when fitting a kitchen whats the best way to hang thecup boards , when on your own?

Answer 1

I agree with Buzzards, especially regarding hanging uppers first. If that isn't an issue then answer number 1 has a decent clue. If they go all the way to the ceiling you might still want to check level. If the ceiling isn't level, you can adjust for that in the cabinet install and add a facia molding to take up any spacing slack.

If I must install uppers first I do the same as I often do ALONE with ceiling drywall. I make "tools" using 2x4's the height I need to hold the material in place as my two hands work the cabinets into place and secure them. Certainly having "lowers" aids in the process.

Steven Wolf

Answer 2

I usually set the corner base cabinet first and continue around from there. Keep them level. Shim and/or scribe and cut them at wall for fit and at walls where needed. A word of advise... if you hang uppers first sooner or later you WILL end up banging your head on them while doing the bases.

I set a length of plywood on top of them. It can be a shorter length that you move around.

For the uppers I remove the doors first. Start in corner. Set a ledger [1x2] strip to hold the height at the wall. Set the cabinet on the plywood and mark and drill for the screws into the wall. You can ever start the screws into the holes first. working from a short ladder [I actually have a 20" high tool bench I use instead of a ladder] with one foot on the plywood I'd use my knee to hold the outter face while I screwed the cabinet in. Once I have one up I use that to hold the next one with clamps at the front. I use three screws at the fronts and two [top and bottom] at each stub....

Answer 3

you could try the french cleat method.take two pieces of 3/4" stock, about 2" wide, and rip a 45 along one edge. hang one piece on the wall, with the 45 facing up. attach the other to your cabinet with the 45 pointing down. then you can just lift the cabinet onto the wall so the cleats interlock.

Answer 4

hold one up on the wall and make a mark on the corners with a pencil then put the cupboard back down and with a bubble(spirit level) draw a line across the wall with a pencil..next measure how far down the brackets are on the cupboard and put that measurement onto the wall..drill the holes put raw plugs in then offer the cupboard up to the wall and screw it into the wall.. allways check with the bubble before tightening the screws...then repeat for the other cupboards....oh when finished use a rubber to rub out the pencil marks on the wall...

Answer 5

put a box or something on the worktop and the cupboard on top. pack until its the right height to get one of the screws in. then put in the other screw.

if its a new style cupboard then just attach the brackets yourself and hang the cupboard on them. finer adjustments can then be made to be sure it is level.

Answer 6

hang it from the middle first, why cant you get someone to help you?

Answer 7

carefully