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Default Cabinet add on door racks

On Nov 5, 12:15*am, "Steve B" wrote:
My wife bought some add on door racks. *They are intended to be mounted on
the inside of the doors. *But, in some of the areas where the screws go, the
wood is only 1/4" thick, mebbe 3/8".

What is the best way to do this? *Add some blocks by gluing them on the
doors? *Add some pieces of plywood?

How would you do it?

Steve


An awful lot of kitchen cabinet doors are of the panel type you
describe. Perhaps the racks are simply the wrong length for yours? Or
more likely not designed for this use at all. It seems silly for a
manufacturer to market something that can't be attached to the usual
construction.

I searched online and immediately found some things that are designed
for that purpose. These, for example:

http://www.kitchensource.com/spice-r...piceracks1.htm

.... attach to the top and bottom rails, and allow you to place them at
different heights in order to avoid hitting your shelves. I also saw
some plastic single strip racks that are designed to be attached with
an adhesive strip.