How to Hang a Kitchen Wall Cabinet | Ask This Old House
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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2016
- This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner purchase and install a kitchen wall cabinet. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.)
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Shopping List for Hanging a Kitchen Wall Cabinet:
- Kitchen wall cabinet [amzn.to/2ZDMSDI]
- 3-inch cabinet screws [amzn.to/2Prpf1l], used to fasten the cabinet to the wall
Tools List for Hanging a Kitchen Wall Cabinet:
- 4-foot level [amzn.to/2MMw630], used to check for plumb and level alignment
- Stud finder [amzn.to/2Hygz2C]
- Drill/driver [amzn.to/2ZB9WCN]
- Tape measure [amzn.to/2zyXmcI]
- Combination bit [amzn.to/2MLCQOI], used to bore pilot holes
- Cabinet jack [amzn.to/2HzVwwG], used to support the cabinet
Steps for Hanging a Kitchen Wall Cabinet:
1. Use a 4-foot level to see if the wall is plumb.
2. Mark the locations of the wall studs, then drill a small hole at each mark to confirm the stud locations.
3. Measure from a corner of the wall to the center of each stud, then transfer those dimensions to the back of the cabinet. Be sure to take into account the overhanging face frame.
4. Drill a pilot hole through the back of the cabinet at each stud location.
5. Reach inside the cabinet and hand-thread one 3-inch cabinet screw into each pilot hole.
6. Stand a cabinet jack in place below the cabinet location, then adjust the jack to the proper height.
7. Set the cabinet on top of the jack and press it tight to the wall.
8. Check the cabinet for level, then use a the drill to drive the screws through the upper back of the cabinet and into the wall studs.
9. Drill pilot holes and screw through the bottom of the cabinet, too.
10. Set a glass panel into each door and secure it with screw-on plastic clips.
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I like the way how Bob explaining every and each detail about almost everything . That's a very important thing in this kind of business . For most beginners this is very good tutorial . I used to work like this when stud finder get lost or left at home. Thanks for video.
Bob? You mean Tom
When using a drill to look for a stud, I like to locate both sides of the stud to confirm the exact center. It only takes a minute and no one is going to see the extra holes.
He does that all the time. I totally agree. For all we know, he could be screwing into the very edge of the stud! 🤦🏻♂️
Started watching tommy with my pops when I was 3 I’m now a contractor at 31 still love watching
Wow, that's true dedication!
Loved when he was explaining how to use a cleat had help lifting the cabinet up. Tom so walked away when the cabinet was lifted down.lol.always leave the heavy lifting to the young guys
He simply walked away.....
Tommy is one smart dude and he never acts like a hotdog.
I love how Tom talks his way through everything! Lots of good info here.
He does... And he does it very well.. Hes very knowledgeable..
He talks less than you🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Tommy's the best there is! I hope he never retires.
Nice video by Tom from this old house . We take the doors off to make the cabinet much lighter and much easier to install .
I like it when the project ends with the guys in the shop talking
That antique sink of hers is huge! I love it!
I've never dealt with a wall that didn't need some attention. It's reassuring to see one. Nice job.
3:44....Tommy can FEEL it get solid!
3:55 " I also know there's a stud in the corner."....Tom says as he stands in the corner.
Lmao!!!
That must mean he doesn't need viagra
A small detail, watch how Tommy holds his pencil when he's making the horizontal marks on the back of the cabinets. He rests his ring finger on the bottom of the piece he's marking...all three of those marks are perfectly inlined with one another. That's years of experience.
Uh, that's a basic carpentry technique... it doesn't take years to learn or get good at that. I learned that in wood shop in Junior High in the early 1980s.
Thank you for pointing that out... I have never carpentered before in my life.. but I am watching these videos to learn how to install my own cabinets. What seems obvious to some is not to others 🙂
To those of us young folk who never had the opportunity to have wood shop in junior high this is SUPER valuable. People in charge of construction companies need to be clamoring to get wood shop back in schools because most people in younger generations don't have the opportunity to learn or hone any skills like this unless they have the free extra money and time to experiment with DOY and lots of people who might be excellent in this field just don't have that opportunity. (Also speaking from South Carolina which doesn't ha e unions therefore almost no apprenticeships)
@@rachelelliott1674 Companies don't want highly educated worker from america. They want cheap workers from a 3rd world country.
