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It is
even possible to replace an existing medicine cabinet with a larger one if
so desired. The old medicine cabinet can be removed and the new larger
medicine cabinet can be installed over the original footprint, regardless if
the original one was recessed or mounted on the bathroom wall.
Bathroom Medicine Cabinet Types
Bathroom medicine cabinets come in a variety of shapes and sizes. There are hinge
door medicine cabinets, pivoting door medicine cabinets and sliding door
medicine cabinets. Some medicine cabinets come with one, two and even three
doors. Medicine cabinets also come in a variety of looks, including wood and
metal.
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Installing Medicine Cabinet
Installing a medicine cabinet begins with finding the exiting wall studs
behind the bathroom wall, and directly over the bathroom sink. Please note
that it is important to remember that a medicine cabinet is heavy and thus
can not be simply installed into drywall or sheetrock. If you were to do so,
you may end up waking up one morning to the sound of a crash and finding
your medicine cabinet lying in your bathroom sink. Consequently it is
imperative that when installing a medicine cabinet that you install it in
wall studs. |
To install a medicine cabinet, begin
by positioning it in roughly the desired position on the bathroom wall, and have
someone make a couple of pencil marks on the top, bottom and both sides of it so
that you have a visual idea of where you want it located.
Next,
place the medicine cabinet aside, and use a stud finder to locate the wall
studs within the marks you made on the bathroom wall.
With the
wall studs identified, have someone hold the medicine cabinet in place within
the pencil marks on the wall.
While the
medicine cabinet is held in place, drill a pilot hole through the top medicine
cabinet hanging rail (thick wood rail within the medicine cabinet), such that it
penetrates the drywall and one of the wall studs, by approximately 1.25 inches.
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After
drilling the pilot hole, install a mounting screw into the medicine cabinet hanging rail
and into the wall stud.
Next, using
a level, adjust the cabinet height so that it is level and then have someone
hold it securely in place while you drill a second pilot hole into the hanging
rail and secure another screw into it and the second wall stud.
Finally
attach screws into the bottom portion of the medicine cabinet, preferably a
lower cabinet hanging rail if one exists. Again, pre-drill pilot holes so that
you screw into wall studs.
When Medicine Cabinet cannot Straddle Two Wall Studs
In the
event the medicine cabinet is too narrow such that you cannot position the
medicine cabinet across two adjacent wall studs, while still having the medicine
cabinet centered over the bathroom vanity, secure one side into a wall stud and
secure the other side of the cabinet using a hollow wall fastener.
Installing a Recessed Medicine Cabinet
If you
desire recessing the medicine cabinet, you will need to again locate the
position of the medicine cabinet between wall studs and then remove a section of
drywall.
Next, slide
the medicine cabinet into the opening and fasten it to the existing wall studs
via the internal sides of the medicine cabinet.
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