Drawer Runner Rebuilding and Box Easing
This service is for chests of drawers, sideboards and desks where drawers stick, drop down or drop wood shavings into lower shelves. We plane out grooved drawer slips, glue in dense beech runners and lubricate tracks with beeswax. Your drawers open straight without sticking.
What is included
- ✓Removal of dropped drawers and interior cabinet inspection
- ✓Planing worn bottom rails flat inside the carcase
- ✓Inlaying new close-grain beech running strips
- ✓Trueing warped drawer boxes and fixing loose bottoms
- ✓Cleaning dovetail joints and re-pinning back boards
- ✓Paraffin or beeswax application along all sliding edges
Request a Free Repair Estimate
Submit your details and photos; our joiner will call you back today to discuss options.
Our Workmanship Guarantee
Every joint we glue and finish we apply is covered for twelve months against structural failure and lifting under normal indoor use. If a reglued joint loosens or a sealed surface peels, we return and put it right at no added charge. Pricing & payment
Questions about this service
Can you fix drawers where the bottom board has dropped out of its groove?
Yes. We take the drawer back off, ease the cedar or plywood base back into the slips, secure it and re-nail the back.
Do you install modern metal ball-bearing runners?
No. We repair traditional timber-on-timber runners to preserve the original structure and storage depth of the furniture.
Why does my drawer stick only during summer humid days?
High humidity swells softwood boxes. We plane half a millimetre off the high rubbing spots so they clear during summer.
Why Choose Our Workshop
Hard beech for long wear
We use hard European beech that resists friction wear better than soft pine.
Stops sawdust on clothing
Fixing the grinding timber stops wood dust falling into the clothes below.
Handles stay intact
Drawers move easily with one hand, protecting brass handles from pulling off.
What Customers Report
Our Victorian walnut table had two split leaves and loose legs. Arthur picked it up, re-glued the runners, and oiled the top. The table sits level on our floorboards and holds six people easily.
Julian M., Islington, London, GBThe beech dining chairs had wobbled for three years. They dismantled every joint, cleaned the old glue out, and clamped them tight. Solid as iron now. Payment was simple via bank transfer after inspection.
Claire T., Camden, London, GBRemoved dark water rings from a Danish teak credenza without taking away the original color. One drawer needed realigning afterwards, which they sorted on the spot.
Marcus B., Hackney, London, GBAll services
Have a Broken or Marked Piece of Furniture?
Send us two clear photos of the damage along with approximate measurements. We will review the timber and call you back within four working hours with an itemised quote.