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Frequently Asked Questions
How do the four options divide?
By what the sides are made of and where the drawer sits.
Metal sides integrate the runner and give the thinnest section.
Wooden boxes are chosen where the interior is seen.
Inner drawers sit behind a door and are never seen at all.
Pull-out frames abandon the enclosed box entirely.
Appearance and position decide it more than load or cost do.
Which decision comes first?
Whether the drawer interior will be seen.
That single question separates timber from metal immediately.
If it is hidden behind a door, an inner drawer suits.
If the contents need air or drainage, a frame suits instead.
Load and cost are settled after that rather than before.
Answering it first avoids comparing options that were never really alternatives.
How do the options differ?
By what the sides are made of and where the drawer sits.
Metal sides integrate the runner into the side itself.
Wooden boxes suit work where the drawer interior is seen.
Inner drawers sit behind a door or below a higher front.
Pull-out frames and baskets abandon the box where ventilation matters more.
The choice follows the furniture rather than the loading.
Is soft-close part of the system?
Usually yes, which means it is chosen with the box.
The damping is built into the motion hardware rather than a separate runner.
It is not always retrofittable afterwards.
Push-to-open is generally an alternative to soft-close rather than an addition.
Some ranges offer both as selectable options.
Deciding at specification stage avoids replacing hardware later.
How much can a drawer carry?
The system's per-drawer rating, assuming a carcase that can carry it.
A heavily loaded drawer in a weak carcase fails at the carcase.
The drawer system then gets blamed for a cabinet problem.
Ratings assume correct fixing into suitable material.
Wide drawers concentrate more load at the fixings.
For heavy duty use, both the drawer rating and the carcase construction need checking.
Do the four share the same hardware?
They share runners and load ratings; they differ in everything else.
Metal systems integrate the runner into the side.
Wooden boxes take a separately chosen runner, usually undermount.
Inner drawers use the same system as their front-fitted equivalents.
Pull-out frames run on ordinary drawer runners.
The carcase has to carry the load in every case.
What sizes are available?
Standard side heights and nominal lengths, with the width made to suit.
Side height is selected from the range's fixed options.
Nominal length matches the runner's travel.
The back panel is cut to set the internal width.
Cabinet internal dimensions therefore have to suit the system's increments.
Designing the carcase around the chosen system is easier than the reverse.