Tools to Make Kitchen Cabinet Installation Easier

Cabinet Jacks Only $60.00 a pair these Little Hand cabinet jacks from FastCap make installing wall cabinets easy for the do it yourselfer. Just set them on your countertop and raise the wall cabinet to the desired level.

It would have been very difficult to install kitchen cabinets myself without these little gems.

Cabinet Door & Drawer Drill Template

After you new cabinets are installed you want to add some pulls and handles to give them that finished look. A bit scary since you don't want to ruin your work by drilling a hole in the wrong spot. These low cost templates will make the job easy.

You will find a right angle drill will make life much easier when installing cabinets. Often where you need to drill inside the cabinets you just don't have room for a full size drill.

I did manage to complete my install without one of these but it caused much stress and foul language. I sometimes had to use a smaller less powerful drill in tight spaces. Next time I will have a right angle drill from the start.

Ryobi Right Angle Drill

FastCap Jack

Works as a clamp, spreader or to lift base cabinets while installing levelers or shims.

Dual Gang Box Extender

If you tile your backsplash after installing new cabinets your wall will be thicker. You will probably find that your outlets are too far back. These box electric box extenders will allow you to solve that problem easily.

Oulet Box Extender

The box extender levels and supports a wiring device when the box is too far back from the wall surface. Adjusts to 1" to 1-1/2" and functions with all standard devices, switches, and GFCI's. The box extenders can be easily trimmed for adjoining multiple gang boxes.