5.
Installing the base cabinets
If you prefer to install the upper cabinets first, skip Step 5. And proceed to Step 6. Installing the wall cabinets. Once you’ve
completed Step 6, return to this Step 5 and install the base cabinets. As with all base and wall cabinets, any necessary cut-
outs for utilities such as water, electricity or gas should be made in the back panel of the cabinet before installation. Measure
the location of the utilities carefully, transfer that to the back of the cabinet, and make a corresponding cut-out in the back
panel of the cabinet, with a spade-bit, hole saw or jigsaw.
Start with the corner cabinet (if applicable). Slide the cabinet into the desired corner and determine if it needs to be shimmed
up to the previously drawn line (34-5/8”). Shim as necessary with wood shims remembering the toe kick will cover the shims
after it is applied. Check the top with a level and adjust the shims accordingly. When the corner cabinet is level, secure it
through the cabinet hanger strip into the stud using 2-1/2” round washer head screw. The 2-1/2” wood screws that came
with your installation kit may be inappropriate for your installation, depending upon the framing and construction of your wall.
You are responsible for using the appropriate screws for your wall.
Repeat this process wherever studs fall behind the corner cabinet nailer strip. If your base corner cabinet is round, install
strapping on the wall to support the counter top and keep the cabinets square.
It may be helpful to install the round base corner cabinet to the adjacent cabinet before leveling and positioning. If there is
no adjacent cabinet to the round base corner unit, leave it unfastened until countertops are installed. Secure it in position by
installing it to the underside of the countertop.
Base corner cabinet installation:
when a base corner cabinet is not
up against another cabinet, a panel
may be installed to close in the side.
Install strapping on wall
to support countertop
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Blind corner installation:
pull blind corner cabinet far enough
from wall B, (distance x) to allow
the cabinet door to clear hardware
on adjacent cabinet or appliance.
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corner cabinet
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Adjacent
cabinet
Slide the next cabinet into position so that side is flushed and plumb against the side of the previously installed corner
cabinet. Using C-clamps, clamp the two cabinets together and shim under the cabinet where necessary. Check to ensure
the cabinet is level. Screw the cabinets together using 1-1/8” wood screws. You may want to pre-drill these holes to prevent
splitting or cracking. Use four wood screws to join the two cabinets together.
When the two cabinets are secured together, secure the cabinet to the wall, following the 34-5/8” line, using 2-1/2” round
washer head screws through the cabinet hanger strip into any available studs behind the cabinet. Complete the installation of
the base cabinets using the same procedure. If there is a window above your base cabinets, be sure to appropriately center
the cabinet under the window.