How to Hang a Cabinet with One Stud? [5 Simple Steps]

Hanging a cabinet from one stud is acceptable. If it is adjacent to another cabinet that is secured into two studs. And the face frames of the two cabinets are screwed together. It’s challenging but not impossible with just one stud.

How to hang a cabinet with one stud? 

To hang a cabinet with one stude you’ve to follow few steps. Before you hang you must first arrange everything. Then, prepare it for the plasterboard anchor. Next, install studs in the drywall. Screw the cabinet into the stud to secure it to the anchor points. Last, replace the cabinet doors.

It was just a glimpse of what the steps are. If you have a little time for us then we can give you proper guidance. So, what are we waiting for? Let’s jump into the article.

Installation Materials for a Cabinet on a One Stud

Three items are required to install cabinets on a single stud. Get the list of the items below.

1. Your preferred cabinets
2. Cabinet fasteners. We used a 1-1/2′′ screw to avoid accidentally going through any electrical wiring.
3. Anchors for drywall
4. Optional: 12 board cut to the spacing of your cabinet. Also, wood screws to secure it to the cabinet’s top. This is only required if you want to install crown molding on your cabinets. And there isn’t enough cabinet visible above the cabinet doors to nail the trim on.

A hole finder, a tape measure, a pencil, and a drill machine are all necessary tools. Also, a hammer if your anchors need to be tapped into the wall.

It’s important to note that the cabinets we chose have a particle board back. If your cabinets include a hanging rail, they will be sturdy. But your screw length may need to be adjusted correspondingly.

5 Steps to Hang a Cabinet with One Stud

In this portion, I will talk about the 5 steps in detail. So it will be easier for you guys to install it. And in these 5 steps, you will get what you want. 

Step 1 of 5: Prepare the Cabinet to be Hung

Removing the doors is the first step in installing cabinets. You’ll want to move them out of another way so they don’t shut on your hand later. When you hoist the cabinets into position.

These cabinets have three-way hooks, which are fantastic. Since you can modify them in three different directions so ensure that the doors align correctly. But with all those bolts, it’s a little difficult to figure out where to remove these items.

The best approach to remove the doors, it seems, is to detach the springs from the side. As indicated in the photo beneath. Obviously, there are other ways to remove those doors. We began by unscrewing the doors from their hinges.

We had to remove twice as many bolts to get it to work, but it works! If you would like to add baseboard trim to the tops of your cabinets. You’ll need to do one more thing before installing the cabinet and pull those doors off. 

Examine to see whether there is only a sliver of cabinet visible above the cabinet doors. If this is the case, you need to add a 12 to the top of the cabinet. You’ll have something to pin your edge into later if you do it this way. Hanging cabinets on 13 or a 24 would also suffice.

Step 2 of 5: Prepare the Cabinet for Stud and Plasterboard Anchors

Secondly, utilize a stud finder to determine where your stud is buried in your wall. Make a little pencil note on the wall to protect track of where the stud is. Measure the distance between the stud and the corner and mark it on your cabinet. Also how many studs per cabinet? 

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• Polycarbonate Clear Plastic Sheet

These two products are pretty reasonable and most people are buying them.. 

Before transferring the measurement to the rear of the cabinet. Ensure to deduct the distance that the face frame extends out on the front of the cabinet. The stud in my instance was roughly 16′′ from the corner. But I measured the cabinet back at 15 5/8′′. Since the face framework droops out 3/8′′ on the cabinet front.

Additionally, ensure that you are gauging from the proper side of the cabinet. So that it corresponds with how you measured from the corner of the wall. All of this may appear hard, but it isn’t when you’re in the room with the actual cabinet. If you’ve gotten this far, you’ve got this!

Lastly, predrill the cabinet in three places following the specified area stud line. Predrill all cabinet corners around 3′′ from the edge as well. This is where you will use anchors to secure the cabinet to the wall. Make careful you pre-drill a tiny hole for the screw. It will go into your anchoring for these holes. 

Step 3 of 5: Put Studs in the Drywall

To determine where you want to set the cabinet studs, you’ll need to actually hold the cabinet. But against the wall and mark through the holes you pre-drilled. And when I say “you want to lift up the cabinet.” I mean you want to request someone muscular to do it for you.

My good-natured older brother got the job and made it look simple. You might also take measurements. However, if you’re a tad off anywhere, your cabinet setup will become difficult afterward. You should also know where the cabinet’s bottom border must be on your wall. And you’re done with hanging cabinets with drywall anchors.

Step 4 of 5: Secure the Cabinet to the Anchor Points And Strengthen it

You must reposition the cabinet, and I zipped screws through the pilot holes and into the anchors. The cabinet must then be screwed into place along the stud with wood screws.

Cabinet screws must be used. One loose screw can be found in the bottom left corner. Don’t worry; you’ll have to go back and tighten it once the other screws are in place. After that, you didn’t have to support the cabinet any longer.

Step 5 of 5: Replace the Cabinet Doors

The final step was to hold up the cabinet doors one by one. And screw them back in after we had both cabinets on the wall. Install the cabinets with 24 studs. They’re finally here! I can’t wait to put shelves between them. Following that, they’ll require crown molding.

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Final Verdict

I hope we could give you the proper solution about how to hang a cabinet with one stud. You can do it on your own, just be patient while doing that.

If you want you can also ask for help from the professionals. They will fix it in a day.

That’s all we have for you today. I hope you enjoy reading this article. Take care. Ta-da!