Need good ideas of how to use medicine cabinet

[Carmel Clown]

Originally Posted by Centex

1. Open the cabinet door, remove all stuff in the cabinet
2. Remove the four screws holding the cabinet to the wall (they're obvious)
3. Pull out the entire cabinet with door attached (peek just to see what's in that space behind the bathroom wall )
4. Rotate the cabinet 180 (upside-down) so hinge is on the opposite side
5. Reinsert cabinet in opening
6. Reinstall the four retaining screws

Bob's yer uncle, 'reversed' door swing!

(yep, it's all the same inside and out when 'upside down' )

Thanks.

[Camp@Home]

As has been mentioned before and since, I also had some clear plastic drywall corner guards, cut to fit length of cabinet and double-sided taped to front edge of shelf (also have much of thin stuff). Easy-peasy and very effective keeping things in enough to prevent fall-out ever.

[Carmel Clown]

Well…after removing the four screws I discovered that the top of the cabinet was caulked to the wall. Since I didn’t want to damage the wall using a metal scraper I heated the caulk with a hairdryer and gently rocked the cabinet up and down till it pulled off. Then getting the caulk off the cabinet and the wall was a pain in the arse. It’s remounted. Now I just need to recaulk the top.

[Ron in BC]

Glad that it worked for you. The cabinet is probably ABS and easily deformed by heat. You got away with it but I'd stick to slicing the caulk in the future.

Ron

[MVA]

We also removed the medicine cabinet to use the wall cavity as a wire chase for solar panel views from the roof to under the D/S dinette in our E19. We suspected it was Proflex. Used rubbing alcohol and mineral spirits to complete removal of the sealant.