I wouldn't count on a screw in 3/4" plywood to hold secure enough to hold a
loaded cabinet. If you have the wall open. put some nailers between the
studs if you aren't comfortable with being able to hit the studs.

I've used the 1x3 hanging strip as the other poster suggests, but that was
more because I was hanging the cabinets with out an extra set of hands -
once the peice was on the wall and on the cabinet it was simple to drop the
cabinet over the 'bevel' and it stayed in place. I was only hanging 2
cabinets so it worked, but I think on a longer string it might be difficult
to keep everything as straight and plum as you would want. With the
standard hanging method you'd use shims to keep things lined up and
straight.

As for the lack of hanging rails - the cabinets should have some hanging
instructions, or the manufacturer web site might have some tips for hanging.
Follow them. The manufacture should know what is best for their products.


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Hello,

I'm a relatively competent DIY'er, but I've never tackled a kitchen
until now. Measured and order the cabinets & counters, and they've all
come in. As soon as I'm done with the 1100 sq ft of hardwood, I'm
tackling the kitchen...

I need to demo and move a wall about 20" for the new cabinets to fit -
the fact that it's a plumbing wall wasn't apparent until after we'd
bought the cabinets, but that's another story... On the newly moved
wall, is there any reason that I have to hang drywall? I was thinking
about sheathing with 3/4" plywood, mostly to make finding studs a
non-issue when I install the upper cabinets - and I hate hanging
drywall... Fire protection?

Also, the cabinets we bought (Aristokraft, upper cabinets are 36" )
have no hang rails inside or outside. The backs are 3/8 or 1/2 particle
board, but don't inspire confidence that they'll hold the cabinet
weight. I was thinking about using 2.5" cabinet screws w/ washers, but
that still doesn't give me a warm'n'fuzzy. Install a 1x4 hang rail
inside the cabinets?

Thanks in advance!

-C