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VI. ISLAND CABINETS
1. Before securing island cabinets in place, cut any holes
required for plumbing or electrical in the floor and
cabinet floor.
2. Island or peninsula cabinets are secured to the floor
with cleats.
3. Temporarily set the cabinets in place and mark the
outside corners of the toe board on the floor.
4. Move the cabinets aside and measure inside your marks a distance equal to the thickness of the toe
boards. Mark a line.
5. Depending on the sub floor; nail, screw or bolt cleats to the floor with their faces on the outside perimeter lines.
6. Lift the cabinet over the cleats and shim as required to level and plumb the cabinets.
7. Screw through the toe kicks to secure them to the cleats. To prevent exposure of screws, you may choose
to use construction adhesive instead of screws.
VII. BASE TOE SPACE COVERS
1. Toe kicks create a recess for the user's feet while standing in front of a cabinet. It also provides a surface to
receive the floor covering base trim and is sometimes used to house under-cabinet heating vents. Lighting
can also be installed in this recess to create a floating effect or serve as an excellent night-light.
2. Wellborn Cabinet's standard toe kick comes unfinished and sits back 3⅜" from the face frame. For a
finished look, it is necessary to cover this area using a Base Toe Space Cover in
black or matching finish.
3. Base Toe Space Covers come in 8-foot lengths to be trimmed as necessary. Nail
the toe space in place and use a touch up kit to conceal the nail holes.
4. To cover the edge of the Base Toe Spaces at the end of a row of cabinets, either
apply a matching touch up kit or a small piece of BEM or C3/4 molding to the
edge. Touch up kits are available in colors that complement any of Wellborn
Cabinet's finishes.
VIII. MOULDING
1. Moulding is first cut to fit using a miter box and saw.
2. When one piece will fit up to another on a straight run of
cabinets, they should be spliced together as a straight
miter.
3. Sometimes nailer strips are needed to apply certain
moulding on Full Overlay door styles. These nailer strips
should be applied to each cabinet before installation. Nailer
strips vary in thickness from ½"-1½" and are usually 1½"
wide.
4. Moulding is applied with finishing nails, and it is best to use a nail set to recess all of the finishing nails.
5. Fill in the recessed nail hole with a matching putty stick.
DRILL A PILOT HOLE IN THE MOULDING USING A FINISH NAIL AS A DRILL BIT OR THE SAME SIZE
REGULAR DRILL BIT TO AVOID SPLITTING MOULDING.
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