Les - When you mount the cabinets to the ceiling you will not have threaded fasteners that are swedged into the ceiling and the other ceiling mounted cabinets use.
A good alternative is to use a U-nut. Drill a hole up through the cabinet frame and then reach under the ceiling panel and just slide the clip over the hole in the ceiling frame member. When you put the cabinet back up the bolt will go into the hole and engage the nut and this will hold you cabinets tight. This is also a good thing to use where the threaded inserts have gone bad in the ceilings. I have had about 3 of these in use now for over 10 years and they work fine.
Here is a picture on the internet: https://cliphouse.com/av10050.aspx
I bought them at Autozone and I am sure than many autoparts places carry them as well as hardware stores and probably Amazon.
Emery Stora
emerystora
>
> I have a cabinet that I have taken apart. It was coming apart so dismantling it was not a problem. I like the idea of using two smaller cabinets
> together - much easier to install. I thought that sometime in the past I saw that someone had created a plan for construction. It might provide ideas
> for alternate construction.
> Thank you for the input.
>
> Les
>
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A good alternative is to use a U-nut. Drill a hole up through the cabinet frame and then reach under the ceiling panel and just slide the clip over the hole in the ceiling frame member. When you put the cabinet back up the bolt will go into the hole and engage the nut and this will hold you cabinets tight. This is also a good thing to use where the threaded inserts have gone bad in the ceilings. I have had about 3 of these in use now for over 10 years and they work fine.
Here is a picture on the internet: https://cliphouse.com/av10050.aspx
I bought them at Autozone and I am sure than many autoparts places carry them as well as hardware stores and probably Amazon.
Emery Stora
emerystora
>
> I have a cabinet that I have taken apart. It was coming apart so dismantling it was not a problem. I like the idea of using two smaller cabinets
> together - much easier to install. I thought that sometime in the past I saw that someone had created a plan for construction. It might provide ideas
> for alternate construction.
> Thank you for the input.
>
> Les
>
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