Assembly & Upfit Archives

Assembling a Tall Cabinet in Upright Position

Assembling a tall Conestoga cabinet in the upright position
Assembling the Case Only (CSCO) Cabinet

Assembling Conestoga's awesome, flexible 'case only' cabinet
Assembly Tools & Materials: What you need

A look at the tools and materials needed to build a typical Conestoga RTA cabinet
Base 2 Door 5 Drawer Cabinet – B2D5D

Conestoga's Base 2 Door 5 Drawer Cabinet
Base 3 Drawer Equal Height (B3DEH) Cabinet: Updated Fall 2020

Assembly operation of a Base 3 Drawer Equal Height Cabinet. Brian notes the overlay versus inset opening size issue and how drawer boxes and face frame will not be equal on full overlay cabinets.
Base 4 Drawer (B4D) Assembly: Updated Fall 2020

Assembly of the Bae 4 Drawer cabinet. Also shows the installation of the rear mounting brackets and inset mounting brackets.
Base Cabinet Assembly

A quick demonstration of the assembly process for a simple base cabinet in Conestoga's RTA cabinet line
Base Cabinet Assembly: Updated Fall 2020

Base cabinet assembly showing new cabinet back method
Base Cabinet Top Strips and Workarounds

Conestoga Base Cabinet Top Strips...What if mine came wrong, damaged or missing?
Base Corner Pie Cut Three Drawer Cabinet

A video describing Conestoga's new Base Corner Pie Cut 3 Drawer cabinet, its features and its assembly.
Base End Angle Cabinet – BEAL / BEAR

Understanding and designing with Conestoga's BEAL / BEAR base end angle transition cabinet
Base Full Door (BFD) Assembly Updated: Fall 2020

Assembly of a Base Full Door cabinet
Base Full Door Roll Out Cabinet – BFDRO

Conestoga's new Base Full Door Roll Out Cabinet
Base Lazy Susan (BLS) & Wall Corner Pie Cut (WPC) Assembly

A video devoted to showing the basics of assembly for a pie cut cabinet. Note the shelves/susans are installed DURING the assembly!
Base/Tall Filler Column (BFC/WFC/TFC) Description and Assembly

Filler Column assembly and descriptions of how they are used
BEADED INSET Base Lazy Susan Front Frame Trimming

How to trim the front frames on a beaded inset BLS so that the beads meet cleanly in the corner.
Blum Tandem Installation – Overlay and Inset. Features New Pilot Holes

This video shows the full Blum Tandem installation for standard 18, 21 and 24 deep cabinets
Bottom Mount Trash Pull Out Installation – Step 1: Unbox & Inventory

Step 1 of installing our Hafele Moovit Trash pullout: Unboxing the contents
Bottom Mount Trash Pull Out Installation – Step 2: Installing the Base

Installing the slide base in the cabinet which will accept the glide body/trash roll out
Bottom Mount Trash Pull Out Installation – Step 3: Adjust the Door Mount Brackets

Adjusting the door mounting bracket position based on your kitchen's door overlay
Bottom Mount Trash Pull Out Installation – Step 4: Mounting the Door

Mounting the cabinet door to a trash pull out so that the door lines up with the adjacent cabinet doors
Bottom Mount Trash Pull Out Installation – Step 5: Wrap up

Final steps to installing your Hafele Trash Pullout
Conestoga’s Offical Assembly Video: Corner Cabinet

Conestoga corner cabinet assembly
Conestoga’s Official Assembly Video: Base Cabinet

Conestoga's official base cabinet assembly video. Be sure to check out all the assembly videos on our web site as you may pick up some tricks from each.
Conestoga’s Official Assembly video: Wall Cabinet

Conestoga wall cabinet assembly. We encourage you to watch all the assembly videos in our library as you may pick up some tricks in each.
Create an Easy Door Mounting Jig For Base Cabinets

How to easily install base cabinet doors straight and level
Dishwasher End Panel/Custom Sized End Panel (DWEP/CSEP)

Dishwasher End Panel/Custom Sized End Panel description, uses and assembly.
Front Frame Assembly Issues

