subject: How to Install The Lower Kitchen Cabinets ? [print this page] The walls and floors of a kitchen are I typically far from plumb, level, straight, and square. Common irregularities such as bows in the wall or a warped floor can create problems when it comes time to install cabinets that are perfectly square. In older homes, the studs in the walls may also be placed at intervals other than the standard 16-inch spacing used today. The best planned kitchen will pose installation challenges that cannot be tackled until the cabinets are ready for assembly on-site. However, you need to identify these irregularities before you begin putting the cabinets in place.
Your first task is to draw level horizontal lines on the walls where the cabinets will go. If the kitchen floor is not level, you can adjust the height of the cabinets later with shims or various types of commercial levelers. Next, you need to locate the wall studs. which are crucial to securing the cabinets in place. This is easily done with an electronic device known as a stud finder, which detects differences in the thickness of a wall by means of a magnetic field.
Lastly, the squareness of corners will affect a close fit . Scribe rails, used to cover gaps, must be wide enough to span any voids between cabinet sides and the adjoining wall.
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