- 1). Measure up from the floor, and make a mark at 54 inches. Place the carpenter's level on the wall horizontally. Hold it against the mark, and draw a faint line on the wall. Locate and mark the studs in the proposed area for the utility cabinets, using a stud finder.
- 2). Hold the top edge of a 1-inch by 2-inch piece of lumber on the line. Make marks on it indicating where the studs are in the wall. Place the lumber on a worktable and drill 3/16-inch holes on the marks using your drill. The holes will keep the lumber from splitting when you attach it to the wall.
- 3). Secure the 1-inch by 2-inch lumber to the wall. Place 1 1/2-inch drywall screws through the holes you made. Tighten them down with your drill.
- 4). Remove the cabinet doors by unscrewing the screws in the hinges that hold the door onto the cabinet. Set the doors aside for now. Put several 2-inch drywall screws on the bottom shelf of the cabinet.
- 5). Set the cabinet on the piece of lumber you attached to the wall. Let it rest there. Adjust its position to the left or right if needed. While someone holds the cabinet in place, drive the screws through the back of the cabinet, aligning them with the marks that indicate where the studs are located. Drive a screw near the top of the cabinet and one near the bottom for each stud. Use a short stepladder to reach the top of the cabinet.
- 6). Remove the doors from the second utility cabinet. If your cabinets have fronts on them, drill 3/16-inch holes through the side of the second cabinet front. Make the holes on the side that will meet the first cabinet you installed. Drill one hole near the top and one near the bottom.
- 7). Secure the second cabinet to the wall. Hold it against the wall and against the first cabinet. Insert 3-inch drywall screws into the holes you drilled in the cabinet front. Drive them into the first cabinet's front to pull the fronts together.
- 8). Reinstall the doors on the cabinets. Remove the piece of lumber from the wall. Fill the screw holes left behind with joint compound. Let it dry. Sand it with fine sandpaper.
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