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How to install a base-mount slide-out basket

A person installing runners for a wire basket in a cabinet

Overview

Slide-out baskets give you easy access to items in your cupboards while also creating extra storage. This step-by-step guide will teach you how to centre the basket, pre-drill the holes and screw it in. Remember to read the instructions that come with the kit before you start.

Steps

1Centre your basket at the base

Place the basket inside the cabinet. Centre it on the base by using your tape measure to get equal space on both sides. Make sure you leave enough space for the door.
Person placing basket in bottom and centre of cabinet

2Pre-drill the screw holes

Now take your pencil to mark the screw points inside the base of your cabinet. Use the inner holes of the basket runners as your guide. Then remove the basket and pre-drill the screw holes in the cabinet. 

Person drilling holes into base of cabinet

3Screw down the basket

Now slide out the runners from under the basket and screw them down to the cabinet. Mark and pre-drill the outside holes of the runners and screw them down. Finally, slide the basket in and you are done.

A person installing runners for a wire basket in a cabinet
Health & Safety

Please make sure you use all equipment appropriately and safely when following the advice in these D.I.Y. videos. You need to be familiar with how to use equipment safely and follow the instructions that came with the equipment. If you are unsure, you may feel it is safest to consult an expert, such as the manufacturer or an expert Bunnings Team Member.

Grave health hazards are linked to asbestos, which may be in homes built up to 1990. Health hazards may result from exposure to lead-based paints in older materials and copper chromium arsenic (CCA) treated timber. For information on the dangers of asbestos, lead-based paint and CCA treated timber and tips for dealing with these materials contact your local council's Environmental Health Officer. You can also use a simple test kit from Bunnings to indicate the presence of lead-based paint.