Medicine cabinets were originally created to be effective storage places for lotions, medicines, and perfumes. Nobody can be exactly sure at what time they were relocated to the bathroom, but for some reason this room was chosen to store lots of assorted substances used in day to day life. Medicine cabinets were simple in design and function and it isn't until recent times that people gave some real thought to how they looked. Medicine cabinets currently are sold in a extensive assortment of styles, sizes and finishes, thus matching the look of your bathroom is easy. You can purchase medicine cabinets in square and rectangular sizes, flush or surface mounted and come in both metal and wood finishes. You could even adjust the location of the medicine cabinet. Gone are the days when they ended up being located over the bathroom sink.
When searching for your new medicine cabinet you can go to almost any home products store, hardware store or sizable retail store and find some types of medicine cabinets. However, if you are looking for the top selection and prices you must consider doing some investigation via the web ahead of buying the cabinet. There are lots of reliable online suppliers providing every type of medicine cabinet that you can imagine plus they frequently offer lower prices, since overhead is commonly lower with online distributors.
There are two methods to mount practically any cabinet: recessed or flush mounting and surface mounting. Flush mounting should be left to a qualified individual who has done it previously for the reason that it requires cutting the wall open and possibly needing to cut out one or two studs in case the cabinet exceeds 16 in. in width. Surface mounted medicine cabinets are hung very simply by either screwing them directly to the studs or installing some brackets and hanging them similar to hanging a picture on the wall. While mounting your medicine cabinet it's important to remember that it could be very heavy, therefore you will want to make certain it's strongly mounted to the wall studs. If this is the case, you will need to employ heavy duty brackets, which generally come with the cabinet.
The initial step is to locate the 2x4s where you should be attaching the cabinet. If you possess a stud finder (obtainable in nearly all hardware store tool sections) locate the center of the two studs the cabinet should cover and mark the wall. If you don't own a stud finder, take a small finishing nail and use trial and error to find the studs. Tap mildly on the wall with your finger in a horizontal direction until you hear the sound go lower, then gently hammer the nail in about 3/4 in. to tell if you discovered air or wood. If you discovered wood, drive the nail in two additional times, 1/2 in. to the left and right of the original hole. This way you can estimate where the middle of the stud is. It isn't critical that you find the middle exactly, however you will need the screws to have a solid "bite." If for any reason you can't find the 2x4s you must employ hollow wall anchors; the screw-in styles are the simplest to work with and are especially sturdy. After that don't be concerned about all those little holes you made; the cabinet will cover them.
The following move is to align the cabinet with the studs. Hold your cabinet with the top barely underneath your center marks or the holes and ensure it is in the horizontal location you want. Don't worry about leveling it yet. Mark the top of the cabinet, then put it down and pencil in two perpendicular lines from the marks on the top of the cabinet to the bottom. Drill the needed holes on these two lines. Four holes can meet your requirements, however if the cabinet is very heavy, drill six or maybe eight holes. Author's note: when it involves hanging stuff on the wall, I am a firm believer in overkill.
As soon as the holes are drilled in the cabinet, line it up on the wall precisely where you need it, level it, check the position again, double check your level, and then mark the holes on the wall. Set the cabinet down, and using a drill bit which is roughly half the thickness of the screw, drill pilot holes in the wall where you marked them and then carefully screw in the hardware. Make certain the holes are completely prepared prior to mounting the cabinet. The rationale for doing it like this is to make holding the cabinet and screwing it in a lot faster and easier, as well as more accurate.
Keep the cabinet in position, screw it in, make certain all hardware is snug, wipe up the mess, and put your equipment away. Next, fill the cabinet and you are done for the day.
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