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How to hang a cabinet on a brick wall

The man who said it can't be done... Should not interrupt the woman doing it

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Living in a small house, I use the stairwell from my kitchen to the basemen as pantry.

Living in a small house, I use the stairwell from my kitchen to the basemen as pantry.

Shoe cabinet from Ikea. Hanging on the door is not practical, so I have asked my husband to move it to the wall. He didn't do it. So now I'll do it.

Shoe cabinet from Ikea. Hanging on the door is not practical, so I have asked my husband to move it to the wall. He didn't do it. So now I'll do it.

The cabinet have small holes on the back for hanging. Mark the distance between them on your spirit level.

The cabinet have small holes on the back for hanging. Mark the distance between them on your spirit level.

If you don't have a distance  gauge on your spirit level, use a measuring tape.

If you don't have a distance gauge on your spirit level, use a measuring tape.

Level

Level

Yep bulls eye

Yep bulls eye

Mark

Mark

Find screw that fits in the hole.

Find screw that fits in the hole.

Find raw plugs that fits the screws

Find raw plugs that fits the screws

Find masonry drill that fits the raw plugs

Find masonry drill that fits the raw plugs

How deep is your love?

How deep is your love?

Drill

Drill

Use straw to blow out brick dust. CLOSE YOUR EYES.

Use straw to blow out brick dust. CLOSE YOUR EYES.

Hole with brick dust

Hole with brick dust

Blow hole

Blow hole

Place raw plug in the hole

Place raw plug in the hole

Find screwdriver that fits your type of screw.

Find screwdriver that fits your type of screw.

Don't screw it all the way in, allow room for the back panel of the cabinet

Don't screw it all the way in, allow room for the back panel of the cabinet

Hang

Hang

Another bulls eye

Another bulls eye

Much better

What I keep in my Ikea shoe cabinet? Onions and potatoes \ud83d\ude04

What I keep in my Ikea shoe cabinet? Onions and potatoes 😄

  • 1.0 Cabinet
  • 2.0 Screws
  • 1.0 Power drill
  • 2.0 Raw plugs
  • 1.0 Screwdriver
  • 1.0 Straw
  • 1.0 Spirit level
  • 1.0 Shrew (me)
  • 1.0 Bone idle husband
  • 1.0 Pencil