I recently moved into a high rise apartment and need to hang some cabinets. The cabinets themselves weight about 20lbs and I'm thinking the stuff stored inside them will be around 40lbs. I know I need to mount these into the studs which I've been told should be metal since it is a...
We felt pretty good when we realized that most upper cabinets are just held to studs with screws and then loaded up with dishes and plates and other items (and then a hood might be added on top of all that weight) and the whole shebang stays up. Speaking of which, it was time to ...
Clean your cabinets. A good cleaning may bring new luster to tired but handsome wood. Try TSP to remove grim and grease. Change the hardware. Try something zippy, like bent twig fork handles, hand-painted ceramic knobs, clear glass handles and knobs, or metal pharmacy pulls. For unity, ...
This is particularly crucial if your whiteboard has a metal frame, rather than a wooden one, as metal will not allow a screw to be drilled directly into it.[2] Make sure you use a drill bit that matches the size of your screws. 4 Align the pre-drilled holes with studs. Place the...