That number is how high on the cabinet door you need to attach your drawer.
Convert cabinet to trash drawer.
Measure up from the bottom of the cabinet sides and mark the height you ve just found the trash can height plus one inch with a pencil.
If you are making multiple drawers and want to have rails between them as in the cabinet to the right of the one i modified here simply make the rails out of the same material as the rest of the cabinet face and attach them with pocket screws.
Total cost was less then 20.
Convert any kitchen base cabinet into a diy pull out trash can.
Next you need to attach the drawer to the bottom of the door on the backside.
In this video you can see how i was able to convert a kitchen cabinet into pull out wastebasket.
Measure the distance from the bottom of an adjacent cabinet door to the bottom of the interior cabinet.
Great way to save space and hi.
Then measure the height from the bottom of the cabinet to the top of your drawer slide plus another 1 8 for clearance.
Add brackets so the trashcan will stay in place.
Grab a drawer that is just a wee bit smaller then the width of the cabinet door and remove the face.