How do you drill holes for new kitchen cabinets?

You need a countersink drill bit. See here:

https://www.familyhandyman.com/project/installing-kitchen-cabinets/

Lay blue painter's tape on the surface on the wood, mark the position of the hole and drill through the tape into the wood.

Insert a wood-boring bit into your drill. An auger bit is best for holes up to 1/2 inch in diameter, a spade bit for holes between 1/2 and 1 1/2 inches and a Forstner bit or a hole saw for holes up to 4 inches. The bit you choose should have a pilot tip, which is a sharp point that extends beyond the main part of the bit.

Measure the thickness of the wood you are drilling through with a tape measure and make a mark on the shaft or body of the bit that is that distance from the tip. Wrap a piece of tape around the shaft with its leading edge on the mark so you can use the tape as a depth gauge.

Hold the tip of the drill against the wood and center it on the hole you are drilling. Run the drill at full speed while holding the drill steady and allow the bit to bore.

Remove the bit when the tape is about 1/4 inch from the surface of the wood and look on the back side of the wood. You should see a small hole where the pilot tip has begun to emerge.

Lay tape on the reverse side, then insert the pilot tip into the small hole and finish the hole you're drilling.

Clamp a back-up board to the board you're drilling as an alternative to finishing the hole from the reverse side. Drill all the way through both boards. The drill will splinter the back-up board when it emerges, but when you separate the boards, the good one will be intact.

When mine were installed and those I have hung myself, we didn't drill any holes. Rather, using long wood screws drilled directly through the interior of the cabinet into the studs of the wall.

You can use just a regular High speed wood drill bit.

A countersink drill bit is a good choice because it drills a pilot hole for the screw and a countersink hole for the screwhead. Check in your local hardware or home improvement store.

if You use 5 inch sheet rock screws you don’t need to drill just screw into the studs

Hello,

That rather depends on the type of wall you are drilling into. Concrete or Stone - Masonry Drill. Timber or Plaster - a Masonry Drill would do the job!

You will need a drill and some drill bits, and if you are hanging the doors you will needs a forstener bits.

Hi Melissa, it depends if the wall is, drywall, brick, cement, or plaster, etc. the bit you will need depends on the wall material. I attached this video to help you with install

https://www.homedepot.com/c/ab/types-of-drill-bits/9ba683603be9fa5395fab9026af9044

https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/how-to-install-kitchen-cabinets/9ba683603be9fa5395fab9039ac0c70

are you wanting to hang new cabinets or is this about drilling holes for knobs and draw pulls?

Hello are you asking about cabinent hinges or cabinetry knobs having to hang cabinents on the wall.

More information might give you the best answer.

The first photo is for European style hinges. You would need a Fortsner bit for those. A regular high speed drill bit for pulls.

I had to do it for my dresser, I had to fill the old holes and make new ones for the new knobs, here is a post https://www.simplenaturedecorblog.com/how-to-transform-a-buffet-cabinet-into-a-bedroom-dresser/

Match the size of your drill bit to just smaller than the screws. You will want the screw to catch on the wood rather than just going into a hole. This is especially true on the hinges as they will be supporting the weight of the door.

For pulls, just a regular drill bit will do, For hinges I would get one of these.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Kreg-Concealed-Hinge-Jig-KHI-HINGE/300680014