rta cabinet assembly guide - kitchen cabinet...

NOTE:Theinstructionsbelowapplytothefollowingdoorstyles:CountryOakClassic,CarolinaOak,CherryGlaze,CinnamonGlaze,Espresso,SpiceMaple,Shakertown,PepperShaker,IceWhiteShaker,Pacifica,SiennaRope,MochaShaker,Pearl,Brownstone,GramercyWhite,GramercyMidnight,ThompsonWhite,ThompsonMidnight,Savannah,andChestnutPillow.

RTACabinetAssemblyGuide-HowToAssembleBase&WallCabinets

Youdon’tneedacrashcourseinMechanics101toassembleKitchenCabinetKings’RTAcabinets.Unlikeassemblingmanyotherready-to-assemble(RTA)cabinetsonthemarket,ourcabinetsrequireNOhotglueguns,NOstapleguns,NObarclamps,oranythingmoresophisticatedthanaPhillipsscrewdriverandrubbermallet.NOKIDDING!Tospeeduptheassemblyprocess,itdoeshelptouseanelectricscrewdriver.Italsohelpsiftwopeopleworktogetheronverylargecabinets–oneholdingthecabinetpartsinplace,whiletheothertightensthescrews.

IfyoudonotwanttoassembleRTAcabinetsyourself,foranadditionalfee,theycanbesenttoyoupre-assembledbythewarehouse.Or,youmaywanttocontactalocalhandypersontoassemblethemforyou.YoucanstillsaveTHOUSANDSbypurchasingourRTAdiscountkitchencabinets,evenifyouhireyourowninstaller,sinceyoueliminatethemiddlemanfeeschargedbycabinetcompaniesthatmaintainexpensiveshowrooms.

KitchenCabinetKings'RTAmaple,oak,andbirchcabinetsareshippedtocustomerswiththeirconcealedhingesalreadysecuredtotheirdoorframefaces,aprocessourfactorycompletes.Thefactoryalsopre-drillsandattachesall"L"-shapedsteelbracketsandsteellockingplatesbeforeshippingthecabinetstocustomers.Customerscanassemblewallandbasecabinetsbysimplyaligningthe3holesineach“L”-shapedbracketwiththe3holesineachcorrespondinglockingplate.Eachbracketalreadycomeswith2screwsinplacethatjustneedtobetightenedafteryoudropathirdscrewintothepre-drilledholebetweenthem.Allhardware,mountingbrackets,shelves,drawerpulls,andscrewsareprovided.Afewextrascrewsareincluded,aswell.Dovetaileddrawersthatarenotpre-assembledcanbetappedtogetherwitharubbermallet.

ThefirstRTAcabinetusuallytakesabout35minutestoassemble.Handyandexperienceddo-it-yourselfers,aswellastotalnovices,areusuallyabletoassembleeachofourotherRTAcabinetswithin10-20minutes.Ready-to-Assemblecabinetsthatmaytakealittlelongertoassembleincludebasecabinetswithdrawers,lazysusans,rollouttrays,orotherspecialaccessories.

DIRECTIONSFORASSEMBLINGOURRTABASECABINETS

STEP 1: CLEAR A WORK SPACE

PlaceyourRTAcabinetpanelsonasmooth,scratchresistantsurfaceinalarge,openarea.(Somepeopleliketoworkonacarpetedarea;othersprefertoelevatethecabinetbyplacingitonatabletop.Ifyouarenotusingacarpetedarea,havingalargebeachtowelorblanketunderallwoodsurfacesishelpfultoprotectthewoodfrombeingscratched).

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STEP 2: ORGANIZE YOUR MATERIALS

Wesuggeststartingwitha12,15,or18inchbasecabinet,takingcarenottoscratchthewoodenpanelsagainsteachother.Carefullyremoveallcontentsfromoneshippingbox.Next,organizeyourscrewsbysizeandtype.Keepflatheadedscrewsseparatefromthosewithaslightlyroundedhead.

•Flatheadedscrewsattachmountingglidesondrawerstothecabinet;

•Thelongestscrewsholdthedrawertogether;

•Thesmallroundheadedscrewsareusedinallotherareas.

Screws,Bumpers,ShelfClips,CornerBracketsCabinetswithHeavyDutyDrawerGlides

CabinetswithSideMountDrawerGlides

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STEP 3: START WITH THE DOOR FRAME

Placethecabinetdoorframe“facedown”onyoursmoothsurface.

