Installation Instructions

Startingatthehighestpointonthefloor;placethe

firstcabinetintopositionaccordingtoyourplan.Use

yourleveltoseeifyourcabinetisbothleveland

plumb.Ifitisnot,useshimsonthefloortobringthe

cabinetplumb.Awoodenblockcanbeusedto

usedtoavoiddamagetothefloororwallwhen

drivingshims.

Drillpilotholesthroughthemountingrailsatthe

studlocationsyouhavemarked.Thendrivewood

screwsinleavingthemlooseenoughtoallowfor

adjustment.Aftermakingsurethecabinetisstilllevel

andplumb,fastenthetopandbottomscrews

securely.

Placethenextcabinetintopositionandlevelitso

thatitlinesupwiththefirstcabinetandyour

guidelinesmarkedonthewall.UseC-clampsto

clampthestilesofthe2cabinetstogetherand

countersinktwo2½”woodscrewsintothestiles.

Makesurethecabinetislevelandplumbasyoudid

before.Thenscrewthecabinettothewallthrough

themountingrailsandintothestuds.Repeatthese

stepswiththeremainingbasecabinets.

Ifyouarenotusingaspecialcornercabinet,use

fillerstripsatthecornertoallowenoughspacefor

doorsanddrawerstooperatesmoothly.Jointhefiller

stripsinthesameasyoudothestilesofthecabinets.

Tosupportcountertop,attach1”x2”woodstripsto

thewallalongyourguidelinessotheyarelevelwith

yourcabinets.Forinstructionsonusingcorner

cabinets,seethenotessectionofthisbrochure.

Afterallcabinetsareinplace,makesuretheyare

stilllevelandplumb.Ifnecessaryadjustyourshims

thenmakesureallmountingscrewshavebeen

tightened.Atthispointuseyourkeyholesawtotrim

theshimsevenwithyourcabinet.

Placeyourcountertopintopositionandmake

sureitisheldtightlyagainstthewalltoensurethe

bestfit(use3/4”thick1x2’storaisethecountertopto

thecorrectheight).Thenanchorthecountertothe

cabinetsusingthecornerbracesprovidedoneach

cabinet.Becarefulnottoscrewtoofarorusescrews

thataretoolongbecauseyoumaydamagethe

countertop.

BASECABINETS