Measure the distance from the floor to your laser line.
How to install upper cabinets when floor is not level.
With an 18 inch backsplash the total measurement should be 54 inches from the floor to the bottom of the upper cabinets.
How to install kitchen cabinets step 3.
Draw a horizontal line across the wall at this 54 inch point which will serve as a guide for hanging the cabinets.
Remember to account for the face frame.
From the positioning line and shim the base until the top is even with the horizontal line and level from front to back.
Set your laser level according to the height of the base cabinets.
Upper cabinets are easy to install even if you don t have a lot of experience but you will want to have someone help you.
Level and set the boxes kitchen floor cabinets photo 2.
Measure around the entire perimeter of the room using your tape measure.
Using the outline you created on the wall measure the distance from the cabinet edge to the stud and transfer this to the cabinet.
Begin your installation with a corner cabinet or from the far left if you don t have a corner unit.
Before you install the cabinets use a stud finder and mark where the studs are located on your wall.
Position the first cabinet set the first cabinet 1 4 in.
I have a 9 run where i am installing upper cabinets the floor and the ceiling a significantly sloped i have not set them yet but it looks like if the bottom cabinet on the far left rests on the floor the cabinet on the far right will need to be shimmed about 1 5.