Leveling floor cabinets

[jamm]

I have a few base cabinets that I want to install in my garage but want to get ideas of how other people handled installing them on a sloped floor. This will be used as a wood working area.

My floor slopes approximately 1-1/2" in 24'. The cabinets will cover a section about 16' long along the wall. If I just install them and not worry about the floor slope then the counter top will not be level and items will roll off, however the countertop will remain a consistant height above the floor. If I shim the cabinets or top then the height of the counter top will vary approximately 1".

Which option do you think is best?

 

[djjsr]

Consider trimming the bottoms to get the top level. Then you don't have to use any shims.

 

[Itzkwik]

Check Lowes/HomeDepot for leveling feet. They attach to the base of the cabinets. Adjust as needed and you're done.

 

[dreamingmuscle]

You are going to have to cut the bottoms to get the same counter height. Thats going mess with the toe kick area. I'd rethink the counter height ???
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[bmwpower]

Are the cabinets wood or metal? I used stainless shims (scrap stainless 2"-3") of varying thicknesses to level my metal cabinets.

 

[dreamingmuscle]

doph what am I thinking. You can't have both level counter tops and counter tops that are the same height as the floor all the way across if the floor is unlevel. Your going to have to shim them 1.5 inches some where and deal with the counter top height

Glen
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[rsanter]

you have a couple of options

the standard way to level cabinates is to draw a level line on the wall and shim each cabinate up to that line

the other way would be to trim the bottom of each cabinate bit I really doubt you could do this accurate enough to need no shims.

a third way that I used one time was that I made the toekick base seperate from the rest of the cabinates and worked with that untill it was level and then put the cabinates on the base

bob

 

[Itzkwik]

If you attach the levelling feet to the cabinets, you can level the bases and then mount the tops. If you don't want an open area under the cabinets, cut the toe kicks on an angle.

 

[kbs2244]

Shims to get it level and then vinyl baseboard trim in the toe kick to keep things from rolling under the cabinets.

 

[Steve in Mi]

Shims to get it level and then vinyl baseboard trim in the toe kick to keep things from rolling under the cabinets.

Exactly!

If you don't have toe kicks already build one up with 2 X 4's and shim it to be level (side to side, front to back), set the cabinets on and again use the vinyl base trim to cover the gap for looks and keep small items from hiding out under the cabinets.

 

[Kevin54]

Shims to get it level and then vinyl baseboard trim in the toe kick to keep things from rolling under the cabinets.

Ditto. Start at the high end, measure the height of the cabinet, draw a level line along the wall, shove the cabinet against the wall, shim underneath until you are up to the line, screw the cabinet to the wall, trim off the shims, add a new toe kick baseboard at floor level.

 

[jamm]

Thanks for all the great advice? I think I'll give the shims and toe kick idea a shot.