Had a builder tell me my drawer slides were crap and now I use undermounts

After 7 years I was still slapping side-mount ball bearing slides on everything. Last month a custom home builder I was subbing for walked in, pulled out a drawer, and said "these sound like a shopping cart." He was right. Switched to Blum soft-close undermounts on that job and I'm never going back. Has anyone else had a builder change their whole approach just by pointing out something obvious?

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tessap971d ago

My third job ever I used those cheap white plastic side-mounts from Home Depot. Client called me back because one of them literally snapped in half when his wife put a bag of potatoes in it. I showed up with replacements, same cheap junk, and he just stared at me until I figured it out. Took a builder telling me "you're building furniture not a lawn mower" before I got the hint. Undermounts all the way now unless someone specifically wants to see the hardware for some reason.

the_cameron1d agoMost Upvoted

My buddy had almost the exact same thing happen to him except it was a bag of flour, not potatoes. The hardware store guy sold him those same white plastic slides and said they'd be fine for kitchen cabinets. He learned his lesson when the client sent him a photo of the drawer sitting on the floor with flour everywhere. Now he only uses those heavy-duty soft-close undermounts and tells everyone the same thing your builder told you.

lee.cora1d ago

Oh man, this hits close to home. I had a similar wake up call when a client sent me a picture of their cat food drawer on the floor with kibble everywhere after those same cheap slides gave out.