Home / Handyman Services / Cabinet Handle and Drawer Pull Installation
Cabinet Hardware and Drawer Pull Installation in Austin, TX
Replacing outdated or worn-out cabinet handles and drawer pull knobs is a small project with a significant impact. If you’re looking to modernize or change styles, you have many options to choose from. And don’t forget the hinges. Soft-close hinges offer improved functionality by quieting the closing of cabinet doors and reducing scuffs and scratches. When it’s time to enhance your kitchen, bathroom, home, office, or garage with new cabinet handles and drawer pulls, count on our cabinet hardware and drawer pull installation service team of professionals.
Installing new handles and pulls may be as simple as removing the old and attaching the new hardware. However, it might also involve drilling new holes for attachment points and re-sanding, repainting, or re-staining the cabinet and drawer faces.
Things to Consider Before You Buy Cabinet Hardware
When shopping for cabinet hardware, your choices include the type, design, materials, finishes, and ease of installation.
Design – Knobs or Pulls?
One of the first decisions you must make involves what type of hardware you want to use to open and close your cabinet doors and drawers. The two most common types are knobs and pulls. You can choose all knobs, all pulls, or a combination of both.
Knobs are available in many different geometric shapes and sizes, from round, oval, and egg-shaped to multi-sided shapes. There are also plenty of novelty knobs for you to choose from, including vegetable or fruit-shaped ones for your kitchen, sea turtles, lighthouses, and anchors for your bathroom. Pulls are typically long and narrow cylinders or rectangular prisms. But there are also center-cup caps, tab pulls, and finger pulls. And again, novelty pulls are also available. When planning an installation, knobs usually require one attachment point and pulls require two attachment points.
Materials and Finishes
Knobs and pulls can be made of plastic, wood, ceramic, glass, acrylic, steel and stainless steel, brass, aluminum, iron, copper, nickel, and pewter. Both knobs and pulls are available in many different colors and finishes. Finish options can include brushed metal, polished metal, satin, satin nickel, matte, antique, distressed, gloss, Venetian, oil-rubbed bronze, and combination finishes.
Installation Considerations
Replacing knobs and handles can be easy if your new hardware can be attached using the existing attachment points from your old hardware. If new attachment points are necessary, consider using backplates, which can also add dimension and texture.
Installing knobs and handles on new cabinets is a bit more complicated. You will want to consult a placement guide before deciding where to place your hardware and, most certainly, before drilling any holes. The next step is to measure as accurately and precisely as possible using a cabinet hardware jig. Then, carefully drill the holes. If your cabinets are wood, use a sharp brad point drill bit. Attaching the new hardware with the proper length screws is the last step.
Get Professional Cabinet Hardware Installation
If you’re thinking about installing new cabinet handles and drawer pulls for your kitchen, bathroom, home office, or garage, let the cabinet hardware and drawer pull installation handymen from Indigo Home & Facility Services help you. We provide our handyman installation and repair services in:
- South Austin, TX
- Rollingwood, TX
- Leander, TX
- Westlake, TX
- Round Rock, TX
Call us today at (512) 608-4999 or contact us online for an appointment.
Related Reading: