How do you attach a single cabinet to drywall? I think I have metal studs not wood?
You have two issues to contend with. The first is that you need to locate a stud. The second is that you need to make sure that you attach the cabinet through the frame or hanging bracket.
Take the door off the cabinet and set it aside. take out any shelves or misc. parts, as well. lift the cabinet up to where you want it to be. Make sure it is level. Mark the cabinet’s location on the wall, with a pencil. Set the cabinet aside.
Studs are usually 16″ apart, on center. Measure from the nearest corner, until you get within the area that the cabinet will cover. Mark any multiples of 16″. Many tape rules have these highlighted. Drill a hole where you believe a stud should be, where it will be covered by the cabinet. If you hit a stud, go on to the next step. If not, then recheck you calculations. If that isn’t the problem, try measuring the wall, staring from the other end. If that doesn’t work, drill some random holes, staying behind the cabinet.
Once you’e located one or more studs,measure their locations from end of the cabinet. Look at your cabinet’s construction. What is the back made of? Is it strong enough to hold the cabinet onto the wall? Many less expensive cabinets have thin backs, that are not intended to support the weight of a loaded cabinet. These will have thicker cross members, attached to the back, meant to hold the cabinet up. Centering on these, transfer the distance from the edge of the cabinet to the stud onto the cabinet and drill. I use self tapping screws for metal studs and regular drywall screws for wood. Get the cabinet into position and put in the first screw. Don’t tighten, it down, just get it to hold. Check the cabinet for proper position and be sure it’s level, then set the second screw.
Usually you’ll find that a couple of screws at the top and bottom of the cabinet are plenty. As you begin to tighten the cabinet into place, shim valleys in the wallboard, from the top and bottom, so that you don’t distort the cabinet box. Final instalation should have all screws tight and the back of the cabinet either on tightly fitting shims or right against the wall. Run a sharp razor knife across the exposed shims, up tight to the cabinet bottom or top. You can then snap the ends of the shims off, by prying them up.
Reinstall shelves and door, and you’re all set.
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Useful Facts About Wood Paneling
When choosing wood panels for your home, try to look at their designs, colors, and types. They are available at your nearest stores or online stores. Wood panels give your room a touch of exceptional changes.
Paneling is normally completed to add elegance and warmth in decorating a home. It also provides appeal in parts of houses like living rooms, kitchens, libraries, entry foyers, bedrooms, and even in staircases. Paneling became popular as home furnishing since it has been a symbol of class, exceptionality, and good taste.
Paneling means a dramatic and effortless approach to finish the walls, doors, and ceilings with a unique and fascinating décor. Panels consist of a series of widths – wide wood, thicker strips of wood and thin sheets of wood. Panels are directly attached to the walls to provide a decorative touch. Panels are also a significant help in controlling sound and heat entering the house.
There are various different kinds of the pre-finished wood panels that differ in quality.
It is possible to classify wood panels by the kind of surface, groove type, and type of backing.
Types of Surface
The veneer wood panel that is pre-finished differs in the type and property of veneer used. The costliest wood veneer is made up of three varied layers (or pliers) of veneer. These are one ply of wood for the center, one ply for the face, and another ply of wood for the rear side.
Type of Grooves
The two types of grooves of the pre-finished wood panels are real grooves and painted grooves. It is cheaper to fabricate painted grooves as compared to real grooves. It’s quite hard to determine a painted groove except if you touch the groove. Real grooves differ in quality with several having untidy and jagged appearance and others are spotless and straight.
Types of Backing
Wood panels are available with backing made of plywood, particle board, and hard board. The particle board and hardboard are economical types. Particle board is typically employed as a backing for wood-surface while the hardboard is utilized for printed surfaces.
Types of Paneling
a. Wall Paneling
b. Brick paneling
c. Decorative Wall Paneling
d. Beadboard Paneling
e. Knotty Pine Paneling
f. Stone Paneling
g. Real Wood Paneling
h. Bamboo Paneling
i. Tongue & Groove Paneling
j. Painting Paneling
k. Vinyl Wood Paneling
l. Wallpapering over Paneling
Painting Paneling
Give your room a special treat with painting paneling. Here are some preparation tips before doing the painting paneling.
• Make sure the paneling is free from dusts and oils
• Tape off windows and other areas you don’t want to get paint on
• Apply blocking primer
• Dry well and sand
• Paint right away
Tongue & Groove Paneling
There are many different choices of woods these days. The most well-liked is the tongue and groove for the reasons that it is easy setting up. They have a groove on one end that you stick the other end into. This end has the ‘tongue’ and this slides right into the ‘groove’ of the other.
Few ways to install tongue & groove paneling:
• Start at the bottom and nail up one piece
• Nail into the stud on your wall and into the groove so as not to nail into the paneling
• Slide the next panel in and repeat
• If a piece goes past the stud, just nail where the stud is and keep going
• Continue all the way up the wall until you are finished
• Now you have a new wood look to your walls
• This can even be done to ceilings as well
Wallpapering Over Paneling
There are numerous approaches to spruce up a wall that is paneled. Some people place murals on it, some paint it while still others even wallpaper it. Here’s how:
• Initially, remove all sorts of oils and dirt from your wall.
• To get rid of groves, you have to stuff them with a drywall amalgam
• Allow it to dry then sand to smoothen
• Ready your wall by applying a latex primer as this helps in better sticking on of the wallpaper
• Clean with TSP then put on the paper right on top of the paneling
• In case you observe that the panel is revealing through, you can paint with the use a liner
• Try to research in advance to ensure that you do the right procedures
• Have fun in giving your room its fresh appearance
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