Kitchen Cabinet Installation in Boston
Uppers, lowers, and islands hung to a dead-level reference line and anchored to studs — flat-pack or custom — with doors and drawers that actually line up, even in a kitchen that isn't square.
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A kitchen is the least forgiving room to hang cabinets in, because every gap sits at eye level and every door lines up next to another one. In a Boston triple-decker kitchen where the floor slopes and no corner is actually 90 degrees, the trick is to ignore the floor and the walls and work off a level reference line, then shim and scribe to hide the fact that the room itself is crooked. Hung to the studs, aligned across the whole run, and the reveals between doors kept even — which is the difference between a kitchen that looks assembled by a professional and one where you can tell exactly which drawer front someone straightened out by eye on a Saturday afternoon.
Flat-pack (IKEA and similar) or custom boxes — we assemble, mount, level, and align, and set fillers and toe kicks clean.
Kitchen cabinet installation is part of our cabinet installation service.
What's Included
- Wall and base cabinet installation
- Islands and peninsulas
- IKEA / flat-pack assembly and install
- Custom box installation
- Level reference line, shimming, scribing
- Door and drawer alignment, fillers, toe kicks
Pricing & Time
Free quote by number of cabinets, layout, and wall condition. Countertop and plumbing can be coordinated.
Kitchen Cabinet Installation FAQs
What drives the cost of a kitchen cabinet installation?
Mainly the number of boxes, whether it's a straight run or includes an island, and how far out of level the floor and walls are — more shimming and scribing means more labor before a single door gets hung. We look at your kitchen and give you a real number, not a guess based on square footage alone.
Do you assemble IKEA cabinets?
Yes — we assemble and install IKEA and other flat-pack cabinet lines, including islands and pantry units.
My floor slopes — is that a problem?
No — we work off a level reference line, not the floor, so the cabinets end up level and the countertop sits flat regardless of what the floor is doing underneath.
Can you install cabinets I already bought?
Yes, flat-pack or pre-built — bring what you have and we'll mount it right, including fixing the crooked drawer front from the last person who gave it a shot.
Do kitchen cabinets need a permit in Boston or Melrose?
Straight cabinet swaps in the same footprint generally don't. It's the layout changes — moving a sink, adding an outlet for an island, rerouting a gas line for a range — that can pull in plumbing or electrical permits. We'll flag it before we start if your job crosses into that territory. See Melrose's permitting guide.
Should I try installing kitchen cabinets myself?
If you're comfortable with a level and a stud finder and your kitchen is genuinely square, maybe. Most Boston kitchens aren't, and the first sign of trouble is usually a door that won't close flush against its neighbor. If you've already started and hit that wall, we also finish jobs other people began.