Posted by J on July 8, 2004, 9:41 am
I will soon be receiving new kitchen cabinets and counter that I need to
install. I would appreciate any tips at all regarding preparation and
installation.
Thx.
Posted by ameijers on July 8, 2004, 11:37 pm
> I will soon be receiving new kitchen cabinets and counter that I need to
> install. I would appreciate any tips at all regarding preparation and
> installation.
Open phone book, open check book, pay somebody who knows what they are
doing, pay attention to what they are doing, and try DIY on your next
kitchen. No disrespect, but the fact that you need to ask indicates that you
shouldn't do it on your own this time. It ain't rocket science, but there
are little tricks that make it a lot easier, and a second person helps a lot
in placing and fastening stuff. If you simply must DIY this time, go to the
big-box or any good bookstore, and leaf through the kitchen install books.
Look for one with good pictures and diagrams- a picture is really worth a
thousand words when describing scribing, level lines, finding high spot and
shimming, etc. Don't forget a good drill (preferably one that switches
quickly from bit to screw driver), a big box of long screws (I prefer
phillips or square hole), and a bar of soap to lube the screws. Oh, and you
usually want to hang the uppers before the base cabinets go in. Makes
getting on those top rail screws a lot easier.
Man I miss living someplace where I can screw stuff to the walls....
aem sends....
Posted by Brooks Gregory on July 9, 2004, 9:30 am
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> > I will soon be receiving new kitchen cabinets and counter that I need to
> > install. I would appreciate any tips at all regarding preparation and
> > installation.
> >
> Open phone book, open check book, pay somebody who knows what they are
> doing, pay attention to what they are doing, and try DIY on your next
> kitchen. No disrespect, but the fact that you need to ask indicates that
you
> shouldn't do it on your own this time. It ain't rocket science, but there
> are little tricks that make it a lot easier, and a second person helps a
lot
> in placing and fastening stuff. If you simply must DIY this time, go to
the
> big-box or any good bookstore, and leaf through the kitchen install books.
> Look for one with good pictures and diagrams- a picture is really worth a
> thousand words when describing scribing, level lines, finding high spot
and
> shimming, etc. Don't forget a good drill (preferably one that switches
> quickly from bit to screw driver), a big box of long screws (I prefer
> phillips or square hole), and a bar of soap to lube the screws. Oh, and
you
> usually want to hang the uppers before the base cabinets go in. Makes
> getting on those top rail screws a lot easier.
> Man I miss living someplace where I can screw stuff to the walls....
> aem sends....
Posted by Charles Spitzer on July 9, 2004, 1:12 pm
> > I will soon be receiving new kitchen cabinets and counter that I need to
> > install. I would appreciate any tips at all regarding preparation and
> > installation.
> >
> Open phone book, open check book, pay somebody who knows what they are
> doing, pay attention to what they are doing, and try DIY on your next
> kitchen. No disrespect, but the fact that you need to ask indicates that
you
> shouldn't do it on your own this time. It ain't rocket science, but there
> are little tricks that make it a lot easier, and a second person helps a
lot
> in placing and fastening stuff. If you simply must DIY this time, go to
the
> big-box or any good bookstore, and leaf through the kitchen install books.
> Look for one with good pictures and diagrams- a picture is really worth a
> thousand words when describing scribing, level lines, finding high spot
and
> shimming, etc. Don't forget a good drill (preferably one that switches
> quickly from bit to screw driver), a big box of long screws (I prefer
> phillips or square hole), and a bar of soap to lube the screws.
soap contains water, which will rust the screws. use beeswax or paraffin
instead.
> Oh, and you
> usually want to hang the uppers before the base cabinets go in. Makes
> getting on those top rail screws a lot easier.
> Man I miss living someplace where I can screw stuff to the walls....
> aem sends....
Posted by J on July 11, 2004, 8:06 pm
> > I will soon be receiving new kitchen cabinets and counter that I need to
> > install. I would appreciate any tips at all regarding preparation and
> > installation.
> >
> Open phone book, open check book, pay somebody who knows what they are
> doing, pay attention to what they are doing, and try DIY on your next
> kitchen.
Wow, thanks for the play by play on how to pay someone else to do it.
> No disrespect, but the fact that you need to ask indicates that you
> shouldn't do it on your own this time. It ain't rocket science
So it's simple, but I'm clearly not sharp enough to handle it?
Oh, wait a minute.... You are going to throw some tips in after all?
> , but there
> are little tricks that make it a lot easier, and a second person helps a
lot
> in placing and fastening stuff. If you simply must DIY this time, go to
the
> big-box or any good bookstore, and leaf through the kitchen install books.
> Look for one with good pictures and diagrams- a picture is really worth a
> thousand words when describing scribing, level lines, finding high spot
and
> shimming, etc. Don't forget a good drill...
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> install. I would appreciate any tips at all regarding preparation and
> installation.