Installation Guide

1.4
Now measure up from the wall cabinet base line the same
distance as the height of your cabinets (30
1
⁄8”, 36
1
⁄8”, 39
1
⁄8”
or 42
1
⁄8”). This will be the top line for the wall cabinets. All
non-standard height wall cabinets need to line up with this
top line as well. (Figure 3)
NOTE: IF YOU HAVE A LOW CEILING OR SOFFIT, YOU MUST
MAKE SURE THAT THE WALL CABINETS WILL FIT PROPERLY
BETWEEN YOUR LEVEL LINE AND THE TOP.
1.5
Using the 1 x 2 or 1 x 3 furring strips, screw a support rail
into the studs with 2” wood screws below the baseline you
have drawn for the wall cabinets. This will help support
the weight of the wall cabinets, and give you something to
rest the cabinets on when installing them. Make sure your
support rail (sometimes called a cleat or ledger board) is
level. (Figure 4)
1.6
You are now ready to join the wall cabinets.
In order for cabinets to function properly, they must be installed
level, plumb and flush with each other. This is easy enough to
achieve with some advanced planning.
1.1
First, locate the floor’s highest point. In order to do this,
place your level at the base of the wall, checking several
places along the wall until you find the high point in the
floor. Mark this spot. (Figure 1)
1.2
Measure up from the high point 34
1
⁄2” and draw a level line
across the wall to establish the top of the base cabinets. If
installing cabinets before your flooring, be sure to allow for
the thickness of the material you plan to use. (Figure 2)
1.3
Then measure up from there another 19
3
⁄8”. This will be the
baseline for the wall cabinets. (When you are finished, the
wall cabinets will sit at 53
7
⁄8” above the high spot in the
floor). (Figure 2) Please refer to your design elevations to
verify dimensions specific to your layout.
Step 1 Measurement
Figure 2
Level
Straight edge
Shim to level
34
1
/
2
” from
highest point
level line
Highest point level line
20
1
/
2
”
Toekick line
19
3
/
8
”
Wall cabinet base line
Wall stud locations
Figure 1
Shim to level
Highest point level line
Toekick line
Level
Straight edge
20
1
/
2
”
Mark floor at
high point
Wall stud locations
Figure 3
Wall cabinet top line
Soffit or ceiling
Wall cabinet
base line
Highest point
level line
20
1
/
2
”
Toekick line
84”, 90”,
or 96”
30
1
/
8
”, 36
1
/
8
”,
or 42
1
/
8
”
19
3
/
8
”
34
1
/
2
”
53
7
/
8
”
Wall stud locations
Figure 4
Wall cabinet top line
Soffit or ceiling
Wall cabinet
base line
Temporary
support rails
53
7
/
8
”
Wall stud
locations
2” Wood screws
screw into wall stud
Temporary support rail
4