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How To Install Kitchen Cabinets
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1.
Use a level and a pencil to draw a perfectly
parallel line across the wall about 3 inches up from
the floor. Measure down from this line to the floor
to find the floor’s high point (if it has one), and
mark a line at that point. From there, measure up 34
1/2 inches and draw a level line across the wall to
designate the top of the base cabinets. |
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2.
From the 34 1/2-inch line, measure up another 19
1/2 inches and mark a level line across the wall to
indicate the bottom of the wall cabinets. Lightly
mark the cabinets’ dimensions and placement on the
wall to double-check your layout. |
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3.
Use a stud finder to locate the wall studs,
then, with a pencil, mark their locations above and
at least 6 inches below the mark you’ve made for the
bottom of the wall cabinets. Draw straight vertical
lines between the top and bottom marks to indicate
the center of the studs. |
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4.
Screw a temporary 1-by-3 support rail to the
wall, aligning the top edge of the rail with the
line for the bottom edge of the wall cabinets.
Attach it by driving three or four 2-inch screws
through the rail into the wall studs.
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5.
Install the corner wall cabinet first, with a
helper. Drill pilot holes through the sturdy cabinet
back or its support rail and into wall studs. Screw
the cabinet to the wall using two screws that are
long enough to penetrate the studs by at least 1 1/2
inches, then check the top for level and the front
edge for plumb. To correct the position, back off
the screws, tap shims behind the cabinet at stud
locations, then drive the screws home and add
several more into each stud for secure attachment. |
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6.
Install the adjacent cabinets. As you install
each one, secure it to its neighbor with a clamp and
check it for plumb. On faceframe cabinets, it’s
easiest to drill two 1/8-inch pilot holes through
the sides of the faceframe and use screws.
With frameless cabinets, drill bolt holes through
shelf-peg holes, then bolt the two together. Be sure
not to fasten through shelf-peg holes that you will
need for shelves. |
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7.
After all the wall cabinets are in place,
install the corner or end base cabinet. If
necessary, use shims to level it and raise it up to
the high point of the floor, so its upper edge
aligns with the line on the wall. Be sure it is
level from front to back and from side to side, then
screw it to the wall studs. |
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8.
To turn a corner with base cabinets, push the
adjoining cabinet in place and clamp the two units
together. Add a filler strip if needed to allow
doors and drawers clearance. If necessary, tap shims
under the cabinet and behind it to adjust for plumb
and level. |
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9.
Drive screws through the cabinet back (and
shims) into the wall studs. Trim any excess material
from the shims with a sharp chisel or knife.
Continue to add adjoining cabinets in this manner,
joining them as you did the wall cabinets in step 6.
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