The box clicks together. Here is the whole order of work.
We do not have a library of assembly videos of our own yet, and we are not going to hand you somebody else’s. What follows is the written version, on our licensed SnapCore system, which covers every cabinet on this site, plus the one clip we actually shot.
What to have on the floor.
- A clear flat surface. A floor is fine. Put the carton card or a blanket down first so a finished face never meets bare concrete.
- A screwdriver. For hinges, drawer glides and pulls. Check what is in the carton before you reach for a driver bit that does not fit.
- A drill, a level and shims. Only for hanging. None of it is needed to build the box.
- A tape measure. For the level line on the wall. The box arrives machined square, so step four is a fingertip check for gaps, not a measurement.
- No glue, no mallet, no clamps. If you find yourself reaching for any of the three, stop and call us. Wood to wood on these boxes should go together by hand.
Six steps, and two of them are checks.
This is the order for any cabinet on this site. What changes between a base, a wall and a tall cabinet is covered on the cabinet type page.
Open the carton and count
Do this at delivery, not the night you build
Check the contents against the packing list before the carrier leaves, and note anything damaged or missing on the delivery receipt. A claim is far easier to work from a note on the paperwork than from a photograph taken a week later.
Lay the panels out and read them
Spread the panels on a flat surface with the finished faces up, on carton card or a blanket so nothing gets scuffed. The panels are cut so that the click profiles only meet their own partner, so the layout tells you most of the order before you start.
Click the box together
The tool-free part
Sides to bottom, then the back, then the top or the stretchers depending on the cabinet. Anything wood-to-wood clicks together, no tools, no glue, no screws, and nobody holding a panel steady on the other side. A concealed internal pinlock does the holding, so there is nothing to see on a finished face when you are done.
Check for gaps, not squareness
The build makes it square for you
The box is machined to lock square every time, so there is no need to measure diagonals. What actually matters is a fully seated click: run a hand along every joint where two panels meet. If you feel a gap, that click is not seated, so press it home. Tight everywhere means the box is square and ready for hardware.
Fit the metal
Screwdriver
The only parts that need screws are the metal ones: hinges, drawer glides and pulls. Soft close hinges and glides are standard, so leave the adjustment until the cabinets are hung and the run is aligned.
Hang it
Drill
Mounting finished cabinets to the wall takes a drill and studs, the same as any kitchen. Set your level line first, hang the wall cabinets before the bases so you are not reaching over them, and shim the bases to a level top before anything gets scribed or countertopped.
Boxes built?Hanging, leveling, joining and trimming the run is its own job. The installation guide takes it from the level line to the last door adjustment.
To be straight with you100% tool-free box assembly is exactly that: anything wood-to-wood clicks together, no tools, no glue, no screws. The only parts that need screws are the metal ones: hinges, drawer glides and pulls. Mounting finished cabinets to the wall takes a drill, the same as any kitchen.
Four mistakes we get called about.
Building before you count
Open every carton and check the packing list first. Half a kitchen built around a missing panel is a harder day than an hour spent counting.
Forcing a joint
If a panel will not close by hand it is the wrong panel or the wrong way round. Nothing on this box needs to be driven home.
Skipping the gap check
Run a hand along every joint before you move on. A gap means a click that is not seated, and it will not fix itself once the box is loaded or hung.
Adjusting doors too early
Hang and level the whole run first, then set the hinges. Doors adjusted on the floor come out wrong once the run is shimmed.
Call us with the box in front of you.
Somebody who knows the product answers and will talk you through the panel you are holding. If something is damaged or missing, file the claim first so a replacement is already moving.
- Phone
- (305) 782-7587
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm ET
- Damaged or missing
- Submit a claim
Not ordered yet?See the finish first. A full sample door is $19.99 and a quarter door sample is $4.99, shipping included.