How to Install a Recessed Bathroom Cabinet in the Wall

Recessed bathroom cabinets sit in the wall, providing storage space without encroaching on the bathrooms space as much as wall-mounted cabinets. Installing a recessed cabinet requires you to cut into your bathroom wall to perform the installation, unless you are replacing an old recessed cabinet the same size as the new one. You must also ensure the cabinet is securely anchored to wood boards inside the wall; otherwise, the cabinet could fall out later.

Instructions

Use a stud finder to locate and mark the studs in the wall where you wish to install the cabinet. Measure the width of the cabinet, and decide where to install the cabinet so it sits between the studs.

Hold the cabinet against the wall while an assistant traces around the perimeter of the cabinet on the wall. Remove the cabinet, and then cut along the tracing with a drywall knife, creating a cutout in the wall.

Measure and cut boards that fit in the space between the edges of the cutout and the back of the wall along all four sides of the cutout. Slide the different pieces of wood into the space inside the wall at the very edge of the cutout, and drive wood screws through the wall and into the boards to hold the boards in place.

Remove the screws holding the cabinets door in place, and set the door aside. Insert the cabinet into the wall cutout, and drill holes through the sides, bottom and top of the cabinet and into the wood boards you installed in the wall.

Drive wood screws through the pilot holes you drilled, stopping once the screw heads are flush with the inside of the cabinet. Replace the cabinets door, and drive the screw back through the hinge pieces to hold the door in place.

Overview How to Install a Medicine Cabinet This Old House
www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/overview/0,,20048437,00.html
A recessed medicine cabinet needs to be anchored inside the wall to a rectangle of framing, the center of which must be clear of obstructions.
How to Install Recessed-Panel Wainscoting : How-To : DIY
www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-install-recessed-panel-wainscoting
DIY Network provides easy step-by-step instructions on how to create wainscot paneling.
Installing Kitchen Cabinets : How-To : DIY Network
www.diynetwork.com/how-to/installing-kitchen-cabinets
This DIY Basic will provide tips on how to install kitchen cabinets.
How to install cabinet doors at The Home Depot
www.homedepot.com Project: How-To Project Guides Kitchen
This Home Depot guide illustrates step by step procedure to safely install cabinet doors in your kitchen and bath.
How to Install a Medicine Cabinet This Old House
www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20048437,00.html
A medicine cabinet can help organize and streamline your morning rituals
How to Install Bathroom Tiles eHow
www.ehow.com Home & Garden Building & Remodeling Bathrooms
How to Install Bathroom Tiles. Bathroom tiles are not only decorative, but they are functional as well. They make a waterproof shield between the wall and the ...
How to install bathroom cabinet onto a wall that is tiled with ...
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080202074151AAsidkWLast updated: Feb 03, 2008 5 posts First post: Feb 02, 2008
Feb 02, 2008 Our bathroom is tiled entirely with porcelain tiles (30 cm by 60 cm), floor to ceiling. We want to install a bathroom cabinet above the sink, onto the wall.
How to Install Ceramic Tiles on a Bathroom Wall eHow
www.ehow.com Home & Garden Building & Remodeling Walls
How to Install Ceramic Tiles on a Bathroom Wall. Ceramic tile can change the entire look of your bathroom. There are so many styles and colors to choose from that you ...
How to install a new bathroom light fixture - YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eVNRwrCfEY
How to install a new bathroom light fixture.....OK what's the trick? No trick.....knowing how to install a new bathroom light fixture only takes watching ...
How to install a Dry Wall at The Home Depot
www.homedepot.com Project Guides Building Materials
Learn how to install a dry wall. This Home Depot guide provides step by step suggestions and the tools required to fix a dry wall.
How to Install Recessed Lighting in an Existing Ceiling
www.todayshomeowner.com/video/how-to-install-recessed-lighting-in...
When installing recessed lighting in an existing ceiling, a hole should exactly fit the profile of a special remodeling. Learn more.
How To Topics - Fine Homebuilding
www.finehomebuilding.com/How-To/BrowseAll.aspx?channel=3
Small Buys Taunton's self service advertising program. See how you can advertise on our sites for as little as $50.
How to Install a pocket door in a bathroom Construction & Repair
home-building.wonderhowto.com/how-to/install-pocket-door-bathroom...
How to Install a T-Mold Transition Between Laminate & Ceramic Tile; How to Install a mortar shower pan; How to Refurbish brass door furniture with cleaning polish
How to Put up or Mount Kitchen Cabinets on a Wall Ron
www.ronhazelton.com Kitchen Cabinets
Assembling Kit Cabinets Makes Kitchen Remodeling Easier and Cheaper with the Same Clean Updated Look as Custom Cabinetry
How to Install lighting under kitchen cabinets with Lowe's ...
plumbing-n-electric.wonderhowto.com/how-to/install-lighting-under...
How to Install lighting under kitchen cabinets with Lowe's. In this installment of the Lowe's home improvement series, host, Mike Kraft, one of Lowe's home ...
How to Build a Recessed Medicine Cabinet Suite101
suite101.com Home & Style Home Renovation/Repair
Mar 25, 2013 Building a recessed (or inset) bathroom medicine cabinet isn't a difficult woodworking project, just time-consuming. This storage unit makes good use of ...
Recessed wall cabinet Bath Accessories Bizrate
www.bizrate.com Home & Garden Bath Accessories
($74.76 - $858.95) : 2000 matches. Find great deals on the latest styles of Recessed wall cabinet. Compare prices & save money on Bath Accessories.
How to install a toilet paper holder - YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltxVPEyR2TM
it's not rocket science, it's simple to install a toilet paper holder whether it is on the wall or on a cabinet the basic principal is the same. I have a ...
I Can Fix Up My Home How to Remodel Bathroom Walls How to ...
www.icanfixupmyhome.com/Bathroom_Walls_Remodel.html
This article explains how to renovate bathroom walls; removing and replacing wallpaper, sizing the walls, preparing drywall for painting, and removing and installing ...
Installing Kitchen Wall Cabinets HomeTips
www.hometips.com Cabinets Storage Kitchen Cabinets
DIY cabinet installation adviceExpert illustrated step-by-step techniques make installing kitchen wall cabinets easier.
How-to Projects
www.lowes.com/cd_How+To+Library_615580068_?action=howTo
Whatever your project, we can show you how with step-by-step instructions.
How to Install LED Lights Under Kitchen Cabinets Ron Hazelton ...
www.ronhazelton.com Lighting & Electrical Under-Cabinet
Learn how to install low-voltage modular LED lighting under your kitchen cabinets.
How to Install under cabinet fluorescent lighting Plumbing ...
plumbing-n-electric.wonderhowto.com/how-to/install-under-cabinet...
How to Install under cabinet fluorescent lighting. It can be very difficult to see underneath wall cabinets. The cabinets and your body can cause a lot of shadows
How To Install A Vessel Sink & Faucet - Bathroom Vessel Sinks
www.bathroomvesselsinks.com/articles-how-to-install-a-vessel-sink.asp
How to install a vessel sink and faucet - A comprehensive how-to article on vessel sink installation and faucet installation.