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Hanging kitchen cabinets? millinghill 05-31-2008
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Posted by on May 31, 2008, 12:28 am
I see most manufacturered kitchen cabinets are meant to be installed
by screwing through their back panel and into wall studs. Wondering
if I can just as safely use anchor bolts from above and hang them from
the ceiling, so that I can remove them if I need to access the wall
behind them. All opinions appreciated.

-Theodore

Posted by evodawg on May 31, 2008, 12:38 am
millinghill@yahoo.com wrote:

> I see most manufacturered kitchen cabinets are meant to be installed
> by screwing through their back panel and into wall studs. Wondering
> if I can just as safely use anchor bolts from above and hang them from
> the ceiling, so that I can remove them if I need to access the wall
> behind them. All opinions appreciated.
>
> -Theodore

Why would you reinvent the wheel? When you hang/install cabinets you attach
each one to each other. How would you deal with that? I think if you ask a
question like the one you did you probably should not be installing
cabinets. Just my 2 cents.

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Posted by on May 31, 2008, 12:52 am

> Why would you reinvent the wheel? When you hang/install cabinets you attac=
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> each one to each other. How would you deal with that? I think if you ask a=

> question like the one you did you probably should not be installing
> cabinets. Just my 2 cents.
>
Evodawg, I understand what you are saying. My situation is that I
will need to access the wall behind the cabinets on an infrequent
basis because I'm considering having these cabinets immediately in
front of the basement wall against which my house trap & drain are
mounted (see post previous to this one).

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I've lived in 3 homes over the past 60 years. One older home in
Chicago (sewer) and two newer homes in Tennessee, both on septic
systems. I've NEVER had the need to access the drain/clean-out you are
referring to here. It is an EXTREME situation that would require one
to need such access .. .. ALMOST all clogs can be cleared from other
access points. If you really did need to ever access that clean-out,
sure, you'd have to remove that cabinet or set of cabinets. As long as
you don't go crazy with all kinds of trim & molding, it's not a real big
job to take them down, but I really doubt you'll ever have the need to
do so.

Just my opinion based on experience.


> Evodawg, I understand what you are saying. My situation is that I
> will need to access the wall behind the cabinets on an infrequent
> basis because I'm considering having these cabinets immediately in
> front of the basement wall against which my house trap & drain are
> mounted (see post previous to this one).
>

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are referring to here.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is an EXTREME situation that would require
one to need such access .. .. ALMOST all clogs can be cleared from
other access points.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you really did need to ever access that
clean-out, sure, you'd have to remove that cabinet or set of
cabinets.&nbsp;&nbsp; As long as you don't go crazy with all kinds of trim &amp;
molding, it's not a real big job to take them down, but I really doubt
you'll ever have the need to do so.<br>
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Posted by Abe on May 31, 2008, 1:25 am
>I've lived in 3 homes over the past 60 years. One older home in
>Chicago (sewer) and two newer homes in Tennessee, both on septic
>systems. I've NEVER had the need to access the drain/clean-out you are
>referring to here. It is an EXTREME situation that would require one
>to need such access .. .. ALMOST all clogs can be cleared from other
>access points. If you really did need to ever access that clean-out,
>sure, you'd have to remove that cabinet or set of cabinets. As long as
>you don't go crazy with all kinds of trim & molding, it's not a real big
>job to take them down, but I really doubt you'll ever have the need to
>do so.
Assuming the cabinets have removable shelves, he could possibly
install a small flush access box w/door in the wall, and cut out
enough of the back panel of the cabinet to be able to open the door
and access the cleanout. That's how I'd do it.

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