INSTALLATION TIPS AND PREP
Prepare Area for Kitchen:
Make sure your landscape area is as level as possible and that there will be minimal additional
landscaping to be performed after cabinets are installed.
Notes and Installation Tips:
Upon receipt of cabinets:
Carefully review packing list to verify your order has been shipped complete and carefully
unpack cabinets making sure not to scratch Stainless Steel fronts and not to lose or
misplace any accessories or hardware.
Hardware (pulls, hinges, rivets, screws, etc.) is in a small box in each cabinet.
Doors are not installed to protect the cabinet sides during shipping. All cabinets will have
doors packed separately (drawers ARE shipped installed), some will be in the box with the
cabinet and some will be in a separate box (when an accessory is installed). A label will be
on each cabinet box with this information.
Uninstall shipping brackets from appliance cabinets and reinstall in proper position near
the back of those cabinets where they act as counter top supports BEFORE ATTACHING
ADDITIONAL CABINETS.
Basic Notes on Installation:
Install cabinets in final position. Cabinets are not easy to move after assembly is complete.
Install first cabinet at highest point so toe kick area is minimum 4 ½”. Then install
adjacent cabinets. This insures that the toe kick will fit under all cabinets without
needing to cut it down in the field.
DO NOT remove vinyl protective coating until installation is complete. Peel back vinyl
covered areas where it will be hard to remove after install (e.g. back and side panels,
fillers).
Remove all drawers before installation. This will make cabinets easier to lift and install
and give access to installation hardware. Squeeze plastic clips under front sides of
drawer to release and lift drawers off under mount slides.
Install cabinets completely (cabinets screwed together, counter top installed, appliances
installed, doors installed, drawers returned to original positions and level is obtained)
before attempting to adjust doors or drawers.
Cabinets may flex until they are locked into place when screwed to one another.
Tighten screws on top rails (if necessary) prior to installation. Attach single cabinets to
frame in masonry, stucco, stone or one-piece island installations.
1/8” bumpers are inserted between drawers to protect the drawer heads during
shipping. They may be discarded with the protective peel coat.
Tools you will need: Power screw gun (#2 Phillips), #2 Phillips head manual screw
driver, level, tape measure
Brown Jordan Outdoor Kitchens
One Grand Street, Wallingford, CT 06492
Phone 203-626-5625, fax 203-265-6190
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