Questions tagged [cabinets]
Use this tag when the topic is about organized storage for quick-access, with or without doors, like in a kitchen or a pantry, and as opposed to open shelving..
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Why does the RTA Base Cabinet with Trash Can Pullout cost $669, while the identical Base Cabinet is priced at $261? [closed]
Brilliant White Shaker 15" Base Cabinet with Single Trashcan Pullout -- $669
https://www.thertastore.com/brilliant-white-shaker-15-base-cabinet-with-single-trashcan-pullout-102399.html
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Look for on advice on a paint sprayer [closed]
My brother asked for a paint sprayer for Christmas and I need some advice one which one to get him. There's a wide price range available and I'm not sure the quality difference. My brother is looking ...
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Can I safely support kitchen cabinets with a 2x6 that I attached to a masonry wall?
I am remodeling my kitchen and will be soon installing cabinets. The home has hollow CMU exterior walls with 1.5" furring strips to which the 1/2" drywall is secured. I had read mixed ...
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How to fix cracked cabinet wood fillings?
About a year ago, I refinished our kitchen cabinets at home. Part of that process will filling in the outdated grooves on the face of the cabinet doors with wood filling (Elmer's wood filling) to make ...
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Squeaking Cabinet Hinges
My kitchen has old Grass brand 850-01 wrap around hinges that are starting to squeak.
Based on advice from online sources, including one older question here, I tried using silicone lubricant spray. ...
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How to mount cabinets on concrete wall
I've watched a number of videos on YT about mounting cabinets on a concrete wall. All of them suggest mounting a wood strip of some kind first and then mounting the cabinet to the strip. My question ...
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Repairing Plumbing Hole Drywall Behind Cabinet
I'm a new homeowner and went to repair an existing hole in the drywall below our sink (round punched hole in the pictures) and discovered that there's a much larger square hole that was covered by a ...
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What do you call this pin holding two metal pieces together
I have a cabinet with a locking mechanism that's missing the pin shown in the following image from an identical cabinet. (Looks like a brass pin with a black crest-shaped clip holding it in place.) ...
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Low basement ceiling, how high should cabinets be? [closed]
I am creating basement suite. The ceiling is 6' 8". I plan to install a drop ceiling, so it will be around 6' 6" when that is done.
How high should my upper kitchen cabinets be? I've read ...
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What is this cabinet part called?
The face of my cabinets are supported by these pieces. The drawers (which are suspended on the front) were overloaded and the clips broke. What is this part called so I know what to search for? I've ...
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What is this type of hinge - and how do I remove it?
I'm looking into refurbishing an old kitchen, and encountered a problem I hadn't expected: I can't for the life of me figure out how to remove the hinges from the cabinets. The hinges look as follows (...
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kitchen corner cabinet with sink has wasted space inside, looking for workarounds to salvage the lost space? [closed]
I have ordered custom made kitchen cabinets. The corner location was awkward for the design, also I got the wrong sink for this application in hindsight (36" Apron sink).
When the carpenter got ...
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What is this cabinet? [closed]
Just moved into this house and have this old cabinet above the workbench. Does anyone know it's original purpose or is it just general tool storage?
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What size screws for this application
I built a cabinet (from a big box store plywood). I used 1/2" for tops and bottoms and 3/4" for the sides. This 16"dx22"hx30"w deep cabinet will be inset into the wall and ...
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The cabinet hinge is becoming less secure, and there are cracks in the cabinet door frame
Over time, the cabinet hinge has progressively become looser, and there are noticeable cracks developing in the wooden component. I'm interested in finding out if there's a permanent solution for ...
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Can these hinges be tightened?
I have a very loose cabinet door seen here: https://imgur.com/Ep3tycf Can these hinges be fixed/tightened or do they need to be replaced?
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How to repair scratched cabinet door
We had a new oven installed and our installers scratched one of the doors on our cabinets. It looks fairly deep, so I am not sure if this is repairable or if we would need to get the whole door ...
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Water into our kitchen cabinet due to a leakage from our upstairs neighbor
The fridge water pipe in our upstairs neighbor broke and leaked water into our kitchen.
The dishwasher GFCI outlet went out. But hopefully it will be back on when it dries out.
We are more worried ...
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Do cabinets need to be moved after water leak in cabinet that is sitting on particle board
We had a water leak under our sink that went out 10 feet from the source over the floor and past (under) the island. The island and the originating cabinet with the leak are on particle board. The ...
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Refinishing particle board with vinyl veneer [duplicate]
I have an old cabinet that is made from engineered wood with a laminate finish that resembles wood, but is definitely not hardwood. I am not sure what the finish is called but it is paper thin and not ...
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Corner kitchen cabinet hinge - terminology help needed!
I need to replace a hinge identical to this. It is from a corner kitchen cabinet that conceals a Lazy Susan. I've gleaned that these might be called salice hinges. The issue is this, and again my ...
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How to repair a kitchen cabinet face that fell off?
the front of the cabinet is broken. Looks like there is a rubbery-plastic piece at the back which is meant to hold the screws at the back of the cabinet face in place.
What is this piece called?
Can ...
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Securing Cabinet to wall: better to use two anchors to drywall or one screw into stud?
I am aiming to babyproof this unit to the wall. It is three separate, vertical pieces. For the rightmost and leftmost piece, for where they are, there is one stud behind each of them.
I can secure ...
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Should I expect to find gaps or open spaces in custom cabinets? [closed]
Contractor installed unassembled custom cabinets in kitchen. There are open spaces at every corner that you can look underneath and see to the ceiling. We are being told this is customary practice? ...
