Cabinet Hanger Helpers

Question
Having had to pare back on labor, I am now installing mainly by myself. I have heard about a deadman to assist in holding and positioning wall cabinets, but can't remember where. I know many of you install by yourself or with limited assistance. I am not interested in purchasing or building a Gil-Lift type apparatus at this time. I would like to hear from those installing this way. The ones I have seen in the past were simply 2x4's with maybe a bird's mouth and a bottom support, padded for protecting finish, but I'm thinking there were two supports attached to one another.

Forum Responses
(Cabinet and Millwork Installation Forum)
From contributor M:
I use the T-JACK. Works great! You can get it at Amazon.com. I used 2x in the past but it dented the front bottom sometimes, and you need one for each elevation. With the T-JACK you can adjust from about 48" to about 80" (I think). You can also get the 3rd hand pole, but you will need to cut it down because it is taller than 54".

Nice to have if you have to swap a wall cab, or to install base first. But I have to say that I like the T-JACK better than the FastCap product. It's all metal and can hold much more weight, and I can adjust the height faster. All in all, both products have served me well.

You put base in first or rolled work cab under, put wall cab on, and screwed it into height and level. Worked like a charm. The other method is to get one cab hung with a T stick and then use a clamp and a 2x4x8" long to index off each cabinet as you go along.

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