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Posted by on May 28, 2007, 3:38 pm
Hi,
I will greatly appreciate if anyone can guide me in right direction on
this. Our kitchen wall cabinet is coming off of the wall from the top
side. Not only this, the outer frame is sliding out of the top and
shelves. The top and she;ves seem to sit (and run) in groves in the
inside of the outer frame. As you can see I am not good at explaining
it in words and woodworking terminologies, therefore here are the
pictures
http://tinyurl.com/2snsrm
I will hate to have it taken off and get it reinstalled. Rather, I
will prefer to prevent this situation from getting worse.
Please let me know if you have further questions, I will try my best
to explain.
Thanks in advance.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on May 28, 2007, 3:47 pm
> Hi,
>
> I will greatly appreciate if anyone can guide me in right direction on
> this. Our kitchen wall cabinet is coming off of the wall from the top
> side. Not only this, the outer frame is sliding out of the top and
> shelves. The top and she;ves seem to sit (and run) in groves in the
> inside of the outer frame. As you can see I am not good at explaining
> it in words and woodworking terminologies, therefore here are the
> pictures
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2snsrm
The best fix, of course, it to take it off, glue it all together, then
re-hang it.
Can you push it back into place? If so, You may be able to glue the joints
that are pulling apart and put some screws through the particleboard. Use
screws made for that material. If one side is next to a wall, you can put a
few screw into the side and into a stud in the wall.
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Posted by Henry Law on May 28, 2007, 3:51 pm
aamirghanchi@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I will greatly appreciate if anyone can guide me in right direction on
> this. Our kitchen wall cabinet is coming off of the wall from the top
> side. Not only this, the outer frame is sliding out of the top and
> shelves. The top and she;ves seem to sit (and run) in groves in the
> inside of the outer frame. As you can see I am not good at explaining
> it in words and woodworking terminologies, therefore here are the
> pictures
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2snsrm
>
> I will hate to have it taken off and get it reinstalled. Rather, I
> will prefer to prevent this situation from getting worse.
Although it's hard to see exactly, I think the situation is this:
* The shelves are attached to the sides of the cabinet
* The sides are attached to the back using small nails, as shown in
photos 93 and 96. Not very strong.
* The back is attached to the wall.
* So when the shelves are loaded they transfer the load to the sides,
which transfer it to the joint between them and the back. That's
a weak joint (nails have very little strength in the "pull"
direction), while the joint between the back and the wall is
strong (screws in a wall plug), so it's the joint between the
sides and the back that goes.
In other words, you have a cheap, poorly-constructed cabinet which has
been over-stressed and is falling apart. If I'm right no remedial
action will help; there is nothing for it but to take the thing down and
replace it with a new one, preferably better made.
Take heart, though: these things tend to be of a standard size so your
new one should fit into the same space and not leave too much damage to
the decorations.
--
Henry Law Manchester, England
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Posted by Swingman on May 28, 2007, 4:55 pm
> Hi,
>
> I will greatly appreciate if anyone can guide me in right direction on
> this. Our kitchen wall cabinet is coming off of the wall from the top
> side. Not only this, the outer frame is sliding out of the top and
> shelves. The top and she;ves seem to sit (and run) in groves in the
> inside of the outer frame. As you can see I am not good at explaining
> it in words and woodworking terminologies, therefore here are the
> pictures
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2snsrm
>
> I will hate to have it taken off and get it reinstalled. Rather, I
> will prefer to prevent this situation from getting worse.
>
> Please let me know if you have further questions, I will try my best
> to explain.
It's a rather simple fix to put it back "like it was," but chances are it
won't last, as the design and construction of the wall cabinet itself is
faulty/cheap ... and that's being charitable.
You will most definitely need someone locally who does kitchen
cabinets/cabinet installation to come in and spell out your options.
Sorry to say that, while they may be able to fix the visible problem, the
underlying cheapness will never go away. If you are the homeowner, you will
want to replace it, and any like it.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 2/20/07
KarlC@ (the obvious)
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Posted by HeyBub on May 28, 2007, 5:51 pm
aamirghanchi@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I will greatly appreciate if anyone can guide me in right direction on
> this. Our kitchen wall cabinet is coming off of the wall from the top
> side. Not only this, the outer frame is sliding out of the top and
> shelves. The top and she;ves seem to sit (and run) in groves in the
> inside of the outer frame. As you can see I am not good at explaining
> it in words and woodworking terminologies, therefore here are the
> pictures
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2snsrm
>
> I will hate to have it taken off and get it reinstalled. Rather, I
> will prefer to prevent this situation from getting worse.
1. You should be able to pound the whole sheebang back into place.
2. Drive or screw anchors UP into the ceiling joists (may have to drill
first to avoid splintering). Go thru the frame if necessary. This will keep
the cabinet from rotating outward - which seems to be the result of the poor
installation process.
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