How to install kitchen cabinets the basics of installing a kitchen
1. How to Install Kitchen Cabinets - The Basics Of Installing A Kitchen
By learning how to install kitchen cabinets, you will be able to save yourself thousands
of dollars by performing your kitchen remodel yourself. And not only will you be saving
yourself money, you will be able to take pride in your work each and every time you
step into your new kitchen.
I will go over the basics for you, and once you get the general techniques down as to
how to install kitchen cabinets, you will feel more confident when it comes to tackling
the more complex aspects of your kitchen remodel.
The best way to get started is to get familiar with your new kitchen design, one which
you hopefully had designed by a professional kitchen designer. Draw the layout of the
cabinets on the walls, and try to visualize how the kitchen is going to look. This will
definitely help you to understand how to install upper kitchen cabinets as well as the
base cabinets. Again, your kitchen designer should have a two or three dimensional
drawing for you so that you will have a better understanding as to what your new
kitchen will look like once you have it installed.
Take a close look at the layout that you just drew on the walls. You want to make sure
that the cabinets that have been ordered for your kitchen fit where they are supposed to.
Check to see that there are not any electrical outlets or switches that might have to be
moved in your new design, and make sure that the wiring for all of the appliances are
positioned in their proper locations. In some cases, these wires will have to be relocated
as well. Your qualified electrician will be able to move any wiring for you without much
trouble. Just be sure that everything is where it is supposed to be before you start
installing the cabinets.
The next order of business before you learn how to install kitchen wall cabinets is to find
the high point of your floor. And by the way, before we go any further, it is always best
whenever possible to have the new flooring installed before you start with the
installation. Having this done beforehand just makes the entire process much easier. Just
be sure to protect the floor during the installation process. However, there are two types
of flooring that you will want to install after the fact, and they are any floating floor
system or a perimeter glued vinyl floor. These types of flooring need to be able to free
float, so to speak, and having the base cabinets sitting directly on them would not allow
the floor to move as it is supposed to.
Once your floor is down, measure up from any spot of the floor against a wall and place
a mark at thirty inches. Carefully draw a level line around the walls where the cabinets
are going to be placed. Measure up every two feet and find the smallest measurement,
and mark where that location is. This is the high point of your floor. Measure up from
2. the floor at this location thirty four and a half inches and redraw a level line where the
cabinets are going to be installed. This will represent the top of the base cabinets and
will serve as your reference point for the wall cabinets as well.
There is a lot more to learn about how to install kitchen cabinets than just drawing lines
on the walls and fastening the cabinets in place. I have put together a comprehensive
resource that covers all of the details that you might encounter in your kitchen remodel,
so if you are truly interested in learning how to install kitchen cabinets, as well as all of
the other aspects of your kitchen remodel, then I invite you to visit
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anyone who wishes to install their own kitchen.
