Installation Guide

DEALING WITH UNEVEN SURFACES

Preparation is the most important part of the installation process!

• Mark layout (appliances, doors, windows, plumbing, electrical, bases and wall cabinets)

• Inspect walls and floors for uneven parts with levels (laser or conventional tool) prior to installing cabinets

• Identify high points on the floor and bowing on the wall and mark them for reference

• Please note, uneven surfaces are common in all construction so it’s best to have wood shims available and ready for use

WALL CABINETS:

• If you encounter a minor bowing wall, position a shim behind the wall cabinet until level and plumb

• If bowing is extreme, fasten shim to the stud, then hang wall cabinet

• When installing a filler piece between walls and cabinets measure top and bottom pieces to cut to desired width (top and bottom

measurement will differ if hanging on an uneven wall)

DEALING WITH UNEVEN SURFACES

RIGHT

Proper shimming will allow the cabinet boxes to be aligned along a flat plane.

Door fascia can then be adjusted within acceptable tolerances.

WRONG

Correcting for a "Bowed In" or "Bellied" wall condition

Boxes are at an angle

to each other

Box faces are

not aligned

U180681 / 0720

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DEALING WITH UNEVEN SURFACES U180681 / 0720 DEALING WITH UNEVEN SURFACES Preparation is the most important part of the installation process! • Mark layout (appliances, doors, windows, plumbing, electrical, bases and wall cabinets) • Inspect walls and floors for uneven parts with levels (laser or conventional tool) prior to installing cabinets • Identify high points on the floor and bowing on the wall and mark them for reference • P lease note, uneven surfaces are common in all construction so it’s bes
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BASE CABINETS: Depending on the flooring, there will be different ways to level cabinets: FLOORS: • If cabinets will be installed prior to finished floor, cut plywood strips to the thickness of the floor and underlayment • If you encounter an uneven surface, position shim under strips to a level position • If cabinets will be installed after finished floor, shim until the base cabinets are level. Locate the highpoint on the floors. Measure 34 1/2" from the level line and mark another level line.