Once your old cabinets have been removed and the room ready for new ones, here's how to tackle it:. Base cabinets should be screwed together so there are no gaps between them. Some installers recommend doing this before you set the cabinets into place, which makes it easier to keep them lined up correctly. Getting cabinet to sit squarely and evenly is part of the challenge. The other is attaching them to the wall so they can't go anywhere.
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Move the measuring device around to several places within the taped-off footprint to find the highest point on the floor. The shortest measurement represents the highest point on the floor. Mark this spot. Hold the bubble level vertically plumb on the wall behind the cabinet location at various points. Determine any area where the wall bumps or bows out.
Mark the area with a pencil. Assess the wall for bows and large bumps. Mark any with the pencil. Using the same laser line as in earlier steps, measure up to the ceiling to identify bulges in the ceiling. Mark the most pronounced protrusion. Finally, previous steps culminate with two horizontal lines that identify where the two rows of cabinets wall and base will actually be installed.
Begin with the wall cabinets. Measure the height of the cabinets. Shoot a laser line across the ceiling protrusion mark from earlier. Mark along the line with the pencil and straight edge. Find and note studs in the wall that you can securely fasten the cabinets to. Measure up from the highest floor protrusion, using the cabinet height measurement.
Mark the spot. Run a laser line and then draw a pencil mark along the laser line. The room the kitchen is being installed in may already determine the type of kitchen layout you can have. If there's more space available then there are some examples of the most common types of kitchen layouts below;. Below is the most important thing when kitchen fitting.
The bubble needs to be exactly in the middle of those two lines - everything must be perfectly plumb and level. If not, cabinet doors will be impossible to line up, tiles may not line up right and you'll be in for all sorts of trouble. At some point unless the client is having granite counter tops you will need to cut and fit the formica worktops as well. The kitchen counters are glued and then clamped up together from underneath using special bolts. The design of your kitchen may include end panels that are fixed to the sides of the cabinet.
Generally these are flush with the front of the doors edge, the same height as the cabinet and can go all the way down to the floor. They are a great way to finish the row of units if there is no wall and also help to define a space for a dishwasher or washing machine by having one either side. On top of that, they also provide a neat way to finish your plinths as these can butt into the end panels rather than returning down the side of your cabinets.
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