With the upper cabinets installed in the kitchen, the cabinet crew moves on to installation of the base cabinets. Because the flooring in the kitchen has not been installed, the base-cabinet elements need to be mounted on 3/4" risers so that the bottoms of the cabinets will be at the same height as the finished floor once it is installed. Installation of Base Cabinets - The installers begin by turning each of the cabinets on its side and attaching a pine 1x4 board to the bottom of the framework (figure A).
Note :A 1x4 board is actually 3/4" thick, so it will match the 3/4" thickness of the hardwood flooring to be installed later.
- The first two cabinets are placed in position (figure B) and clamped together using quick-release bar clamps (figure C).
- As with the upper cabinets, the cabinets are secured together using stainless-steel screws. The installers first predrill pilot holes, then install the screws.
- With the first two cabinets attached together, the installers secure them to the wall with screws (figure D).
- After measuring and leaving space for the stove, the carpenters install a narrow base cabinet. They attach it to the wall between the spaces for the stove and the refrigerator (figure E).
- With the sink base cabinet turned upside down and resting on the floor, the installers attach risers to the cabinet's base. They take care when installing the strips to leave room for the pipes that will extend up through the floor and into the bottom of this section of cabinet.
- After a series of careful measurements, the carpenters drill holes in the floor of the sink base cabinet and cut out the larger openings using a saber saw.
- With the holes cut, the sink base cabinet is carefully lowered into position so that the pipes extend up through the holes (figure F).
- Since the sink base will butt up against a blind corner at right angles, a 3" filler strip is installed on the sink base cabinet (figure G) to ensure that the door will open properly. As with the other filler strips, the carpenters attach the strip with both wood glue and screws.
- The blind-corner base is moved into position, followed by the final base unit (figure H). Measurements are taken and a space is left between those two sections for the dishwasher. The crew nails extra blocking to the floor to hold the final base cabinet in place. The unit is carefully lowered over the blocking and secured with nails using an air-powered nail gun.
- Wood strips are nailed to the back of the last two sections of base cabinet ( figure I) in order to provide stability for the wainscoting that will be installed there.
- In the vacant space reserved for the dishwasher, a support brace is attached between the two sections of cabinet (figure J). The support brace will stabilize the wainscoting as well as the counter-top.
- Since the wainscoting is only 1/4" thick, a sheet of plywood is first nailed to the back of the cabinets for reinforcement.
- With the plywood reinforcement installed, the carpenters can attach the prefinished wainscoting (figure K). Enough wainscoting was ordered to cover both the back and the end of the kitchen peninsula.
With the addition of the wainscoting, the base-cabinet installation is complete. The finishing touch for the kitchen cabinets is the addition of doorknobs (figure L) on the lower and upper cabinets.
The next phase of the cabin-interiors project is the installation of bathroom vanities and medicine cabinets.
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Website: www.loghomerepair.com
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ISBN: 0806974869
Author: Monte Burch, Richard J. Meyer, Lloyd P. Birmingham
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
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ISBN: 1586850431
Author: Robbin Obomsawin
Gibbs Smith Publishing
Website: www.gibbs-smith.com
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