Wood wall cabinet separating from wall. How to fix? The wood is thin

Judy
by Judy
  5 answers
  • Ken Ken on Jan 23, 2018

    You could have a lot of different things happening to your cabinet and without actually seeing the construction and how it was mounted to the wall I could only guess. Here is a site that may have some useful advice that you can apply to yours:

    http://homeguides.sfgate.com/repairing-cabinet-coming-apart-wall-31915.html

    • Judy Judy on Jan 23, 2018

      The back of the cabinet is a thin veneer and that's how it's attached

      to the wall. The veneer is actually separating from the cabinet.

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jan 23, 2018

    Screw it back in...........

    • Judy Judy on Jan 23, 2018

      It's like a thinner veneer on the back so it's not coming off the wall

      but the veneer is separating from the actual cabinet.

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jan 24, 2018

    OK! Take the Cabinet down off the wall, Re-fit the back to the cabinet. Does the cabinet have a solid frame inside you could use to screw it to the wall? If so fix screws at side edge at the top and at the bottom. At this point you might consider fixing a Shelf support under cabinet to take the weight. It need not be unattractive as there are many types of brackets to choose from.

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jan 24, 2018

    Yes if big enough to take the weight.

  • Judy Judy on Jan 24, 2018

    Thanks! In a way it baffles me because I really don't put a lot up there but

    must be because that wood is so thin. They're Kraft Maid cabinets, not that

    old so kind of surprised this wood piece is so cheap.