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Stripping varnish from the wall mounted portion of my new cabinets
Link to imgur album with pictures
So my wife and I recently bought a nice starter home and now we are planning to remodel parts of the house. We are interviewing a few General Contractors to explain ...
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Contractor accidentally got paint on our brand new cabinets. How do I proceed?
Our contractor who we hired for a renovation of our kitchen and living room got a bit hasty and installed the cabinets and flooring before he was done with the drywall work. The day before they were ...
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Kitchen end panel - Need to adjust door?
I'm planning on adding an end panel to my kitchen base cabinet.
My question is... With the door of my cabinet currently flush with the side, will adding an end panel mean that I have to adjust my door ...
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What is this drawer front attachment hardware called and where I might find one?
This piece of hardware snapped today and I'm not even sure what to search for. Any tips appreciated, thanks!
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Best method to refinish cabinets, looking at Restore-a-finish
I am interested in restore-a-finish which sounds exactly what we need (an easy to apply quick repair) but looking at the color options there does not seem to be a very close color to ours. The color ...
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Cutting Cabinet for larger Wall/Microwave Combo oven?
I would like to DIY my Wall Oven/Microwave combo replacement and have an interesting situation. The unit I am replacing is an old Kitchen Aid unit (that is working fine currently and I am not rushing ...
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What is the best way of attaching chipboard/particle board/melamine kitchen cabinets to a brick wall?
Googling, I was surprised to find limited information on this. I only get "screw cabinets to wall".
However, I want to know:
What kind of screws? Normal, large, anchor, with wall plug, ...
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I need a plastic 2cm thick to made a part for a shoe cabinet
Where can I find a plastic 2cm thick? I have a shoe/storage cabinet and I need to replace a broken part myself, from a plastic, using a file. A completed set of replacement parts is too expensive.
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How would I go about removing the entirety of this cabinet as cleanly and safely as possible? [closed]
I’m looking to remove the whole thing from the corner of the two walls including the trim. Links to tutorials or lists of tools would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!
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Kitchen Cabinet Concern
I have a company that has already made some big mistake with my kitchen remodel.They are almost done with the cabinets and I found little plastic squares underneath the bottom of the cabinets. This ...
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What is this cabinet “bolt” called?
been tuning up some cabinets at home and realized that the reason several aren’t hanging straight are because they are missing the “bolt” pictured below. Been searching several different queries ...
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Why are my cabinet doors opening on their own? [closed]
House and kitchen cabinets are 40 years old and custom built. Recently we noticed a cabinet door opening/ not staying closed, by itself. Opens about 4 inches. Next door cabinet soon started opening ...
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Do top cabinets have to remain as a whole unit or can select cabinets be removed without sacrificing strength?
Like in these pics, is it possible to only remove single cabinets?
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How can I mount a shelf between two cabinets with no damage?
I'm hoping to add shelf of sorts above my sink between the existing cabinets. I'm in a rental, and I don't want to do any damage to the cabinets, so that rules out any nails or drilling in order to ...
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Safe-ing wall-mounted cabinets for storage and transport
I am removing cabinets mounted on my garage to put in storage and then move to an undeveloped property. The cabinets are multi-door, wall mounted 1/2 and in. fiberboard. All of them are built with ...
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How can I increase the width of range cutout in a granite countertop?
The builders of my house did some strange things. One of those strange things was providing a 29 7/8 inch (759 mm) cutout for the range. The standard cutout size is 30 inches (762 mm), and the ...
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What type of lock is this, and can I replace it?
I apologize for the verbosity - I don't know the relevant terminology that would make my situation clearer.
I have a metal cabinet with this lock (which doubles as the door handle). The first image ...
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how to fill gap between tiled countertop and its wood molding?
I bought a home and it has a tiled counter top with a wood molding on it. now the gap between them is large and food goes in there plus it does not look good for rental.
how do I fill it, got an ...
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How to attach drawer slides to back of cabinet?
I’m going to be upgrading drawer slides in my kitchen cabinets. When I was measuring the current slides, I noticed the back of the slides and attached to the back of the cabinet with plastic brackets ...
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How to find replacement cabinet hinge screws with large diameter, flat tip and coarse thread
I'm upgrading some hinges on frameless MDF cabinets and need to source additional screws that will ideally match the existing threaded holes. The screws securing these hinges are unique to me, but ...
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Soft close hinge or mechanism for this storage bench
It’s sort of a challenging door because it’s at a 0 degree angle with the surrounding surfaces when closed.
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Shallow wall mounted cabinet - cabinet hanger vs french cleat
I'm thinking of building a melamine cabinet for my bathroom to be fitted to the wall and I'm weighing up the different options for fitting it to the wall.
I'm thinking of the cabinet being 1800mm tall,...
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I am wanting to make a litter box enclosure but I don't have any power tools or knowledge [closed]
I am just wondering how I can put a kitty entrance in the side of the cabinet I am using without a jigsaw or any power tool of any sort. I also want to add shelving above the cabinet for storage but I ...
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Removing cabinet baseboard facing
We have water damage to the baseboard of our new cabinets. The baseboard appears to just be cardboard glued to an actual piece of wood. I have a piece of wood I am going to use to replace the ...
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Can you tell how these cupboards are attached?
Yesterday I was walking in the room above the one in the picture, and I heard a booming type noise. I eventually realized the tops of these cupboards are starting to come away from the wall.
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Using a frameless hinge on a framed cabinet
Accidentally bought hinge intended for frameless (I thought "full overlay" meant that it would work for my 1 7/16" overlay cabinet based on what some web site said about those being ...
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