Instructions / Assembly
STEP #5
Attach 1 x 2 furring strips directly below the
“wall cabinet bottom level line” with wood
screws (ILLUSTRATION C). These
temporary support strips will help to support
the weight of the cabinets during installation,
and insure that the cabinets are level. You are
now ready to begin the cabinetry installation
and it is recommended that you remove all
doors, drawers, shelves and roll-out trays
from each cabinet prior to installing to
prevent damage. Consult your cabinetry
manufacturer’s website for door/drawer removal and adjustments. For ease of installation,
begin by installing wall cabinets first.
STEP #6
Refer to your design layout to determine
what wall corner cabinet to start with (if
there is a corner cabinet), and place it on the
floor below where it will be installed.
Measure from the corner to the first wall
stud and transfer this measurement to the
inside of the wall cabinet. Repeat for next
stud location. Now measure down 3/4" from
inside top of cabinet, and 3/4" from inside
bottom of cabinet and intersect these
measurements with the stud location
measurements. Drill through the wall
cabinet back using a 3/32” drill bit. Repeat
process for adjacent corner back panel.
Raise cabinet into place resting on
temporary rails and fasten the cabinet to the
wall with #10 x 2-1/2” pan head screws but
do not fully tighten. Check for level and shim
where necessary (ILLUSTRATION D). You
may also construct a support wood “T”
brace to hold the front edge of cabinet in
place until you have attached to wall
(ILLUSTRATION D1).
If your design includes a blind wall cabinet (ILLUSTRATION E) instead of a wall corner
cabinet, consult your design to determine the distance the cabinet is to be installed from the
wall corner. Always measure distance using the front frame width of the cabinet and not the
end panel width of the cabinet. Place cabinet on floor below where it will be installed and
repeat all measuring and pre-drilling as detailed in Step #5. Raise cabinet into place resting
on temporary rails and fasten to wall with #10 x 2-1/2” pan head screws but do not fully
tighten. Check for level and shim where necessary.
ILLUSTRATION C
ILLUSTRATION D
ILLUSTRATION D1
furring strips
Floor
Floor
Shim
ILLUSTRATION E
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