Hanging Kitchen Cabinets Without Studs

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner purchase and install a kitchen wall cabinet.

Hanging kitchen cabinets without studs. These holes need to be large enough to fit the screw part. Make sure you install the correct screws 3 preferred toward the tops mostly where sheer weight is then clamp the other cabinets together after lining them up and leveling and put small screws in the front sides of each cabinet to keep them all together and lined up. Mark each stud at the top and bottom of your wall cabinet installation.

This will give you the least hassle and get the job done very quickly and effectively. Drill the holes in the wall large enough for the folded toggle. Set a straight 1x3 cleat alongside and just beneath the layout line for the upper cabinets.

Gang the cabinets on the ground. 10 Lift the cabinets and rest them on the ledger board in their designated place. Remove doors drawers and movable shelves to make the cabinets lighter and easier to position.

Pre-drill then screw the adjoining cabinets together in 4 places 2 on the top and 2 on the bottom on the far right and far left sides. Label everything with masking tape so each piece can be put back without mix-ups. No most cabinets do not end up exactly on studs.

See below for a shopping list tools and steps. Measure and cut holes in the sink cabinet to allow for plumbing fixtures using a drilldriver and a set of hole saws. No most cabinets do not end up exactly on studs.

Lift them into place use the cabinet hanging screws in the hanging strip and then finish it off with a series of toggle bolts above and below the hanging strip. Unscrew the wing from the. Pocket screw a 2x4 in between the studs fill out to the thickness of the wall panel hang your cabinets on the 2x4.