Instructions / Assembly
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• Tools Required
• Layout and Planning the Installation
• Cabinet Installation Order
• Installing Cabinets Level
• Fastening Cabinets to the Wall
• Fastening Cabinets Together
• Installing Fillers
• Installing Trim
• Adjusting Hinges and Drawers
Additional tools that make the job easier:
• Small Table saw • Power Miter Saw • Laser Level • Stud Finder
LAYOUT AND PLANNING THE INSTALLATION
1. Take inventory of the cabinets as per the plan or order.
2. Find the high spot in the oor using a level as shown below.
3. Measure up the wall 34 ½� above the high spot and draw a level
line anywhere that base cabinets will be installed. (This means
that this line will measure greater than 34 ½� above the oor in
most places along the wall.)
4. Find and mark the studs. This can be done by trial and error of
driving a nail in the wall until you nd a stud or use an electronic
stud nder. Studs will usually be every 16�
center to center.
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The instructions given here serve as a general guideline on how to install frameless cabinets in
a reasonably simple installation. Many cabinet designs and installations may be far more
complex and beyond the scope of these instructions and require a professional installer.
• Tools Required
• Layout and Planning the Installation
• Cabinet Installation Order
• Installing Cabinets Level
• Fastening Cabinets to the Wall
• Fastening Cabinets Together
• Installing Fillers
• Installing Trim
• Adjusting Hinges and Drawers
Warning: Kitchen installations typically involve gas, high voltage wiring, plumbing
and mechanical details like heating and AC vents. This guide only covers cabinet
installation. At a minimum, if you’re not well versed in these areas make sure that
all power is shut off to exposed wiring and gas valves are closed to gas supply lines.
• Tools Required
• Tape Measure • Pencil • 3 to 4 foot Level • 3/16" Drill Bit • Phillips Head Screwdriver •#2 Square Drive Bit*• Electric
Drill • Hammer • Wood Shims • Phillips Head Screw Gun • Handsaw • Chalk Line • Step Ladder • Extension Cord • Pry
Bar • Clamps • Carpenter’s Square • NOTE: If “C” clamps are used, protect material between finished case of the cabinet
and the clamp.
• Additional tools that make the job easier:
Small Table saw
•Power Miter Saw • Laser Level • Stud Finder
The instructions given here serve as a general guideline on how to install frameless cabinets in a
reasonably simple installation. Many cabinet designs and installations may be far more complex and
beyond the scope of these instructions and require a professional installer.
Warning: Kitchen installations typically involve gas, high voltage wiring, plumbing and
mechanical details like heating and AC vents. This guide only covers cabinet installation.
At a minimum, if you’re not well versed in these areas make sure that all power is shut off
to exposed wiring and gas valves are closed to gas supply lines.
TOOLS REQUIRED
• Tape Measure
• Pencil
• 3 to 4 foot Level
• 3/16� Drill Bit
• Phillips Head Screwdriver
• #2 Square Drive Bit
• Electric Drill
• Hammer
• Wood Shims
• Phillips Head Screw Gun
• Handsaw
• Chalk Line
• Step Ladder
• Extension Cord
• Pry Bar
• Clamps
• Carpenter’s Square
• NOTE: If “C” clamps are used,
protect material between n-
ished case of the cabinet
and the clamp.
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• Layout and Planning the Installation
1. Take inventory of the cabinets as per the plan or order.
2. Find the high spot in the floor using a level as shown below.
3. Measure up the wall 34 ½” above the high spot and draw a level
line anywhere that base cabinets will be installed. (This means
that this line will measure greater than 34 ½” above the floor in
most places along the wall.)
4. Find and mark the studs. This can be done by trial and error of
driving a nail in the wall until you find a stud or use an electronic
stud finder. Studs will usually be every 16” center to center.
Place a mark
34 ½ up from
the high spot
in floor
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• Layout and Planning the Installation
1. Take inventory of the cabinets as per the plan or order.
2. Find the high spot in the floor using a level as shown below.
3. Measure up the wall 34 ½” above the high spot and draw a level
line anywhere that base cabinets will be installed. (This means
that this line will measure greater than 34 ½” above the floor in
most places along the wall.)
4. Find and mark the studs. This can be done by trial and error of
driving a nail in the wall until you find a stud or use an electronic
stud finder. Studs will usually be every 16” center to center.
Place a mark
34 ½ up from
the high spot
in floor
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• Layout and Planning the Installation
1. Take inventory of the cabinets as per the plan or order.
2. Find the high spot in the floor using a level as shown below.
3. Measure up the wall 34 ½” above the high spot and draw a level
line anywhere that base cabinets will be installed. (This means
that this line will measure greater than 34 ½” above the floor in
most places along the wall.)
4. Find and mark the studs. This can be done by trial and error of
driving a nail in the wall until you find a stud or use an electronic
stud finder. Studs will usually be every 16” center to center.
Place a mark
34 ½ up from
the high spot
in floor
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• Layout and Planning the Installation
1. Take inventory of the cabinets as per the plan or order.
2. Find the high spot in the floor using a level as shown below.
3. Measure up the wall 34 ½” above the high spot and draw a level
line anywhere that base cabinets will be installed. (This means
that this line will measure greater than 34 ½” above the floor in
most places along the wall.)
4. Find and mark the studs. This can be done by trial and error of
driving a nail in the wall until you find a stud or use an electronic
stud finder. Studs will usually be every 16” center to center.
Place a mark
34 ½ up from
the high spot
in floor
Place a mark 34 ½�
up from the high
spot in oor
STEP 1:
Locate the highpoint on the oor
for a wall
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STEP 2:
Locate the highpoint on the oor
for an adjacent wall
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STEP 3:
Locate the highpoint on the oor
between two walls
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