Installation Guide

12
INSTALLATION
REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED)
GENERAL INFORMATION INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTSPRE-INSTALLATION INSTALLATION
UNEVEN WALLS AND OUT OF SQUARE CORNERS
Placea6'orlongerlevelagainstthewalltondanyhighorlowspotsintheareawhere
the cabinets will be located. Scrape or sand high spots. Mark low spots that will need
shimming when you install cabinets. The more you smooth out the walls, the less you will
need to shim.
If walls have high spots that you cannot remove, you will need to have your Toekick Line
measured out 20-7/8" from the high spot.
Place a 6' or longer level vertically on the wall and check for plumb. This will tell you if
you need shims at the top or bottom of cabinets.
Check corners for "square." Place a framing square into the corner where cabinets are to
beinstalled.Iftheframingsquarewillnottintothecorner,youare‘in’square.Youwill
need to come out from the corner and run a straight line to the wall at the end of your
row of cabinets.
Ifyourframingsquaretsintothecorner,andonewallanglesawayfromthesquare,you
are‘out’ofsquare.Tocorrectthis,youwillstarttightinthecornerandshimyourcabinets
to keep them in a straight line. If your cabinets are forming an “L” shape, plan on spacing
out the shortest length of the“L.”
Markthesesquarelinesontheoor.Youwillneedtoreviseyour20-7/8"ToekickLineto
be parallel with your square line.
Check for high
or low spots.
Check for plumb.
Out of Square
In Square
Check for
square.