NewAge Cabinets - the exact width?

[TheFixer]

Hi,

I've purchased a set of NewAge Pro Cabinets, which according to their website will have a total width of 204" (17')

They are:

- 1 Locker (36")
- 6 Wall Lockers (28" x 6 = 168')
Total 36"+168" = 204"

The question I have for anyone who has NewAge cabinets is how exact/accurate are their measurements, especially when the cabinets are fastened together in a row?

The reason I ask is because I'm fitting this row of cabinets between two posts of my mezzanine, and that distance was also planned to be 'exactly' 17' (a decision made before I bought the cabinets).

I won't be receiving the cabinets for a few weeks yet, and I wanted to know the exact length before bolting the mezzanine posts in place in the next few days (if necessary I could perhaps re-drill the cross beams if necessary to add an inch, but don't want to do that if it's not necessary, as I also have very little to play between the posts and the wall at the other side of the post - see the photo; the cabinets are going between the left hand and center posts (which are not yet bolted down)

(I did ask NewAge on the phone, and the sales staff said the measurement was 'exact', but I just want to be certain...)

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Codyboy]

Me , I would allow a little extra space if possible or wait until you receive the cabinets. Heck, I'd probably do 17'-2" leaving an inch possibly less on each side.
"Exactly" sometimes don't work out well.

Curious what you're using for the joists?

My loft I want is 20x20. My shop building builder said he's used 8" purlins to span that distance.
Which i could probably see because thats what the roof has and they span 20' between the I-beams.

 

[kbuhagiar]

Based on my two separate NewAge cabinet set purchases, their measurements are generally spot on.

That being said, I would follow the advice to wait until you have them in hand. No reason to jump the gun if you have the option to wait.

 

[Yankeefarmer]

I have only one New Age cabinet- it’s a Bold Series 36 inch locker. I just went out and put a Stanley tape measure on it and it was dead nuts on 36”.

 

[LXCam]

If you can gain an inch, that’s what I’d do. There’s a lot of variables for that many cabinets bolted together (not just width but squareness) and even 1/4” could screw you.

 

[manwithtools]

I just measured my 10 piece Pro set and their spec calls out 184", my setup measures 184-1/2". Like @LXCam said, gain an inch if possible.

BTW, the Pro Series are nice cabinets. I've had two sets in two different garages and I'm about to buy some more for my shop.

 

[TheFixer]

I just measured my 10 piece Pro set and their spec calls out 184", my setup measures 184-1/2". Like @LXCam said, gain an inch if possible.

BTW, the Pro Series are nice cabinets. I've had two sets in two different garages and I'm about to buy some more for my shop.

Thanks - exactly what I needed. Today I did a 'test' assembly of the mezzanine posts/connecting beam and it looks like I have 204¼” gap between the posts currently (which is ¼" more than NewAge spec. I've decided I will 'slot' the holes on the post tabs so that that becomes more like 204½" or even 204¾" (I feel comfortable slotting the holes by 1/4"at each end, gaining the 1/2") Hopefully that will be OK.

 

[TheFixer]

Based on my two separate NewAge cabinet set purchases, their measurements are generally spot on.

That being said, I would follow the advice to wait until you have them in hand. No reason to jump the gun if you have the option to wait.

I'd really like to have the mezzanine up before the cabinets arrive - I'm running out of space to store stuff, and I'd hate to damage them..... -
I am considering not fastening the end post to the floor until I have the cabinets in place. If I've slotted the holes where connecting beam is attached I can then (hopefully) get an exact fit, and I think that the mezzanine structure would be fairly safe (it wouldn't have any load on it) with the two end posts 'free standing'.

 

[TheFixer]

Me , I would allow a little extra space if possible or wait until you receive the cabinets. Heck, I'd probably do 17'-2" leaving an inch possibly less on each side.
"Exactly" sometimes don't work out well.

Curious what you're using for the joists?

My loft I want is 20x20. My shop building builder said he's used 8" purlins to span that distance.
Which i could probably see because thats what the roof has and they span 20' between the I-beams.

I probably don't have 2" to play with (because the mezzanine wouldn't fit in the building, and that center post is fairly critical due to the 1/2 bath plumbing etc next to it. I've spent the day today playing with steel, and test fitting. It looks like the gap is actually 1/4" larger than the NewAge spec, and I think I can expand that to 3/4" by slotting the brackets, so that's my current plan.

To answer the question about the joists.

All the horizontal perimeter beams and joists are 12" C-Section Roll form. The joists are joined to the perimeter beams using uneven length right angle brackets (except in a couple of places where I need to attach to the 'flat' side of the C-section, in which case they are equal length). I have around 370' of C-section stacked and ready to assemble.....

My longest beams (on the perimeter) are just over 19' long, and the longest joists are just over 17'

Note that the mezzanine is used - I bought it from American Surplus Inc following recommendations on another thread (I was originally going to buy a new Mezzanine from Mezzanines Online, but recent increases in the costs of imported steel and products made me re-think that).

 

[M.Wong]

I have three New Age Pros here installed in a line: 36" - 36" - 42" and the cabinets themselves measure spot on. However, butting them up and screwing them together seems to add about 1/8" where each pair meets.

36" - 36" looks like a total of 72 1/8"

36" - 36" - 42" looks like a total of 114 1/4"





I feel like I got them as close as they can be...

 

[Codyboy]

I have three New Age Pros here installed in a line: 36" - 36" - 42" and the cabinets themselves measure spot on. However, butting them up and screwing them together seems to add about 1/8" where each pair meets.

36" - 36" looks like a total of 72 1/8"

36" - 36" - 42" looks like a total of 114 1/4"









I feel like I got them as close as they can be...

There ya go OP. Spread out to allow 1/8" per unit. Maybe.
Or go as far as you can.

 

[TheFixer]

I have three New Age Pros here installed in a line: 36" - 36" - 42" and the cabinets themselves measure spot on. However, butting them up and screwing them together seems to add about 1/8" where each pair meets.

36" - 36" looks like a total of 72 1/8"

36" - 36" - 42" looks like a total of 114 1/4"





I feel like I got them as close as they can be...

Thanks...exactly what I need to know.

 

[TheFixer]

There ya go OP. Spread out to allow 1/8" per unit. Maybe.
Or go as far as you can.

Agreed. It looks like I need 204 ¾" total (7 cabinets, 6 joints).

I think I will achieve that by slotting the bolt holes in the 'tabs' where the beams join the posts...1/4" at each end (and perhaps drill one extra hole through both post tab and beam once in position to keep everything from moving)

Thanks to everyone who's responded - I knew that I'd get an answer here!

 

[M.Wong]

Just checked, my three small 28" (28x14x22) wall cabinets have similar results.

 

[finn]

Remember you have to “wiggle “ the cabinets in, unless they’re extraordinarily light or you’re extraordinarily strong.

i always sort of struggle moving the refrigerator or range, even though there’s quite a lot of clearance.