Upper Cabinet Mounting

It is time to start mounting the uppers. The ones over the counter are relatively easy. We simply find the stud and then put in a cabinet screw. They each only need two or so cabinet screws because they are all mounted together by screws as well. So as a unit there only six of the massive cabinet screws holding it up. Then the microwave is hanging from the middle upper by some bolts as well as resting on a metal frame that is mounted to the wall. This installation is tricky with two people, because we have to get the power cord up through the hole in the bottom of the upper. Ya know, so the microwave will work.

The upper that goes over the refrigerator is a whole different beast. Not only is this thing 36" wide and 24" in depth, making it very heavy, but the studs in this area are a bit shady. A stud would exist in a test spot, but not in the same lateral spot a foot down where we need it. We kept getting so frustrated that we had to stop and start multiple times. Every time we missed the stud, the screw was effectively stuck because there was nothing to pull against to remove it. Eventually Ben gave up. When I was about to give up as well, I tried one more with only 3 screws remaining and hit stud gold. As you can see, we are left with a messy line of screws. Luckily this can be covered with a white finishing panel.