installing base cupboards

[petaoco]

Hi, we are about to install a 2nd hand kitchen and need to know if the base kitchen cabinets need to be attatched to the wall in any way or do they simply sit freestanding?

cheers

[Sybarite]

It is generally good practice to put a screw or two through the back panel into the wall, preferably where there is a stud or noggin.

Of course, you need solid backs or a similarly rigid anchor point within the carcass for this to work.

Once the tops are on the cabinets will be quite heavy, but they can still be moved with a bit of effort, as will as potentially tipping forward if, say, someone uses the benchtop as a step ladder.

Cheers,

Earl