How To Put Filler On Kitchen Cabinets

Add filler strips wherever the cabinets come up short of walls as we show in Photos 4 6 or wherever the plan calls for them.

How to put filler on kitchen cabinets. Most often fillers are used vertically at the side of a cabinet but they can also be used horizontally as crown molding risers or trim. Using a scriber mark a line down the filler where you need to cut. Use a drill bit the.

To each measurement and draw a cutting line on the backside of a filler strip. How to Install the Filler. Clamp the filler strip to the cabinet using a cabinet claw.

Open the packaging for the assembled kitchen cabinets to ensure you have all of the pieces cabinet boxes shelves doors and drawer fronts and check for damage from shipping. Choose a length equal to or slightly greater than the specific space you need to fill - they are designed to be field-trimmed. Measure the gap between the wall and the end cabinets at the top and bottom.

The gap may differ from the top to the bottom so make sure you measure at both ends. And yes we held our breath with every pop. Drill a pilot hole completely through the cabinet frame and partway into the filler strip.

Then cut scrap wood we like to use 2 x 4s to create blocking Check that the length of your screw is not longer that the thickness of your blocking plus the thickness of your panel but is long enough to attach the together. Cut the filler strip to length with a miter saw. If you dont have a flush end panel on your cabinet where the install will take place you will need to shim out or use a small wafer piece to place in-between the filler and your existing base cabinet.

After cleaning and filling the cabinet doors grooves sand them until they are smooth. Select one thats closest to the width of the gap. Install Blocking on the Back Cut down your filler to the dimensions you will need.