Ikea Suspension Rail Installation
The underside of the base cabinet suspension rail a should be 32 3 16 82 cm above your floor s highest point b.
Ikea suspension rail installation. Whether you re doing upper or lower cabinets ikea s system uses a metal track called the sektion suspension rail that you attach to your wall and then the cabinet boxes hang from these. Mark the rails clearly where you will need to cut them. If your kitchen is 84 215 cm high allow 47 120 cm between the underside of the base cabinet suspension rail and the underside of the rail for the wall high cabinet. I ve used spax washerhead screws 1 4 x 3 with the suspension rail and they work great you need a t 30 drill bit.
Cut the suspension rail with a hacksaw to the cumulative length of all cabinet units to be hung on the wall. Must have in clearance above wall cabinet suspension rail to enable installation cabinets must be lifted onto rail. The rail system is extremely handy because if you make sure the rail is level your cabinets all hang from that and are guaranteed to be level. 30 wall cabinets 82 1 16 to bottom of suspension rail or 84 to top.
40 wall cabinets 92 1 16 to bottom of suspension rail or 94 to top. Cut the rails to the length you need using a hacksaw. Suspension rails for ikea cabinets such as the akurum model are supplied in 80 inch lengths. Base cabinets 32 1 16 to bottom of suspension rail or 34 to top.
Steady the rail against a sawhorse or work table and cut along the line you ve marked with a hacksaw. If the kitchen is 89 228 cm. Make sure there are adequate studs for rail support and read the directions.