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.
