Drawer and Organizer Retrofits

Better Storage Without New Cabinets

A lot of Irvine kitchens do not need to be torn out. They need the inside of the cabinets to work. If the boxes are sound, a retrofit puts roll-out trays, pull-out trash, dividers and corner hardware inside the cabinets you already have, and the kitchen stays usable the whole time. Most retrofit jobs take one to three days on site, with no demolition and no permit.

Wine-ohs does this work in older tract homes with original oak cabinets in Northwood, Turtle Rock and University Park, and in newer builder-grade kitchens where the boxes are fine but the insides are one fixed shelf behind a door.

First, Are Your Boxes Worth Keeping?

Before we recommend anything, we check the cabinets themselves. A retrofit screws into the side walls or the floor of the cabinet, so the box has to hold it.

• Plywood boxes in good condition take almost any hardware.
• Particleboard boxes can work if they are dry and solid, but we avoid heavy pull-outs in them and never put hardware into swollen or crumbling panels.
• Sink bases get extra attention. Old leaks soften the floor of the cabinet, and a pull-out trash unit screwed into a soft floor will not stay put.
• Face frames matter for sizing. Framed cabinets lose some width to the frame and the hinges, so a fifteen inch cabinet may only accept a roll-out a few inches narrower than that. Frameless cabinets give up less.

If the boxes are failing, we say so. Putting a few hundred dollars of hardware into a cabinet that needs replacing is money you will spend twice.

What We Fit

Roll-out trays behind doors

The simplest change with the biggest effect. A fixed shelf becomes one or two trays on full-extension slides, so the back of the cabinet comes forward. We always use full-extension slides. Three-quarter slides leave the back quarter of the tray where you still cannot see it, which is the problem you were trying to solve.

Pull-out trash and recycling

A double bin pull-out in a base cabinet near the sink gets the trash can off the floor. We size the bins to the cabinet and to your recycling habits, and fit a door-mount kit so the cabinet door opens the unit with it.

Drawer inserts and peg systems

For kitchens that already have drawers, the upgrade is the inside: cutlery and utensil dividers, spice inserts that lay jars flat, tray and sheet pan dividers set vertically, and peg board bases in deep drawers that hold stacks of plates in place. Deep drawers with pegs often replace an upper cabinet for everyday dishes, which helps anyone who struggles with the top shelf.

Blind corner hardware

The blind corner is where kitchens lose the most space. Depending on the door opening and cabinet depth, we fit swing-out shelves that pivot into the room, a pull-out that slides the stored items clear of the corner, or a simple lazy susan replacement. Some corners are too tight for any mechanism, and then a fixed shelf for the roasting pan you use twice a year is the honest answer.

Soft-close upgrades

Old slam-shut hinges and drawer runners can be swapped for soft-close versions on many cabinets, often in the same visit.

Typical Cost

Most retrofit projects fall between $1,500 and $6,500. The number goes up with the count of roll-outs, the quality of the slides, corner mechanisms, and any repair to the cabinet boxes first. We price each opening separately so you can do the lower cabinets now and the rest later.

How a Retrofit Visit Runs

We measure every opening, you choose from a short list of options, hardware is ordered to size, and installation happens once it arrives. You empty the cabinets we are working in, and that is the only disruption.

Call (949) 765-3306 to book a retrofit walkthrough.