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STEP 4: (OPTIONAL) REVERSE THE HINGE

Ifyouneedtoreversethehingeonasingledoorbasecabinetsothedoorswingsintheotherdirection,thisistheidealtimetodothat.Allyouhavetodoisremovethescrewsthatholdthehingetothedoorfaceframe,flipthedoorover,andreattachthehingestotheotherside.

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STEP 5: ADD SIDE PANEL TO DOORFRAME

Liftonesidepanelandattachittothedoorframebyslidingitslockingplatesoverthe“L”bracketsononesideofthedoorfaceframe.(Besurethegrooveonthebottomofthepanelmeetsthegrooveofthebottomofthedoorfaceframe).Alignthebrackets,makingsuretheendsofthedoorfaceandthesidepanelsareeven,withoutoneprotrudingpasttheother.

AttachonecabinetsidetothebackofthedoorframebyslidingonelockingplateoveritscorrespondingL-bracket.Alignholes.(Whenholesarealigned,youusuallycanhearaslightclickingsoundastheylockintoplace).Addasmallround-toppedscrewtothecenterholeofthelockingplate,butdon’tover-tightenit.Tightensidescrews.(Thebenefitofthisdesignoveronewithcamlocksisthatoncean“L”bracketisscrewedintothelockingplateandtightened,itisunlikelytocomeapartassomecamlocksdo).

"L"Bracket LockingPlate

AddMiddleScrewThenTightenSideScrewsSlideLockingPlateOver"L"Bracket

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STEP 6: ADD 2nd SIDE PANEL

Slidethelockingplatesontheothersidepanelintothe“L”bracketsontheoppositesideofthedoorframe,andrepeattheprocessabove.Again,becarefulnottoover-tightenthecenterscrew.Tightentheadditionalsidescrews.

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STEP 7: ADD THE CABINET FLOOR

Withthedoorfaceframestillface-downonthefloorandthesidesnowattached,slidethefloorpanelintothegroovesbetweenthesidepanels.(BesurethefinishedsideofthefloorisontheINSIDEofthecabinet,andbesurethecornercutoutsfaceup,leavingaslightopeninginthegroovehere).

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STEP 8: ADD THE BACK PANEL

Attachthebackpanelnext.Todothis,placethe“L”bracketsofthebackpanelintothelockingplatesonthetwosidepanels.Next,carefullyflipthecabinetoversoyoucanaccesstheinside.Addthecenterscrewstothe“L”bracketsandtighten,butdon’tover-tighten.Next,tighteneachL-bracket’ssidescrews.

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STEP 9: ADD THE KICKPLATE

Addthekickplatetothebottomofthecabinet,makingsurethefinishedsidefacesoutandtheunfinishedsideinontheinside.Insertthelockingscrewsandtightenthem.Turnthecabinetupright.

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STEP 10: ADD SHELF CLIPS

Inserttwoplasticshelfsupportclipsintotheholesononesideofthecabinetattheheightyoudesire,makingsuretheyarealigned.Inserttheothertwosupportclipsontheoppositesideofthecabinet,makingsureyouusetheholesthatalignwiththoseoftheshelfclipsonthefirstside.Weencourageyouputtheshelfasidefornow,andinstallallcabinetshelvesONLYafteryourcabinetsareinstalledinyourkitchen.

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STEP 11: ASSEMBLE THE DRAWER BOX

Useyourlongestscrewswhenassemblingthedrawerbox.Carefullyalignandattachonesidepanelofthedrawerboxtothebackportionofthedrawerboxhead.Attachthesecondsidepaneltothebackofthedrawerboxhead.Thenattachthetwodrawersidestothedrawerback,againusingthelongestscrewsyouhave.

NOTE:TheCountryOakRTAmodelfeaturedbelowmodelcomeswithsidemountglides.AllofourotherRTAmodelscomewithUNDERMOUNTglides.

LayOutTheDrawerPartsBackOfDrawerParts-DrawerheadOnRight

ScrewDrawerSidesToBackOfDrawerhead

SlideDrawerBottomBetweenSidesAddBackPanelToDrawerBeSureToAlignGroovesSnuggly

WithFinishedSidein

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STEPS12-15AREFORALLRTAMAPLEMODELSASTHEYCOMEWITHUNDERMOUNT,NOTSIDEMOUNTGLIDES.

