Cabinet Filler Strip Against Wall

A filler strip can be placed between two cabinets or against the wall to fill the empty space between cabinets.

Cabinet filler strip against wall.

For uneven walls clamp the filler strip to the frame. Precisely fit and install these strips for a neat seamless finish. Check the width of the piece mark and cut the cabinet side if you need to or use a plane for minor adjustments. You probably will not know how contoured a wall is until you try to fit a cabinet against it.

A cabinet run that meets a blind corner wall cabinet needs a filler so door handles don t hit. So i d like to do 33 cabinets against the side walls with no filler. Use a compass to scribe a line following the contours of the wall and cut at a 7 to 10 degree bevel. Fillers are sold in 3 and 6 widths and various lengths.

Current upper cabinets go all the way from the side walls to the window trim which i hate. At first a wall may appear to be straight but it s nearly impossible for even the best drywall expert to get a wall completely straight. Use a scribing tool or a compass and pencil to transfer the contour of the wall to the filler strip. Filler strips are placed beside the leftmost or rightmost cabinets between the wall and cabinet.

A cabinet filler strip is a piece of wood inserted between two cabinets to allow factory sized cabinets to fit a wall of any length. A base cabinet run that meets a wall needs a filler so the door can open more than 90 degrees and a roll out shelf will not collide with it. They are 35 1 2 wide with inset doors 2 1 2 from wall to hinge. When finished installing them note the gap between the wall and the side of the cabinet.

Drill a pair of 1 8 in 3 2 mm holes from the cabinet s frame to the filler strip. Install the cabinets in place starting with one cabinet on either side flush against the wall. Use a miter saw to cut the filler strip to the height of your cabinet. Use a table saw to cut the strip just slightly wider than the widest point you measured.

Secure the strip to the cabinet with screws. Stick 2 1 2 in 6 4 cm screws in the holes then tighten them with a cordless screwdriver. For that reason most cabinets come with an extra filler piece designed to fit between the cabinet and wall where necessary. Learn how to close off cabinet gaps by installing filler strips and cover panels.

Typically fillers are used to finish the space where an overall dimension of cabinetry is less than the overall wall dimension. Most often fillers are used vertically at the side of a cabinet but they can also be used horizontally as crown molding risers or trim.