Installing Kitchen Base Cabinets Yourself

Level and set the boxes kitchen floor cabinets photo 2.

Installing kitchen base cabinets yourself.

Measure up 19 1 2 in. If not begin at either end. How to install kitchen cabinets step 3. It s best to try to start the base cabinet installation as close to this high point as possible it s easier to shim under the cabinets on the lower spots to make them level with this first one rather than starting on a low point and having to trim the bottoms of the cabinets.

It s easier to install upper cabinets before the base cabinets go in. Start by installing a corner unit if applicable. See below for a shopping list tools and. This old house general contractor tom silva shares expert tips and techniques for installing new kitchen cabinets.

Read the full how to. Set your base cabinets against the wall where you will install them and add shims beneath the cabinetry so. From that line and draw another line for the bottom of the upper cabinets. Position the first cabinet set the first cabinet 1 4 in.

Whether you re installing custom kitchen cabinets or ready to assemble cabinets this guide will give you step by step instructions so you can learn how to install base cabinets in your home. A good cabinet installation starts with a good layout. Measure from the highest point in the floor and draw a level line marking the top of the base cabinets. From the positioning line and shim the base until the top is even with the horizontal line and level from front to back.

Install upper cabinets with your room prepped and guidelines marked you can now hang the upper cabinets.