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Note: If your kitchen layout doesn’t include wall
cabinets, please skip to Step 4.
This is where the fun really begins.
In most kitchens, it is best to begin the installa-
tion with the wall cabinets. This way there won’t
be any base cabinets to work around and you can
more easily use a step-ladder.
In some cases, depending on the layout, appli-
ances and countertops, it may be better to begin
with the base cabinets. To start with wall cabi-
nets, hang the step 3 poster on the wall. It will
take you through each step for installing the
wall cabinets, including:
• Finding wall studs
• Position the suspension rail
• Mounting the wall cabinets
• Levelling the wall cabinets
• Securing the wall cabinets
Making the job easier on yourself
Keep in mind, hanging wall cabinets is easiest to
do with a partner and a sturdy step ladder.
Always start with a corner cabinet and work
your way out.
Once you’ve completed all the steps on the
poster, you’re ready to install base and high
cabinets.
Step 3. Hang the
wall cabinets
4. M
ark
the lev
el line
s for
the
wall
cabine
ts an
d su
spens
ion r
ail
Usin
g the
high
point
on t
he fl
oor t
hat
you m
arked
in S
tep 1
, me
asur
e up
the
wall
83
7
/
8
” for
the to
p of
30” w
all c
abin
ets
or 92
5
/
8
” for
39”
wall
cabi
nets
. Next
,
locat
e the
bottom
of the
susp
ensio
n ra
il
by m
easu
ring
dow
n 2
1
/
2
” (3”
for ho
rizon-
tal c
abin
ets)
from
the
first
mar
k. Th
en
draw
leve
l lin
es on t
he w
all.
1. Che
cking
for
uneve
n sp
ots
Start
by c
heck
ing t
he w
alls v
isual
ly
and
runn
ing a
4 fo
ot le
vel al
ong
the
surf
ace.
Mar
k an
y irr
egul
ariti
es, s
uch
as b
ows an
d hig
h sp
ots.
If m
ajor prob
-
lems
need
to b
e fixe
d, yo
u ma
y wan
t
to hi
re a p
rofes
sion
al. I
t ma
y als
o be
neces
sary
to u
se sh
ims
whe
n moun
t-
ing t
he c
abin
ets.
10. L
evel an
d se
cure
the
cabine
t
Fit t
he s
mall
met
al pl
ate o
ver th
e bo
lt,
thread
the n
ut loos
ely i
n pla
ce. L
evel
the c
abin
et, u
sing
shim
s at
the bo
ttom
edge
if n
eces
sary
. Wit
h yo
ur w
renc
h,
loosel
y sec
ure
the ca
bine
t hard
ware
.
Do n
ot ti
ghten;
this
will a
llow
you
to
mak
e ad
justm
ents o
nce a
ll of t
he c
abi-
nets
are i
nstal
led.
9. Han
g the
corn
er ca
bine
t
Star
ting w
ith t
he co
rner
cab
inet,
align
one
piec
e of
the s
uspen
sion
rail
hard
-
ware
with
the
pred
rille
d hol
e at t
he top
of th
e cabi
net.
Posi
tion
the s
econ
d hol
e
and i
ts ha
rdwar
e. N
ote:
If yo
u don
’t
have a
corn
er ca
bine
t, in
stall
a ca
bine
t
that
fits
agai
nst bo
th th
e bac
k an
d side
wall
s, al
lowi
ng t
he fi
ller s
pace
sho
wn
on y
our pl
an.
8. Se
cure
the s
uspe
nsio
n rai
l
Secu
re th
e su
spen
sion
rail
to th
e stu
ds,
align
ing th
e bo
ttom
edg
e of t
he rai
l
with
the l
evel
line
mark
ed o
n th
e wa
ll.
If yo
u fou
nd a
bow
in t
he w
all o
f mo
re
than
1
/
4
” in S
tep 1
, shi
m th
e su
spen
sion
rail u
ntil i
t is s
traig
ht. S
houl
d th
e en
d
of th
e rai
l fal
l bet
ween
stud
s, se
cure
it
to th
e wa
ll wi
th a
hea
vy d
uty a
ncho
r.
7. Ins
ert su
spen
sion
rail
hard
war
e
Slid
e the
sus
pens
ion ra
il ha
rdwar
e int
o
the s
uspe
nsio
n ra
il be
fore pu
tting
it u
p.
You’
ll ne
ed two
piec
es p
er w
all ca
binet
.
(Be s
ure t
o pos
ition o
ne p
iece o
n eac
h
side o
f the
corn
er cab
inet i
f you
r pla
n
calls
for
one.)
You
may
find
it h
elpfu
l to
tape
the
hard
ware
into
plac
e un
til the
rail g
oes up
.
6. Cu
t the
suspe
nsio
n rai
l
Mea
sure t
he len
gth
of the
wal
l cab
inets
to be
inst
alled
alon
g on
e wa
ll. In
clud
e
the l
engt
h of w
all be
hind
a hi
gh c
abin
et
only
if th
e hig
h ca
binet
is 1
2” de
ep.
