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How can these cabinets be fixed?

HU-9180246783204117234148

6 years ago

So bathroom remodel going on. They installed the vanity cabinets and there's a good 1/2 inch gap between the bottoms of the cabinets and the floor.

Contractor claiming that floors can be uneven (blah blah) but that's a new tile floor that I assumed was leveled by the tile guy.

Question is how can this be fixed?

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User

6 years ago

It is the wall that is causing that situation. When they installed the vanity, they screwed the back tight against the wall---and cause the front to be pulled off the floor.

The fix is to remove the mounting screws, shim the back so the feet are on the floor, and hide the gap at the top with the backsplash(and side splash if necessary).

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User
6 years ago
I wouldn’t bet that the floor is level. Just flat. Cabinets have to be level. And a level substrate for them starts with your framer.

And minimizing gaps also starts with a designer who builds in the versatility of being able to scribe an installation to an out of level floor. Or who orders things in parts and pieces, in conjunction with her installer. Then the toe is custom built on site to physically work with the site conditions.

Opening up a box from China ain’t how a good install happens. Ever.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
6 years ago
The back of the cabinet gets shimmed to plumb. If the feet don't touch the floor, they need to be scribed until they do. Cabinet installation 101; beginner level stuff.
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User
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Ahh, you're all so tender and naive. I don't trust any of it - that the wall is plumb, the floor is flat, or the cabinet is square.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
6 years ago
An out-of-square production cabinet is exceedingly rare. Even if they are out, it isn't usually by much.
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ci_lantro
6 years ago
The front of the adjacent cabinet in the first photo isn't contacting the floor, either. Looks like there may be shim there. All indications are that the floor is not level and the high point is right next to the wall.

The only way that I can see to fix in this situation and with this cabinet design is remove the cabinets and remove enough material from the back and sides so that the feet will meet the floor without any gaps.

The front gap tells you approximately how much material to remove from the back and sides of the cabinet. I would remove that much and a bit more (1/8") and use these:

https://www.cabinethardware.com/Plastic-Leg-Levelers-p/1329.htm

on the back of the cabinet.

The levelers can then be fine tuned from inside the cabinet. Probably will need to rely on caulk to close any gaps on the visible gable ends of the cabs. Or scribe a template as a pattern for removing the gable end material.
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