Cabinets in the Kitchen and Baths
![Cabinets in the Kitchen and Baths](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/featured_image-cabinets.jpg?fit=810%2C431&ssl=1)
They got started on the cabinets really early. By the time I got there, the upper cabinets were all installed and they were working on the base cabinets.
![Leveling the base cabinets - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-level-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
They cut open all the boxes and lined them up where they go. Then they made sure they were all going to be level.
![Making sure all the base cabinets are level to each other - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-level-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
He was looking for the highest spot on the floor. If the floor is not level, it is easier to wedge a shim under low cabinets than to trim the bottom off cabinets that are high.
The floor was level. Good.
![Leveling the cabinets - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-level-4.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
Then he made sure the cabinets were going to be level front to back.
![Adding a shim to make the cabinets perfectly level - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-level-3.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
He wedged a shim under the back of the first cabinet.
![Leveling the base cabinets to each other - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-level-5.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
Each time he put in a new cabinet, he re-leveled them to each other.
![Clamping the cabinets together - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-level-6.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
He took the drawers out and removed the doors so he could clamp the cabinets to each other.
![Installing the blanks - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-island.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
The island has blank pieces connecting the base cabinets.
![Trim at the top of the wall cabinets - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-wall-trim.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
They put molding at the top. They did a REALLY nice job.
![All installed! - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/kitchen-cabinets-installed.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
Here is the kitchen with the cabinets installed.
![Cabinets from the dining room - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-installed.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
This is what it looks like from the dining room side.
![The cabinets from the living room - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-installed-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
And from the living room. There will be a bar on top of the wall here.
![The space for the dishwasher - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-island-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
This is the space for the dishwasher. You can see the blank bit.
![The ledger board that will hold up the countertop in the kitchen island - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-island-ledger.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
The wood on the back of the wall is to hold up the countertop.
![The cabinets for the island - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-island-3.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
This is the sink base in the middle.
Bathroom Cabinets
![Cut-outs in the back of the bath cabinet - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-cut_outs.jpg?resize=500%2C368&ssl=1)
They did the bathroom cabinets at the same time. This is the cut-out in the back of the bathroom cabinet.
![They measured and cut neat holes for the water. - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-cut_out.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
They cut it with the same kind of attachment they use to put in door knobs. They had one for each size hole.
![A shim makes sure the cabinet is level - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-bath-1.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
He leveled and pre-set the screws where the studs are. Then he pushed a shim between the cabinet and the wall for the screw to hit.
![Securing the bathroom cabinet to the wall - Installing the Cabinets – Project Small House - Building our Schumacher Home - Cross Creek Kitchen](https://i0.wp.com/www.projectsmallhouse.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cabinets-bath-2.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1)
He secured the cabinet through the screw.
I will add more photos when the counter-tops are installed some time next week.