Screws To Hang Kitchen Wall Cabinets

Use shims in the back to make it plumb.

Screws to hang kitchen wall cabinets.

Label the location of the kitchen wall cabinets and appliances on the wall. Draw a vertical line to line up the edge of the first cabinet to be installed. A general rule to follow when determining the best height to hang cabinets is to keep 8 or 9 feet high. Cabinets come with a variety of screws so if you re installing recycled kitchen cabinets for instance you might have a hard time finding the ones you need.

It s time to install the first wall cabinet. Transfer stud locations from the wall to the inside of each cabinet before you lift it into place. How to hang wall cabinets. Wall cabinets come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are used to store and or display objects.

Finally mark the stud locations. Secure upper cabinets to wall studs and adjacent cabinets with cabinet screws. Wall cabinets are generally very heavy and additionally they often support a lot of weight. By roy berendsohn apr 6 2012.

It s easier to hang the uppers when you re not hanging way over the base cabinets. Install a ledger board just below this line to hang the upper cabinets atop. Set the second cabinet into position and line up the faces so that they re even at the bottom and across the front. Close any gap between the wall and the end cabinet by scribing its stile or back edge or by covering the gap with trim.

To join frameless cabinets use wood screws that are just shorter than the thickness of the two cabinet sides. Clamp the cabinets together and drive screws into the back again just tight enough to hold the cabinet in place for now. Step 6 install corner base cabinet photo by david carmack. Jockey the corner cabinet into position.

And drill clearance holes for the mounting screws. Start with the upper cabinets.