You assembled your tall cabinet perfectly… and then realized it won’t stand up. Now what?
This video explains why some tall cabinets can’t be tipped upright after assembly and walks through the proven solutions installers use when ceiling height becomes a problem. You’ll learn how to determine the best fix, when a corner cut is acceptable, and how to avoid the issue on future projects.
Key takeaways:
- Why a cabinet’s diagonal measurement can exceed room height
- How ceiling clearance affects tall cabinet installation
- Prevention methods, including upright assembly and loose toe platforms
- How to create a new pivot point
- Options for concealing or repairing visible cut areas after installation
If you run into this situation, don’t panic. Your Cabinet Coach can help you determine the best approach for your specific cabinet and room dimensions. You can also call us at 888-211-6482 for assistance.
Video Transcript
It's a glorious day here at Cabinet Joint. I'm Justin, and in today's video, I'm going to show you what to do if you've built your tall cabinet flat on the ground, but then, as you go to stand it up, realize that it is too large and you can't tip it up because of your ceiling.
The reason this happens is because the diagonal of your cabinet is longer than the height of your cabinet. Some ways that you can avoid this issue altogether would be to either build it vertically or to utilize our loose toe platform option that we have.
But you've already built it. You now need to figure out how to get this installed. So now, the solution is to cut corners. Even though you already thought you were cutting corners by assembling it flat, you're going to have to cut some more.
If you have, say, a tall fridge cabinet and no one will ever see the side—this is the bottom, by the way—no one will ever see the side because there's a base cabinet going next to it, feel free to overexaggerate the cut. No one's ever going to see it. The fridge is going to be on one side, and the cabinet is going to be on the other.
But if you're in a situation where you will see it, you can do the math. You can pull out the classic Pythagorean theorem and figure out where you need to cut in order to make the new pivot point short enough so that you can fit it. Or you can eyeball it. You can figure out, okay, here's where the bottom of the interior of my cabinet is, and I can cut it from here and just cut this corner out.
So, you can do the math. You can be thorough. You can also eyeball it and then figure out a way that it is going to be hidden. Are you going to have base molding? Is there going to be a cabinet going next to it? Or maybe there's a scenario where you'll need to cut it and then do some patchwork later on.
But unfortunately, there is no real other workaround to tip it up. This is something you can be talking to your cabinet coach about. They will assist you in your specific situation on what you should do in order to be able to stand it up.
But don't panic. There is a solution to this.
So, with all your questions, you can reach out to your cabinet coach, or you can call us at 888-211-6482.
Thank you for watching. Have a great day.
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