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How to Adjust Lazy Susan Cabinet

April 7th, 2010 1 comment

I learned how to take care of doing a kitchen lazy susan shelf adjustment through many cabinet installations. There are several different styles of mechanisms that support the shelves for these turntable that get installed in base or upper cabinets and kitchen pantry cabinet designs. read How to Adjust Lazy Susan Cabinet

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How to Install Cabinet Door Panels on Dishwasher

April 6th, 2010 No comments

The most important thing about learning how to install custom fabricated cabinet door panels on your dishwasher is double checking the dimensions from start to finish. If they were not ordered correctly in the first place, then you are not going to be able to complete the installation process successfully. So, with this in mind, be sure to contact the appliance manufacture directly to make sure that you have the proper panel sizes information for your appliance model.
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Re-attaching Cabinets Pulling Away From Walls

April 3rd, 2010 1 comment

I’ve been hired to re-attach many kitchen, bathroom, office or laundry room loose cabinets. I am a professional cupboard manufacture, installer and designer. Base, upper, pantry, office and closet cabinetry have all been repaired by my company. We’ve fixed drawers, doors, roll-outs, appliances garages, wine racks, hospital cupboards and have worked for many insurance contractors repairing water damage cupboards and fire damaged cabinets.
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While Installing a Cabinet the Back Came Off

February 23rd, 2010 No comments

This is a very frustrating situation when installing a cabinet and the wall has a hump in it. Sometimes the back will have a tendency to come off when you tighten the screws down. It may not separate from the cupboard sides entirely, but instead just pull away enough to be noticeable.

There are a few options available in relation to how you handle this frustrating situation.

1) Remove the installed cabinet and repair the damage
2) Leave the cupboard in place and caulk the gap on the inside
3 )Loosen the installation screws, while leaving the cabinet in place using clamps to fasten it to the surrounding cabinetry. Wedge shims between the wall and the cabinet back, forcing the gap to be lessoned. Leave the shims in place and re-install the screws. read While Installing a Cabinet the Back Came Off

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Refrigerator Opening Size Installing Cabinets

February 22nd, 2010 1 comment

IMPORTANT! Don’t get the refrigerator opening too small when you are installing your cabinets. Even though the space-size may appear to be large enough, some appliance doors will scrape against the wall if there’s not enough room. Much of this is determined by how the electric ice-box is designed. Although the unit may only be thirty five and three quarters inches wide, when the door is closed, it may require thirty six and a half inches of clearance when opening the door.


We have always allowed no less than thirty seven and a half inches in width whenever possible. Although some kitchen cabinet layouts are a little tighter than others, we have consistently tried to design the openings for the largest sized refrigerator unless the customer advised otherwise.

It is important to install your kitchen cabinets with great consideration to the appliance areas sizes. In many of the articles on this site we have suggested that you make sure that the refrigerator, range and dishwasher areas will work with the kitchen cupboard design before screwing anything fast to the wall. Proper planning and layout of these areas is crucial to the success of any kitchen installation. read Refrigerator Opening Size

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