| Installing new cabinets in your kitchen to a great extent | | | | them together by placing them on a horizontal surface. |
| can enhance the look and usefulness of your kitchen. | | | | Always be conscious about the height difference and |
| At the present time, customers and clients have been | | | | proportion of the cabinets because it may create gaps |
| giving their homes extra attention since they know | | | | or rigidness between them. |
| much more about houses and their interiors now in | | | | Make a sub-assembly. Attach each single cabinet |
| comparison to earlier times. The clients and customer | | | | together by placing them backside up on a flat |
| visit the furniture showrooms equipped with some | | | | surface. |
| specific things that they want for their custom kitchen | | | | Step 7 |
| cabinets. Even if your kitchen design needs help from | | | | Once you have fixed the cabinets to a flat surface |
| an expert, installing cabinets can be done by yourself | | | | and attached it permanently with help of screw and |
| and at the same time will help you to save a lot of | | | | screwdriver, then you have to secure the overhead |
| money. The next step is the installation of kitchen | | | | cabinets. At the back of cabinet you can find the |
| cabinet. You must always install hanging cabinets | | | | hanging strip where you have to pierce the nails. |
| before installing the base cabinets. It is much easier to | | | | Beside the stud you also have to relocate the hanging |
| work on hanging cabinets with no base cabinets in the | | | | strips within the cabinet. With the help of a drill you |
| way. Installation of kitchen cabinets can be easier than | | | | must drill pilot holes and then fix the screws. With |
| you would think. The cabinets can be installed by | | | | everything attached you can then attach the cabinetry |
| yourself or you can hire a professional contractor to | | | | to the wall. |
| do the installation job for you. Installation for both wall | | | | Installation of custom kitchen cabinets is relatively |
| and base cabinets can be easily done if you are | | | | straightforward and follows basic steps such as: |
| familiar with the instructions for their installation. Some | | | | Step 1 |
| very simple steps must be followed to make your | | | | For installing base cabinets you must locate the highest |
| installation an easy task. | | | | point on the floor. The back of the base cabinets must |
| Installation of wall base cabinets | | | | be at the same height and level with the front. If the |
| Step 1 | | | | highest point of the floor is near the wall then the front |
| Before placing any order for your kitchen cabinets, you | | | | of the cabinets must be elevated with the help of |
| must very carefully examine the requirements for your | | | | shims. If the highest point on the floor is away from the |
| cabinets such as what should be the size, shape, color, | | | | wall then the back of the cabinets must be elevated to |
| design etc. of the kitchen cabinets. This step is very | | | | the same height. |
| important because of the simple fact that a kitchen | | | | Step 2 |
| cabinet without a required proportionate size or shape | | | | You must draw a straight line on the wall to mark the |
| is of no use. | | | | top of the base cabinets. This will help you to identify |
| Step 2 | | | | the exact height of all the base cabinets so that the |
| Determining the right position for the kitchen cabinets is | | | | countertop of all the cabinets is at the same level. |
| a very important aspect of installation. It is an utmost | | | | Step 3 |
| requirement that you mark an exact level position with | | | | Cabinets are preset collectively before fasteners are |
| help of pencil. It will help a lot and make your installation | | | | installed. The installers fasten the cabinets before |
| easier when you know in advance the level and | | | | attaching them to the wall |
| position where kitchen cabinets are to be installed. The | | | | Step 4 |
| level and position of the cabinet should be such that | | | | Shims and levels are used for positioning as well as |
| you can easily reach into them without any stress. | | | | leveling the cabinets. Before putting the cabinet in place |
| Step 3 | | | | you must check and ensure that the cabinets are |
| Installation of wall cabinets must be given the highest | | | | aligned without any mistakes or errors. They must be |
| priority when installing kitchen cabinets, because of the | | | | perfectly aligned with the line scribed on the wall |
| simple fact that they will provide you good deal of | | | | previously. You can use shims for raising the base |
| space and also they do not occupy alot of space. You | | | | cabinets. Shims are placed over the studs whenever it |
| can use the other empty floor space for installation of | | | | is necessary to adjust the cabinet. |
| lower level kitchen cabinets. | | | | Step 5 |
| Step 4 | | | | Once the level of the cabinets is perfectly correct, |
| Search for the studs in the wall. Mark the position of | | | | then you can fasten the cabinets to the wall. The |
| wall studs once you have located them. With help of a | | | | fastener must be screwed through the cabinet before |
| pencil you must mark the position an inch above and 6 | | | | inserting it into wall studs. Three-inch screws are used |
| inches below where the installed custom kitchen | | | | to fasten custom kitchen cabinets to the wall. |
| cabinets bottom would be. The stud finder can help | | | | Step 6 |
| you in locating each stud. | | | | The last step is to install the entire remaining fixtures |
| Step 5 | | | | like doors, drawers, partition, shelves and hardware. |
| For the wall cabinets the first thing you must do is to | | | | Pivots or the hinges can be concealed or covered |
| attach a temporary supporting bar the size of the | | | | depending on the style of cabinets. |
| cabinet's length. Attach rail's upper frame parallel to | | | | All these above steps are simple and can be easily |
| cabinet's bottom edge and then attach a support to | | | | used to install any type of cabinetry. Note that you |
| the wall with the help of screws. | | | | must never screw cabinets together all the way |
| Step 6 | | | | through thin walls. Always screw the framing or ledger |
| Prepare several single cabinets and then combine | | | | boards first. |