Kitchen Wall Cabinet Help

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RichardZ

Discussion Starter · Feb 7, 2013

I'm hanging kitchen wall cabinets. I've read the Schrock guide (http://www.schrockatmenards.com/Admin/Menards/pdf/38705_Menard's%20Intall%20Care%20and%20Cleaning%20Guide%206209.pdf). With this as a basis, I have a few additional questions:

o Going down just 1 3/4" places the screw on the inside just below top of the cavity. This makes it extremely awkward to use my drill screwdriver. Can I place it further down, say an additional 2"-4"?

o How does one handle a firred wall, given that the firring strip is only 3/4" deep? Do you add more screws?

o While it makes sense to join two adjacent cabinets through the wood face, I'm not sanguine about my ability to drill a hole 2.5" deep and have it go straight. Are there any other approaches that I could use?

Thanks,

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firehawkmph

· #12 · Feb 9, 2013

Rich,
two different types of screws for cabinet installs. Forget the gold ones. Here's a link for the screws used to hold the cabinets to the walls. They have a built in washer under the head and self drilling tip:
http://www.woodcraft.com/PRODUCT/20...ode=10INGOPB&gclid=CIXw1oKNqLUCFYGpPAodEB8AOA

Here's the ones for joining the faceframes. They also have the self drilling tips. But still use the three hole method Oh'Mike described above:
http://www.woodcraft.com/product/20...ews-flat-head-combo-drive-zinc--500piece.aspx

Mike Hawkins

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