Base Cabinets
Base Cabinet Fillers A fter positioning base cabinets in a room, locate any base cabinets fillers that are required in the plan layout. Installing L-Front Fillers L-front fillers are commonly used to span the distance between the front edge of a base cabinet and a wall. L-front fillers include filler a filler angle, which is attached to the wall, and filler clips, which attach to the base cabinet.
Steps: 1. Using # 8 sheet metal screws, attach three filler clips along the front edge of the base cabinet (vertically). 2. Fasten the filler angle to the wall using wall anchors and screws as required. 3. Recommended paintable caulk on the filler angle. Push the front filler up to the filler angle and also into the filler clips. (Fillers are held into filler clips with a friction fit). 4. Install the toe space filler to close the remaining gap under the L-Front filler. This filler can be installed in many ways. One common means of installation is to lap the toe space filler over the kick space on the adjoining cabinet. The toe space filler is then adhered to the adjoining cabinet using epoxy glue or pop rivets.
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Attach filler clips along the side of the cabinet
Filler Angle
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Fasten the Slip Joint to the wall and slide the panel into the filler clips.
Slide the L-Front Filler into the slip join and the filler clips.
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Finished Installation
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