How To Install Mobile Home Cabinets

When you purchase a mobile home, it's likely that you will want to consider some home improvements over a period of time. These improvements may range from installing new mobile home paneling, to mobile home floors, to new cabinets. Installing new cabinets in your mobile home will give it a new lease of life, and will most likely be the first step to a series of additional alterations. 

Step 1: Planning

Before you purchase new cabinets you should first devise a plan, or several plans if you are planning to install cabinets in different places. Measure the space that you have available and work out how many cabinets you want, and where you anticipate they will go. If you are planning to install kitchen cabinets, you will need to measure the width of the appliances and how they will affect the space for your cabinets. 

Step 2: Demolish in Stages

To begin demolition you will need to be methodical and complete the task in stages, as this will make the process easier. Make sure that you are wearing a dust mask and safety goggles, as there will be plenty of dust created during the demolition process. You should first remove all the doors and drawers and then start to remove the lower cabinets if you have any. Finally, remove all the upper cabinets. 

Step 3: Measure Up

Once all the walls are bare, you can start with the installation process. The plan that you drew up earlier will provide the exact measurements for your mobile home cabinets. Using a tape measure, follow the measurements on the plan and mark out where the cabinets will be placed. If you notice any problems such as cabinets not fitting correctly, check the plan to ensure that the measurements are correct. 

Step 4: Mounting Upper Cabinets

When you start mounting the cabinets, you will need to install the upper cabinets first. Make sure that the upper cabinets in your mobile home are secured onto studs, as this will prevent them from falling when they're full. Use a carpenter’s level to make sure that they're straight and use clamps to hold them in place while you install the other upper cabinets. 

Step 5: Mounting Lower Cabinets

Once all the upper cabinets have been installed, start to install the lower cabinets following the same steps for the upper ones. If you are installing long cabinets that reach from the mobile home floor to the ceiling, you might need to use shims to keep them level and square. This is because many ceilings and floors are not parallel. 

Often, a pre-purchased cabinet will be supplied with schematics that make attachment easier. Always consider using these over your own designs.