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Is it customary when hanging the upper kitchen cabinets to connect them all together and mount to the wall as one unit or should the be attached to the wall individually?
Day 3 of our kitchen renovation project has our doubting our contractors craftsmanship.
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Individually.
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My dads been a cabinet maker for 27 years, me for 10. Individually. Check your to make sure roof and wall square and level.
A quick pic of our woodwork:
Last edited by SilverBullet432; 06-19-14 at 20:20.
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The cabinets themselves aren't straight on the bottom edge. Among several other issues.
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Level one, then screw the others to the sides of it. We do that without issue. If you level all of your cabinets and you notice a nasty slant on your roof line. Your roof is most likely off. The level does not lie.
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Nice work! I'm not much of a wood man (machinist), but that's some good work.Originally Posted by SilverBullet432
My dads been a cabinet maker for 27 years, me for 10. Individually. Check your to make sure roof and wall square and level.
A quick pic of our woodwork:
^^ Read with southern accent !^^ and blame all grammatical errors on Alabama's public school system.
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Thanks! I've always been fascinated with machine work too. Lathes mills CNCs too (i know autoCAD and Inventor). Sadly I don't know how to run them lol.
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Agreed - I really enjoy looking at good craftsmanship. My uncle was a cabinet maker for many years after he left the Army. It was a pleasure to watch him work in his shop.
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We always did them individually, it's the only way I know of to make sure they are all straight and level. Start with one cabinet and make sure it is 100% true and work off of that one and check as you go. Use shims were needed. I can't say I have ever seen anyone put an entire section of upper cabinets up at once before.
Whiskey
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I wanna say they do that in pre-fab/mobile homes, might be wrong tho.
^^ Read with southern accent !^^ and blame all grammatical errors on Alabama's public school system.
Technique is nothing more than failed style. Cecil B DeMented
"If you can't eat it or hump it, piss on it and walk away."-Dog
Go where the food is.
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