Once the final screw is free, your cabinet will fall. If you have removed all of the side screws and top screws from the cabinet, it should come off the wall easily. These slides incorporate either ball bearings or rollers for smooth operation. Remove all shelves from the cabinet and set them aside. Take off the cove molding along the soffit with a pry bar. Empty the cabinet and put the contents in a safe place.

Kitchen cabinet drawers and desk drawers use metal slides to enable the drawer to move in and out freely. Unscrew the cabinet unit from the soffit and remove the cabinets. Use the putty knife to remove caulk that may have been used to seal the medicine cabinet to the wall. Step 3 - Start Removing Cabinet. Throw away or donate the old cabinet doors, molding and hardware. When the drawer is difficult to open or something has fallen behind the drawer cavity, it is necessary to pull the drawer out. Take the screwdriver and remove the screws on the hinges that hold the cabinet doors. If the cabinet is not falling, it's still attached somewhere.

Have your buddy hold the cabinet in place while you remove the final screw from the bottom of the cabinet. File cabinet drawer use side-mount runners with built-in safety locks to stop the drawer from falling out of the cabinet.