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Installing Solid Maple Kitchen Cabinets

Kenneth Carmode of WW Wood Products joins Bob as their Sequoia cabinets are installed in the kitchen of one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable homes. The cabinet doors are solid Maple, raised panel, with a pearl finish and a catalyzed conversion varnish. They have concealed hinges, which are often referred to as European-style hinges. The face frames are solid Maple, and all the cabinets come with a solid wood hanging rail and corner blocks for increased stability.

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Installing Solid Maple Kitchen Cabinets

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" Our kitchen cabinets are in these are the sequoia model from WW wood products and yesterday we watched as they were installed check it out. All right anybody can go to home improvement center and buy or Falmouth lumber and buy cabinets but let's learn a little bit about these particular cabinets what's the brand. It's sequoia cabinetry by that he did -- wood products ha. And one of the main things most people nothing cancer of course the doors. And it's a solid maple raised panel door with our pearl finish and a -- last conversion varnish so there's no MDF for anything like that is all solid I would. It out yet and what about the hardware that comes with -- hardware is a concealed. Hands. European. I'll visit it -- stand overnight but a lot of people consider that failure in when it's concealed fully concealed OK and then we can look at the actual construction of the boxes here. What can you tell me about the way to put. Put together in the material there -- all the face frame is solid. Maple is welcome. We use half inch bottoms and tops. On the basement like this have a solid wood hanging room with instability and of course corner blocks to give you better stability. Half inch sides in when he didn't think it stands we also have. Thank you see it here yet into actual plywood and years he's safer side."

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European Hinges

To hang heavy cabinet doors and to conceal the hardware, use mortised European-style hinges. Use a 35 mm drill bit and set your drill press to half inch depths. Place the holes a quarter inch from the door's edge and be careful, when you set the depth, not to drill through the door. Attach the hinge to the mortise, and then attach the door to the cabinet box. When the cabinets are installed, the hinges will be completely invisible.

Childproofing a Kitchen and Stairs in the Home

Bob moves to the kitchen in the Melrose remodeling project and talks with Jay Martel from the International Association for Child Safety about kitchen safety for toddlers. Martel reviews new products that can help make the kitchen safe. Martel shows an adhesive latch to prevent a child from opeining the refrigerator. Martel then shows a product that magnetically latches cabinets and prevents pinching. When activated, cabinet doors will not open until a magnetic "key" is used. The product can be disengaged by adults with a flip of the switch. For stove safety, Martel recommends parents use the backburners with handles turned away to prevent children from spilling heated foods and liquids. Martel explains that dishtowels draped over the stove's oven handle often invite children to pull on them and should be removed to prevent an accident. Stove knob covers should also be put in place. Martel shows how electrical outlets can be replaced with sliding covers that automatically slide shut when electrical plugs are removed. Bob and Martel then move to the staircase to review baby safety gates that have been installed. Martel says nothing is more important for children's safety than installing gates at the tops of stairs. Martel shows how the swinging gate requires two motions to open, a squeezing action followed by lifting. Martel reviews how the gate has been properly installed with affixed mounting hardware and inswinging action.

Installing the Kitchen Cabinet Hardware

Bob meets with Mark Van Sickle from Merillat who is installing hardware on the new semi-custom kitchen cabinets. The Merillat cabinet doors and face frames are solid cherry in a cider finish. The cabinet end panels can be specified by the homeowner or architect to either match the cabinet fronts or to be made of plywood. Mark has set up a drilling jig for drilling holes for hardware to keep all holes on the same 5-inch center. He shows us the contemporary profile stainless steel pulls that will be attached to the doors. This set of cabinets has an unusual setup; it consists of 3 wall cabinets stacked on top of each other and built up on a platform for a toekick. This is an unusual installation creating a whole wall of cabinets like a butler's pantry while saving money buy using standard overhead cabinets. Solid end panels will be added to cover the seams of the stacked cabinets. Bob and Mark move over to the other wall where they notice the orgonomics - the extra organizational features that can be added to cabinetry - including a built-in wastebasket, a pull-out for cooking oils, a sink tray for scouring pads and sponges, an under sink tote for cleaning supplies, and a dishtowel holder. The pantry unit also incorporates orgonomics with slide-out wire baskets that are easy to install and adjustable to different heights - perfect for dry goods, cans, and cereal.

Kitchen Cabinet Installation

Bob is joined by John Wellborn, from Wellborn Cabinets, and carpenter Paul Anderson for the kitchen cabinet installation. Wellborn clamps cabinet sections together to insure that the joints are nice and tight and that the units are square and flush. Next, a fluted pilaster is attached to the top. This will receive the crown molding that kitchen designer Darci Miller has chosen. Finally, the end panels are attached to each side. To secure the cabinets to the wall, Paul Anderson scores a line on the wall to ensure the units will be level. Then he attaches two-by-fours to the wall for the cabinets to rest on while they are being fastened. Once the cabinets are secure, the 2-by-4's are removed and the cabinet doors attached.