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III. BASE CABINETS
A. Corner Base Cabinets
1. Remove the doors, drawers and shelves from the cabinets to make them easier to install.
IT IS BEST TO START IN THE CORNER.
2. If the cabinets in your kitchen layout turn a corner, begin installing the corner cabinet first and work out from
there. The top of the base cabinets must line up with the Base Cabinet Line drawn on the wall. This cabinet
may require a shim if the corner is not the high point of the floor.
If you do not have a corner, begin your cabinet installation with a unit that relates to a landmark, such as
a sink cabinet and a window. Make sure the cabinet is plumb and work outward.
3. As in wall cabinets, mount base cabinets by
drilling pilot holes then screwing #8 3" screws
through the hanging rail (located along the top
and bottom back of the cabinet) and into the
stud (located in the wall).
4. If shims are needed between the wall and the
cabinet in order to install the cabinet plumb,
the shim must be placed between the screw
and the stud in the wall.
5. When installing Corner Base Cabinets, Corner
Base Fillers or a Base Lazy Susan you will need
to place a countertop brace along the base
cabinet line on the wall for support.
6. After corner cabinets are installed, proceed
with adjacent base cabinets.
REMEMBER TO CONTINUOUSLY CHECK THAT
CABINETS ARE LEVEL AND PLUMB THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE INSTALLATION PROCESS.
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