1. This is a good time to install a new floor and/or upgrade to decorative moulding.
2. Attach a ledger board of furring strips at the bottom of wall cabinet height to make it easier to hold cabinets in position.
3. Use a small drill bit with a counter sink for all screw holes.
4. Put a chalk line on the wall and level and shim each cabinet as you go.
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Project Steps:
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Materials you will need:
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#1 Measure kitchen area
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- Include moulding in measurements
- Note any windows and doors in cabinet run
- Note centerline of appliances and their measurements
- Write out dimensions on graph paper
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- Tape measure
- Pencil
- Graph paper
- Ruler or straight edge
- Hammer
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#2 Design kitchen layout
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- Prepare a cabinet layout on graph paper. We recommend using the services of professional kitchen designers available at most Chase-Pitkin stores†or call 1-800-PIC-CHASE (1-800-742-2427)
- Select the cabinet sizes, style and finish
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- Cabinet specification guide
- Countertop samples
- Appliance measurements
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#3 Prepare kitchen for new cabinets
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- Relocate any electrical or plumbing as needed
- Repair any damaged walls
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- Wood patch or spackling compound
- Putty knife
- Sandpaper
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#4 Hang wall cabinets
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- Measure and mark walls with exact location of all cabinets
- Determine height of wall cabinets and hang starting at corner
- Make sure each cabinet is level and square
- Screw cabinets into studs through cabinet backing
- Clamp adjoining cabinet and screw cabinets together through front frame
- Repeat for each cabinet as you work your way from the corner
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- Phillips bit
- Drill/screwgun
- Level
- Prybar
- Clamps
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#5 Install base cabinets
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- Order of installation: sink base, corner cabinets, remaining cabinets
- Determine highest floor point and shim base cabinets to that height
- Screw base cabinets to wall studs
- Install new baseboard moulding
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