Lift up kitchen cabinets ?
by
Margaret
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Bought this trailer a little over a year ago. It’s a 1978 and noticed that the cabinets are starting to sag more from the ceiling I tried to screw in the top of the cabinet frame from the inside of the cabinet to the ceiling right next to the original screw that is there but after it screws in a little bit it falls back down nothing catches so besides tearing down cabinets due to short funds, is there something else I can do? I even tried to put a shim in there hoping it would catch that way but no luck. Any advice is surely greatly appreciated thank you so much
Why not just run a piece of trim to cover that gap up? It seems like the cheapest fix.
Usually cupboards are attached to the walls (on the framing) vs ceiling. Check to make sure the screws through the back are still holding well.
sounds like your whole trailer needs releveled. depending where you live--- "Generally speaking a single wide mobile home costs $500 dollars to level and a double wide home costs $800 dollars."
Are you sure the cabinet is sagging and not the ceiling? I also have an older mobile home and I noticed that in some areas the ceiling was beginning to "sag" We resecured the ceiling and then painted. Or if you are sure it is your cabinets make sure the screws are located in the studs, possibly you can just relocate the screw (making sure you are in the stud) using a piece of trim under the existing screwed trim.
This is a better picture of the problem. The only thing I can think of is to remove all the screws and literally lift the cabinets up to the ceiling and then screw the cabinets into the studs in a different location (not next to the original holes go above or below the original). Have you consulted a handyman,for a possible solution.
As a temp. measure use a Timber or metal pole prop between the top caninet and the countertop.