I am building a painted wall cabinet for a customer that will hold several baskets. Based on the size of the baskets the overall cabinet is quite large at 58″ x 45″ and is very heavy. What recommendations do you have for hanging it on the the wall. I was thinking about a french cleat, but would like to hear your ideas.
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A french cleat is the way to go. For a cabinet that large, you'll need to make sure you attach the wall side of the cleat securely to a few studs, maybe even use a few lag bolts if you think that's necessary.
The cabinet side of the cleat should also be securely attached. In one example of a wall hanging cabinet on our site (see link below), the cabinet side of the cleat is actually mortised into the sides of the case.
example: http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/ProjectsAndDesign/ProjectsAndDesignPDF.aspx?id=2691
Here's another example that you might like. It's an entry from a blog a few years back where one of our authors was hanging a TV cabinet on the wall.
link: http://blogs.taunton.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=fw-stevecasey&entry=28
Let us know how it goes.
- Matt
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