches or 4 inches. The first row of doors are 42 inches tall. How to Measure Kitchen Cabinet Handles Correctly To correctly measure a kitchen cabinet handle open the door with the handle you want to replace and look for the.

If you are starting from scratch we recommend placing masking tape on your cupboardsdrawers and marking your holes before drilling. To find the center-to-center measurement use a screwdriver to remove your current pulls then take a ruler or measuring tape and measure from the center of one screw hole to the center of the other screw hole. For new pulls the standard ratio is ⅓ the width of the drawer front.

If youre replacing your cabinet hardware and have pre-drilled holes in your cabinet or drawer its important to buy new pulls that have the same center-to-center distance as your old pulls. Pull one of your drawers outwards so its separated from the main piece of furniture. Measure from the center of the screw hole in one threaded post over to the center of the other screw hole with a tape measure.

If you end up with millimeter results turn it into inches. Measure the knob across the widest part. For a more contemporary look choose pulls that are ½ to ¾ the width of a drawer front or the height of a door.