straighten
Set off a level line
A datum line goes on the wall first, so the whole run works to one reference instead of each cabinet to its neighbor.
Fitting and installation
Cabinet installation in Louisville is the labor side on its own, for people who already have the cabinets and need them fitted properly.
Cabinet installation in Louisville covers setting a level datum, fixing base and wall cabinets into the studs, scribing end panels to the wall, cutting and fitting fillers, hanging and adjusting doors, and fitting the toe kicks and cornice.
Appliance openings get checked against the actual appliances rather than the plan. Countertops are a separate trade, and we set the bases level and true so they can be templated.
Cutting for plumbing and electrical outlets is part of it, done from the marks rather than by eye.
A datum line goes on the wall first, so the whole run works to one reference instead of each cabinet to its neighbor.
Cabinets are screwed into studs, because a loaded wall cabinet held by drywall fixings comes off the wall eventually.
Ends are scribed to the wall and fillers are cut to fit, rather than gaps being covered with trim.
Each stage is signed off before the next one starts.
We measure the room itself rather than working from the plan, because walls are rarely square and the plan is rarely what got built. Every opening gets checked.
You get a layout and a written estimate broken down by stage, so you can see what the doors cost against the boxes against the install. Free, nothing to sign.
Cabinetry is built to the measurements we took, in the wood, door style and finish you picked. Lead time depends on the scope and we tell you before you commit.
Scribed to the walls, levelled, and fixed properly. Hardware adjusted so every door and drawer sits straight before we leave.
The first cabinet sets the whole run. Everything after it inherits that error.
Anyone who has bought cabinets and does not want to fit them. That is a different buyer from the rest of this site, since the product decision is already made.
It also covers a stalled project. Half-fitted kitchens where someone started and stopped are common, and picking one up is straightforward once the existing work is checked for level.
We check the room first: floor level across the run, walls for plumb and bow, and stud positions. Older Louisville houses move enough that this changes where the run starts.
A datum line goes on the wall and everything works to it. Cabinets are joined to each other before fixing, so the fronts line up as a run, then fixed back into structure.
Doors and drawers are adjusted at the end, which is the difference between cabinets that are installed and cabinets that look installed.
This is quoted as labor, by cabinet count and by how much the room needs putting right first. Out-of-level floors and bowed walls add time before anything gets hung.
For scale, cabinets themselves nationally run $12,000 to $20,000 for a standard kitchen, and fitting is a fraction of that figure. Where old units have to come out first, that is quoted separately.
Flat-pack kitchens have their own quirks, from the suspension rail to the cover panels, and that is IKEA kitchen cabinet installation.
Old units usually have to go before new ones arrive, which is cabinet removal & disposal. The same fitting work covers custom closets in Louisville, laundry room cabinets in Louisville and mudroom cabinets in Louisville. We work across the metro including cabinets in Lyndon and cabinets in Hurstbourne.
Get a free written estimate and we will look at your Louisville kitchen and the cabinets you have before quoting.
Yes, that is what this service is. The product decision is already made and we do the labor: setting a level datum, fixing into structure, scribing the ends and adjusting the doors.
Usually. The first step is checking what is already fitted for level and square, because everything installed after that inherits whatever the first cabinet did.
Stone countertops are a separate trade with their own templating. We set the bases level and true so they can be templated, and coordinate the timing.
It gets built into the plan. A datum line goes on the wall and the run works to that rather than to the floor, with the bases packed as needed.
We stay inside about 20 miles of Louisville, close enough to measure, template and install without the schedule slipping. These are the areas we cover most often.
Tell us the room and what you want out of it. You get a written estimate broken down by stage, free, with nothing to sign.