Need leveling foot hrdwr for cabinet
Instead of shimming base cabinets to compensate for a wavy concrete floor, is there an adjustable foot I could attach under the back edge of the cabinet at each corner? I imagine a threaded shaft with a broad foot at the bottom and a slot or hex-head at the top that could be reached through a small hole in the floor of the cabinet. I could rig something with a lag screw in a corner block, but I would like to avoid damaging the sheet vinyl flooring on which the cabinet rests.
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Yep, those things are generally called "leveling feet", and you'll find them most places which sell to cabinetmakers. There are metal ones, and plastic ones. One good source is http://www.wwhardware.com
http://wwhardware.com/catalog.cfm/GroupID/Levelers%20%26%20Casters%2C%20Furniture/CatID/Cabinet%20and%20Base%20Levelers/showprod/1
Edited 4/12/2006 8:00 pm ET by Jamie_Buxton
Many thanks, Jamie Buxton. You saved me lots of frustrating time roaming the internet for something I wasn't even sure existed. The URL you provided took me right to the product I need. Again, many thanks for your reply.Bob Dering
Berkeley CA
We have been putting together whole houses full of cabinetry for four jobs now, and it all comes KD from Scherr's Cabinets and Doors, of Minot, ND. It was Leon Scherr that convinced us that leg levelers were the way to go.
Here is the kind they ship with their packages. You can buy them from Scherr's through their website http://www.scherrs.com. I think they are made by Hafele. They are molded plastic.
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Generally we use them only at the fronts, preferring to fix a level cleat to the wall for the back edges of basecabs to bear upon. But reaching under and turning that foot to raise or lower isn't difficult . . . the castleated hole feature in the knurled flange allows easy turning by insertion of a straightblade screwdriver.
The real beauty of these is the toeboard attachment. In the pic above, the "plate," #3, is screwed to the backside of the toeboard, one at each leg location. Precision is not important when marking out for the plates. The snap clip slides into an extruded groove in the plate, and that feature allows the clips to slide a little as required in order to engage the leg it is being married up to. A toeboard, now bristling with applied plates and clips, is simply snapped into place. It is a satisfying sound.
Toeboards can be readily removed, and snapped back on, which makes for secret storage, if you are into that. Guns, cash, drugs, divorce decrees, all that stuff can be safely stowed and out of the eye-views of pesky intruders.
Another interesting choice to address my project. Thanks very much for your thoughtful reply, Gene Davis. The annotated illustration is very useful. I'll certainly check Scherr's.Bob Dering
Berkeley, CA
Rockler has several different types of these, generally intended for kitchen cabinets, but usable for many other things.