Photo: Kolin Smith
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Reattach the cabinet door making sure not to bend the hinges. Attach any hardware. Install the shelves, and stock the cabinet.
Step 8: Assemble the rest of the cabinet
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Inspect the wall cavity
Step 2
Mark and cut the wall opening
Step 3
Cut through the drywall screws
Step 4
Cut out the wall stud
Step 5
Install the blocking
Step 6
Install the blocking
Step 7
Mount the cabinet
Step 8
Assemble the rest of the cabinet
Reattach the cabinet door making sure not to bend the hinges. Attach any hardware. Install the shelves, and stock the cabinet.
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Tools List
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Stud finder
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Utility knife,
to score drywall -
Keyhole saw,
to cut openings in wall -
Flashlight
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Level
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Hacksaw blade,
to cut drywall screws -
Handsaw (to cut studs
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Rasp,
to tailor the drywall opening to fit -
Drill/driver
Shopping List
1. Medicine Cabinet: Look specifically for cabinets labeled "recessed," though a surface-mount cabinet can be converted into a recessed one, as long as its sides can slip into the wall cavity without obstruction.
2. 2x4 Lumber: For the blocking, which makes the frame to which you'll fasten the cabinet. Use scraps if you have them, or one 8- to 10-foot piece should be enough.
3. Construction Adhesive: To help attach the blocking.
4. 21/2-inch Decking Screws: To fasten th blocking to the studs.
5. 11/2-inch Drywall Screws: To hold the cut drywall edges to the blocking and to mount the cabinet.
6. Caulk (as needed): To fill gaps between the cabinet frame and the wall.
2. 2x4 Lumber: For the blocking, which makes the frame to which you'll fasten the cabinet. Use scraps if you have them, or one 8- to 10-foot piece should be enough.
3. Construction Adhesive: To help attach the blocking.
4. 21/2-inch Decking Screws: To fasten th blocking to the studs.
5. 11/2-inch Drywall Screws: To hold the cut drywall edges to the blocking and to mount the cabinet.
6. Caulk (as needed): To fill gaps between the cabinet frame and the wall.
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