Medicine cabinets provide useful bathroom storage and have to withstand daily use. This guide includes medicine cabinet replacement ideas to help with your medicine cabinet installation project and the key considerations for replacing your medicine cabinet.
Choose the Right Medicine Cabinet for Your Space
The most important thing when you’re replacing a medicine cabinet is choosing the right model for your space. Before you get started installing a new medicine cabinet, you have to make sure the one you select fits your space correctly. You also need to confirm that the style, color, functionality and storage of the cabinet you choose fit your space and your character.
Practice Safe, Reliable Installation Strategies
Once you have decided on the ideal medicine cabinet for your space, you’re ready for installation. Here are a few key things to consider:
- Secure the right equipment for a safe installation.
- Choose a wall with the fewest lines and plumbing.
- Consider the type of space you are working with.
- Use a stud finder to locate the studs in the wall.
How to Replace a Medicine Cabinet
Installing your medicine cabinet doesn’t have to be difficult, but it is essential to understand the process. Let’s go through the installation process of a frameless medicine cabinet, such as our bestselling 52nd Street Series.
Here’s how to replace a medicine cabinet, step-by-step:
- Review the location and map out where your cabinet will go.
- Check for any utilities inside the wall and mark their placement.
- Find the studs in the wall using a stud finder for easier installation.
- Cut through the drywall to create an opening.
- Attach a sturdy piece of wood, also called blocking, between the studs to anchor the cabinet.
- Carefully insert the cabinet, verify that it is level and secure it in place.
- Finalize the installation by attaching shelves, doors and hardware.
As long as you choose the right cabinet, measure it correctly and practice safe installation strategies, your project should be a success.
Find Your Perfect Solution With WG Wood Products
WG Wood Products has been helping customers update their medicine cabinets since 2002. We can help you enhance your storage space with custom cabinetry sizes and designs. We offer various products and storage solutions to help organize your cabinet space and necessities. Contact WG Wood Products to upgrade your bathroom with custom medicine cabinet designs and maximize every inch of storage.
