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Pre-Installation For Overlay Door Styles
For Inset door styles in Estate, see your Estate dealer.
I. TOOLS YOU WILL NEED
1.
4' LEVEL—to verify that walls, floors and cabinetry are both level and plumb
2.
FRAMING SQUARE—to mark for straight cuts and to check squareness of layout
3.
25' MEASURING TAPE—for accurate measuring
4.
FINE TO MEDIUM GRADE SANDPAPER AND SANDING BLOCK—to sand down high spots on walls as necessary
5.
PATCHING PLASTER—to fill in low spots on walls as necessary
6.
6" OR 12" TAPING KNIFE—to apply patching plaster
7.
STUD FINDER—to locate studs in the wall to which cabinets will be secured
8.
CHALK LINE—to mark vertical stud center lines on wall and cabinet layout
9.
PRY BAR—to pry existing cabinets and countertops loose for removal
10. WOOD SHIMS—to space or wedge cabinets during installation as necessary
11.
T-BRACE—to hold up wall cabinets while securing them to the wall
12.
AT LEAST TWO 4" C-CLAMPS—to clamp cabinets together tightly before securing
13.
#8 SCREWS—for securing cabinets to the wall (3") and to each other (2
concrete screws, 2
14. #8 2" SCREWS—for securing countertops to cabinetry
15.
PHILLIPS AND FLAT HEAD SCREWDRIVERS—to remove and replace doors of cabinetry and to align doors
16.
2 CORDLESS OR ELECTRIC DRILLS—one for pre-drilling and one for securing cabinets
17.
⁄
" DRILL BIT—for pre-drilling slightly smaller holes than the threads of the screws to be used for securing cabinetry
1
8
18.
⁄
" DRILL BIT—for pre-drilling slightly larger holes than the threads of the screws to be used to secure
3
16
decorative hardware
19. PHILLIPS HEAD #2 SCREW TIP—for driving screws in the cabinetry installation
20. EXTENSION CORD—for electric power tools
21.
SCRIBE TOOL—used as a guide for cutting fillers, end panels, etc.
22. JIG SAW—to cut fillers and outlet holes for Microwave/Oven Cabinets and plumbing for sink cabinets
23. CIRCULAR SAW—to cut larger materials
24. CAULK AND CAULK GUN—to touch up joints between moulding and ceiling, along back splashes and walls
25. MITER BOX AND SAW—for making angle cuts in moulding applications
26. FINISHING NAILS AND HAMMER—for installation of moulding, paneling and details
27.
NAIL SET—to recess nails into moulding, paneling and details so that touch up putty can be applied
28. TOUCH-UP KIT—(ORDER WITH YOUR WELLBORN KITCHEN) used to touch up finishing nail holes, joints and
29.
STEP LADDER—to install moulding and wall cabinets that might be out of reach
30. RUBBER MALLET—for bumping face frames in or out to achieve flushness
4
2
⁄
"–3
⁄
" long.) Note: Do not use dry wall screws for hanging cabinets.
1
1
2
2
and to secure windows
marks on cabinetry and moulding
and drawer fronts
⁄
") (On concrete or masonry walls, use
1
2
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