Installation Guide

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Whether you start at a corner or an end, the general approach with base cabinet
installation is to:
1. Position the cabinet
2. Shim and level
3. Attach all the face frames together
4. Pre-drill the back rail at the wall stud locations
5. Attachallthecabinetstothewall(oroorforpeninsulas)
If your project layout has wall cabinets that are to be placed directly on the countertop,
youshouldinstallthebasecabinetsrst.Oncebasecabinetsareinstalled,youcanplace
a sheet of plywood or particle board on the base cabinets and use them as a workbench.
You can lift wall cabinets onto the work surface and use a precise spacer to lift the wall
cabinets to the proper height above the countertop.
GENERAL INFORMATION INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTSPRE-INSTALLATION INSTALLATION
PRE-INSTALLATION (CONTINUED)
BASE CABINET INSTALL PROCESS
Base cabinets that are not secured to a wall stud (such as a peninsula application)
mustbesecuredtotheoorwithwoodblocksbehindthetoekickandoneachside
of the cabinet.
Cabinetsaresecuredtotheoorwithwoodblocksbehindthetoekickandoneach
side of the cabinet.
To prepare blocking, square the base cabinet with the adjacent base cabinet and mark
theooratthetoekickandsidelocations.
Cut2x4woodblocks8-12"longtottheundersideofthecabinet.Measurethe
thickness of the toekick and sides and position the blocks inside of the markings on the
oorsothecabinetscanbepositionedoverthem.Fastentheblockstotheoor.Attach
the cabinets together following the applicable attachment procedures for shimming,
levelingandattachingfaceframes,thenusenishnailstoattachthecabinetstothe
blocksontheoor.
INSTALLING PENINSULA CABINETS
Base Cabinet
Level Line
See Dry Fit instructions page 6.
Check blind spacing
from corner wall.