Subt
ract
1
/
4
” from
the o
vera
ll meas
ure-
men
t. (T
his w
ill lea
ve
1
/
8
” of s
pace at
either e
nd o
f the
rail
.) Us
e yo
ur h
ack
saw
to cu
t the
sus
pens
ion r
ail t
o thi
s
lengt
h.
Note:
If yo
u wi
ll be i
nstal
ling a
high
cabi
net,
final
adju
stme
nts an
d tig
ht-
enin
g of t
he m
ount
ing ha
rdwar
e
shou
ld be
don
e aft
er the
high
cabi
-
net i
s ins
talled
to e
nsur
e that
ever
y-
thin
g is l
evel
.
14. T
ighte
n the
mou
nting
scre
ws
Whe
n all
wal
l cab
inets
hav
e bee
n
mou
nted
, align
ed a
nd c
onne
cted
, and
final
adju
stme
nts h
ave b
een m
ade,
tigh
ten a
ll of t
he m
ount
ing h
ardw
are.
Slid
e the p
lasti
c cov
ers i
n place
over
the m
etal co
rner
brac
ket.
13. F
aste
n ca
bine
ts to
geth
er
Plac
e the c
onne
ction sc
rews
encl
osed
with
the cab
inet
fram
es in
to th
e ho
les
and ti
ghten.
Rem
ove
the c
lamp
s.
Cont
inue f
aste
ning
the
rema
inin
g cab
i-
nets
toget
her i
n the
sam
e wa
y.
12. Dr
ill th
roug
h cab
inet
walls
You’
ll fin
d pr
edri
lled
holes
on t
he in
side
of ea
ch ca
binet
. For
all d
oors
exce
pt
ULR
IKSDAL
use
a
3
/
16
" dri
ll bit
to dr
ill
thro
ugh
the f
ourt
h ho
les f
rom
the t
op
and bo
ttom
edg
es. (T
he s
econd
and
third
holes
are
for t
he d
oor h
inges
.) Fo
r
ULRIK
SDA
L doo
r, dri
ll th
roug
h th
e
second
hole
s fro
m th
e top
and
bott
om
edge
s. (T
he h
inges
for U
LRIKS
DAL
fit
into t
he th
ird a
nd fou
rth h
oles f
rom
the
top/bo
ttom
.)
11. Ha
ng the
rema
ining
wall
cabin
ets
Han
g th
e res
t of t
he c
abin
ets i
n th
e
sam
e way
, alig
ning e
ach w
ith t
he p
revi-
ous
one.
Use
your
clam
ps to
tem
pora
rily
hold
adjacen
t cab
inets
into
pos
ition.
To
avoi
d mar
ring
the s
urfa
ce of
your
cabi
-
nets
, use a
smal
l scr
ap of
wood
betw
een
the c
lamp
and
the
cabi
net.
Step 3. Hang the wall cabinets
When
you
’ve c
omp
leted
Step
3, al
l of t
he w
all c
abin
ets wi
ll be
in p
lace.
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4.
Hang these
instructions on
the wall so you’ll
have your
hands free
AKURU
M w
all cabinets are m
ounted
using a sturdy steel suspension rail.
This
ensures a strong installation,
and m
akes
it easier to hang and level the cabinets
.
If you ha
ven’t already done so in Step 1,
measure and dra
w the position of the cab-
inets on the w
all to ensure that everything
will
fit. Also be sure you’ve m
arked uneven
and high spots on the w
all.
5. Fin
ding
the s
tuds
in dr
ywal
l
At the
mar
ked
susp
ensi
on r
ail li
ne, ta
p
the w
all fr
om t
he c
orne
r ou
t (or
use
a
stud
-find
er) t
o che
ck fo
r the
firs
t stu
d.
Mar
k its
posi
tion.
Whi
le sub
sequ
ent
stud
s are
usua
lly a
t 16”
inter
vals
, the
y
may
be a
t 12”
or 24
” inte
rval
s in
som
e
kitche
ns. M
ark
the lo
catio
n of e
ach
stud
along t
he lin
e. This w
ill sh
ow yo
u whe
re
to at
tach
the s
uspe
nsio
n ra
il to
the w
all.
2. N
ext
Chec
k th
e floo
r to
find
its h
igh p
oint.
The l
evel
will
help
you
here a
s we
ll.
Chec
k all
areas
whe
re yo
u’ll b
e
insta
lling
base
or h
igh c
abin
ets,
and
mark
the
high
and l
ow p
oints
on t
he
wall
.
3. Fi
nally
Fit a
com
bina
tion
squa
re or
righ
t
angl
ed w
ood
pane
l into
each
corne
r,
and
see i
f the
re ar
e an
y ga
ps b
etwe
en
it an
d th
e wa
ll. If
the
gap
is m
ore t
han
1
/
4
”, ca
ll you
r IK
EA e
xper
t for
assi
s-
tanc
e. In
a “U
” sha
ped
kitch
en, m
eas-
ure
betw
een
oppo
site
wall
s at
a nu
m-
ber o
f spo
ts to
see
if th
ey a
re pa
ralle
l.
Hang the
poster on
the wall
for Step 3
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