Step By Step Instructions To Install Tall Kitchen Pantry Cabinets
If you are looking to install pantry cabinets, then you can do it easily as it is very similar to installing smaller cabinets. You need to be extremely carefully & caution when it comes to moving large cabinets skilfully in order to prevent scratching the cabinet or existing walls. Pantry cabinets can be placed or fixed in kitchens, laundry rooms, bathrooms and any other room of your choice. You must secure or fix the cabinet to the studs inside the wall in order to install it. The majority of the pantry cabinets will come with a separate or disconnected toe kick so that the cabinet can be turned inside the room without hitting the ceiling. In order to install tall kitchen pantry cabinets, go through the below-mentioned steps carefully & achieve the desired result of your work:
- Locate The Studs Inside The Wall: First of all, discover the exact place or position of the studs inside the wall where you are going to install the pantry cabinet, with the help of a stud finder. Use a pencil in order to mark the studs on the wall.
- Place Detached Toe Kick Into Position: Position the separate or disconnected toe kick into place on the floor. Screw the toe kick to the wall with the help of a power drill and 2-1/2-inch grabber screws. Keep the grabber screws 12 inches apart from each other. Using a pencil, mark a line on the wall where the edges of the cabinet will stay.
- Align The Edge Of The Cabinet: Now, you need to calculate or compute from that line to where each stud is situated. This, in turn will allow you to know right where to position the screw inside the back of the cabinet during the installation process. Lift the pantry cabinet onto the separate or disconnected toe kick. Move the cabinet smoothly into position, lining up the edge of the cabinet you previously drew on the wall.
- Install Shims If Needed: Use a level in order to make sure that the cabinet is even. Place or fix shims if needed. A shim is a wooden wedge, that can be purchased at any home improvement store. Place of fix shims underneath the cabinet betwixt the toe kick and the actual cabinet. This will help raise the cabinet in order to make it level. Make sure the cabinet is perfectly level before moving to the next step.
- Check The Cabinet To Make Sure It Is Level: Take a measurement to where each stud is inside the cabinet. Mark the line at the middle of the stud, with the help of a pencil. Position a 2-1/2-inch grabber screw at each mark and secure the cabinet with the help of a power drill. Continue as long as all the screws have been installed. The amount of grabber screws will vary which is entirely dependent on the width of the cabinet, however, make sure to install at least screws at each stud at the top, bottom as well as the center of the cabinet. Examine the cabinet in order to make sure the cabinet is level.