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roach79
May 21, 2008, 07:18 PM
Hi I purchased a complete kitchen but have to dismantle myself .was just wondering the correct tools and equipment I will need to remove kitchen without it being damaged thanks

SimpleComplex
May 21, 2008, 08:24 PM
Hm, bought an entire kitchen Does that mean you bought the cabinets, counter tops and appliances from a kitchen or do you need to cut a room out of someone's house and truck it away? I'll assume the former.

Today, upper cabinets are usually installed with cabinet screws through a rail at the top and bottom, interior, of the cabinet. These will require a screw gun and probably #2 phillips bits.

If there's a crown or cove mold, remove that first. This will be nailed, usually to the cabinets. I would carefully use a crown molding pry bar, or equivalent thin pry bar, to remove these.

If the counter tops are laminated they are probably screwed to the base cabinets from below. If they're solid surface, then their glued with silicon and will need to be cut from the top of the cabinets. A Japanese back cut saw works fairly well for this because their thin and sharp.

Are the cabinets custom built, one piece, or normal cabinets mauled together. If there custom built, good luck. Probably will be nailed to both the wall and the floor. Depending on the size of the cabs and the size of the doors you'll probably have to cut them apart for removal. Sawzall is the only tool here. If they're mauled together then you'll have to see what they used to maul them. I use finish screws so you'll need a #1 square head bit to get them out. Probably sheetrock screws on the back side. Screw gun at any rate for this project.

Summary:
-Crown Bar (or thin pry bar)
-Screw gun (#2 and #3 philip. #1 and #2 square bits to be safe)
-Japanese backcut saw (if solid surface tops)
-Large pry bar, at least 18" if the cabs are nailed to the floor
-Sawzall

roach79
May 21, 2008, 08:40 PM
Ill try send through some pics so u can see what I mean

roach79
May 21, 2008, 08:47 PM
I can't send pics but as far as I can see it laminate kind of looks like the flat pax kitchen material. It in a u shape I just got to some how dismantle the base cabnients and wall cabnients without being damaged to truck away

rtw_travel
May 22, 2008, 08:07 AM
SimpleComplex gave you all the info you need. First remove the sink & appliances, then countertop, then cabinets. You may have to score the caulking between backsplash & wall with a knife, but most everything else should come off with the correct screwdriver. If you have having trouble, check carefully for another screw that you might have missed.

You'll probably need a couple of wrenches for the plumbing. Hopefully the shutoff valves under the sink & dishwasher actually work.