STEP 12: ATTACH UNDERMOUNT RUNNERS TO DRAWER BOX

Placethedrawerboxonanaccessible,solidsurface,withthebottomfacingup.Next,slideonedrawergliderunnerintoafullopenposition(see1stphoto).Setthatrunnerontheappropriatesideofthedrawerbox,makingsurethewheelendoftheglidessitsattheFRONTofthecabinetdrawer(see1stphoto).Thethickmetalpinontherunnershoulddropintothepre-drilledholeonthebox(2ndphoto).Thehookonthebackportionoftheglideshouldfitintothepre-drilledholeatthebackofthedrawer(3rdphoto).Repeatstepstoaddthedrawerglidetotheothersideofthebox.

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STEP 13: ATTACH DRAWER GLIDE SUPPORTS TO BACK PANEL

Insertthe2whitenylondrawerguidesupportbracketsintotheholesatthetopofthecabinet’sbackpanel.Makesuretheyarealigned,thenscrewintoplace.

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STEP 14: INSTALL DRAWER AND ATTACH GLIDES TO DRAWER BACK

Carefullyinsertyourdrawerinthedraweropeningatthetopofyourcabinet.Slidethemetalglidesontothenylondrawerguidesupportbracketsattachedtothebackofthecabinet.

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STEP 15: INSTALL DRAWER

Makesurethedrawerisevenlyaligned.Withthedrawerinitsfullopenposition,attachonesmallFLAT-headed4X10screwfromthedrawerrailtotheSIDEofthedraweropeningatthefrontofthedrawer.(Youhave3oftheseflat-headedscrews;1isextra).AttachonesmallFLAT-headed4X10screwfromthedrawerrailtotheOTHERsideofthedraweropeningatthefrontofthedrawer.

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STEP 16: INSERT PLASTIC BUMPERS

Next,add4ofthe6tinysoftclearplasticbumperstothe4holesontheinsideofthedrawerfront.Addtheother2bumperstothe2holesontheinsideofthedoorface.Youmayhavetopushhardandtwistthesealittleinaclockwisemotion,togetthemin.Thesebumpersallowthedraweranddoortoclosequietly.

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STEP 17: ADD CORNER OR WOOD BRACKETS

Plasticandwoodcornerbracketsservetwopurposes.First,theyhelpmakesureyourcabinetissquaredoff,goingintoawall.Secondly,theyallowalaminateorsimilarcountertoptobescrewedintoplaceoveryourcabinets.(Evenifyouaregoingtoaddagranitetop,youcanstillusethem).Placeoneplasticcornersupportbracketonthecornerofyourcabinettopwiththeplasticlipoverthecabinet,andscrewintoplace.Repeatoneachoftheother3sides.Yourbasecabinetassemblyiscomplete,unlessyouwanttodrillholesinthedrawerandcabinetdoortoadddrawerpullsorhandles.

PlasticCornerBracketCabinetShowingAll4CornerOasisCabinetWith

BracketsInPlaceWoodenI-BeanConstructedCorners

DIRECTIONSFORASSEMBLINGOURRTABASECABINETS

Wall cabinets are easier to assemble than base cabinets because they have no drawers, toe kicks, or corner brackets. Just follow these steps:

STEP 1: Lay out all of your wooden panels on a soft surface

STEP 2: Separate your top panel from your bottom panel. (The top panel is finished on ONE side; the bottom panel is finished on BOTH sides)

STEP 3: Attach each side panel to the top panel (top panel is finished on only one side)

STEP 4: Attach the cabinet floor (bottom panel) to the side panels.

STEP 5: If you need to switch the hinges of the door face to the other side, do it now by unscrewing the hinges, flipping the door, and inserting the hinges on the other side.

STEP 6: Attach the door face frame to the cabinet frame.

STEP 7: Slide the back plate into place, and attach screws from the outside.

STEP 8: Insert the plastic shelf support brackets at the heights you desire, making sure they align on both sides. (We suggest you set the shelves aside until your cabinets are installed).

STEP 9: Add the small round gel bumper guards to the inside of the door.

STEP 10: Once your cabinets are installed in your kitchen, install the shelves.