kitchen cabinets?

Question

how do i measure for kitchen cabinets, top shelves and bottom shelves? i need measurments to take to home depot...thanks

Answer 1

Draw out a sketch of the kitchen.
To start measure the room from wall to wall both ways and draw a box on a piece of paper 1" for each foot. If the room is bigger than the paper this way, make it 1/2" per foot. Right down the measurements on the lines each way.
Ok you have the room size drawn. Measure from the corners of the room to the doors and windows and write them down on the inside of the lines for the walls..
Make sure the measurements are correct. Double check each one and then check then again.
I have been in construction for 35+ years and I still triple check before I cut a board and I make dam sure what each of the measurements are before I order cabinets.
Look at where you want the cabs., and write in the measurements from the corner of the room to where you want them to stop.
For the overhead cabs. match the base cabs., but at the windows cut them short 2" to 6" according on how the cabs., they have will fit.
As far as the hight of the top cabs., go, it is really according to the hight of your wife. Also as someone else said, you want to leave room for coffee pots, Microwaves, etc., and if you have 8' ceilings, most people put them up to the ceiling.
The wall cabs. are going to be 30" high and the base is, they is, they is, and I said they is, lol, I forget what they is and don't see a tape measure right now, but I think they are regularly 34". I believe that is what they are.
Any way, when you get them home, after you have decided on them and have the base set, which you should do first anyway, you can cut some 2" x 4" 's to set them on until you decide on how high you want them.
I have 9' ceilings and left 20" between them and the ceiling and have a shelve all the way around them but with an 8' ceiling, that would only be 8" but still nice for small things if you leave a small stepping stoll around to rech them as I do.
My wife is 5'2" tall so I built her a nice stool out of plywood.
hey, I got tired of haveing to get up and get whatever it was she needed, lol.
Just joking. Actually, she got tired of asking me to, LOL.
Hey, If you are a do it your self type of guy, e-mail me at [e-mail] and I will tell you how to save some serious money on them.
You can buy a saw, planer, sander, cordless drill, router, all the materials, and the finish w/brushes for less than 1/2 of the cost of the cheaply made cabs home depot sells and you will have a very nice set of cabs. Plus you will have all the tools.
If you will e-mail me and tell me when you want to call, I will give you my number and be waiting for the call.
I'm disabled, but I didn't break my brain, LOL.
Good Luck and God Bless
Dennis.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If you are going to replace with same type of cabinets and are not planning on adding or changing you measure from one side of the cabinet to the other side. You also measure how deep the cabinet is. Then you will need to know the height of the cabinet without the counter top on it. As for shelves. You shouldn't need to measure anything on those. Just know whether they reach the entire length of the cabinet and if they are full depth and how many shelves. If you are putting in new cabinets that's a whole new ball game....let me know if i can be of more help. love from Alabama Kristie

Answer 4

The ones in Home Depot are standard ones. They have a fixed set of widths and usual depth and a usual height. Similarly the wall cabinets are standardized. If you are replacing existing cabinets you need to measure the total run of the counter and its height and depth. Then go in and get those catalog sheets they have (a brochure that tells all the standard cabinets. Bring that home and see how many you can fit into you kitchen. An alternative is to log on to IKEA and use their kitchen planner which lets you put in a kitchen size and pick cabinets to drag into place. When you are done print it out and look for those sizes at any store like HD.

Answer 5

What I will suggest is to use an oil base cover coat over an oil based primer. If the wood grain is to be exposed maybe shellac or varnish or an oil based stain. As has been said, any good automotive finish will do too, these can be a bit spendy though. In any case, do not forget to sand between coats. Might even give consideration to using a two part epoxy. I also think it advisable to ask your coatings supplier if there have been any changes in their recipe. This could have a dramatic effect on surface longevity as well as surface preparation demands. Whatever you use try to stay away from the water soluble coatings, these rarely last in high humidity settings. In my personal opinion the only thing a water based coating has going for it is ease of clean up and curing time and nothing more. I am a firm believer in solvent based and epoxy coatings except where kids and animals can easily get into it such as toys, crib parts, table legs and low level cabinet doors and drawers (they chew on things). A final consideration: Humidity attacks from both sides of a door or what-have-you so applying a sealer to the back and the edges of a door will help to keep that covering solidly in place. A light coat of shellac will do this just fine, be sure the stuff penetrates to a reasonable depth. If you decide on epoxies, when it comes time to refinish, all that needs to be done is to scruff up the surface and slap on another coat of whatever to be used. [If using water base then use first a good PVA primer.] Easier than breathing, it'll make the day worth waking up for. To remove the epoxy? Might want to use a particle mask, sanding machines make dust.

Answer 6

just a warning about ordering cabinets from home depot. i've had trouble with them, not delivering on time, delivering cabinets that are damaged or missing parts, etc. also, make sure the wood you think the cabinets are made of is what you'll really be getting. if you do the measuring and things don't fit, you'll be the one to blame so be careful with the 'depot. do a google search for "home depot cabinets" and see what you get...

good luck!

Answer 7

TC basically has it right, just be sure you have the measurements for any windows and doors. For example, if your sink is in front of a window and there is a corner to the right of the sink, have the measurement from the corner to the trim of the window, and the measurement of the window including the trim.(if no trim, then just measure to the window opening) Have to total measurement for that wall also. Do the same for all walls.

Answer 8

measure the walls in the kitchen, and mark where you want the sink, dishwasher, stove, refrige. where you want cabinets. Home Depot will do the rest.

Answer 9

depends on how you want them hung and how much room you have to work with. plus the access-ability to the shelves. you dont want to have shelves too high to reach. there is no specific formula really. you also dont want them too low to have no room on the counter tops to place things like a micro wave or coffee pot...etc

Answer 10

You give them the over all length measurements then they put it in their computer and they show you all kinds of stuff.........