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Is my wall cabinet safe?
Hi everyone, I paid someone to hang this cabinet in my bedroom. Is made of metal and glass, so it’s quite heavy and my skills are very limited.
The welded attachments at the back in which it was going ...
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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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How to safely hang this bathroom mirror and medicine cabinet
While opening the medicine cabinet last night I felt it move away from the wall! When I took off the cabinet it appears that the person that installed it just drilled screws into a horizontal sheet of ...
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Screw hole too big now in stud for hanging cabinets up. What can I do?
My holes are now too big in the stud I was going to use to hang up my ikea cabinet. What options do I have to still try to use that location? I needed to have it I installed there because my other ...
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What hardware do I need to hang this cabinet on a wall?
My mother-in-law brought us a very nice cabinet that weighs 30 pounds and is 20"W x 32"H x 4"D. She got it from her parents, and we suspect it was sitting on top of another piece of ...
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Can I hang this heavy and deep cabinet on this wall safely?
Do you think it possible and safe to hang this cabinet on this wall with no support below it?
It is 38 x 90 x 100cm and weighs something like 30kg, It is intended to fill it with dishes and such so it'...
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How can I safely install a frameless melamine wall cabinet that has a thin pressboard backing, and no hanging rail?
This frame-less wall cabinet is melamine with a thin press-board backing, and it has no hanging rail. The press-board backing is set back from the rear of the cabinet about 5/8". The cabinet ...
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What screws to use to hang bathroom mirror cabinet?
I have bought a bathroom mirror cabinet which has a mirror on the front door. The door has hinges on its left. There are 4 screw holes on the back near the corners. The box did not come with any ...
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How do I install hanging cabinets with a flimsy backing?
I went and watched this 1 min video clip about hanging cabinets:
http://www.easy2diy.com/cm/easy/diy_ht_3d_index.asp?page_id=35750421
It seems to say to just screw my cabinets into the wall (where ...
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How thick should a french cleat be?
I want to use a french cleat to hang some basic open cabinets in my garage. I've seen recommendations anywhere from 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches thick, but nobody seems to be talking about weight.
Is there a ...
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