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B. Securing Base Cabinets
1. You can align and fasten together an entire section of base cabinets before you secure them to the wall.
This often makes it easier to ensure that they will install plumb and level.
a. To do this, lay the cabinets on the floor on their backs.
b. Shim and level the face frames so they are flush and clamp them together using 4” C-clamps.
2. Most installers secure and align the cabinets
as they go.
a. Cabinets are secured to each other by first
using 4” C-clamps to hold the face frames
so they are flush from cabinet top to bottom.
b. Use a rubber mallet to bump face frame in
or out if needed for flushness.
c. Predrill a ⅛” hole through face frame of the
first cabinet and into the adjacent cabinet’s
face frame.
d. Use a #8 2½” screw to secure through the
pre-drilled hole and into the second cabinet,
moving the C-clamp down the face frame
as needed for flushness.
IV. FILLERS
Fillers are placed at the end of a run of cabinets when they butt up to a wall or to compensate for odd measurements.
They are also placed next to a Corner Base Cabinet to allow for drawer opening clearances. Fillers are available in
3” and 6” increments in a variety of heights. Fillers generally need to be trimmed to fit. To trim a filler properly, use a
scribe tool.
A. Uneven Wall
1. When attaching a filler between a cabinet and
an uneven wall, begin by holding the filler over
the face frame of the cabinet and up to the
wall. The distance that the filler overlaps the
cabinet is the same distance that you set your
scribe tool over.
2. Draw a line down the filler following the contour
of the wall.
3. Cut and sand the filler along the line you’ve
drawn.
4. Place and secure with screws like you would
when joining face frames together.
B. Corner Fillers
1. If you are using a Corner Base Cabinet, then
you should check your plans to determine what
size filler or extended stile needs to be installed
for drawer clearance.
