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A SAFE KITCHEN DEMOLITION

How to Safely Demolish a Kitchen

Kitchen demolition includes appliance and cabinet removal. Learn how to safely demolish your kitchen for a remodel with these easy step-by-step instructions.

 

 Step by Step Instructions

 

In this Project you will:

• Remove Old Cabinets
• Remove the Rest of the Cabinets
• Remove the Appliances

 

Step 1: Remove Old Cabinets

Start this project by cleaning out the old cabinets.

Remove the cabinet doors and drawers.

Label the backs of the drawers, so you know where to replace them.

 

 

Step 2: Remove the Rest of the Cabinets

Take off the cove molding along the soffit with a pry bar.

Unscrew the cabinet unit from the soffit and remove the cabinets.

Throw away the old cabinet doors, molding, old hinges, etc.

Note: You'll need to rent a 6-yard dumpster for all of the trash removal. A dumpster usually rents for approximately $200.

 

 

Step 3: Remove the Appliances

Shut off the water and cut the copper water-supply line to the refrigerator.
Turn off the main gasline to the stove and disconnect the supply line at the back of stove.
Remove the appliances, and note that it's best to use an appliance dolly for the job.

 

Places to Get Kitchen Cabinets Doors Only

January 4th, 2011

Having been in the cabinet industry for some time, I know of two highly reputable companies to order kitchen cabinet doors from online. Beyond looking out of town, you can also have custom doors fabricated locally. In this article, we will explore a few of the things related to ordering cupboard doors that will hopefully help you achieve great success with your project.




We have always gotten our Thermofoil cupboard doors from Doormark. They are the best company by far to deal with. You will get impeccable service and doors of outstanding quality from this South Florida door manufacturer. All of their products are available in custom sizes. They have a large selection of solid and wood grain colors to choose from. There is also an excellent selection of special moldings including crown and fluted fillers. The delivery time generally falls within a two week period.
Consetoga has been the cabinet door manufacturing industries leader for providing high quality real wood doors for many years. You will find a giant selection of styles and wood types to choose from ranging from shaker style cabinet doors to raised panel designs. Their customer service and attention to delivering quality doors on time is what causes cabinet businesses all over the world to rely on them. You should plan on no less than a six week lead time.
Finding a local company for Formica cabinet doors or wood doors is possible. It’s possible that someone in your area has a door manufacturing business just for wood doors. Many local shops have the capabilities for producing plastic laminate doors.
Finding a finish company should not be a problem if you did not order your doors pre-finished. There are businesses that are strictly set up to do kitchen cabinets doors only when it comes to finish work. These are usually very large warehouse type locations with several employees. You should be able to order your kitchen cabinet’s doors and have them shipped directly to the finish business you choose. Once they arrive, it should take about two weeks for the finishers to finish your custom stain or paint selections.
Here are a few videos to help you with the ordering, installation and adjustment process associated with getting new kitchen cabinets doors.
Measuring for new cabinet doors correctly is the most important part of the process. If you make a mistake here it could be extremely costly. This video demonstration gives great pointers on how to work with the various overlay style hinges and how to calculate door sizes correctly to allow for adjustments.

How to make the proper adjustments to your kitchen cabinets doors. This is one of the most challenging parts of this type of project. Professional installers have spent many years perfecting adjusting procedures to make things go smoothly. Hopefully this video will help.

Through the years we have used many different kitchen cabinets doors suppliers. Some offer great prices, but you generally get what you pay for. If you want to install cabinet doors that will last a lifetime, you should not go with the cheapest option you find. Cheap wood doors usually have many different colors in the grain patterns and if they are pre-finished they quality will be very poor. After a short while, you will only discover that the finish is beginning to wear off of the lower priced doors