Cabinet Trash Can Pull-Out

Do you notice anything different from this picture?

Did the title give it away?? Our trash can in no longer taking up room on the kitchen floor. That’s right we have a Cabinet Pull Out Trash Can. HAY!!!

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We have had this trash can installed for over a week and we are loving loving this thing. The only CON we have with it is that it is smaller than our old trash can. So if you have room I would suggest having the double, one for trash and one for recycling. We decided to use the Knape & Vogt In Cabinet Pull Out Trash Can because it fit our space perfectly.

Before I could install the trash can, I needed to fix the cabinet because the base needed to be raised so the trash would be pulled-out. Sorry if that does not make sense to anyone…

I decided to reuse the wood from when we added the dishwasher to the kitchen cabinet. And this is what I came up with.

I then filled the gaps in with spackling paste, sanded the cabinet, and caulked the seams.

Then I primed and painted the cabinet to give it a finished look. We will be adding a drawer and cabinet door to the cabinet.

Now I could install the trash can pull-out.

The first thing I did was find the placement of the slider/pull-out.

After finding the placement, I marked the screw holes and drilled a hole using the smallest drill bit.

Then I screwed the slider/pull-out into place, using the pre-drilled holes.

Next I attached the cage that holds the trash can.

After placing the trash can into the cage, we have a trash can pull-out!!

This was really easy to install and we are loving it. The trash can kit cost less than $50. If you would like to save money, you could also build a trash can pull-out, here is a great tutorial. Anyone wishing they had one of these?