Loading... Please wait...

Blog - assembly

RTA Cabinet Assembly Methods

Posted

assembly-methods.jpgRTA Cabinets Assembly Methods

The popularity of ready to assemble cabinets is steadily rising for a number of reasons. First they are definitely more affordable than going in for custom cabinetry so one can get great designs without great cost involved. With more and more brands coming into the industry the quality is only getting better than before. Second, since they are ready to assemble they take way less time to set up than normal cabinets which mean one can build or renovate home interiors faster, thus cutting down on construction and labor time. Contrary to what most people thought cabinets assembly methods are not complicated at all. In most cases, all you need is a screwdriver and you are ready to go. The cabinets come with detailed instruction leaflets which provide a step by step guidance to setting these up. Let’s take a look.

RTA Cabinets assembly methods:

Cam-lock Assembly: This is the fastest and perhaps the easiest of all assembly methods and needs only a screwdriver to put everything together. You have to follow the instruction manuals closely and you will see that the pieces are designed to fit together easily. The ranges of ready to assemble cabinets that have the cam-lock assembly are:

  • Bronze Cherry
  • Coffee Caramel
  • Classic Rope
  • Coffee Glaze
  • Concord Cherry
  • Chocolate Mahogany
  • Embassy Cherry Glaze
  • Executive Antique
  • Espresso Shaker
  • Hampton Shaker
  • Lexington Cherry
  • Modena Shaker
  • Madison Shaker
  • Oak Shaker
  • Oldtowne White
  • Oakland Auburn
  • Randolph Walnut
  • Toscana Shaker
  • Signature Black

Interlocking Metal Bracket Assembly: This method closely follows the cam-lock and also needs just a screwdriver to set up the cabinets. This too comes up with an easy to follow instruction manual. The ranges of ready to assemble cabinets that have the interlocking metal brackets are:

  • Classic Oak
  • New Yorker
  • Mocha Shaker
  • Pacifica
  • Santa Fe
  • Sandstone Rope
  • Savannah Maple
  • Sienna Rope
  • Shakertown
  • Spice Maple
  • Wave Hill
  • Tribecca

Stapler Assembly: Cabinets with come with Stapler assembly take a little more time to assemble but since they don’t come with brackets they are fairly easy to set up. When completed they can give the custom made cabinets a good run for their money. An instruction manual comes with all the products as guidance for the assembly. The ranges of ready to assemble cabinets that have the wood stapler are:

  • Cherry Maple Glaze
  • Cinnamon Maple G
  • Chocolate Maple Glaze
  • Lenox Mocha Gl.
  • Espresso Maple
  • Mahogany Maple
  • Tahoe Cafe Glaze
  • Mocha Maple Glaze
  • Cream Maple Glaze

All these ranges include wall cabinets as well as corner wall cabinets, base cabinets and corner base cabinets, pantry cabinets as well as drawer base cabinets. These are across assembly features whether they are cam-lock, interlocking metal bracket or stapler.

When you see the instruction leaflets that come with the products you will find each piece marked with a corresponding picture in the leaflet. The quantity and size of each piece or type will also be mentioned so that you can easily tally what you have put up already and what you have left. This makes it easy to assemble the piece without errors. The pictures are in a series which provide an easy visual guide to what you need to do. A cakewalk really.