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Soft Contemporary (2 of 4): More Cabinet Installation From "Kitchen Renovations" episode DKTN-111

	In this week 's episode of Kitchen Renovations, host Paul Ryan starts a four-part project that involves converting this old, outdated kitchen ...
	into this beautiful new soft contemporary kitchen ...
	that's a perfect place for a young couple to entertain!
	The "pink" countertops definitely had to go according to the homeowners.
	Here's the old layout, and when designer Lisa Loushin-Crocker was through working her magic ...
	she suggested this new light, spacious and airy layout!

In this segment host Paul Ryan and the homeowners continue working with the cabinets, and Ryan demonstrates a trick for adjusting cabinets to level. The island is built out of two cabinets.

Materials and Tools:

For Painting --

Drop clothes
Painter's tape
Rollers and brushes
Paint tray and liners
Primer and paint
Box of rags

For Cabinet Installation --

Cabinet inventory list
Cabinets
Map of desired floor plan
Safety glasses
Pencil
Tape measure
4' level
6' level
Framing square
1" spade bit
4" hole saw bit
Cordless drill
Wood shims
1-1/2" stock fill piece of wood that comes with cabinets
Clamps
Drill
Vix bit for pilot holes
1-1/4" screws
3" panhead wood screws
Impact driver
Appropriate screw bit
Cardboard shims (for countertop clearance)

For Constructing Box Frame Behind Cabinets

Safety glasses
Tape measure
3" screws
Extension cord
Chop saw
4 pieces of 2x4 (cut to width of cabinet)
4 pieces of 2x4 (cut to needed bump out depth)
Impact driver
Appropriate screw bit

For Countertop Templating

Safety glasses
Pencil
3" wide luan strips
Hot glue gun
Glue sticks
Tape measure
Circular saw

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D
	Figure E

Installing the Base Cabinets Adjacent to Sink

Note: The key with base cabinets is not only to make sure they're level but to make sure they are at the same height as the first unit installed.

1. Slide cabinets into place.

   
   

2. Make sure they are level to the first cabinet and shim (figure A) if necessary.

   
   

3. The walls also need to be level to the back, and you'll have to shim again if necessary.

   
   

4. Use clamps to hold the cabinets together.

   
   

5. Drill pilot holes through the frame pieces of the cabinets.

   
   

6. Determine where studs are located in the wall behind where the cabinets are being installed.

   
   

7. Anchor the cabinets to the back wall studs by using 3" panhead wood screws (figure B).

   
   Note: Since the tall cabinet that's going in beside the refrigerator isn't as wide (figure C) as the cabinet on the other side, an attachment box needs to be built.

   
   

8. Before building the attachment box, which is basically 2x4s cut to size, be sure to determine how far out the cabinet will need to be. And remember to include the measurements of the 2x4s in your calculations.

   
   

9. Cut four pieces of 2x4 to the width of the cabinet and then cut four pieces to the depth to the size you want the cabinets to sit out from the wall -- determined by your earlier measurements.

   
   

10. Layout the pieces on the edge in the box formation, two long boards held apart by a short board on each end.

    
    

11. Screw boards together.

    
    

12. Build two boxes.

    
    

13. Attach one box low on the wall behind tall cabinet and one high on the wall (figure D). Use 3" panhead screws and make sure to anchor into studs in back wall.

    
    Tip: Use an impact driver in order not to strip the screw heads.

    
    

14. Put the tall cabinet in place in front of the attachment boxes.

    
    

15. Make sure it's level front to back and shim if necessary.

    
    

16. Attach the cabinet into the boxes using 3" panhead screws.

    
    Installing the Center Island Cabinet

    
    

17. Do a dry fit to see how everything fits.

    
    Note: You should have at least a 40" walkway between cabinets.

    
    

18. Check to make sure the drawers can fully extend without bumping anything.

    
    

19. Once in place, make sure the cabinets are level and shim if necessary.

    
    

20. Clamp the cabinets together (figure E) and make sure they're level.

    
    

21. Drill pilot holes, using a vix bit, and then dive 1-1/4" screws through the top frames to hold the two units together.

    
    

22. Do the same through the bottom units.

    
    

23. Now pilot through the base of the cabinets and drive in 3" screws to anchor the cabinets to the sub-flooring.

In the next segment, Ryan and the homeowners attach the side panels and start putting in the wall units, and a professional is brought in to show how to create a template.

RESOURCES :

Skil
Robert Bosch Tool Corp.
Website: www.skiltools.com

Stanley Tools Information
Stanley Tools/Works
Website: www.stanleyworks.com

Fiskars (Bucket Boss Division)
Fiskars Bucket Boss Division
Website: www.bucketboss.com

Makita Products
Makita USA Inc.
Website: www.makita.com

Paslode Nail Guns
Paslode
Website: www.paslode.com

Wolfcraft Products

Wolfcraft Inc.
Itasca, IL 60143
Phone: 630-773-4777
Fax: 630-773-4805
Website: www.wolfcraft.com

Semi-Custon Cabinetry (Wood-Mode, Inc.)

Brand name: Brookhaven
Color: Natural maple and nut brown, recessed colony
Where available: Wood-Mode, Inc. (see contact information, below)

Wood-Mode, Inc.
Website: www.wood-mode.com

Custom-Fabricated Quartz Countertops (Caesarstone)

Brand name: Caesarstone
Model #: 9350
Color: Carmel
Where available: See Caesarstone information, below

Ceasarstone
Website: www.caesarstone.com

GUESTS :

Lisa Loushin-Crocker
Designer, Kitchens by Krengel
Website: www.kitchensbykrengel.com

John Neitz
Manager
Caesarstone
Website: www.caesarstone.com