Installing Kitchen Cabinets, Smooth and Solo

Installing kitchen cabinets is typically a two-man job that takes at least a full day's work. Through many years of working alone, contributing editor Mike Guertin has refined his procedure for installing cabinets smooth and solo. Here, he introduces some specialty tools, including a cabinet lift and face-frame clamps that allow him to gang the base and upper cabinets on the floor and hang them as one unit. Besides not needing to pay (or beg) for help, Guertin's technique also minimizes the problems cause by imperfect floors and walls.