Welcome to the DIY, How to Install Kitchen Cabinets Guide, and cabinet installation tool resource. This detailed guide is for the professional, or home owner alike who is interested in learning to set, hang, or install a cabinet DIY. This is a real guide covering the nuts and bolts of the cabinet installation in detail.

My name is Skip Stephenson and am a professional cabinet installer. I have been remodeling kitchens and installing cabinets for 26 years. My goal here is to simply provide a detailed and truly helpful guide to installing cabinets, and for good cabinet connections that last a life time.

This guide will not cover pre cabinet remodeling, as in rough wiring, rough plumbing, and drywall. There is a good general kitchen remodeling guide at www.kitchenguidebook.com .  There is also a very good kitchen lighting idea web site at www.kitchenlightingideas.info. The kitchen lighting idea web site has a good step by step guide on how to install under cabinet lights, and for help in choosing the best under cabs visit www.bestundercabinetlights.com.

This cabinet installation guide will go into detail on the kitchen Cabinet installation design plan, actually installing cabinets, special considerations on installing kitchen islands and peninsulas, getting appliance openings right, installing crown molding and other trims,  guide to kitchen sinks, how to install  cabinet knobs, and the right supplies, and specialty tools to get the job done!

If you need help with putting together a kitchen design plan then visit the Cabinet Design Layout page at The Kitchen Guide Book, and for a break down of the differences in cabinet construction quality and wood types then visit  The Cabinet Quality Guide.

Hanging or installing your own kitchen cabinets DIY can be a great way to save money and is not that hard, but a good attention to detail, planning, and having good quality cabinets and fixtures doesn,t hurt. 

The right tools can also make or break a cabinet install. Invest in a quality tool and it can last a lifetime.

Anybody reading this front page article is thinking about or already started a kitchen remodel, and is contemplating "how can I save money on my kitchen remodel in this economy" For a good general article about saving money renovating a kitchen see: Saving Money Kitchen Remodeling.

If you have ever searched "how to install cabinets" then this web site is for you. I hope this guide inspires you to be a DIY cabinet installation person, and to get the self satisfaction of putting together a beautiful kitchen yourself.

Thanks
Skip Stephenson

Thank you to ABC Kitchen and Bath for informational help.

This site is a satellite of the free online Kitchen Ideas Guide Book, and Batrooms design Ideas.