How To Hang Cabinets On Block Wall

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How to hang cabinets on block wall. Step 1 start by attaching a straight 1 by 4 ledger level on the wall at the 54 inch line. Pre drill then screw the cabinets into the wall studs. For upper cabinets stabilize the cabinet in place with a cabinet jack or a. Drill all the way through the back of the cabinet penetrating into the cinder block wall to a depth of 2 inches.

Measure carefully and measure twice. Drill and countersink two holes in each of the mounting rails inside the cabinet and drive 2 1 2 inch cabinet screws through the holes. Masking tape on the filler strip helps the pencil line show up better and protects the finish from the saw table. 3 set the cabinet in place against the wall.

Start with a corner wall cabinet place the corner wall cabinet on the screws or ledger. Drill holes at each of your marks on the ledger or the back of the cabinet. Don t forget the 4 inch screws into the nailer and into the studs. I assure you that this will work even here in california.

Drill four holes in the cabinet 1 inch from each corner diagonally. Be sure to screw through the thick framing along the top of the cabinets. On top of that add 3 4 inch maple ply install your cabinet and then have the sheetrockers come back and sheetrock the wall but not before you add steel angle iron all the way around screwed into the cabinet and the wall. If the cabinet isn t plumb slip shims between the cabinet and wall at the stud lines and adjust as necessary.

Drill the holes in the upper and lower hanging rails of the cabinets the two horizontal pieces of lumber along the top and bottom of the back of the cabinet. Clamp the filler onto the cabinet flush with the inside of the vertical rail. 12 check for plumb and level after hanging wall cabinets and before moving on to hanging the next set of cabinets.