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Default Attach cabinet to wall (earthquake)

On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:19:46 -0700 (PDT), gary
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My cabinet is 7 ft tall by 4 ft wide and 1 ft deep.

The front and sides are glass and the back is mirrored.
http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/...psdc1adaca.jpg

Decorative wood molding runs along the front and two sides -- but not on the back -- of the top of the cabinet.
http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/...ps784094bd.jpg

How can I bolt the cabinet to the wall so the cabinet doesn't fall over in an earthquake?


Install an "L" bracket or two on top of the unit, secured into to wall
studs. If the wall crumbles in an "earthquake", I doubt this will work
well. It helps with young "curtain climbers" - children of a young
age, though, so the unit doesn't fall over on them.