Screws To Hang Kitchen Wall Cabinets

Start with the upper cabinets.

Screws to hang kitchen wall cabinets.

How to hang wall cabinets. Step 6 install corner base cabinet photo by david carmack. Jockey the corner cabinet into position. Clamp the cabinets together and drive screws into the back again just tight enough to hold the cabinet in place for now.

Finally mark the stud locations. And drill clearance holes for the mounting screws. Transfer stud locations from the wall to the inside of each cabinet before you lift it into place. Set the second cabinet into position and line up the faces so that they re even at the bottom and across the front.

Label the location of the kitchen wall cabinets and appliances on the wall. Secure upper cabinets to wall studs and adjacent cabinets with cabinet screws. Shim cabinets as necessary then fasten them to the studs through the shims with the 2 inch deck screws and washers. To join frameless cabinets use wood screws that are just shorter than the thickness of the two cabinet sides.

A general rule to follow when determining the best height to hang cabinets is to keep 8 or 9 feet high. Wall cabinets come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are used to store and or display objects. Install a ledger board just below this line to hang the upper cabinets atop. Close any gap between the wall and the end cabinet by scribing its stile or back edge or by covering the gap with trim.

Use shims in the back to make it plumb. Draw a vertical line to line up the edge of the first cabinet to be installed. To begin installing top cabinets rest the uppers on a ledger board it ll ensure a nice straight alignment and eliminate the frustration of holding the cabinets in place while screwing them to the wall. Wall cabinets are generally very heavy and additionally they often support a lot of weight.

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. By roy berendsohn apr 6 2012.