I am a cabinet installer and have been using a pair of the cabinet jacks shown in the drawing for years. They work better than an extra set of hands to hold upper cabinets in place before I screw them to the walls. The key is the hinge, of course, which allows me to make minute adjustments up and down by simply changing the angle of the upright. If I need to install upper cabinets before the base cabinets are in place, I simply screw a couple of extension legs to them.
Kenny Eident, Fort Mill, SC
Edited and Illustrated by Charles Miller
From Fine Homebuilding #180
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I'm trying to figure out from your drawing, how a 17-1/2 in (hypotenuse) jack works with you 18 inch cabinet height. Yes, a little bit of extra length due to the hinge pivots and a little bit for the inner tube wrap, but, ......
Suburbanguy,
Still kinda new to all this but I believe the 3/4” plywood support makes up the difference.
I use a ledger board and kickers, and I always install uppers first. I'm 55 and have been remodeling kitchens for 23 years. My rotator cuffs have forced me to work smarter. I invested in an expensive cabinet lift ($995). I did a custom kitchen this week that had 62" uppers and 116" stacked oven/pantry cabinets. The cabinet lift is a game changer. I recommend you young guys invest in one two so you don't wear your body out.