How to Install Kitchen Base Cabinets

The first step in any successful kitchen project is to determine a layout. Kitchen cabinets are available in a wide variety of sizes, functions, and styles, and they can be designed and arranged to fit kitchens of any size and shape. Prefabricated modular cabinets are the most common, available in lengths based on 3” increments, with 24” the standard depth of base cabinets and 12” the standard depth of wall cabinets. With design and layout easily manipulated on a computer, kitchen retailers and designers can provide expert assistance and produce 3D renderings of several kitchen layouts and even show what they would look like with various types of cabinets.

对于我们的项目中，小厨房只包含地柜，包括短壁12” 深底柜，和一个标准的基础上，汇基地，结束面板覆盖台下冰箱的一侧的长墙。

Check the Layout

成功安装厨房地柜的关键是保持一个正方形和水平装配。大多数的厨房将在尺寸和空间的方形的变化，可以这么理解您的特定空间以及它如何会影响到橱柜的安装是很重要的。

Arrange the cabinets in their approximate locations, using layout drawings to verify that all cabinets are accounted for. Visually inspect the cabinets for any defects and check for proper operation of doors, drawers, and other built-in accessories: once the cabinets are installed, it can be prohibitively difficult to remove them if a defect is discovered.

Checking the layout also helps to identify locations where fillers, or spacers, will be needed. Fillers are strips of wood that match the face of the cabinets and are used to fill in or extend spaces between standard-sized cabinets. They also are useful for extending the cabinet faces in corners when the cabinet doors are a full-face style. Full-face style doors cover most of the cabinet frame and won’t open properly if set too close to a perpendicular corner cabinet. At a minimum, a 1-1/2” filler strip should be added to each cabinet face that meets in a corner when the cabinets have full-face style doors.

通常情况下，开始安装厨柜最好的地方是在一个角落里。一个正方形和水平角落提供了如何使事情平直的下移每面墙基点。它也更容易安装任何必要的填料与前几个柜子一切被设置到位后多以适应角柜之间的一小片。

Install Spacers or Filler Strips

对于我们的项目,我们正在使用满3“宽间距器to extend the face of both cabinets that form the corner. This will ensure that we have plenty of room to fully open the cabinet doors and drawers.

1. Begin by removing any doors or drawers so that you have open access to the inside edges of the cabinet face frames.

2. Use adjustable clamps to hold the spacer tight to the edge of the cabinet, so that both faces, the top, and the bottom are flush.Quick Tip:Use shims or small wood blocks to distribute the pressure produced by the clamps. This will minimize the chance of making an imprint in the finished wood of the cabinet face.

3. 通过柜子面的侧边缘并进入间隔带的侧钻三个或四个电平的导频的孔。导孔使其更易于安装连接木螺钉和分裂的机会木材的脸最小。一定要使用钻头比的木螺钉直径小，使得螺丝仍然有木材抓斗作为上安装它们。

4. Install wood screws in the pilot holes. Use screws long enough to penetrate through the cabinet frame and at least 1" into the spacer strip. Tighten screws completely.Quick Tip:Rubbing wood screws in beeswax helps them to turn smoother when installing.

安装角柜第一

With the spacers attached, connect the two cabinets that will form the corner.

1. Butt the spacers perpendicular and use a framing square to align the cabinets so that they form a 90° angle.

2. Check for level and a consistent reveal down the face of the spacer and clamp the spacers together at the top and the bottom.

3. 钻导向孔。

4. Install the wood screws.

Now that these two cabinets form the corner they can be attached to the wall. Typically, base cabinets only need to be attached to the wall to secure them in position. The weight of the cabinets all connected together and at the wall, in addition to the countertop, will act to keep the cabinet assembly in place.

When connecting the cabinets to the wall, it is important to secure them to theframingor the screws will just pull through thedrywall。如果阻止了在粗糙的构造ion or remodeling, the cabinets can be attached anywhere along the back rail. If there is no blocking, connections must be made at the studs. Use a stud finder to identify the stud locations and mark them appropriately. If you do not have a stud finder, a nail can be used to punch a series of test holes until solid framing is found. (It is best to do this in a location that will be covered by the cabinet or countertop.) Once a stud is located, measure in 16” segments to check the locations of other studs, as studs are commonly laid out at 16” from center to center.

1. Position the cabinets in the corner and check for level. Use shims behind the top back rail and under the bottom front of the cabinet to level the cabinets horizontally and vertically.

2. Install wood screws through the top back rail into the studs in the wall.

Install the Remaining Base Cabinets

With the corner cabinets secured in place, the remaining cabinets can be attached in the same manner.

1. 连接面孔第一在一起，用卡持有内阁面临平齐。用直尺或拉紧的弦线，以保持对齐机柜的前面。

2. 钻导向孔。

3. Install wood screws to connect the faces together.

4. 检查在地板和后墙必要水平和垫片。

5. 在通过顶部后轨取景装上以后橱柜在墙壁上。

A few cabinets, like a sink base, may require access holes to allow for rough plumbing, electrical outlets, or mechanical ducts. Align the cabinet in the approximate position and mark the locations to cut the access holes. Use a jig saw for rectilinear openings and a hole saw for circular openings. Verify that the hole is properly positioned and large enough, and install the cabinet in the same manner as the others.

Install the End Panel

A common component of many kitchen cabinet assemblies are end panels. An end panel is a finished panel that matches the cabinet sides and is used to support the end of a countertop and cover the side of an undercounter fixture, such as a dishwasher or, in our case, an undercounter refrigerator.

1. Mark the location of the end panel on the back wall based on the dimensions of the countertop, layout, or the specific fixture.

2. 附加一个木夹板，如2×2，到壁框架。

3. Align the face of the end panel with the faces of the other cabinets and use finish nails to attach it to the cleat.

4. Level the front of the panel and mark a location for an L-bracket on the inside of the panel that will hold the front bottom of the panel to the floor.

5. 钻在地板定位孔。

6. Install the L-bracket to the floor and inside of the end panel with appropriate screws.

Depending on when the countertop will be set, it may be helpful to install a temporary brace at the top front of the end panel to keep it from being knocked out of place.

The Finishing Touches

随着橱柜设置到位，门和抽屉可以重新连接。柜门铰链通常是可调节的，所以拧紧足以检查门的高度匹配，完全收紧之前进行调整。

大多数柜系统将提供踢脚的标准长度修剪要覆盖住机柜底座套在底板背面的空间。测量和削减踢脚修剪长度和使用结束钉子和锤子或气动钉枪附上脚尖踢反对内阁基地的粗面化。

It may also be necessary to add other trim pieces or moldings to cover gaps or imperfections. A common location to check is at the end panels and exposed cabinet sides. If the cabinet does not fit tightly against the wall, use a small piece of trim that matches the cabinet finish to cover the gap.