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I'm preparing to install kitchen cabinets and with 10 foot ceilings, I've ordered 2 rows of vertical cabinets on one wall and 4 rows of horizontal cabinets on the adjoining wall.
I've just received installation instructions from IKEA but there's no mention of how to hang multiple rows. I'm assuming we should start from the top row and work our way down but I want to be sure. If you have experience with hanging multiple rows of cabinets, please advise.
Thanks for taking the time to share your expertise,
the better idea is probably to install the lower row first (obviously using a level), so that you just rest the upper row of cabinets on top of if then screw them in
I have 2 rows in our laundry room. I wouldn't risk resting cabinets with the kind of weight I put in them. A note of caution. That little thing about uneven walls in the instructions is doubly important for multiple rows. You will need to look horizontally and vertically for uneven spaces. For the suspension rail, you hang multiple rows of rail. 4 rows will be a lot of suspension rails!
I measured and sketched the layout on the wall before my first hole. You can then hang the cabinets in rows or columns depending on your skill and preference. Hanging individual cabinets is easier but ganging them together on the wall is harder for precision. If you have helpers you can gang them on the ground and muscle them up onto the rails. This requires help with the hardware and it is heavy lifting. You can go about it in many ways since it is modular. Good luck and you project is very possible.
the better idea is probably to install the lower row first (obviously using a level), so that you just rest the upper row of cabinets on top of if then screw them in
Note: Most of Ikea is international, but not quite all. Wall cabs are one of the exceptions. Sxpert's advice is probably sound outside of N. America, but here we use the suspension rail.
Note: Most of Ikea is international, but not quite all. Wall cabs are one of the exceptions. Sxpert's advice is probably sound outside of N. America, but here we use the suspension rail.
ah yeah... the suspension rails, had forgotten about those
guess that's something they should bring over here, as more and more buildings have interior walls built out of drywall
I'm just following up for anyone else who might be interested in hanging multiple rows of cabinets.
We're finished now. We hung our cabinets from the top down using the suspension rails as noted above. The most important step was leveling/shimming the rails first, which made matching up the faces of the cabinets possible.
Hanging horizontal cabinets next to vertical cabinets was more of a trick though, since two 15" horizontal cabinets are slightly shorter than one 30" vertical cabinet. I was really hoping this problem was being addressed when the horizontals were re-engineered recently but alas, it was not. Since we had four rows of horizontals to hang, we ended up making a spacer from a left over window trim board and placing it midway between the upper 2 rows and lower 2 rows. The bottom horizontal cabinets are still about 1/8" shorter than the ajoining rows of vertical cabinets but it's much better than it would have been without the spacer. The spacer created a 1/2" white gap between the doors so we'll probably need to paint or stain it.
I have a similar issue with installing multiple rows of wall cabinets.
We got the two rows of wall cabinets up ... but how do you close the small gap between the rows? Of course, the cabinets have the tightening bolts side to side, but what about top and bottom? Do you just drill holes and use extra tighting bolts? Kinda scared of drilling through the particle board ????
Actually the bottom/top of the cabinets aren't flush with the sides. You can use screws to torque them together in the middle, but they'll never be flush at the ends. You don't see this when the doors are on, but it could be caulked I suppose.
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I'm assuming we should start from the top row and work our way down but I want to be sure. If you have experience with hanging multiple rows of cabinets, please advise.