Easy to understand and very helpful. Thanks Tom.
So smart tom nice job I love that cabinet jack and this old house project in very season and episode
That cabinet jack is a great invention. Good video as always Tom.
Tommy is so awesome, so humble
Fantastic! Thank you " This Old House"!
The tricks and tips are invaluable! Thank you all for sharing such reliable expertise.
Thanks for that. I had two questions at the end and you came back and answers then both.
Nice job Tommy. Learned a few tricks on cabinets.
Tommy's The Best !! Love his Vid's !!
The extras at the end were what I needed. Thanks guys
that was a good demonstration at the end. thanks!
Great video again!
Hello from Germany.
Pretty good actually. Some great tips there. Thanks.
Every Home Depot allows Tommy to sign into the computer, order the custom cabinet, and check the homeowner out.
You could probably just do it online from home.
Tommy hung a crooked cabinet once. The cabinet apologized and straightened up its act....
Love the specialty tool💙
Cabinet doors weren't as obscure as I thought they would be. Nice job
Thanks for the video!
Great video! Did it like this the other day before seeing this video and I'm happy I did it just the way he did it.
The best DIY video ever!
always flexing with those lil tools
Great job Tom
Thanks for this awesome video!
Great video guys!
Hey cool ,thanks for lesson and hope to apply in my work
This was a great video. One watch and I was able to install 2 30x36 wall cabinets in a laundry room without issue.
thank you gentlemen.
nice cabinet that compliment those canary yellow walls
ha! i couldnt ask for better timing this episode came out just as i am ready to tackle some cabinets around the house..
Tom is awesome.
Brilliant. From Cyprus
Great video tommy
wonderful show, wonderful people and yet very humble, soft spoken.. maybe someday I will like to meet them and thank them for their wonderful work.. #someday with love from India!!
+Vatsal Singh Would you use This Old House tips in real life verbatim or are there building codes in India that are different than US?
+Joel J house are built very differently here in India. Here houses are build with brick for walls and concrete for pillars and roofs. Wood is not used as construction material. Apart from that tiling or kitchen cabinets are similar stuff. Also one major difference is heating/cooling and water storage. We mostly have hot weather in most part of India, so we majorly do cooling only and we do it via split AC or Window AC (cheaper) except of offices and shopping mall or similar places centralised cooling is done. And for water storage we have overhead tank as houses have flat roof to store water, so no issue of water pressure as gravity takes care of it.
+Vatsal Singh I hear there's a heatwave in India how have you been dealing with it
No bug screening was something I never understood. A few years ago, I stayed Barbados for a month as part of a running a summer day camp for the disabled kids. (Gave a much needed break to their parents.) We lived in a local house. I loved the big louvered windows at night. They let the cool breeze in--along with every mosquito in the country. Folks would spend the evenings slapping at the bugs. All that misery could be eliminated with simple screening. Had I known, I would have brought some rolls with me. :)
I don't get why it isn't used? Not available? Too expensive?
Stud finding like a boss!
Wow, what a store!!!!!!!!!!
Tom knows everything
with festools !
Lol, leaves buddy hanging at 9:18
jay man 👍/ also noticed!! 😤
Lol
Yeah, leave it for the young guy to take the grunt work!
Totally agree...help going up but no help going down 🤣😧
No he didn't, he had that right hand the man grip.
Tom Silva Is The BEST
Many ppl want a Lamborghini but all i want is to have an internship or would like to taught by tom...i would love to learn all the new skills that could be learned and needed by this master carpenter!! Have all his knowledge lol and ill take the lambo too!!
Always remove doors from cabinetry PRIOR to installing cabinet...it weighs less and can relieve doors from potential damage during install...good job
BeeFriendlyApiary great and simple tip. thanks
Should be common sense.
Lass-in Angeles to h
BeeFriendlyApiary don't need to if you got a cabinet jack.
Dude any pro would leave those doors on those are plywood cabinets and don't weigh much. Yes on much bigger or heavier cabinets that's a good idea.. Toms a real pro. Trust me I know.. I bet most people commenting have not hung more than 50 cabinets in there life. When you have done it as much as a real carpenter you learn to take shortcuts that make sense and don't hurt anything.. there for the more you do it the better you get thus making more money..
