Installing Cabinets On Uneven Floor

Having level cabinets will give your new kitchen a professional look.

Installing cabinets on uneven floor.

If you re hanging new cabinets on an old wall in your kitchen you re likely to discover that the walls are uneven leaning forward or back or just randomly ridged. Setting cabinets is a tempting diy project because the installation principles are basic but the reality especially in the old house world of crooked floors and uneven wall surfaces is more complicated. Shim beneath the cabinet to align it with the top of cabinet line you drew on the wall. Otherwise you ll have trouble installing appliances later.

If the walls are uneven there will be gaps on the sides. Without a level cabinet any solid surface counter top have an increased chance of cracking. One of the basic elements of cabinet installation whether you are talking about the upper cabinets or the base cabinets that make up. When installing base cabinets in the kitchen vanity or laundry the challenge is dealing with unlevel floors learning how to install on uneven surfaces whether they get tile laminate flooring real wood or linoleum is going to take some practice.

An uneven floor will lead to uneven base cabinets and you won t appreciate how crooked they appear. Install the cabinet as you would normally with screws through the back rail at the top on uppers and screws through the bottom on bases. Mmake sure all base cabinets are level when installing your new kitchen cabinets on an uneven floor. A floating floor should be installed after the cabinetry but the cabinetry must be raised to a height just above the flooring.

The corner base cabinet sets the trend for all of your other base cabinets so take the time to do this step well. Identify the highest point on the floor where you will be installing base cabinets. If you re installing a new floor this is the best time to do so since you can run it under the cabinetry unless you re installing a floating floor. When determing how to install base cabinets on uneven floors check for level and plumb and add shims until the cabinets are at the same level.