Installing Ikea Cabinets Without Rail

The rails are about 90 long and and i needed two pieces as i was installing 106 of cabinets.

Installing ikea cabinets without rail. Gee that doesn t sound too bad. Settle in for a monster length. On the back of your cabinets there should be hooks. Plus a suspension rail allows more flexibility.

Let s see how the reality stacks up installing the ikea kitchen rails. Suspension rails are a better option than attaching the cabinets directly to the wall. Must have in clearance above wall cabinet suspension rail to enable installation cabinets must be lifted onto rail. Bolts on each square insert into mounting holes in the upper corners of the cabinets.

You can easily shift the cabinets to the right and left before attaching them together. The amount of assembly before installation can begin can be downright intimidating. Hang the upper corner cabinet on the suspension rail. 30 wall cabinets 82 1 16 to bottom of suspension rail or 84 to top.

Measurements provide 20 between bottom of wall cabinet and counter with 1. A track in the suspension rail accepts sliding metal mounting squares. Level and even out the cabinets. Ikea cabinet units for kitchens bathrooms and garages are constructed from six piece component kits and quick mount on a suspension rail screwed into wall studs.

Now that i ve wrapped up 50 of a new kitchen i ve come up with an in depth list of tips and tricks to make ikea cabinet assembly and installation super easy. Make sure all of your cabinet s hooks are hanging on the rail. Hang the cabinets on the rails and run wires for any cabinet lighting. These will fit onto the lower lip of the rail.

40 wall cabinets 92 1 16 to bottom of suspension rail or 94 to top. Secure the cabinets to the rail and each other. So ikea sells a rail to hang the cabinets on the rail has a million holes in it and a t channel to slide the attachment hardware into this is a heavy double layer of gavanized 16 or 18 gauge steel.