How To Level Floors For Cabinets

Some homeowners when confronted with staggering bills for floor repairs come to terms with their floors.

How to level floors for cabinets.

Linoleum installation of the floor is done after the cabinets are in place. Shim beneath the cabinet to align it with the top of cabinet line you drew on the wall. Old houses often have floors that are less than perfect. Line up the top and shim underneath the base front and back to get it level and plumb.

Measure the distance from the floor to your laser line. Minor workarounds are possible such as leveling individual elements within the floor tables armoires cabinets etc. Even historic houses have saggy sloping floors. The corner base cabinet sets the trend for all of your other base cabinets so take the time to do this step well.

When determing how to install base cabinets on uneven floors check for level and plumb and add shims until the cabinets are at the same level. Set your laser level according to the height of the base cabinets. An uneven floor will lead to uneven base cabinets and you won t appreciate how crooked they appear next to level upper cabinets not to mention items rolling around behind closed doors. Measure around the entire perimeter of the room using your tape measure.

The use of shims is a long accepted solution to leveling base cabinets that are being placed on a slightly uneven floor. Work your way outward from the interior of the room. Then mix leveling compound according to the instructions on the package in a large bucket. The line on the floor is your secondary guide.

The horizontal line on the wall is your main guide. To level a floor start by removing the existing flooring. Laminated floors cabinets generally get installed first and finished molding is installed around the edges of the toe base areas to cover up the voids. Once the compound reaches a creamy consistency pour a thin layer into the sunken sections then smooth out inconsistencies with a hand trowel.

A shim is a small piece of wood cut in a wedge shape. This video is about how to level base cabinets.