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This Article:
After finding the best
mounting location, the studs are marked and the medicine
cabinet held against the wall. Screws are driven through the
cabinet's mounting rail into the studs. |
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| Skill Level:
2 (Basic) |
Time Taken:
15 Minutes |
By
Bruce W. Maki,
Editor
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The first step is to determine the placement of the
medicine cabinet. I made a mark on the wall where the top of
the cabinet should be.
In this case the cabinet is a basic small unit with a
single door.
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Next I used a stud finder to locate at least one stud.
There was a stud just an inch away from the center of the
sink.
Then I marked the center line on the back of the
cabinet, and drilled two holes that would line up with the
stud.
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I held the cabinet in place and made sure it was close to
being level. (Having a helper would have been nice.)
Then I drove in a cabinet mounting screw at the top, using
a cordless drill/driver. |
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Cabinet mounting screws are sturdy screws with a wide pan head.
Most cabinet screws have a self-drilling tip, which often eliminates
the need to pre-drill a hole. But pre-drilling at least one
hole makes it easy to start a screw, hold the cabinet in place, and
then drive the screw with one hand. This is the way I approach
things when I don't have a helper.
| With one screw in place I made the cabinet
perfectly level and drove in the other screw at the bottom of
the cabinet. Two of these long screws are enough to hold a
medicine cabinet, as long as the screws get a good bite into
a wall stud. |
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Tools
Used:
- Cordless Drill/Driver
- Drill Bits
- Small Level
- Stud Finder
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Materials Used:
- Medicine Cabinet
- Cabinet Screws
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