How To Anchor A Tall Cabinet To The Wall

Toggle bolts are the top choice when it comes to anchoring a freestanding cabinet to the drywall in the kitchen.

How to anchor a tall cabinet to the wall.

Buying options 15 from amazon. To prevent this from happening use metal brackets to secure the top of the piece to the studs in the wall. We recommend using a wood screw that s at least 2 inches long to ensure a strong connection. If not secured to the wall tall pieces of furniture like bookcases can pose a risk of toppling over causing injury and damage to your home.

Anchor tall bookcases and file cabinets april 2008 page 2 of 2 if possible move all bookcases file cabinets and other large pieces of furniture away from exits so that if they do fall they won t prevent you from escaping. If the cabinet isn t plumb slip shims between the cabinet and wall at the stud lines and adjust as necessary. Place the corner wall cabinet on the screws or ledger. Toggle bolts when.

Large furniture provides ample storage space while making your home look great. If you have kids at home it is a good practice to firmly secure your large a. Drill a pilot hole into the wall and push the wall anchor in. Drill and countersink two holes in each of the mounting rails inside the cabinet and drive 2 1 2 inch cabinet screws through the holes.

If you can t find a stud you should install wall anchors before you drive screws into drywall or masonry. I have purchased an approx 2m high by 35cm deep dispay cabinet seated on a carpet floor. To prevent the contents of your bookcases from falling out you can install a thin metal or plastic wire a wood. Watch this video to find out more.

Next install the wall mounted portion of the anchor. Three points of contact mount to the tv furniture and wall with convenient contact points that anchor to your tv s existing vesa mount holes. For tall shelves this is the best place to secure a bookcase into a stud because it is the least noticeable place. I normally use 4 screws per cabinet and i attach multiple cabinets together before hanging the group.

Then align the brackets and drill with three inch screws. When attaching the wall cabinets to the kitchen wall you will need a helper or some jacks to hold the cabinets in place while you set the cabinet hanging screws.