Carpentry and Woodworking - Replacing cabinets
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Handymom
02-04-05, 03:37 PM
I would like to have a wall cabinet in my laundry room removed and replaced with deep, open shelving. How difficult is the removal process? How much damage will that do the the wall studs? This is a stock cabinet that the builder installed when the house was built 2 years ago. There are no visible screws anywhere, and there is trim molding around the base, side, and top, edged with caulk. It is a nice piece, but not functional for my storage needs. I do not care if it has to be removed in pieces. I do not need advice about the replacement shelving, as I know what to do about that. Thanks!
chfite
02-04-05, 03:53 PM
If the cabinet sits on the floor it may be fastened through the bottom to the base or fastened through the face of the base to the cabinet bottom. Check to see if the kick plate comes off. Some cabinets have another snap on kick plate to hide the base where the screws and shims are located. The upper portion of the cabinet should have screws somewhere fastening it to the wall. Look for putty, plugs, or other irregularity in the surface for clues. It is possible that it is fastened through the sides with trim hiding the screws where they fasten to a frame mounted on the wall prior to installation.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
Snoonyb
02-04-05, 04:14 PM
Whether or not you can locate any fasteners or not. With a utility knife cut the caulking where the moldings meet the wall and ceiling surface.
It may have been installed with finish nails.
It may have been installed with finish nails.
XSleeper
02-04-05, 08:58 PM
Have you gotten on a ladder and checked the top of the cabinet, to see if the screws are above the cabinet? And is this 2 cabinets screwed together through the door frames to make one unit, or is it one big cabinet? You might be able to take them apart in the middle if they are seperate cabinets.
Side fillers are often screwed on through the face frame. The first thing to do is remove any side fillers. Unless it just has a moulding around it, then like the man said, cut the caulking with a knife (don't cut into the drywall). When the cabinet is removed, the caulking might take the paper off the drywall, or if it's a latex caulk that was put on after the house was painted, maybe it will scrape off with a putty knife. At any rate, prepare to do a little patching and painting.
Side fillers are often screwed on through the face frame. The first thing to do is remove any side fillers. Unless it just has a moulding around it, then like the man said, cut the caulking with a knife (don't cut into the drywall). When the cabinet is removed, the caulking might take the paper off the drywall, or if it's a latex caulk that was put on after the house was painted, maybe it will scrape off with a putty knife. At any rate, prepare to do a little patching and painting.