Illustration: Greg Nemec
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PLANNING AHEAD
• Lay a wood floor before hanging cabinets. "It goes down a lot faster in an empty room," says Tom Silva. Protect it with thick mover's pads during installation. Sheet flooring is more easily damaged, so lay it after the cabinets are in.
•Using a 4-foot level, a framing square, and a straight 2x4, check the walls and corners to see if they are plumb, square, and straight. Note any dips, bubbles, or angles that will require scribe-fitting, shimming, or alterations of the wall.
• Install electrical lines for the range, dishwasher, garbage disposal, refrigerator, and vent hood. Locate receptacles above your countertop backsplash every 4 feet, and anywhere you plan to use a portable appliance. Also, rough in cabinet lights and their wall-mounted switches.
• Rough in supply and drain lines. Make sure cap is not glued to drain pipe.
• Lay a wood floor before hanging cabinets. "It goes down a lot faster in an empty room," says Tom Silva. Protect it with thick mover's pads during installation. Sheet flooring is more easily damaged, so lay it after the cabinets are in.
•Using a 4-foot level, a framing square, and a straight 2x4, check the walls and corners to see if they are plumb, square, and straight. Note any dips, bubbles, or angles that will require scribe-fitting, shimming, or alterations of the wall.
• Install electrical lines for the range, dishwasher, garbage disposal, refrigerator, and vent hood. Locate receptacles above your countertop backsplash every 4 feet, and anywhere you plan to use a portable appliance. Also, rough in cabinet lights and their wall-mounted switches.
• Rough in supply and drain lines. Make sure cap is not glued to drain pipe.
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