How to Hang Kitchen Cabinets

Working out from the installed corner cabinet, shim the adjacent cabinets out from the wall (at the stud locations) and up from the floor so that the face frames are plumb and the tops are level and even with the layout line. Align each cabinet so its face is flush with its already-installed neighbor. Clamp them together, counterbore through the edge of the face frames, and fasten them together with 2-inch screws, as in STEP 3. At the shims, drive the deck screws (with washers) through the cabinet back and into studs, as in STEP 5. Close any gap between the wall and the end cabinet by scribing its stile or the back edge of its side panel. Or, cover the gap with trim. Using a utility knife, score and snap off any shims that protrude beyond the edges of the cabinets. Remove all the upper-cabinet support cleats and fill the screw holes with spackle. Place the drawers and shelves in their original cabinets.