How To Remove Old Kitchen Cabinets Without Damage
Most importantly make sure the cabinet isn t going to fall and hurt you or damage something underneath it.
How to remove old kitchen cabinets without damage. Remove the cabinet doors. Leave the hinges attached to the doors and save the screws in a coffee can or similar container. We re taking on a project to upgrade our kitchen cabinets and countertops but we think that the current cabinets are quite new and usable just not our style. Throw away or donate the old cabinet doors molding and hardware.
Remove the rounded bullnose tile along the front of the countertop. We d like to remove them while minimizing the damage so that they retain their value when we donate them. Remove each tile from a tile countertop. This frees the countertop and also reduces its weight making it much easier to lift out.
Many of the steps are the same as the ones for the lower cabinets. Find a nail and slide a putty knife between the trim and cabinet close to the nail and then pull out slightly then insert the pry bar on top of the putty knife and continue to pull the trim. Use a screwdriver to remove the mounting hinges from the cabinet. For upper cabinets you need at least 2 people to remove the cabinets without damaging them if that is your goal.
We love the look of natural wood and do not want to paint them. If you re trying to remove the cabinets without damage and want to save the molding as well use at least one putty knife along with the pry bar. If there are more than two screws in the bottom of your cabinet remove the screws on the sides first leaving the screw in the middle for the last. You ll need to rent a six yard dumpster for the disposal of a standard sized kitchen.
The good thing is that cabinets fastened to the wall can usually be taken off without any damage meaning you can reuse the cabinets if you want to. When it is time to remove kitchen cabinets from the wall have at least one person hold them in place while you take out the screws and or nails. Our kitchen cabinets approaching 20 years old are solid maple with a natural finish that has yellowed over the years. These are located either on the underside or on the inside.
Unscrew the cabinet unit from the soffit and remove the cabinets. First carefully pry the tile running up the backsplash away from the wall.