Thanks
I love how they have beautiful wooden cabinets from the 1920's and they're like "This plastic clad beaver puke abomination will fit right in." I'm sure that new cabinet, "custom" or not, will last no where near as long as those original ones.
Damn Tommy, You gonna cause Kevin to blow his back out leaving him hanging like that! ;)
Great information 👍. Lol at 9:18
cereal boxes are going to be beautifully displayed just like she did not want lol
Check out the artwork behind Tom at 0:26
I like this guy, wish he lived near me.
good!!!
I really don't know for what am i watching this, but it is hypnotizing
Tom Silva the Man lol
Good video. I also chuckled when Tommy helped lift the cabinet but didn’t bother to help to set it back down. Gosh Tommy jijiji 🥴
I caught that too 😂😂...lowering cabinets is beneath him. They only go up one way with Tommy ha.
*when you instal a cabinet with your buddy* 9:18
That cabinet should have been offset from the corner with a filler to allow the door with hardware pull / knob open past 90 degrees before hitting the wall.
Careful, as often the back of a particle board cabinet is only 1/4" thick. Rather flimsy to hand a wall cabinet on. Especially because it will be filled with dishes, glasses or other heavy objects. Good thing he drilled into the 3/4" rail across the top of the cabinet. Sometimes the screws can be drilled through the inside of the top portion of the cabinet rail. (the white part on the top.
Mooo
Nice tools tom
I like the 'cabinet jack' since I often alone with a project. I checked both hardware stores along with Harbor Freight and no jack like the one you used. Checked your link but nothing in the style you have. Still looking pages, don't expect to find.....Thanks
Those glasses at 4:00 blew my mind.
He's always got the best tools
I have furring strips on concrete blocks. What I can I do to install kitchen cabinets more securely. Thanks
hey what if i need to hang upper part of hutch on wall. is it screws i need to follow or french cleat more better option as u know hutch upper part huge and heavy made of hardwood
Tommy left Kevin hanging hahaha
I would have added an inch wide end filler board next to the wall so the door can open a full 90 degrees. Details matter.
Stud finders are handy
Who needs a stud finder when you have tommy on your crew... 👌
You guys in the states are SO lucky!
You can just walk in to a “home store” and pick up ready bully cabinets!!
It’s like you live in a magical universe.
I realise Tom has one custom built here, but if you just want standard cabinets being able to just go pick up ready built ones must be a dream.
Yes I’m in Brexit nightmare UK
Move
you have ikea, what's the problem?
tom left him hanging lol 9:22
This is a very informative video, but I will be mounting a kitchen cabinet to a wall that is not level and wondered how that could be done.
Definitely a master!!
Tom forgot to add a filler? what happens after the knobs are installed? need a filler to open the door 90 Deg. Not crucial but easier to access the cabinet inside!
When hanging the unit when you came to drill the bottom screws. You didn't use wall plugs. Is it a special screening for walls? Sorry for the stupid question.
probably the best show on tv/internet
Getting big cabinet uppers
Would you like to film a project being done at my house . What ever room you would like to refinish would be cool with me !
That's a "BAND!"
So overall how many screws are holding up the cabinet?
Hey this old house
Does anyone know the drill bit type he was using? It's not a step drill bit is it?
How would you hang cabinets on a furred out wall (3/4” furring on cinderblock) that has paneling on top of the furring?
same way,just use shorter screws... maybe 2"
Upsold to glass inserts... Always Be Closing
She hated them too lmao 😂
So, how do you deal with the door opening right next to the wall? Shouldn't there be a gap between the wall and the door, because when the door opens, it gets closer to the wall.
Is it not a better idea to remove the doors when lifting it onto the cabinet jack (7:16)? One less thing to bang, break, go wrong etc.
I followed the instructions, but decided to cut my own holes. Anyways, the cabinets were too deep and stick out the other side of the wall. I just painted the backs of the cabinets though, so they look like wall art
Tommy, please tell me what drill bit you used for making holes. Thanks.
Countersink bit! :)
Well shit I need this guy to help me get my shit together lol
Kevin: WTF - help me with the cabinet. Jajaja
nooice
god job let's doing