Install Kitchen Cabinets - Staying On The Level

Oct 1
07:10

2010

Rob Stouffer

Rob Stouffer

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You will want to check your four foot level for accuracy before you begin to install kitchen cabinets. By doing this, you will be sure of a quality and accurate installation.

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So,Install Kitchen Cabinets - Staying On The Level Articles the best way to insure that your cabinet installation will be started off on the right foot, I suggest that you visit your local rental store and rent a laser level. You will be assured of the most accurate level line possible.

You can set up the laser level in a matter of a few minutes, and once you have determined the high point of your kitchen floor, you can shoot the laser line at that height. This is when you can go around the corners of the walls and mark the level line locations.

After you have done this step, you can take a chalk line and connect the dots. However, you will want to be sure of one thing here. Make sure that you stretch the chalk line as tight as you can get it. This will ensure that the line is not sagging in the center. Once you have snapped the chalk lines, you can go back with the laser level and double check the chalk lines.

If you cannot rent a laser level or if it is not in your budget, then a four foot level will work just fine. However, you need to really pay attention to the bubble in your level and be very accurate with the drawing of your level lines around the walls of your kitchen.

By measuring up thirty four and a half inches from the high point of the floor, you can start at that point and use the level to draw the lines. If at all possible, have someone else help you with holding the other end of the level while you level it up and draw the level lines along the walls.

Once you have drawn the lines around the kitchen, take the level and flip it over end for end and go back around the level line and check to see that the level is accurate. If your four foot level is not accurate, this is where you will be able to tell. Only if the lines match up when you go back around the kitchen in reverse will the line be perfectly level. If the lines do not match up, your level is not accurate, and you will have to purchase a new one or have it recalibrated.

By renting a laser level, you will not have to worry about your level not being accurate. It will save you some time at the beginning stages of the installation, but it will be the very best way to give you level lines to start with. Just remember that this step is like the foundation of a house. If it is not right here, the entire process will be compromised.