Things you may run in to during assembly that prevent the front frame from fully seating on the cabinet box
Getting Started Video 1: Organizing your Cabinets/Boxes

How to organize your cabinets before starting assembly
Getting Started Video 2: Organizing Your Hardware, Doors and Face Frames

Organizing your hardware, doors and face frames prior to assembly
Getting Started Video 3: Tools & Materials

Tools and Materials to gather before you begin assembly
Half Moon Blind Corner System

Description of Conestoga's Half Moon Blind Corner pull out system
Hanging Doors on Lazy Susan Pie Cut Cabinet (BLS/WCP)

Installing Lazy susan doors using Blum's 170 degree hinge
Hinge Direction Basics

Hinge direction on Cabinet Doors
Installing a Cabinet Door on a Wall Cabinet

Hanging a cabinet door on the cabinet using an overlay cabinet as an example
Installing a Drawer Front – Inset Cabinetry

Installing a drawer front in an inset application
Installing a Drawer Front on a Drawer Box

Updated video showing how to install a drawer front onto a drawer box easily with no special tools or clamps.
Installing Base Lazy Susan Trays

Installing lazy susan trays to a BLS cabinet shelf or floor. This must be done prior to cabinet assembly!
Installing Pull Out Trays (POT)

Installing Pull Out Trays in a Conestoga Base Cabinet using Blum Tandem glides
Installing Sink Divider Panels in Vanity Combo Cabinets (optional step)

Installing Divider Panels in vanity combination cabinets (optional step)
Mounting False Drawer Front on Sink or Range Base Cabinet

How to quickly and easily mount the false drawer front on a Base Sink cabinet using the provided mounting blocks.
Mounting Hinges on a Door

Mounting Blum concealed cup hinges on a cabinet door
Mounting the Drawer Front to the Drawer Box

Mounting drawer fronts to drawer boxes - easy and effortless with double backed tape!
New ‘Ready To Install’ Trash Pull Out

Installing the new 'Ready to Install' trash pull out.
New Sink and Vanity Base Top Strip Option

New top strip for sink/vanity base cabinets as of Summer 2014
Prep False Door Option

Illustrates Conestoga's new finished side option called 'prep false door' where a door panel can tuck up behind a face frame extension
Refrigerator Tall Cabinet (RTB) Assembly

A video showing an overview of how to assemble a tall fridge cabinet (RTB, RTR or RTL cabinet)
Removing a Front Frame From an Assembled Cabinet

Removing a front frame from an assembled cabinet box
Sink Tip Out Tray

Installing the Soap Tilt Tray in a sink base cabinet
Tips Before You Begin Assembly

Things to check before you start assembling your cabinets
Trimming Extended Stiles on a Cabinet

The video shows a slick and easy way to trim an extended stile on an assembled cabinet.
Two-Tiered (TTW) Wall Cabinet Assembly

Brian explains door opening heights and how matching interior is applied inside this cabinet.
ATTN: OVERLAY CUSTOMERS! skip section from 7:20 - 10:49.
UPDATE: Conestoga’s New Cabinet Back Assembly as of Winter 2016

A video showing how Conestoga's new cabinet back assembly is different as of Winter 2016.
Utility Cabinet (UC) Assembly

Step by step assembly instructions of the tall utility cabinet. Brian also shares helpful tips on how to read your quote and when to install inset doors hinges.
Wall Cabinet Assembly

A basic demonstration of a wall cabinet assembly
Wall Cabinet Assembly – Updated Fall 2020

Wall cabinet assembly showing label reading, inset mounting bracket install, etc.
Wall Corner Single Entry (WCS- Wall Diagonal) Cabinet Assembly

A quick demonstration of how to assemble a Wall Corner Shelf (Diagonal wall) cabinet
Wall Hung Vanity Assembly

Assembly of a Wall Hung Vanity (WHV) Cabinet
Workaround: You Forgot To Install the Shelf in Your Corner BLS Cabinet!

Installing the BLS (pie cut cabinet) shelf after assembly