Tom, I don't think Ray asked the question. I think he gets these things from a question and answer type site.
earlier, Tom Hodges, wrote: >First of all, I am a bit confused. It seems you asked a question then >answered it yourself. > >Regardless, I would not run screws through the inside back of a kitchen >cabinet. There is a top and bottom rail on the outside of the cabinet for >this purpose. No washers are required because the wood is three quarters of >an inch (usually) and very hard. If you run a screw through the back of the >cabinet into the wall and then load the cabinet with heavy items such as >canned goods, you can rip the cabinet right off the wall except for the >backing plate. > >_____ > >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] >On Behalf Of Ray Boyce >Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 4:43 PM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Repair a Kitchen Cabinet > >I noticed only three of the six screws that hold my kitchen cabinets on the >wall are anchored in a stud. The other three were so loose that they pulled >out of the wall with my fingers. How do I fix this? > >The installers must have missed the studs when fastening the cabinet. The >screws that pulled away were likely only fastened to drywall or plaster and >they stripped out from the weaker material. The easiest way to locate the >studs is to use a stud finder above or below the cabinet case. Once you know >the wall stud location, you can measure inside the cabinet to locate where >you'll drive a screw through the back of the case and into the stud. The >stud is probably just to the left or right of the existing screw hole. Use >screws that are a minimum of 2-1/2 inches, and choose fasteners with large >heads or washers to make sure the cabinets cinch up to the wall. > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.17/1846 - Release Date: >12/12/2008 6:59 PM John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
