Installation & DIY
Installation and DIY for an outdoor cabinet run: levelling, bolting modules together, what a licensed trade must do, and the order that avoids a visible step.
The short answer
Cabinets arrive assembled on castors. Installation is placing, bolting, levelling and setting the top — a half day for three modules, and no carpentry.
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The rest of the category is variations on these. Each answers one question rather than listing trends.
Guides in this section
The full list
Newest first. Each guide answers one question and links to the cabinet, drawing or report that settles it.
Before you read the guides
The order that avoids a visible step
These are the decisions the guides below keep returning to. Settle them roughly first; the articles then fill in the detail.
Set the run out on the floor first
Mark the module sequence on the ground before anything is unpacked. A run assembled by eye ends up with the joints in the wrong place.
Roll each module into position
Every module arrives on braked castors. Two people, one at each end, and nothing is lifted further than the kerb.
Bolt module to module
The connecting screws pull the carcasses together. The countertop hides the seam; it does not hide a gap, so this is the step that gets checked.
Level the whole run as one unit
Adjust the castors after the run is bolted, then brake them all. Levelling module by module before bolting is the mistake that shows at the top.
Hand the services to a licensed trade
Gas, a new electrical circuit and the final water connection are local licensed work. The cabinet leaves the vent cut and the power point accessible.
Straight answers
Questions this section gets most
If the answer you need is not here, the enquiry form asks for the grill model and the run length and nothing else.
How many people does it take?
Two for anything 800 mm wide or larger, and a third helps on a corner module. A 400 mm module can be handled by one person.
Does the run need fixing to the wall?
No. The run is freestanding on braked castors. It is not fixed to the wall, which is also why it can be moved for cleaning.
What must a licensed trade do?
The gas connection, any new electrical circuit, and the final water and waste connection. We do not ship or arrange that work.
Save the reading
Send us the grill and the length
One field, then a configuration and a price. If your grill is one we have not cut for, we will ask for the manufacturer's drawing rather than guess at it.
Page last updated · Reviewed by the BOGEQI technical team, Foshan Bogeqi Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
Reference
The heights you are working to
Levelling is easier once you know which of these four numbers is allowed to move. Only the castors adjust.