what to do about cabinet drawer that want stay close?

Question

my kitchen drawers want stay close I push them in and they come right back open the house is only six years old it makes me so mad to see the drawers open all the time

Answer 1

Sounds like the cabinets aren't level front to back; front is low and letting them drift out. Put a level on the counter and see; check for a level adjustment on the cabinet, or carefully shim the front up a bit till they are level.

Answer 2

2 way fix:
1. slightly raise front of cabinet with standard door shims and a flathead/ crowbar to relevel it.
2. Inside of each drawer you can go to the back of the drawer runner with the drawer out and there should be an adjustment to lower the back of the runner down even if the runner goes to back of cabinet it can be unscrewed and screwed back in lower or a thin spacer placed under it if mounted to the counter top.
Most likely your new house is just settling and the counter that was level 6 years ago is leaning slightly to the front.
Hope this helps

Answer 3

I would agree that the cabinets probably aren't level. Your house may have shifted and settled a bit in the last six years to cause this. I wouldn't shim the cabinet though, as that would leave a gap, as well as cause some instability in the counter that could lead to warping and doors that don't close and such.

What I would do is go to a hardware store and ask them for the magnets that you put on doors to keep them closed. This should work just as well on a drawer. Install one on the inside of the drawer, and the other piece where it should meet up with the cabinet.

Answer 4

I also had this problem and found it was an easy adjustment on the drawer runners. The rear part of the runner can be lowered.